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Tom Baker

Acting

Born January 20, 1934 · Liverpool, England, UK

Biography

Thomas Stewart Baker is an English actor and writer. He is best known for playing the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who from 1974 to 1981, making him the longest-serving actor in the role. Raised devoutly Catholic in Liverpool, Baker trained to become a Christian brother before turning to acting. He joined the National Theatre company in 1968. His first major film role was as Grigori Rasputin in Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), for which he was nominated for two Golden Globes.

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Awards & recognition

  • Golden Globe AwardNew Star of the Year – Actor · 1971 · nominated

Filmography25 titles

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

2013as The Doctor (4)/ The Curator

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

2015as The Doctor (4) (picture) (uncredited)

The Black Adder

1983as Captain Rum

Doctor Who

1963as The Doctor

Star Wars Rebels

2014as Bendu (voice)

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

2008as The Doctor (4) (archive footage)

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

2007as The Doctor (archive footage)

Natural World

1983as Narrator

Monarch of the Glen

2000as Donald MacDonald

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

1986as Father Ferguson

Enemy Mine

1985as Narrator (voice)

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971as Rasputin

Little Britain USA

2008

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

1973as Prince Koura

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited

2013as Self

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1982as Sherlock Holmes

The Canterbury Tales

1972as Jenkin

Luther

1974as Pope Leo X

Geek, and You Shall Find

2019as The Doctor (archive footage)

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

1989as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Magic Roundabout

2005as Zeebad (voice)

Saving Santa

2013as Santa (voice)

The Mutations

1974as Lynch

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

1980as Hasan

Dungeons & Dragons

2000as Halvarth