Tue Jan 8, 2008 10:58AM2 comments ›
Tue Jan 8, 2008 — by Mike Gold
Doctor Who Turns 100
Making cranky hip...
Not to encroach on Glenn Hauman's turf, but, hey, happy 100th birthday, William Hartnell!
The man who created the role of Doctor Who – his first broadcast was transmitted immediately after the BBC announced the death of President Kennedy – and stayed with the role for three years had been performing on stage and in movies for 40 years by the time he was cast, including the classic British comedy Carry On Sergeant.
Retiring due to ill health, Hartnell returned to the role to film a few scenes in the groundbreaking 10th anniversary episode "The Three Doctors." His role, in which he helped save the Doctor's next two incarnations, was curtailed somewhat due to his poor health. It was Hartnell's final performance; he died two years after the show was broadcast.
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Rick Keating (12:44 PM on Tue Jan 8, 2008)
Today is also my Grandmother's 99th birthday.
It's good though that people remember the actor who gave us the First Doctor, especially on what would have been his 100th birthday.
Rick
Craig Wood (9:07 AM on Fri Jan 11, 2008)
Who can forget the bumbling Doctor who stumbled upon the Daleks and created the universes worst killing machine.