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Waris Hussein
Director

Waris Hussein

9 Dec 1938Born
87Age
95Credits
Lucknow, United Provinces, British IndiaBirthplace

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

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 95 credits.

  1. 2010Mr. NiceFilm: Mohammed Durrani
  2. 2008Verity Lambert: Drama QueenFilm
  3. 2005Mrs. Henderson PresentsFilm: Maharajah
  4. 2005Doctor Who ConfidentialSeries (1 episode)
  5. 2002Her Best Friend's HusbandFilm: Director
  6. 1998Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman StoryFilm: Director
  7. 1998Supply and DemandSeries: Director (4 episodes)
  8. 1997Sixth HappinessFilm: Director
  9. 1997A Child's WishFilm: Director
  10. 1995The Face on the Milk CartonFilm: Director
  11. 1994Fall from GraceFilm: Director
  12. 1994Murder Between FriendsFilm: Director
  13. 1993The Clothes in the WardrobeFilm: Director
  14. 1993For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala StoryFilm: Director
  15. 1992She Woke UpFilm: Director
  16. 1991Switched at BirthSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  17. 1990Forbidden NightsFilm: Director
  18. 1989The Shell SeekersFilm: Director
  19. 1989Those She Left BehindFilm: Director
  20. 1988Killer InstinctFilm: Director
  21. 1988Onassis: The Richest Man in the WorldFilm: Director
  22. 1987Intimate ContactSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  23. 1987Downpayment on MurderFilm: Director
  24. 1986When the Bough BreaksFilm: Director
  25. 1986MaggieFilm: Director
  26. 1985CopacabanaFilm: Director
  27. 1985SurvivingFilm: Director
  28. 1985Screen TwoSeries: Director (1 episode)
  29. 1984Arch of TriumphFilm: Director
  30. 1983The Winter of Our DiscontentFilm: Director
  31. 1983Princess DaisySeries: Director (2 episodes)
  32. 1982Coming Out of the IceFilm: Director
  33. 1982Little Gloria... Happy at LastSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  34. 1981Callie & SonFilm: Director
  35. 1980Baby Comes HomeFilm: Director
  36. 1980The Henderson MonsterFilm: Director
  37. 1980Death PenaltyFilm: Director
  38. 1979And Baby Makes SixFilm: Director
  39. 1978Edward and Mrs SimpsonSeries: Director (7 episodes)
  40. 1978Edward & Mrs. SimpsonFilm: Director
  41. 1978Armchair Thriller – Rachel in DangerFilm: Director
  42. 1978Armchair ThrillerSeries: Director (4 episodes)
  43. 1978Daphne LaureolaFilm: Director
  44. 1977The Sunday DramaSeries: Director (1 episode)
  45. 1977Romance: Three WeeksFilm: Director
  46. 1977RomanceSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  47. 1976Laurence Olivier PresentsSeries: Director (1 episode)
  48. 1976Love Letters on Blue PaperFilm: Director
  49. 1976The Glittering PrizesSeries: Director (3 episodes)
  50. 1975Chips with EverythingFilm: Director
  51. 1974Notorious WomanSeries: Director (7 episodes)
  52. 1974Shoulder to ShoulderSeries: Director (4 episodes)
  53. 1973RustFilm: Director
  54. 1973Black and BlueSeries: Director (1 episode)
  55. 1973Between the WarsSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  56. 1973Divorce His, Divorce HersSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  57. 1972Hedda GablerFilm: Director
  58. 1972Henry VIII and His Six WivesFilm: Director
  59. 1972The Possession of Joel DelaneyFilm: Director
  60. 1971MelodyFilm: Director
  61. 1971Great PerformancesSeries: Director (1 episode)
  62. 1970Play for TodaySeries: Director (1 episode)
  63. 1970Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the BronxFilm: Director
  64. 1969A Touch of LoveFilm: Director
  65. 1969W. Somerset MaughamSeries: Director (1 episode)
  66. 1968SpoiledFilm: Director
  67. 1968ToggleFilm: Director
  68. 1967The Devil a Monk Would BeFilm: Director
  69. 1967Sleeping DogFilm: Director
  70. 1967ITV PlayhouseSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  71. 1967Boy Meets GirlSeries: Director (1 episode)
  72. 1967Days in the TreesFilm: Director, Screenplay
  73. 1967Death of a Teddy BearFilm: Director
  74. 1966Thirteen Against FateSeries: Director (1 episode)
  75. 1966The ConnoisseurFilm: Director
  76. 1966EllaFilm: Director
  77. 1966Macready's GalaFilm: Director
  78. 1966A Man on Her BackFilm: Director
  79. 1965A Passage to IndiaFilm: Director
  80. 1965BBC Play of the MonthSeries: Director (6 episodes)

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