Nicholas Courtney

Nicholas Courtney

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.

Acting

2025

Splendid Chap

Self (Archive)

2023

Tales of the Tardis

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

2015

Myth Makers

Himself

2013

Ian Levine: Downtime Redux

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

2013

Doctor Who: Yellow Fever and How to Cure It

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

2013

A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee

(archive footage)

2013

Remembering Nicholas Courtney

Self

2011

Tomorrow's Times: The First Doctor

Self (voice)

2010

The Sarah Jane Adventures: Death of the Doctor

The Brigadier (archive footage) (uncredited)

2010

Tomorrow's Times: The Eighth Doctor

Self

2010

Tomorrow's Times: The Second Doctor

Self - (Voice)

2009

Who Wants to Live Forever?

Self

2009

Liberty Hall

Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

2008

The Sarah Jane Adventures: Enemy of the Bane

Sir Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart

2008

The Ties That Bind Us

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)

2008

Incendiary

Archbishop of Canterbury

2008

What Lies Beneath

Self

2008

Going Underground

Self

2007

Rogue Time Lords

Unknown

2007

The Sarah Jane Adventures

Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

2006

Evolution of The Invasion

Self

2005

Doctor Who Confidential

Unknown

2003

The Story of Doctor Who

Unknown

2002

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time

The Brigadier

2000

Doctors

Unknown

1999

Sir Bernard's Stately Homes

Unknown

1996

Satellite City

Unknown

1995

Downtime

Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

1994

Myth Makers 28: Sylvester McCoy

Self

1993

30 Years in the TARDIS

Himself / Narrator

1993

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

The Brigadier

1993

Missing in Action

Self - Narrator

1993

Then Churchill Said to Me

Unknown

1993

Return to Devil's End

Self

1990

Bullseye!

Sir Hugh

1989

Doctor Who: Battlefield

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1989

French Fields

Marquis

1988

Wartime

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)

1986

Casualty

Claude Devigny

1986

Yes, Prime Minister

Unknown

1984

The Bill

Unknown

1984

To Catch a King

de Oliveira

1983

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

Brig. Lethbridge-Stewart

1981

Doctor Who: Logopolis

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)

1979

Minder

Raymond Wilkins

1979

Shelley

Unknown

1978

All Creatures Great and Small

Paul Cotterell

1977

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

Bronzed Man

1974

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1974

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

French Intelligence Officer

1973

Doctor Who: The Green Death

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1972

Endless Night

Second Auctioneer (uncredited)

1972

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1971

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Hutchinson Hatch

1971

Jason King

Unknown

1971

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1971

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1970

Doctor Who: Inferno

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart / Brigade Leader Lethbridge-Stewart

1970

Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1970

Doctor Who and the Silurians

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1970

Doomwatch

Phillip

1970

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1969

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Max

1969

Doppelgänger

Data Analyst

1968

Doctor Who: The Invasion

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1968

The Champions

Doctor Farley

1968

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear

Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart

1967

Callan

Unknown

1966

The Brides of Fu Manchu

Sergeant

1966

The Informer

Henry Leason

1966

Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan

Bret Vyon

1965

The Man in Room 17

Gilles

1964

Victoria Regina

Tudor

1964

Theatre 625

Ned

1964

Theatre 625

Freemantle

1963

Doctor Who

Tourist (uncredited)

1963

Doctor Who

Col. Lethbridge-Stewart

1963

Doctor Who

Bret Vyon

1963

Doctor Who

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1962

The Saint

Alain

1961

The Avengers

Gifford

1959

No Hiding Place

Unknown

Infos

Full Name
Nicholas Courtney
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
12/16/1929
Date of Death
2/22/2011