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Richard Gibbon Hurndall (3 November 1910 – 13 April 1984) was an English actor. He is best remembered for replacing William Hartnell in the role of the First Doctor for Doctor Who's 20th anniversary special "The Five Doctors".
Richard Hurndall (1910-1984) was a British actor who appeared in theatre, radio and TV. He played the First Doctor in the 1983 special The Five Doctors, after William Hartnell's death.
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Dec 2, 2023 · Hurndall – who exulted in the middle name of Gibbon – was born on November 3, 1910, at 33, Southend Avenue, in an impressive-looking three story Edwardian terrace which leads to the Ballatyne...
Richard Hurndall (born in Darlington on 3 November 1910, died 13 April 1984) portrayed the First Doctor in the television story The Five Doctors, replacing the late William Hartnell. Hurndall was...
William Hartnell died in 1975, so for the 20th anniversary special "The Five Doctors" in 1983, the role of the First Doctor was played by Richard Hurndall. At the beginning of the programme a film insert of Hartnell's Doctor taken from The Dalek Invasion of Earth was used.
Jan 9, 2020 · Richard Gibbon Hurndall was an English actor who played the First Doctor in the 20th Anniversary story. Hurndall was born in Darlington and he attended Claremont Preparatory School, Darlington and Scarborough College, before training as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.
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Learn about Richard Hurndall, the actor who played the First Doctor in Doctor Who and the villain in The Avengers episode Legacy of Death. Find out his stage, radio and film credits, and his middle name.
