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Nicholas Courtney

Nicholas Courtney

Birthday: 1929-12-16 | Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Doctor Who: Downtime

as    Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

2021
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3

as    Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)

2013
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee

as    (archive footage)

2011
Tomorrow's Times: The First Doctor

as    Self (voice)

2011
Jikuu Bouken Doctor Who

as    The Brigadier (archive footage)

2011
Space-Time Adventure DOCTOR WHO

as    The Brigadier (voice) (archive footage)

2008
Incendiary

as    Archbishop of Canterbury

2000
TravelWise

as    Alistair Singleton

1998
Lust in Space

as    Time Judge / self

1995
Downtime

as    Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

1993
UNIT Recruiting Film

as    Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)

1993
30 Years in the TARDIS

as    Himself / Narrator

1993
Missing in Action

as    Narrator

1993
Return to Devil's End

as    Self

1992
Born Kicking

as    Tim Ayling

1989
Doctor Who: Battlefield

as    Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

1988
Wartime

as    Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)