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

TravelWise
TravelWise
Return to Devil's End
Return to Devil's End
Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised
Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised
Doctor Who: Inferno
Doctor Who: Inferno
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3
Myth Makers 12: Ian Marter
Myth Makers 12: Ian Marter
Lust in Space
Lust in Space
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis

Filmography

2025 Doctor Who: Downtime
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
2023 Tales of the Tardis
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
2021 Nick & Caroline: Uncut!
as
2021 Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3
as Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)
2017 The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
as
2013 A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
as (archive footage)
2008 Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
as
2008 The Ties That Bind Us
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)
2008 Incendiary
as Archbishop of Canterbury
2007 Rogue Time Lords
as
2007 The Sarah Jane Adventures
as Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
2005 Doctor Who Confidential
as
2003 The Story of Doctor Who
as
2002 Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
as The Brigadier
2002 Chronotrip
as
2002 Doctor at Sea
as
2001 ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
as
2000 TravelWise
as Alistair Singleton
2000 Doctors
as
1999 Sir Bernard's Stately Homes
as