Waris Hussein

Known For
Directing

Popular
5.585

Birthday
1938-12-09

Place of Birth
Lucknow, United Provinces, British India

Also Known As

Waris Hussein

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).