Waris Hussein
- Born
- December 9, 1938 (87 years old)
- Place of birth
- Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
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
- 2002Her Best Friend's HusbandFilm · Director, Co-Executive Producer
- 1998Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman StoryLife of the Party: The Pamela Harriman StoryFilm · Director
- 1998Supply and DemandSeries · Director
- 1997Sixth HappinessFilm · Director
- 1997A Child's WishFilm · Director
- 1995The Face on the Milk CartonFilm · Director★ 6.5
- 1994Fall from GraceFilm · Director
- 1994Murder Between FriendsFilm · Director
- 1993The Clothes in the WardrobeFilm · Director
- 1993For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala StoryFilm · Director
- 1992She Woke UpFilm · Director
- 1991Switched at BirthSeries · Director
- 1990Forbidden NightsFilm · Director
- 1989The Shell SeekersFilm · Director
- 1989Those She Left BehindFilm · Director
- 1988Killer InstinctFilm · Director
- 1988Onassis: The Richest Man in the WorldFilm · Director
- 1987Intimate ContactSeries · Director
- 1987Downpayment on MurderFilm · Director
- 1986When the Bough BreaksFilm · Director
- 1986MaggieFilm · Director
- 1985CopacabanaFilm · Director
- 1985SurvivingFilm · Director
- 1985Screen TwoSeries · Director
- 1984Arch of TriumphFilm · Director
- 1983The Winter of Our DiscontentFilm · Director
- 1983Princess DaisySeries · Director
- 1982Coming Out of the IceFilm · Director
- 1982Little Gloria... Happy at LastSeries · Director
- 1981Callie & SonFilm · Director
- 1980Baby Comes HomeFilm · Director
- 1980The Henderson MonsterFilm · Director
- 1980Death PenaltyFilm · Director
- 1979And Baby Makes SixFilm · Director
- 1978Edward and Mrs SimpsonSeries · Director
- 1978Edward & Mrs. SimpsonFilm · Director
- 1978Armchair Thriller – Rachel in DangerArmchair Thriller – Rachel in DangerFilm · Director
- 1978Armchair ThrillerSeries · Director
- 1978Daphne LaureolaFilm · Director
- 1977The Sunday DramaThe Sunday DramaSeries · Director
- 1977Romance: Three WeeksRomance: Three WeeksFilm · Director
- 1977RomanceRomanceSeries · Director
- 1976Laurence Olivier PresentsSeries · Director
- 1976Love Letters on Blue PaperFilm · Director
- 1976The Glittering PrizesSeries · Director
- 1975Chips with EverythingFilm · Director
- 1974Notorious WomanSeries · Director
- 1974Shoulder to ShoulderSeries · Director
- 1973RustRustFilm · Director
- 1973Black and BlueBlack and BlueSeries · Director
- 1973Between the WarsBetween the WarsSeries · Director
- 1973Divorce His, Divorce HersSeries · Director
- 1973Divorce His - Divorce HersFilm · Director
- 1972Hedda GablerHedda GablerFilm · Director
- 1972Henry VIII and His Six WivesFilm · Director★ 5.8
- 1972The Possession of Joel DelaneyFilm · Director★ 5.6
- 1971MelodyFilm · Director★ 7.0
- 1971Great PerformancesSeries · Director★ 6.1
- 1970Play for TodaySeries · Director
- 1970Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the BronxFilm · Director
- 1969A Touch of LoveFilm · Director
- 1969W. Somerset MaughamW. Somerset MaughamSeries · Director
- 1968SpoiledFilm · Director
- 1968ToggleToggleFilm · Director
- 1967The Devil a Monk Would BeFilm · Director
- 1967Sleeping DogFilm · Director
- 1967ITV PlayhouseSeries · Director
- 1967Boy Meets GirlSeries · Director
- 1967Days in the TreesFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1967Death of a Teddy BearFilm · Director
- 1966Thirteen Against FateSeries · Director
- 1966The ConnoisseurFilm · Director
- 1966EllaEllaFilm · Director
- 1966Macready's GalaFilm · Director
- 1966A Man on Her BackFilm · Director
- 1965A Passage to IndiaFilm · Director
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthSeries · Director, Teleplay
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries · Director
- 1965The NewcomersThe NewcomersSeries · Director
- 1965LondonersSeries · Director
- 1964The Wednesday PlaySeries · Director, Writer
- 1964The Indian Tales of Rudyard KiplingThe Indian Tales of Rudyard KiplingSeries · Director
- 1964Doctor Who: Marco PoloFilm · Director
- 1963Doctor Who: An Unearthly ChildFilm · Director★ 7.3
- 1963Doctor WhoSeries · Director★ 7.9
- 1963FestivalFestivalSeries · Director
- 1963MoonstrikeMoonstrikeSeries · Director
- 1962SuspenseSeries · Director
- 1962CompactSeries · Director
- 1960Sunday-Night PlaySunday-Night PlaySeries · Director
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries · Director
