Nicholas Courtney

male

Born on December 16, 1929 (96 years old)

Passed Away on February 22, 2011

From Cairo, Egypt

Known for Acting

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.

Cast Credits

2025
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  Doctor Who: Downtime
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  2025
2023
- Tales of the Tardis
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  2023
2021
- Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3
  as
  Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)
  2021
- Nick & Caroline: Uncut!
  2021
2017
- The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
  2017
2015
- Myth Makers
  as
  Himself
  2015
2013
- A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
  as
  (archive footage)
  2013
- Doctor Who: Yellow Fever and How to Cure It
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  2013
2011
- Tomorrow's Times: The First Doctor
  as
  Self (voice)
  2011
2008
- Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
  2008
- Incendiary
  as
  Archbishop of Canterbury
  2008
- The Ties That Bind Us
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)
  2008
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  Five Doctors, One Studio
  2008
2007
- Rogue Time Lords
  2007
- The Sarah Jane Adventures
  as
  Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
  2007
2005
- Doctor Who Confidential
  2005
2003
- The Story of Doctor Who
  2003
2002
- Doctor at Sea
  2002
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  Chronotrip
  2002
- Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
  as
  The Brigadier
  2002
2001
- ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
  2001
2000
- TravelWise
  as
  Alistair Singleton
  2000
- Doctors
  2000
1999
- Sir Bernard's Stately Homes
  1999
1998
- Lust in Space
  as
  Time Judge / self
  1998
- Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
  1998
1997
- Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised
  1997
1996
- Satellite City
  1996
1995
- Downtime
  as
  Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
  1995
- The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
  1995
1993
- Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
  as
  The Brigadier
  1993
- Return to Devil's End
  as
  Self
  1993
- 30 Years in the TARDIS
  as
  Himself / Narrator
  1993
- UNIT Recruiting Film
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)
  1993
- Missing in Action
  as
  Self - Narrator
  1993
- Then Churchill Said to Me
  1993
1992
- Born Kicking
  as
  Tim Ayling
  1992
1991
- The Corridor Sketch
  as
  Sir Horace
  1991
1990
- The PanoptiCon Tapes III
  1990
- Bullseye!
  as
  Sir Hugh
  1990
1989
- Doctor Who: Battlefield
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  1989
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  French Fields
  as
  Marquis
  1989
1988
- Wartime
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)
  1988
1987
- Myth Runner
  as
  Himself
  1987
1986
- Yes, Prime Minister
  1986
- Casualty
  as
  Claude Devigny
  1986
1984
- To Catch a King
  as
  de Oliveira
  1984
- Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
  as
  The Brigadier (archive footage) (uncredited)
  1984
- The Bill
  1984
1983
- Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
  as
  Brig. Lethbridge-Stewart
  1983
- Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
  as
  Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
  1983
1981
- Doctor Who: Logopolis
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)
  1981
1979
- Minder
  as
  Raymond Wilkins
  1979
- Shelley
  1979
1978
- All Creatures Great and Small
  as
  Paul Cotterell
  1978
1977
- The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
  as
  Bronzed Man
  1977
1975
- Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  1975
- Doctor Who: Robot
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  1975
1974
- Soft Beds, Hard Battles
  as
  French Intelligence Officer
  1974
- Doctor Who: The Time Warrior
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  1974
- Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  1974
- Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  1974
1973
- Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  1973
- Doctor Who: The Green Death
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  1973
1972
- Endless Night
  as
  Second Auctioneer (uncredited)
  1972
- Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  1972
- Doctor Who: The Time Monster
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  1972
1971
- Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  1971
- Doctor Who: The Dæmons
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  1971
- Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  1971
- Doctor Who: Colony in Space
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  1971
- Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  1971
- Jason King
  1971
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
  as
  Hutchinson Hatch
  1971
1970
- Doctor Who: Inferno
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart / Brigade Leader Lethbridge-Stewart
  1970
- Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  1970
- Doctor Who and the Silurians
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  1970
- Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  1970
- Take a Girl Like You
  as
  Panel Chairman
  1970
- Doomwatch
  as
  Phillip
  1970
1969
- Doppelgänger
  as
  Data Analyst
  1969
- The Main Chance
  as
  James Harding
  1969
- Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
  as
  Max
  1969
1968
- Doctor Who: The Invasion
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  1968
- Doctor Who: The Web of Fear
  as
  Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart
  1968
- The Champions
  as
  Doctor Farley
  1968
1967
- Callan
  1967
1966
- Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
  as
  Bret Vyon
  1966
- The Brides of Fu Manchu
  as
  Sergeant
  1966
- The Informer
  as
  Henry Leason
  1966
1965
- The End of Arthur's Marriage
  as
  Husband
  1965
- The Man in Room 17
  as
  Gilles
  1965
1964
- Victoria Regina
  as
  Tudor
  1964
- Theatre 625
  as
  Ned
  1964
- Theatre 625
  as
  Freemantle
  1964
1963
- Doctor Who
  as
  Col. Lethbridge-Stewart
  1963
- Doctor Who
  as
  Tourist (uncredited)
  1963
- Doctor Who
  as
  Bret Vyon
  1963
- Doctor Who
  as
  Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
  1963
1962
- The Saint
  as
  Alain
  1962
1961
- The Avengers
  as
  Gifford
  1961
1959
- No Hiding Place
  1959

Nicholas Courtney

Biography

Cast Credits

Doctor Who: Downtime

Tales of the Tardis

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3

Nick & Caroline: Uncut!

The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years

Myth Makers

A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee

Doctor Who: Yellow Fever and How to Cure It

Tomorrow's Times: The First Doctor

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

Incendiary

The Ties That Bind Us

Five Doctors, One Studio

Rogue Time Lords

The Sarah Jane Adventures

Doctor Who Confidential

The Story of Doctor Who

Doctor at Sea

Chronotrip

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time

ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis

TravelWise

Doctors

Sir Bernard's Stately Homes

Lust in Space

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised

Satellite City

Downtime

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

Return to Devil's End

30 Years in the TARDIS

UNIT Recruiting Film

Missing in Action

Then Churchill Said to Me

Born Kicking

The Corridor Sketch

The PanoptiCon Tapes III

Bullseye!

Doctor Who: Battlefield

French Fields

Wartime

Myth Runner

Yes, Prime Minister

Casualty

To Catch a King

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

The Bill

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead

Doctor Who: Logopolis

Minder

Shelley

All Creatures Great and Small

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons

Doctor Who: Robot

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

Doctor Who: The Time Warrior

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors

Doctor Who: The Green Death

Endless Night

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

Doctor Who: The Dæmons

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

Doctor Who: Colony in Space

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

Jason King

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Doctor Who: Inferno

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space

Doctor Who and the Silurians