William Hartnell: William Hartnell. Actor: Query. William Hartnell was born on 8 January 1908, just south of St. Pancras railway station in London. In press materials in the 1940s he claimed that his father was a farmer and later a stockbroker; it turns out that he had actually been born out of wedlock, as his biography "Who's There?" states. At age 16 he was adopted by Hugh Blaker, a well-known art connoisseur, who...
Known For: Query (Tom Masterick(as Billy Hartnell)), Carry on Sergeant (Sergeant Grimshawe), Doctor Who (Dr. WhoThe Abbot of Amboise), Escape (Inspector Harris)