
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
December 9, 1938 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Waris Hussein
Biography
Waris Hussein (né Habibullah; born 9 December 1938) is a British-Indian television and film director. At the beginning of his career, he was employed by the BBC as its youngest drama director. He directed early episodes of Doctor Who, including the first serial, An Unearthly Child (1963), and later directed the multiple-award-winning Thames Television serial Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978).
Known For
Acting
Directing

Her Best Friend's Husband
Director, Co-Executive Producer
2002

The Face on the Milk Carton
Director
1995

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Director
1988

Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Director
1972

The Possession of Joel Delaney
Director
1972

Melody
Director
1971

A Touch of Love
Director
1969

Doctor Who: Marco Polo
Director
1964

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
Director
1963

Doctor Who
Director
1963





