caption death_date death_place children birth_place years_active name birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation death_cause
nicholas norwich , england , on 19 january 2008 courtney at the television & movie store , 22 february 2011 london , england , uk 2 cairo , egypt 1957 -- 2009 nicholas courtney 16 december 1929 karen nicholascourtneycropped.jpg nicholas courtney
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nicholas courtney

william nicholas stone courtney -lrb- 16 december 1929 -- 22 february 2011 -rrb- was an english actor , most famous for playing brigadier alistair gordon lethbridge-stewart in the british science fiction television series `` doctor who '' .
