Richard hurndall vs william hartnell biography

by Pete Stampede and Alan Hayes

All Doctor Who fans are aware of Richard Hurndall as a footnote in the programme's history, as in the reunion special The Five Doctors, Hurndall took over the late William Hartnell's role of the First Doctor.

Curiously, Hurndall himself died on 13th April , a matter of months after the program's transmission. 

Born 3rd November in Darlington, England, Hurndall generally played in roles older than his years. He entered the profession in , making his stage debut after training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA).

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During the Thirties, Richard played in repertory theater and by was performing in Shakespeare productions at Stratford-upon-Avon. In , he featured in a stage production of Noel Coward's Private Lives. Between and , Richard was in the BBC radio drama repertory company, and subsequently, in , he played Sherlock Holmes in a BBC radio adaptation of The Sign of Four.

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