Waris Hussein
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 9, 1938
- Birthplace
- Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
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
Richard Burton: Wild Genius 2025
as Self
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals 2023
as Self
Waris Hussein in Conversation 2023
as Self
Tales of Television Centre 2012
as Self
Mr. Nice 2010
as Mohammed Durrani
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen 2008
Actor
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS 2006
as Self
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction' 2006
as Self
Doctor Who: Origins 2006
as Self
Mrs. Henderson Presents 2005
as Maharajah
Her Best Friend's Husband 2002
Director, Co-Executive Producer
- Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story 1998
Director
Sixth Happiness 1998
Director
A Child's Wish 1997
Director
The Face on the Milk Carton 1995
Director
Fall from Grace 1994
Director
Murder Between Friends 1994
Director
The Clothes in the Wardrobe 1993
Director
For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story 1993
Director
She Woke Up 1992
Director
Forbidden Nights 1990
Director
The Shell Seekers 1989
Director
Those She Left Behind 1989
Director
Cult People 1989
as himself
Killer Instinct 1988
Director
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World 1988
Director
Downpayment on Murder 1987
Director
When the Bough Breaks 1986
Director
Maggie 1986
Director
Copacabana 1985
Director
Surviving 1985
Director
Arch of Triumph 1984
Director
The Winter of Our Discontent 1983
Director
Coming Out of the Ice 1982
Director
Callie & Son 1981
Director
Baby Comes Home 1980
Director
The Henderson Monster 1980
Director
Death Penalty 1980
Director
And Baby Makes Six 1979
Director
Edward & Mrs. Simpson 1978
Director
- Armchair Thriller – Rachel in Danger
Armchair Thriller – Rachel in Danger 1978
Director
Daphne Laureola 1978
Director
- Romance: Three Weeks
Romance: Three Weeks 1977
Director
Love Letters on Blue Paper 1976
Director
Chips with Everything 1975
Director
- Rust
Rust 1973
Director
- Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler 1972
Director
Henry VIII and His Six Wives 1972
Director
The Possession of Joel Delaney 1972
Director
Melody 1971
Director
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx 1970
Director
A Touch of Love 1969
Director
Spoiled 1968
Director
- Toggle
Toggle 1968
Director
The Devil a Monk Would Be 1967
Director
Sleeping Dog 1967
Director
Days in the Trees 1967
Director, Screenplay
Death of a Teddy Bear 1967
Director
The Connoisseur 1966
Director
- Ella
Ella 1966
Director
Macready's Gala 1966
Director
A Man on Her Back 1966
Director
A Passage to India 1965
Director
Doctor Who: Marco Polo 1964
Director
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child 1963
Director
Credits from TMDB.