Nicholas Courtney

Nicholas Courtney

🎂 16th December 1929 (96 yrs) 📍 Cairo, Egypt

Known For

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.

Nicholas Courtney

Movies Featuring Nicholas Courtney

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Doctor Who: Downtime (2025)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Nick & Caroline: Uncut!

Nick & Caroline: Uncut! (2021)

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3 (2021)

as Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)

The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years

The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years (2017)

A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee

A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee (2013)

as (archive footage)

Tomorrow's Times: The First Doctor

Tomorrow's Times: The First Doctor (2011)

as Self (voice)

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 (2008)

The Ties That Bind Us

The Ties That Bind Us (2008)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)

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Five Doctors, One Studio (2008)

Incendiary

Incendiary (2008)

as Archbishop of Canterbury

Rogue Time Lords

Rogue Time Lords (2007)

The Story of Doctor Who

The Story of Doctor Who (2003)

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time (2002)

as The Brigadier

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Chronotrip (2002)

Doctor at Sea

Doctor at Sea (2002)

ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis

ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis (2001)

TravelWise

TravelWise (2000)

as Alistair Singleton

Lust in Space

Lust in Space (1998)

as Time Judge / self

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning? (1998)

Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised

Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised (1997)

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond (1995)

Downtime

Downtime (1995)

as Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

UNIT Recruiting Film

UNIT Recruiting Film (1993)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)

30 Years in the TARDIS

30 Years in the TARDIS (1993)

as Himself / Narrator

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993)

as The Brigadier

Missing in Action

Missing in Action (1993)

as Self - Narrator

Return to Devil's End

Return to Devil's End (1993)

as Self

Born Kicking

Born Kicking (1992)

as Tim Ayling

The Corridor Sketch

The Corridor Sketch (1991)

as Sir Horace

Bullseye!

Bullseye! (1990)

as Sir Hugh

The PanoptiCon Tapes III

The PanoptiCon Tapes III (1990)

Doctor Who: Battlefield

Doctor Who: Battlefield (1989)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Wartime

Wartime (1988)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)

Myth Runner

Myth Runner (1987)

as Himself

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks (1984)

as The Brigadier (archive footage) (uncredited)

To Catch a King

To Catch a King (1984)

as de Oliveira

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983)

as Brig. Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead (1983)

as Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Logopolis

Doctor Who: Logopolis (1981)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)

Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons

Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons (1975)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Robot

Doctor Who: Robot (1975)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders (1974)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1974)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974)

as French Intelligence Officer

Doctor Who: The Time Warrior

Doctor Who: The Time Warrior (1974)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Green Death

Doctor Who: The Green Death (1973)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors (1973)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Endless Night

Endless Night (1972)

as Second Auctioneer (uncredited)

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

Doctor Who: The Time Monster (1972)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks (1972)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Dæmons

Doctor Who: The Dæmons (1971)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Colony in Space

Doctor Who: Colony in Space (1971)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos (1971)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil (1971)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons (1971)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Take a Girl Like You

Take a Girl Like You (1970)

as Panel Chairman

Doctor Who: Inferno

Doctor Who: Inferno (1970)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart / Brigade Leader Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death

Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death (1970)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who and the Silurians

Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space (1970)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doppelgänger

Doppelgänger (1969)

as Data Analyst

Doctor Who: The Invasion

Doctor Who: The Invasion (1968)

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear (1968)

as Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart

The Brides of Fu Manchu

The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966)

as Sergeant

Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan

Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan (1966)

as Bret Vyon

The End of Arthur's Marriage

The End of Arthur's Marriage (1965)

as Husband