William Russell

Billed as RUSSELL ENOCH (see separate entry) at the beginning of his career and again during the 1980s.

From the EMMA programme, October 1967:

“William Russell has just completed a busy season with the Welsh Theatre Company playing lead roles in Alun Owen’s THE ROSE AFFAIR, ROOKERY NOOK, RATTLE OF A SIMPLE MAN, and THE PRISONER. He started his career at Oxford and the Bristol Old Vic, his first West end role was in HAMLET with Alec Guinness, he appeared in Lillian Hellman’s MONTSERRAT with Richard Burton, went to Russia and Poland with the Old Vic production of MACBETH and more recently played Rochester in JANE EYRE at the Belgrade Theatre and the lead in SEPARATE TABLES at Leeds. Films include THE GREAT ESCAPE with Steve McQueen and James Garner and on television he was in eighty episodes of the BBC DR WHO series with William Hartnell.”

Past productions

King James I of Aragon, The Disputation, Brian Daniels and Pamela Kalms, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami, and Pluto Productions 29^th March – 24^th June 2001, New End Theatre, London.
A Chaste Maid in Cheapside 1997 – 1998, Shakespeare’s Globe (Bankside), London.
A Chaste Maid in Cheapside 1997 – 1998, Shakespeare’s Globe (Bankside), London.
Festival of Firsts 1996 – 1997, Shakespeare’s Globe (Bankside), London.
Henry the Fifth 1996 – 1997, Shakespeare’s Globe (Bankside), London.
Claudius / Ghost, Hamlet, Oxford Stage Company 24^th July – 30^th November 1996, UK Tour.
Pinchard (Replacement), An Absolute Turkey, Bill Kenwright and Peter Hall Company 16^th November 1993 – 30^th July 1994, Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), London (now Gielgud Theatre, London), Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead, and other locations.
Alonso, The Tempest, Actors Touring Company 2^nd February – 13^th April 1983, Donmar Warehouse, London.
Dr Prentice, What the Butler Saw, Anvil Productions and Oxford Playhouse Company 18^th January – 8^th April 1978, Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Theatre Royal, Bath, and other locations.
Herman Quitt, They Are Dying Out, National Theatre started 7^th September 1976, Young Vic, London.
Clementis, Weapons of Happiness, National Theatre started 7^th July 1976, National Theatre – Lyttelton, National Theatre.
Mr Balance, Trumpets and Drums, Nottingham Playhouse Company started 22^nd April 1976, Nottingham Playhouse.
Professor Henry Higgins, Pygmalion, Nottingham Playhouse Company 12^th February – 27^th March 1976, Nottingham Playhouse.
Matthew, A Worthy Guest, English Stage Company 11^th – 29^th June 1974, Royal Court Theatre (Upstairs), London.
Thomas Becket, Murder in the Cathedral, Thorndike Theatre (Leatherhead) Ltd 20^th April – 8^th May 1971, Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead.
Measure for Measure 1970 – 1971, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-Upon-Avon.
Antonio, The Tempest, Royal Shakespeare Company 15^th October 1970 (press night), Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Salisbury, King John, Royal Shakespeare Company 2^nd June 1970 (press night), Tour.
Lord Rivers, Richard III, Royal Shakespeare Company 15^th April 1970 (press night), Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Provost, Measure for Measure, Royal Shakespeare Company 1^st April 1970 (press night), Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
King John 1969 – 1970, Royal Shakespeare Company Tour.
Shylock, The Merchant of Venice, New Shakespeare Company 9^th July – 16^th August 1969, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London.
Anthony Henderson, Bell, Book and Candle, Candida Plays Ltd 1^st – 19^th October 1968, Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge Arts Theatre.
Captain Adam Brant, Mourning Becomes Electra, Traverse Theatre Club (Edinburgh) 22^nd August – 7^th September 1968, Baalbek Festival, Lebanon and Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh.
Ford, The Merry Wives of Windsor, David Conville started 4^th June 1968, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London.
Mr Knightley, Emma, Windsor Theatre Company 16^th October – 4^th November 1967, Theatre Royal, Windsor.
Macduff (replacement), Macbeth, English Stage Company 20^th October – 3^rd December 1966, Royal Court Theatre, London.
Tom Lattimer, Play with a Tiger, Oscar Lewenstein 19^th February – 12^th May 1962, Comedy Theatre, London (now Harold Pinter Theatre, London), Theatre Royal, Brighton, and other locations.
Macduff, Macbeth, Old Vic Company 9^th January – February 1961, Old Vic, Russia & Poland Tour.
Saint Joan 1960 – 1961, Old Vic, Russia & Poland Tour.
The Importance of Being Earnest 1960 – 1961, Old Vic, Russia & Poland Tour.
Chuck Wright, The Desperate Hours, Toby Rowland Ltd 19^th April – 10^th September 1955, London Hippodrome.

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