It's interesting to look back on someone in the 60s saying _"It's difficult, I'm not acting off another person, it's just an object,"_ living in an age where actors regularly have to work off a blue/green screen, a ball on a stick, heavy prostheses, animatronics, or a mo-cap suit.
Exhaustion was probably a factor in his health problems during Dr Who. It was a very heavy schedule that also led to Patrick Troughton leaving after three years. By the time of this film he may have rested enough to regain some of his strength.
His arteriosclerosis was not diagnosed yet. He was forced off as he fell out with the producers. He's fully compos mentis in his last two stories, except for missing a single episode due to a bout of flu.
He wasn't forced off, he'd agreed that he was in too poor health to continue and even collapsed during his final serial. He didn't want to leave, but he knew he needed to
I've grown so used to seeing Bill as The Doctor, I wouldn't have recognized him in this clip if I saw it out of context, with his hair being that short.
Gosh, I never thought I'd ever say this, but seeing Hartnell here without his iconic Doctor's coif, his looks share less in common with David Bradley and more with Sid James.
I was born two days after Brad Pitt and one day before the Daleks first appeared on Tv, it really was a case of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly that week, though I'm not really sure which appellation applies to me...
@@KJD7292 Tennant's "mockney" is egregiously different to his normal Scots accent, which he uses in one episode (the werewolf/Queen Victoria one). Hartnell often uses his own accent in films... but I guess it depends if you watch his films whether you've heard it. Troughton sounded just the same in real life.
I think every actor/actress felt off when first doing a scene with a Dalek. Cause even though they’re not real they still look terrifying, emotionless and unflinching
In a way, he was right- Altough most people know him for Doctor Who now, the very curious watchers might look for his other feature films or TV show appearances and, who knows? Maybe find a new favorite role from him. Most interesting, hmm, yes? :))
I can't remember where I've seen the whole interview, but it's fascinating. At one point you see the importance he placed on being in "legitimate theatre" - that is proper serious plays, not end of the pier stuff or, heaven forbid, pantomime. There was a lot of snobbery in acting back then. Theatre actors looked down on film actors, both of those looked down on television actors, classical actors looked down on everyone.
His arterial sclerosis was getting evident but his short mindedness and aggressive responses. Are a normal sign. Like stroke victims being angry with themselves by the bodies betrayal.
I'm not familiar with that disease but are you saying it's why he answered in this way? Is it why he struggled with his lines and acting on the show? When people have talked about his health deteriorating I actually assumed it would have been something to do with his mental faculties. Like early onset dementia or something of the likes not a heart condition
To be fair, Star Wars might not even exist if it weren't for Harnell and Doctor Who. George Lucas was a massive Doctor Who fan and there are a lot of similarities between the two iconic franchises. Imagine if in the future I were to make a claim "Oh that Jason Ayres? How do you think he would have gone trying to represent something that didn't even exist in his time!". Not quite fair, I'd say.
Not entirely. He wanted the show to be more educational (Aztecs, Romans etc.) as opposed to "bog-eyed creatures" as such, so playing opposite a 3 wheeled dustbin with a toilet plunger was not exactly perfect 😂
He had a long film career and was a familiar face throughout the ‘50s . Then all the questions he gets are about a pretty daft kids’ show he ends up on later on. I’m not an actor so I don’t know but surely it must be hard to be bright and breezy about it.
@@claymor8241 He loved playing The Doctor. His bitterness probably came from the way he had to leave the role just as he had finally become a star. He cared very much about the show and although it was all scientific gobbledegook, he knew exactly which controls to operate for each function. If a director ever asked him to stand at the wrong panel while landing the TARDIS, he would correct them and say "The kiddies will notice." He wanted the viewers to believe in the Doctor wholeheartedly.
@@phily8093 I don't think he was always successful, especially in the later period of his tenure. His memory was failing as well, so he may not have spotted other inconsistencies.
Gosh, I never thought I'd ever say this, but seeing Hartnell here without his iconic Doctor's coif, his looks share less in common with David Bradley and more with Sid James.
I can’t believe he was only 59 years old in this clip. He looks 20 years older.
Well he was very sick
@@dalek1665 He never really looked much different. I've seen quite a few of his films from the 40s and 50s.
People of that generation did look older because they had it tougher back than.
People did back then
He made a career out of looking that way.
It's interesting to look back on someone in the 60s saying _"It's difficult, I'm not acting off another person, it's just an object,"_ living in an age where actors regularly have to work off a blue/green screen, a ball on a stick, heavy prostheses, animatronics, or a mo-cap suit.
People say it about CGI even today
Actors do have to declare their undying love or immense grief or burning rage to some random object or patch of thin air nowadays, don’t they?
A lot more TV and movie actors cut their teeth onstage in theatre in those days.
This short clip alone shows just how much of a performance William Hartnell put into Doctor Who.
He was wonderful as Dr Who I remember watching it from behind the settee when he was the Dr
Little did he know that this is what he would be remembered for the most
Seems surprisingly sharp considering he'd already been forced off the show due to his poor health by this point.
Exhaustion was probably a factor in his health problems during Dr Who. It was a very heavy schedule that also led to Patrick Troughton leaving after three years.
By the time of this film he may have rested enough to regain some of his strength.
His arteriosclerosis was not diagnosed yet. He was forced off as he fell out with the producers. He's fully compos mentis in his last two stories, except for missing a single episode due to a bout of flu.
@@zacmumblethunder7466 this wasn’t a film, it was a non-speaking pantomime play.
He wasn't forced off, he'd agreed that he was in too poor health to continue and even collapsed during his final serial. He didn't want to leave, but he knew he needed to
He’s like a grandad that every one loves 😅
It's always lovely to see more unseen clips of people who are long gone. It feels new to me and that makes them still feel alive and immortalised.
There are several Doctor actors who just come across exactly like their Doctor. Glad to see that that's been a tradition from the start!
have you watched William Hartnell he is nothing like
You have got to love William Hartnell. He is amazing
This is the difference between an actor and a performer.
He will always be The Doctor.
Respect this man very much, not only for his acting but for him self, he reminds me a lot of how much he is like my dad haha.
I've grown so used to seeing Bill as The Doctor, I wouldn't have recognized him in this clip if I saw it out of context, with his hair being that short.
Gosh, I never thought I'd ever say this, but seeing Hartnell here without his iconic Doctor's coif, his looks share less in common with David Bradley and more with Sid James.
I was born two days after Brad Pitt and one day before the Daleks first appeared on Tv, it really was a case of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly that week, though I'm not really sure which appellation applies to me...
You are the master of all Dr Who’s William, and I can see how great an actor u were.
Sorry Bill, you didnt.
But you will never be forgotten.
He would hate green screens
They should just let him apply his eyeliner in peace
Can't believe I've never heard Hartnell's actual voice
Whose voice do you think they used in his 120+ episodes of Doctor Who or his hundred-plus films?
@@frankshailes3205 he meant a face to face interview as opposed to what you see acted on screen
@@frankshailes3205His accent is slightly different in the show than real life. Kinda like Troughton, McCoy or Tennant.
@@KJD7292 Tennant's "mockney" is egregiously different to his normal Scots accent, which he uses in one episode (the werewolf/Queen Victoria one). Hartnell often uses his own accent in films... but I guess it depends if you watch his films whether you've heard it. Troughton sounded just the same in real life.
@@frankshailes3205he said actual voice. Hartnell didn't actually talk like a time traveler
I think every actor/actress felt off when first doing a scene with a Dalek. Cause even though they’re not real they still look terrifying, emotionless and unflinching
In a way, he was right-
Altough most people know him for Doctor Who now, the very curious watchers might look for his other feature films or TV show appearances and, who knows? Maybe find a new favorite role from him.
Most interesting, hmm, yes? :))
oh wow this is so interesting!
I can't remember where I've seen the whole interview, but it's fascinating. At one point you see the importance he placed on being in "legitimate theatre" - that is proper serious plays, not end of the pier stuff or, heaven forbid, pantomime. There was a lot of snobbery in acting back then. Theatre actors looked down on film actors, both of those looked down on television actors, classical actors looked down on everyone.
Love Hartwell
Sorry Bill nope you were and are the dr the definitive article you might say ! ❤
Funny enough, the Cybermen almost did overtake the daleks.
I think it didn't help that they changed the design too many times too quickly. I wish the Tenth Planet version had been around for a bit longer.
Not at all.
He looks younger than fifty something in this clip
His arterial sclerosis was getting evident but his short mindedness and aggressive responses. Are a normal sign. Like stroke victims being angry with themselves by the bodies betrayal.
I'm not familiar with that disease but are you saying it's why he answered in this way? Is it why he struggled with his lines and acting on the show? When people have talked about his health deteriorating I actually assumed it would have been something to do with his mental faculties. Like early onset dementia or something of the likes not a heart condition
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He seems like he had a distaste for actors being typecasted
Oh dear. How would he have gone, acting in Star Wars, for example?
Or The Muppet Show, even!
To be fair, Star Wars might not even exist if it weren't for Harnell and Doctor Who. George Lucas was a massive Doctor Who fan and there are a lot of similarities between the two iconic franchises.
Imagine if in the future I were to make a claim "Oh that Jason Ayres? How do you think he would have gone trying to represent something that didn't even exist in his time!".
Not quite fair, I'd say.
😃love bill Hartnell as the doctor the first four were very very good but the rest right up to 2024 are right crap.
Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. You're incredibly wrong :)
He was "Brassed off", you could tell. Probably because everyone was talking about Daleks and not him. Typical lovvie actor.
Not entirely. He wanted the show to be more educational (Aztecs, Romans etc.) as opposed to "bog-eyed creatures" as such, so playing opposite a 3 wheeled dustbin with a toilet plunger was not exactly perfect 😂
He had a long film career and was a familiar face throughout the ‘50s . Then all the questions he gets are about a pretty daft kids’ show he ends up on later on. I’m not an actor so I don’t know but surely it must be hard to be bright and breezy about it.
@@claymor8241 He loved playing The Doctor. His bitterness probably came from the way he had to leave the role just as he had finally become a star.
He cared very much about the show and although it was all scientific gobbledegook, he knew exactly which controls to operate for each function. If a director ever asked him to stand at the wrong panel while landing the TARDIS, he would correct them and say "The kiddies will notice." He wanted the viewers to believe in the Doctor wholeheartedly.
@@zacmumblethunder7466which is odd seeing as there are so many inconsistencies with that regard, controls and otherwise.
@@phily8093 I don't think he was always successful, especially in the later period of his tenure. His memory was failing as well, so he may not have spotted other inconsistencies.
Thats just about on par for an actor. Never meet your heroes, kids.
Tosspiece.
Rubbish. I've met several lead actors who starred in my favourite shows and they were wonderful and very giving of their time and selves.
There's nothing bad about this. He's just explaining the difficulties of the job. Actors don't need to love every part of a role
Gosh, I never thought I'd ever say this, but seeing Hartnell here without his iconic Doctor's coif, his looks share less in common with David Bradley and more with Sid James.
The true First Doctor, ladies and gentlemen.