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Nicholas Courtney

Nicholas Courtney

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 16, 1929
Died Feb 22, 2011 (81)
Birthplace Cairo, Egypt
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Apr 04, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. ...

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Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3

2021

as Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)

Incendiary

Incendiary

2008

as Archbishop of Canterbury

TravelWise

TravelWise

2000

as Alistair Singleton

Downtime

Downtime

1995

as Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

1993

as The Brigadier

Born Kicking

Born Kicking

1992

as Tim Ayling

The Corridor Sketch

The Corridor Sketch

1991

as Sir Horace

Bullseye!

Bullseye!

1990

as Sir Hugh

Wartime

Wartime

1988

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)

To Catch a King

To Catch a King

1984

as de Oliveira

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

1983

as Brig. Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons

Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons

1975

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Robot

Doctor Who: Robot

1975

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

1974

as French Intelligence Officer

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors

1973

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

1972

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Endless Night

Endless Night

1972

as Second Auctioneer (uncredited)

Doctor Who: Inferno

Doctor Who: Inferno

1970

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart / Brigade Leader Lethbridge-Stewart

Take a Girl Like You

Take a Girl Like You

1970

as Panel Chairman

Doppelgänger

Doppelgänger

1969

as Data Analyst

The Brides of Fu Manchu

The Brides of Fu Manchu

1966

as Sergeant

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Television Credits

Doctor Who

as Brig. Lethbridge-Stewart

Episodes: 94

First Aired: Nov 23, 1963

Doctor Who

as Col. Lethbridge-Stewart

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Nov 23, 1963

French Fields

as Marquis

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 05, 1989

Doctor Who

as The Brigadier

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 23, 1963

Doctor Who

as Bret Vyon

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 23, 1963

The Sarah Jane Adventures

as Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 24, 2007

The Avengers

as Gifford

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 07, 1961

Minder

as Raymond Wilkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1979

The Saint

as Alain

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1962

Doomwatch

as Phillip

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 09, 1970

The Champions

as Doctor Farley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1968

All Creatures Great and Small

as Paul Cotterell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1978

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Hutchinson Hatch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1971

The Main Chance

as James Harding

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 18, 1969

Doctor Who

as Tourist (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 23, 1963

Casualty

as Claude Devigny

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

Tales of the Tardis

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 2023

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

as Max

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1969

Victoria Regina

as Tudor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 13, 1964

The Man In Room 17

as Gilles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 11, 1965

Then Churchill Said to Me

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 01, 1993

Doctor Who Confidential

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 26, 2005

The Bill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 1984

Satellite City

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1996

Jason King

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1971

Callan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 08, 1967

Doctors

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 27, 2000

Shelley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 1979

Yes, Prime Minister

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1986

No Hiding Place

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1959

Sir Bernard's Stately Homes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 12, 1999

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