Nicholas Courtney

Acting

Nicholas Courtney

Born December 16, 1929Cairo, Egypt99 credits

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

Doctor Who: Downtime

Movie

2025

Tales of the Tardis
5.4

Tales of the Tardis

TV

2023

Nick & Caroline: Uncut!

Nick & Caroline: Uncut!

Movie

2021

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3

Movie

2021

The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years

The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years

Movie

2017

Longleat '83: The Lost Footage

Longleat '83: The Lost Footage

Movie

2015

Filmography

D
2025Doctor Who: Downtimeas Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartMovie
Tales of the Tardis
2023Tales of the Tardisas Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartTV
Nick & Caroline: Uncut!
2021Nick & Caroline: Uncut!Movie
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3
2021Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3as Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)Movie
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee YearsMovie
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015Longleat '83: The Lost FootageMovie
Myth Makers
2015Myth Makersas HimselfTV
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
2013A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertweeas (archive footage)Movie
Tomorrow's Times: The First Doctor
2011Tomorrow's Times: The First Doctoras Self (voice)Movie
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983Movie
The Ties That Bind Us
2008The Ties That Bind Usas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)Movie
F
2008Five Doctors, One StudioMovie
Incendiary
2008Incendiaryas Archbishop of CanterburyMovie
Rogue Time Lords
2007Rogue Time LordsMovie
The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007The Sarah Jane Adventuresas Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-StewartTV
Doctor Who Confidential
2005Doctor Who ConfidentialTV
The Story of Doctor Who
2003The Story of Doctor WhoMovie
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
2002Doctor Who: Death Comes to Timeas The BrigadierMovie
C
2002ChronotripMovie
Doctor at Sea
2002Doctor at SeaMovie
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001ReUNITed at Chicago TardisMovie
TravelWise
2000TravelWiseas Alistair SingletonMovie
Doctors
2000DoctorsTV
Sir Bernard's Stately Homes
1999Sir Bernard's Stately HomesTV
Lust in Space
1998Lust in Spaceas Time Judge / selfMovie
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?Movie
Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised
1997Who is Tom Baker? UnauthorisedMovie
Satellite City
1996Satellite CityTV
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
1995The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and BeyondMovie
Downtime
1995Downtimeas Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-StewartMovie
UNIT Recruiting Film
1993UNIT Recruiting Filmas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)Movie
30 Years in the TARDIS
199330 Years in the TARDISas Himself / NarratorMovie
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993Doctor Who: Dimensions in Timeas The BrigadierMovie
Missing in Action
1993Missing in Actionas Self - NarratorMovie
Then Churchill Said to Me
1993Then Churchill Said to MeTV
Return to Devil's End
1993Return to Devil's Endas SelfMovie
Born Kicking
1992Born Kickingas Tim AylingMovie
The Corridor Sketch
1991The Corridor Sketchas Sir HoraceMovie
Bullseye!
1990Bullseye!as Sir HughMovie
The PanoptiCon Tapes III
1990The PanoptiCon Tapes IIIMovie
Doctor Who: Battlefield
1989Doctor Who: Battlefieldas Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartMovie
F
1989French Fieldsas MarquisTV
Wartime
1988Wartimeas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)Movie
Myth Runner
1987Myth Runneras HimselfMovie
Casualty
1986Casualtyas Claude DevignyTV
Yes, Prime Minister
1986Yes, Prime MinisterTV
The Bill
1984The BillTV
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleksas The Brigadier (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
To Catch a King
1984To Catch a Kingas de OliveiraMovie
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983Doctor Who: The Five Doctorsas Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartMovie
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
1983Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undeadas Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-StewartMovie
Doctor Who: Logopolis
1981Doctor Who: Logopolisas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)Movie
Minder
1979Minderas Raymond WilkinsTV
Shelley
1979ShelleyTV
All Creatures Great and Small
1978All Creatures Great and Smallas Paul CotterellTV
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977The Galton & Simpson Playhouseas Bronzed ManTV
Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons
1975Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygonsas Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartMovie
Doctor Who: Robot
1975Doctor Who: Robotas Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartMovie
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974Doctor Who: Planet of the Spidersas Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartMovie
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaursas Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartMovie
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
1974Soft Beds, Hard Battlesas French Intelligence OfficerMovie
Doctor Who: The Time Warrior
1974Doctor Who: The Time Warrioras Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartMovie
Doctor Who: The Green Death
1973Doctor Who: The Green Deathas Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartMovie
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
1973Doctor Who: The Three Doctorsas Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartMovie
Endless Night
1972Endless Nightas Second Auctioneer (uncredited)Movie
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972Doctor Who: The Time Monsteras Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartMovie
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
1972Doctor Who: Day of the Daleksas Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartMovie
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971The Rivals of Sherlock Holmesas Hutchinson HatchTV
Jason King
1971Jason KingTV
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
1971Doctor Who: The Dæmonsas Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartMovie
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
1971Doctor Who: Colony in Spaceas Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartMovie
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971Doctor Who: The Claws of Axosas Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartMovie
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971Doctor Who: The Mind of Evilas Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartMovie
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971Doctor Who: Terror of the Autonsas Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartMovie
Take a Girl Like You
1970Take a Girl Like Youas Panel ChairmanMovie
Doctor Who: Inferno
1970Doctor Who: Infernoas Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart / Brigade Leader Lethbridge-StewartMovie
Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death
1970Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Deathas Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartMovie
Doctor Who and the Silurians
1970Doctor Who and the Siluriansas Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartMovie
Doomwatch
1970Doomwatchas PhillipTV
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
1970Doctor Who: Spearhead from Spaceas Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartMovie
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)as MaxTV
Doppelgänger
1969Doppelgängeras Data AnalystMovie
The Main Chance
1969The Main Chanceas James HardingTV
Doctor Who: The Invasion
1968Doctor Who: The Invasionas Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartMovie
The Champions
1968The Championsas Doctor FarleyTV
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear
1968Doctor Who: The Web of Fearas Colonel Lethbridge-StewartMovie
Callan
1967CallanTV
The Brides of Fu Manchu
1966The Brides of Fu Manchuas SergeantMovie
The Informer
1966The Informeras Henry LeasonTV
The End of Arthur's Marriage
1965The End of Arthur's Marriageas HusbandMovie
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
1965Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Planas Bret VyonMovie
The Man in Room 17
1965The Man in Room 17as GillesTV
Victoria Regina
1964Victoria Reginaas TudorTV
Theatre 625
1964Theatre 625as NedTV
Doctor Who
1963Doctor Whoas Col. Lethbridge-StewartTV
The Saint
1962The Saintas AlainTV
The Avengers
1961The Avengersas GiffordTV
No Hiding Place
1959No Hiding PlaceTV
Armchair Theatre
1956Armchair Theatreas AlexTV