Born 1938 (age 87) · Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Appears in 90 titles

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).

Filmography

Melody
7.1
Melody
1971
Director
The Possession of Joel Delaney
The Face on the Milk Carton
6.5
The Face on the Milk Carton
1995
Director
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
5.8
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972
Director
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
A Touch of Love
6.6
A Touch of Love
1969
Director
Doctor Who: Marco Polo
7.2
Doctor Who: Marco Polo
1964
Director
Her Best Friend's Husband
5.1
Her Best Friend's Husband
2002
Director
Arch of Triumph
5.2
Arch of Triumph
1984
Director
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
6.0
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
1993
Director
Callie & Son
6.8
Callie & Son
1981
Director
The Shell Seekers
6.5
The Shell Seekers
1989
Director
Coming Out of the Ice
7.4
Coming Out of the Ice
1982
Director
Surviving
5.0
Surviving
1985
Director
A Child's Wish
6.3
A Child's Wish
1997
Director
Copacabana
7.2
Copacabana
1985
Director
Killer Instinct
6.2
Killer Instinct
1988
Director
When the Bough Breaks
6.4
When the Bough Breaks
1986
Director