Directed credits
58
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Waris Hussein
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.1
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 41Directed series: 17All crew credits: 58
TMDB ID: 44726
IMDb ID: nm0404014
Known for: Directing
Born: December 9, 1938
Age: 87
Place of birth: Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2025
Years active: 75
Average TMDB rating: 6.68
Wikidata: Q2570928
Frequent jobs
Director (58)
Biography
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).
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Waris Hussein.
4.7
Her Best Friend's Husband
Director
2002 Movie
3.0
Sixth Happiness
Director
1997 Movie
6.2
A Child's Wish
Director
1997 Movie
6.4
The Face on the Milk Carton
Director
1995 Movie
1.0
Fall from Grace
Director
1994 Movie
Murder Between Friends
Director
1994 Movie
5.6
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
Director
1993 Movie
5.5
For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story
Director
1993 Movie
5.0
She Woke Up
Director
1992 Movie
5.7
Forbidden Nights
Director
1990 Movie
6.3
The Shell Seekers
Director
1989 Movie
6.7
Those She Left Behind
Director
1989 Movie
6.0
Killer Instinct
Director
1988 Movie
6.6
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Director
1988 Movie
6.0
Downpayment on Murder
Director
1987 Movie
5.5
When the Bough Breaks
Director
1986 Movie
6.8
Copacabana
Director
1985 Movie
4.5
Surviving
Director
1985 Movie
5.0
Arch of Triumph
Director
1984 Movie
4.0
The Winter of Our Discontent
Director
1983 Movie
7.0
Coming Out of the Ice
Director
1982 Movie
6.7
Callie & Son
Director
1981 Movie
Baby Comes Home
Director
1980 Movie
4.0
The Henderson Monster
Director
1980 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Waris Hussein.
Switched at Birth
Director • 2 eps
1991 Series
2.0
Intimate Contact
Director • 2 eps
1987 Series
7.3
Princess Daisy
Director • 2 eps
1983 Series
5.4
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Director • 2 eps
1982 Series
6.2
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Director • 7 eps
1978 Series
4.2
Armchair Thriller
Director • 1 eps
1978 Series
7.0
Laurence Olivier Presents
Director • 1 eps
1976 Series
6.0
The Glittering Prizes
Director • 6 eps
1976 Series
5.0
Notorious Woman
Director • 7 eps
1974 Series
5.0
Shoulder to Shoulder
Director • 4 eps
1974 Series
5.0
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
Director • 2 eps
1973 Series
6.3
Play for Today
Director • 1 eps
1970 Series
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
Director • 6 eps
1965 Series
Londoners
Director • 1 eps
1965 Series
7.9
Doctor Who
Director • 10 eps
1963 Series
3.0
Compact
Director • 10 eps
1962 Series
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Director • 2 eps
1951 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Waris Hussein.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Waris Hussein.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Waris Hussein.
Cult People
as himself
1989 Movie
6.8
Copacabana
Director
1985 Movie
6.3
A Touch of Love
Director
1969 Movie
Macready's Gala
Director
1966 Movie
6.0
Daphne Laureola
Director
1978 Movie
6.1
Mr. Nice
as Mohammed Durrani
2010 Movie
7.1
Melody
Director
1971 Movie
6.7
Mrs. Henderson Presents
as Maharajah
2005 Movie
6.6
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Director
1988 Movie
6.7
Callie & Son
Director
1981 Movie
5.6
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Director
1972 Movie
5.6
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
Director
1993 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Waris Hussein.
7.9
Doctor Who
Director • 10 eps
1963 Series
6.3
Play for Today
Director • 1 eps
1970 Series
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
Director • 6 eps
1965 Series
8.2
Doctor Who Confidential
1 eps
2005 Series
3.0
Compact
Director • 10 eps
1962 Series
Londoners
Director • 1 eps
1965 Series
5.0
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
Director • 2 eps
1973 Series
4.2
Armchair Thriller
Director • 1 eps
1978 Series
6.2
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Director • 7 eps
1978 Series
Remembers…
as Self • 2 eps
2022 Series
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Director • 2 eps
1951 Series
7.0
Laurence Olivier Presents
Director • 1 eps
1976 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Waris Hussein.
7.5
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
as Self
2025 Movie
4.7
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
as Self
2023 Movie
7.0
Doctor Who: Gallifrey
as Ryoth
2013 Movie
8.0
Tales of Television Centre
as Self
2012 Movie
6.1
Mr. Nice
as Mohammed Durrani
2010 Movie
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008 Movie
8.5
Doctor Who: Origins
as Self
2006 Movie
8.0
Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS
as Self
2006 Movie
7.0
Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'
as Self
2006 Movie
6.7
Mrs. Henderson Presents
as Maharajah
2005 Movie
Cult People
as himself
1989 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Waris Hussein.