Nicholas Courtney
Known for Acting · 99 credits
- Born
- 1929-12-16
- Died
- 2011-02-22
- Place of birth
- Cairo, Egypt
Biography
William Nicholas Stone Courtney was an Egyptian-born British actor. He was best known for his long-running role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.
Known For
TV Shows (33)
Doctors
2000
Casualty
1986
as Claude Devigny
The Avengers
1961
as Gifford
The Bill
1984
Doctor Who
1963
as Col. Lethbridge-Stewart / Tourist (uncredited) / Bret Vyon
The Saint
1962
as Alain
No Hiding Place
1959
Minder
1979
as Raymond Wilkins
Theatre 625
1964
as Ned / Freemantle
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Paul Cotterell
The Champions
1968
as Doctor Farley
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007
as Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
The Main Chance
1969
as James Harding
Doomwatch
1970
as Phillip
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Hutchinson Hatch
Callan
1967
Yes, Prime Minister
1986
Jason King
1971
The Informer
1966
as Henry Leason
Tales of the Tardis
2023
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Shelley
1979
French Fields
1989
as Marquis
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969
as Max
The Man in Room 17
1965
as Gilles
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Alex
Satellite City
1996
Victoria Regina
1964
as Tudor
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977
as Bronzed Man
Sir Bernard's Stately Homes
1999
Then Churchill Said to Me
1993
Myth Makers
2015
as Himself
Watch the Birdies
1966
as Bill Page
Movies (66)
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
1974
as French Intelligence Officer
Incendiary
2008
as Archbishop of Canterbury
Doctor Who: Battlefield
1989
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Doppelgänger
1969
as Data Analyst
UNIT Recruiting Film
1993
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)
Endless Night
1972
as Second Auctioneer (uncredited)
Doctor Who: Logopolis
1981
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)
Chronotrip
2002
The Brides of Fu Manchu
1966
as Sergeant
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984
as The Brigadier (archive footage) (uncredited)
TravelWise
2000
as Alistair Singleton
Bullseye!
1990
as Sir Hugh
Doctor Who: Robot
1975
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Inferno
1970
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart / Brigade Leader Lethbridge-Stewart
To Catch a King
1984
as de Oliveira
Five Doctors, One Studio
2008
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
1970
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
1965
as Bret Vyon
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
as The Brigadier
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
1971
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
30 Years in the TARDIS
1993
as Himself / Narrator
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
Return to Devil's End
1993
as Self
Doctor Who and the Silurians
1970
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
1995
Take a Girl Like You
1970
as Panel Chairman
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
1973
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
2002
as The Brigadier
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
1983
as Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
1971
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
The PanoptiCon Tapes III
1990
Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons
1975
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015
Tomorrow's Times: The First Doctor
2011
as Self (voice)
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear
1968
as Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart
Doctor Who: The Green Death
1973
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Born Kicking
1992
as Tim Ayling
Doctor Who: The Time Warrior
1974
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Downtime
1995
as Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
Doctor Who: The Invasion
1968
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
The End of Arthur's Marriage
1965
as Husband
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Wartime
1988
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3
2021
as Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death
1970
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Lust in Space
1998
as Time Judge / self
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
1972
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Myth Runner
1987
as Himself
Rogue Time Lords
2007
Doctor at Sea
2002
The Corridor Sketch
1991
as Sir Horace
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised
1997
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
2013
as (archive footage)
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017
Missing in Action
1993
as Self - Narrator
Nick & Caroline: Uncut!
2021
About Nicholas Courtney
William Nicholas Stone Courtney was an Egyptian-born British actor. He was best known for his long-running role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. With 99 credits spanning from 1956 to 2023, Nicholas Courtney has appeared in 66 films and 33 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nicholas Courtney Movies
- ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis (2001)
- Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974) — as French Intelligence Officer
- Incendiary (2008) — as Archbishop of Canterbury
- Doctor Who: Battlefield (1989) — as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Doppelgänger (1969) — as Data Analyst
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