Waris Hussein: movies and TV shows
Waris Hussein has 107 credits in the archive: 66 films and 41 TV series, from 1951 to 2025. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1951 – 2025 · busiest year: 1967 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Richard Burton: Wild Genius | Self | Film | 7.5 | 86 |
| 2023 | Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals | Self | Film | 4.7 | 84 |
| 2022 | Remembers… | Self | TV | 7.0 | 83 |
| 2012 | Tales of Television Centre | Self | Film | 8.0 | 73 |
| 2010 | Mr. Nice | Mohammed Durrani | Film | 6.1 | 71 |
| 2008 | Verity Lambert: Drama Queen | Film | — | 69 | |
| 2006 | Doctor Who: Origins | Self | Film | 8.5 | 67 |
| 2006 | Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction' | Self | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 2006 | Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS | Self | Film | 8.0 | 67 |
| 2005 | Doctor Who Confidential | TV | 8.1 | 66 | |
| 2005 | Mrs. Henderson Presents | Maharajah | Film | 6.7 | 66 |
| 2002 | Her Best Friend's Husband | Film | 5.1 | 63 | |
| 2002 | Her Best Friend's Husband | Film | 5.1 | 63 | |
| 1998 | Supply and Demand | TV | 10.0 | 59 | |
| 1998 | Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story | Film | 8.0 | 59 | |
| 1997 | A Child's Wish | Film | 6.3 | 58 | |
| 1997 | Sixth Happiness | Film | 4.8 | 58 | |
| 1995 | The Face on the Milk Carton | Film | 6.5 | 56 | |
| 1994 | Murder Between Friends | Film | 10.0 | 55 | |
| 1994 | Fall from Grace | Film | 4.0 | 55 | |
| 1993 | The Clothes in the Wardrobe | Film | 6.0 | 54 | |
| 1993 | For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story | Film | 6.3 | 54 | |
| 1992 | She Woke Up | Film | 5.7 | 53 | |
| 1991 | Switched at Birth | TV | 7.0 | 52 | |
| 1990 | Forbidden Nights | Film | 6.3 | 51 | |
| 1989 | Cult People | himself | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1989 | Those She Left Behind | Film | 6.7 | 50 | |
| 1989 | The Shell Seekers | Film | 6.5 | 50 | |
| 1988 | Onassis: The Richest Man in the World | Film | 6.6 | 49 | |
| 1988 | Killer Instinct | Film | 6.2 | 49 | |
| 1987 | Intimate Contact | TV | 4.3 | 48 | |
| 1987 | Downpayment on Murder | Film | 6.3 | 48 | |
| 1986 | Maggie | Film | — | 47 | |
| 1986 | When the Bough Breaks | Film | 6.4 | 47 | |
| 1985 | Screen Two | TV | 7.1 | 46 | |
| 1985 | Copacabana | Film | 7.2 | 46 | |
| 1985 | Surviving | Film | 5.0 | 46 | |
| 1984 | Arch of Triumph | Film | 5.2 | 45 | |
| 1983 | Princess Daisy | TV | 7.4 | 44 | |
| 1983 | The Winter of Our Discontent | Film | 5.3 | 44 | |
| 1982 | Little Gloria... Happy at Last | TV | 5.8 | 43 | |
| 1982 | Coming Out of the Ice | Film | 7.4 | 43 | |
| 1981 | Callie & Son | Film | 6.8 | 42 | |
| 1980 | The Henderson Monster | Film | 6.0 | 41 | |
| 1980 | Baby Comes Home | Film | — | 41 | |
| 1980 | Death Penalty | Film | 8.0 | 41 | |
| 1979 | And Baby Makes Six | Film | 10.0 | 40 | |
| 1978 | Armchair Thriller | TV | 4.2 | 39 | |
| 1978 | Edward and Mrs Simpson | TV | 6.8 | 39 | |
| 1978 | Daphne Laureola | Film | 7.5 | 39 | |
| 1978 | Edward & Mrs. Simpson | Film | 10.0 | 39 | |
| 1978 | Armchair Thriller – Rachel in Danger | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1977 | The Sunday Drama | TV | 5.0 | 38 | |
| 1977 | Romance | TV | — | 38 | |
| 1977 | Romance: Three Weeks | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1976 | Laurence Olivier Presents | TV | 7.0 | 37 | |
| 1976 | The Glittering Prizes | TV | 7.3 | 37 | |
| 1976 | Love Letters on Blue Paper | Film | 8.0 | 37 | |
| 1975 | Chips with Everything | Film | 8.0 | 36 | |
| 1974 | Notorious Woman | TV | 6.5 | 35 | |
| 1974 | Shoulder to Shoulder | TV | 6.5 | 35 | |
| 1973 | Black and Blue | TV | 6.5 | 34 | |
| 1973 | Divorce His, Divorce Hers | TV | 6.7 | 34 | |
| 1973 | Between the Wars | TV | 9.0 | 34 | |
| 1973 | Rust | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1972 | Henry VIII and His Six Wives | Film | 5.8 | 33 | |
| 1972 | The Possession of Joel Delaney | Film | 5.6 | 33 | |
| 1972 | Hedda Gabler | Film | 8.0 | 33 | |
| 1971 | Great Performances | TV | 6.1 | 32 | |
| 1971 | Melody | Film | 7.1 | 32 | |
| 1970 | Play for Today | TV | 6.6 | 31 | |
| 1970 | Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx | Film | 4.9 | 31 | |
| 1969 | W. Somerset Maugham | TV | — | 30 | |
| 1969 | A Touch of Love | Film | 6.6 | 30 | |
| 1968 | Spoiled | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1968 | Toggle | Film | 10.0 | 29 | |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse | TV | 7.0 | 28 | |
| 1967 | Boy Meets Girl | TV | — | 28 | |
| 1967 | Sleeping Dog | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1967 | The Devil a Monk Would Be | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1967 | Days in the Trees | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1967 | Days in the Trees | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1967 | Death of a Teddy Bear | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1966 | Thirteen Against Fate | TV | 10.0 | 27 | |
| 1966 | Macready's Gala | Film | 7.0 | 27 | |
| 1966 | Ella | Film | 9.0 | 27 | |
| 1966 | A Man on Her Back | Film | 7.0 | 27 | |
| 1966 | The Connoisseur | Film | 10.0 | 27 | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | TV | 5.3 | 26 | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | TV | 5.3 | 26 | |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | TV | 4.2 | 26 | |
| 1965 | The Newcomers | TV | 6.5 | 26 | |
| 1965 | Londoners | TV | — | 26 | |
| 1965 | A Passage to India | Film | 8.0 | 26 | |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | TV | 5.2 | 25 | |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | TV | 5.2 | 25 | |
| 1964 | The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling | TV | — | 25 | |
| 1964 | Doctor Who: Marco Polo | Film | 7.2 | 25 | |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | TV | 7.9 | 24 | |
| 1963 | Festival | TV | 8.0 | 24 | |
| 1963 | Moonstrike | TV | 7.0 | 24 | |
| 1963 | Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child | Film | 7.3 | 24 | |
| 1962 | Compact | TV | 5.0 | 23 | |
| 1962 | Suspense | TV | 6.7 | 23 | |
| 1962 | Corrigan Blake | Cholo | TV | — | 23 |
| 1960 | Sunday-Night Play | TV | — | 21 | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | TV | 8.8 | 12 |