Nicholas Courtney
Nicholas Courtney
Biography
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
96
Gender
Male
Birthday
1929-12-16 (95 years old)
Place of Birth
Cairo, Egypt
Acting

2025

Doctor Who: Downtime as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

2023

Tales of the Tardis as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

2021

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3 as Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)

2021

Nick & Caroline: Uncut! as Not available

2008

Incendiary as Archbishop of Canterbury

2008

The Ties That Bind Us as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)

2008

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 as Not available

2007

The Sarah Jane Adventures as Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

2007

Rogue Time Lords as Not available

2005

Doctor Who Confidential as Not available

2003

The Story of Doctor Who as Not available

2002

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time as The Brigadier

2002

Doctor at Sea as Not available

2002

Chronotrip as Not available

2001

ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis as Not available

2000

Doctors as Not available

2000

TravelWise as Alistair Singleton

1999

Sir Bernard's Stately Homes as Not available

1998

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning? as Not available

1998

Lust in Space as Time Judge / self

1997

Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised as Not available

1996

Satellite City as Not available

1995

Downtime as Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

1993

Then Churchill Said to Me as Not available

1993

30 Years in the TARDIS as Himself / Narrator

1993

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time as The Brigadier

1993

UNIT Recruiting Film as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)

1993

Missing in Action as Narrator

1992

Born Kicking as Tim Ayling

1991

The Corridor Sketch as Sir Horace

1990

Bullseye! as Sir Hugh

1990

The PanoptiCon Tapes III as Not available

1989

French Fields as Marquis

1989

Doctor Who: Battlefield as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1988

Wartime as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)

1987

Myth Runner as Himself

1986

Casualty as Claude Devigny

1986

Yes, Prime Minister as Not available

1986

Myth Makers 12: Ian Marter as Not available

1985

Myth Makers 3: Nicholas Courtney as Not available

1984

The Bill as Not available

1984

To Catch a King as de Oliveira

1984

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks as The Brigadier (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors as Brig. Lethbridge-Stewart

1983

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead as Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

1981

Doctor Who: Logopolis as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)

1979

Minder as Raymond Wilkins

1979

Shelley as Not available

1978

All Creatures Great and Small as Paul Cotterell

1975

Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1975

Doctor Who: Robot as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1974

Soft Beds, Hard Battles as French Intelligence Officer

1974

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1974

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1974

Doctor Who: The Time Warrior as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1973

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1973

Doctor Who: The Green Death as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1972

Endless Night as Second Auctioneer (uncredited)

1972

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1972

Doctor Who: The Time Monster as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1971

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Hutchinson Hatch

1971

Jason King as Not available

1971

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1971

Doctor Who: Colony in Space as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1971

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1971

Doctor Who: The Dæmons as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1971

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1970

Doomwatch as Phillip

1970

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1970

Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1970

Doctor Who and the Silurians as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1970

Take a Girl Like You as Panel Chairman

1970

Doctor Who: Inferno as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart / Brigade Leader Lethbridge-Stewart

1969

The Main Chance as James Harding

1969

Doppelgänger as Data Analyst

1968

The Champions as Doctor Farley

1968

Doctor Who: The Invasion as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1968

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear as Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart

1967

Callan as Not available

1966

The Brides of Fu Manchu as Sergeant

1965

The Man In Room 17 as Gilles

1964

Victoria Regina as Tudor

1963

Doctor Who as Col. Lethbridge-Stewart

1963

Doctor Who as Tourist (uncredited)

1963

Doctor Who as Bret Vyon

1963

Doctor Who as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1962

The Saint as Alain

1961

The Avengers as Gifford

1959

No Hiding Place as Not available