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The Doctor (Character)
from "Doctor Who" (1963)

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Biography:
Materialising the first time on everyone's TV screens on Saturday 23rd November 1963 at 5.15pm... See more »
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'Crackerjack' Dr. Who / Doctor Who / Dr Who / Dr. Who / Robot Dr. Who / Sixth Doctor / The 3rd Doctor / The 5th Doctor / The 7th Doctor / The 9th Doctor / The Eighth Doctor / The Fifth Doctor / The First Doctor / The Fourth Doctor / The Ninth Doctor / The Second Doctor / The Seventh Doctor / The Sixth Doctor / The Tenth Doctor / The Third Doctor

Filmography

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  1. "Doctor Who"
        - 50th Anniversary Special (2013) TV episode, Played by John Hurt / David Tennant / Matt Smith
        - The Name of the Doctor (2013) TV episode, Played by Matt Smith / John Hurt
        - Nightmare in Silver (2013) TV episode, Played by Matt Smith
        - The Crimson Horror (2013) TV episode, Played by Matt Smith
        - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (2013) TV episode, Played by Matt Smith
          (99 more)
  2. "Atop the Fourth Wall"
    ... aka "At4W" - USA (short title)
        - Titans Retrospective: Team History (2013) TV episode, Played by Lewis Lovhaug (as The Fifth Doctor)
        - The Thing from Another World #1 (2012) TV episode, Played by Lewis Lovhaug (as The Fifth Doctor)
  3. "Pond Life"
        - Part 1 (2012) TV episode, Played by Matt Smith
        - Part 2 (2012) TV episode, Played by Matt Smith
        - Part 5 (2012) TV episode, Played by Matt Smith
        - Part 4 (2012) TV episode, Played by Matt Smith
  4. Doctor Who: Space and Time (2011) (TV) Played by Matt Smith
  5. The National Television Awards 2011 (2011) (TV) Played by Matt Smith
  6. "Children in Need"
        - Episode dated 19 November 2010 (2010) TV episode, Played by Matt Smith
        - Episode dated 14 November 2008 (2008) TV episode, Played by David Tennant
        - Episode dated 16 November 2007 (2007) TV episode, Played by Peter Davison / David Tennant
        - Episode dated 18 November 2005 (2005) TV episode, Played by David Tennant
        - Episode dated 21 November 2003 (2003) TV episode, Played by Colin Baker / Sylvester McCoy
  7. "The Sarah Jane Adventures"
        - Death of the Doctor: Part 2 (2010) TV episode, Played by Matt Smith
        - Death of the Doctor: Part 1 (2010) TV episode, Played by Matt Smith
        - The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith: Part 2 (2009) TV episode, Played by David Tennant
        - The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith: Part 1 (2009) TV episode, Played by David Tennant

  8. "Doctor Who: Dreamland"
        - Episode #1.6 (2009) TV episode, Played by David Tennant
        - Episode #1.5 (2009) TV episode, Played by David Tennant
        - Episode #1.4 (2009) TV episode, Played by David Tennant
        - Episode #1.3 (2009) TV episode, Played by David Tennant
        - Episode #1.2 (2009) TV episode, Played by David Tennant
          (1 more)
  9. The Cold War (2009) (V) Played by Colin Baker
  10. Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres (2008) (TV) Played by David Tennant
  11. Doctor Who: Time Crash (2007) (TV) Played by David Tennant / Peter Davison
  12. Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest (2007) (TV) Played by David Tennant
  13. "Totally Doctor Who"
        - Episode #2.11 (2007) TV episode, Played by David Tennant
        - Episode #2.10 (2007) TV episode, Played by David Tennant
        - Episode #2.9 (2007) TV episode, Played by David Tennant
        - Episode #2.8 (2007) TV episode, Played by David Tennant
        - Episode #2.7 (2007) TV episode, Played by David Tennant
          (6 more)
  14. "Dead Ringers"
        - Episode dated 25 December 2005 (2005) TV episode, Played by Phil Cornwell (as The Ninth Doctor) / Jon Culshaw (as The Tenth Doctor) / Jon Culshaw (as The Fourth Doctor) / Mark Perry (as The Second Doctor) / Kevin Connelly (as The Seventh Doctor)
  15. Doctor Who: Beneath the Sun (2004) (V) Played by Colin Baker
  16. Doctor Who: Beneath the Lights (2004) (V) Played by Colin Baker
  17. "Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka"
        - Episode #1.6 (2003) TV episode, Played by Richard E. Grant
        - Episode #1.5 (2003) TV episode, Played by Richard E. Grant
        - Episode #1.4 (2003) TV episode, Played by Richard E. Grant
        - Episode #1.3 (2003) TV episode, Played by Richard E. Grant
        - Episode #1.2 (2003) TV episode, Played by Richard E. Grant
          (1 more)
  18. Traumaturge (2000) (V) Played by Robert Warnock

  19. The Web of Caves (1999) (TV) Played by Mark Gatiss
  20. Comic Relief: Doctor Who - The Curse of Fatal Death (1999) (TV) Played by Rowan Atkinson / Richard E. Grant / Jim Broadbent / Hugh Grant / Joanna Lumley
  21. The Few Doctors (1997) Played by Tom Finnis (as Doctor Who) / Stephen Mansfield (as The First Doctor) / Daniel Cohen (as The Third Doctor) / Andrew Beech (as The Fifth Doctor) / Derek Handley (as The Sixth Doctor) / Adam Vanger (as The Second Doctor) / Pete Franklin (as The Fourth Doctor) / Toby Aspin (as The Eighth Doctor) / Roger Dilley (as The Seventh Doctor)
  22. Doctor Who (1996) (TV) Played by Paul McGann / Sylvester McCoy
  23. Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993) (TV) Played by Colin Baker (as The Sixth Doctor) / Peter Davison (as The Fifth Doctor) / Jon Pertwee (as The Third Doctor) / Tom Baker (as The Fourth Doctor) / Sylvester McCoy (as The Seventh Doctor)
  24. Doctor Who: Shada (1992) (V) Played by Tom Baker (as Doctor Who)

  25. "Doctor Who"
        - Survival: Part 3 (1989) TV episode, Played by Sylvester McCoy
        - Survival: Part 2 (1989) TV episode, Played by Sylvester McCoy
        - Survival: Part 1 (1989) TV episode, Played by Sylvester McCoy
        - The Curse of Fenric: Part 4 (1989) TV episode, Played by Sylvester McCoy
        - The Curse of Fenric: Part 3 (1989) TV episode, Played by Sylvester McCoy
          (685 more)
  26. It's a Wonderful Regeneration (1989) (V) Played by Steven Warren Hill (as Sixth Doctor)
  27. Doctor Who: Revelations (1986) (TV) Played by James McFarland / Bryan Morgan / Claude Miles (as The 9th Doctor)
  28. "Roland Rat: The Series"
        - Episode #1.3 (1986) TV episode, Played by Colin Baker (as Doctor Who)
        - Episode #1.2 (1986) TV episode, Played by Tom Baker (as Doctor Who)
  29. The Time Lord from U.N.C.L.E. (1986) (V) Played by Robert Warnock

  30. Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966) Played by Peter Cushing (as Dr. Who)
    ... aka "Daleks Invade Earth 2150 A.D." - USA (TV title)
    ... aka "Dr. Who: Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 A.D." - USA (video title)
  31. Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) Played by Peter Cushing (as Dr. Who)
Archive Footage:
  1. "Doctor Who"
        - The Name of the Doctor (2013) TV episode, Played by Christopher Eccleston / Paul McGann / Colin Baker / Tom Baker / Peter Davison / William Hartnell / Sylvester McCoy / Jon Pertwee / David Tennant / Patrick Troughton
        - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (2013) TV episode, Played by Christopher Eccleston
        - The Almost People (2011) TV episode, Played by Tom Baker
        - The Lodger (2010) TV episode, Played by Christopher Eccleston / Paul McGann / Tom Baker / William Hartnell / Jon Pertwee / David Tennant / Patrick Troughton
        - Vincent and the Doctor (2010) TV episode, Played by William Hartnell / Patrick Troughton
          ("3 more")
  2. Jacqueline Hill: A Life in Pictures (2011) (V) Played by Tom Baker
  3. "The Sarah Jane Adventures"
        - Death of the Doctor: Part 2 (2010) TV episode, Played by Tom Baker / William Hartnell / Jon Pertwee / David Tennant / Patrick Troughton
        - Death of the Doctor: Part 1 (2010) TV episode, Played by Tom Baker / Jon Pertwee / David Tennant
        - The Mad Woman in the Attic: Part 2 (2009) TV episode, Played by Tom Baker / Jon Pertwee / David Tennant
        - Secrets of the Stars: Part 1 (2008) TV episode, Played by David Tennant
  4. Sidekick Stories (2010) (TV) Played by David Tennant
  5. Margaret John: National Treasure (2010) (TV) Played by David Tennant
  6. The Cold War (2009) (V) Played by Peter Davison
  7. 50 Ways to Leave Your TV Lover (2008) (TV) Played by David Tennant
  8. Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story (2008) (TV) Played by Patrick Troughton
  9. Verity Lambert: Drama Queen (2008) (TV) Played by William Hartnell
  10. The Ties That Bind Us (2008) (V) Played by Tom Baker / William Hartnell / Patrick Troughton / Colin Baker (as The Sixth Doctor) / Peter Davison (as The Fifth Doctor) / Richard Hurndall (as The First Doctor) / Jon Pertwee (as The Third Doctor)
  11. 5 Doctors One Studio (2008) (V) Played by Patrick Troughton / Peter Davison (as The 5th Doctor)
  12. What Lies Beneath (2008) (V) Played by Christopher Eccleston / William Hartnell
  13. The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2007) (TV) Played by David Tennant
  14. "Heroes Unmasked"
        - The Story So Far (2007) TV episode, Played by Christopher Eccleston / David Tennant
        - The Invisible Touch (2007) TV episode, Played by Christopher Eccleston
  15. Rogue Time Lords (2007) (V) Played by Colin Baker / Peter Davison / Jon Pertwee / Patrick Troughton
  16. Philip Madoc: A Villain for All Seasons (2007) (V) Played by Tom Baker / Patrick Troughton / Peter Cushing (as Dr. Who)
  17. Double Trouble (2007) (V) Played by Tom Baker / Patrick Troughton / Sylvester McCoy (as The 7th Doctor) / Jon Pertwee (as The 3rd Doctor)
  18. Directing 'Who': Michael Hayes (2007) (V) Played by Tom Baker
  19. Terror Nation: Terry Nation and Doctor Who (2007) (V) Played by Tom Baker / William Hartnell / Jon Pertwee
  20. Directing 'Who': Ken Grieve (2007) (V) Played by Tom Baker
  21. Beginning the End: Making 'The Time Warrior' (2007) (V) Played by William Hartnell / Patrick Troughton
  22. Jackie Magazine: A Girl's Best Friend (2007) (TV) Played by Tom Baker
  23. The Return of the Master (2007) (V) Played by Tom Baker
  24. Being Doctor Who (2007) (V) Played by Peter Davison / Colin Baker
  25. Little Girl Lost (2007) (V) Played by Sylvester McCoy
  26. Ultimate Sci-Fi Quiz (2006) (VG) Played by Peter Davison / William Hartnell
  27. Built for War (2006) (V) Played by Tom Baker / Jon Pertwee
  28. Love Off-Air (2006) (V) Played by Tom Baker / William Hartnell / Jon Pertwee / Patrick Troughton
  29. Evolution of the Invasion (2006) (V) Played by Jon Pertwee / Patrick Troughton
  30. Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who (2006) (V) Played by Tom Baker / Peter Davison / Jon Pertwee
  31. The UNIT Family: Part One (2006) (V) Played by William Hartnell / Jon Pertwee / Patrick Troughton
  32. The Mark of the Rani (2006) (V) Played by Colin Baker
  33. The Dalek Tapes (2006) (V) Played by Tom Baker / Peter Davison / William Hartnell / Sylvester McCoy / Jon Pertwee / Patrick Troughton
  34. Over the Edge: The Story of the Edge of Destruction (2006) (V) Played by Christopher Eccleston / William Hartnell
  35. Doctor Who: Origins (2006) (V) Played by William Hartnell
  36. The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2005) (TV) Played by Christopher Eccleston
  37. "Children in Need"
        - Episode dated 18 November 2005 (2005) TV episode, Played by Christopher Eccleston
  38. Paddy Russell: A Life in Television (2005) (V) Played by Tom Baker / Jon Pertwee
  39. Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction (2005) (V) Played by Tom Baker / Jon Pertwee / Patrick Troughton
  40. The Story of 'Doctor Who' (2003) (TV) Played by William Hartnell / Jon Pertwee / Patrick Troughton
  41. Behind the Sofa (2003) (V) Played by Colin Baker / Tom Baker / Peter Davison / Jon Pertwee / Patrick Troughton
  42. Osirian Gothic (2003) (V) Played by Tom Baker
  43. 'Dad's Army': Missing Presumed Wiped (2001) (TV) Played by William Hartnell
  44. Doctor Who: The Crusade (1999) (V) Played by William Hartnell
  45. 'Doctor Who': The Missing Years (1998) (TV) Played by William Hartnell / Patrick Troughton
  46. Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors (1997) (VG) Played by William Hartnell / Jon Pertwee / Patrick Troughton
  47. Dalekmania (1995) (V) Played by Peter Cushing (as Dr Who)
  48. 'Doctor Who': The Colin Baker Years (1994) (V) Played by Peter Davison / Sylvester McCoy / Patrick Troughton
  49. 'Doctor Who': Daleks - The Early Years (1993) (V) Played by William Hartnell / Patrick Troughton / Peter Cushing (as Dr. Who)
  50. 'Doctor Who': Thirty Years in the Tardis (1993) (TV) Played by Tom Baker / Peter Davison / William Hartnell / Patrick Troughton / Peter Cushing (as Dr. Who) / Don MacLean (as 'Crackerjack' Dr. Who)
  51. Resistance Is Useless (1992) (TV) Played by Colin Baker / Tom Baker / Peter Davison / William Hartnell / Sylvester McCoy / Jon Pertwee / Patrick Troughton
  52. 'Doctor Who': The Hartnell Years (1991) (V) Played by William Hartnell
  53. 'Doctor Who': The Troughton Years (1991) (V) Played by William Hartnell / Patrick Troughton
  54. "Doctor Who"
        - Resurrection of the Daleks: Part Two (1984) TV episode, Played by Tom Baker / William Hartnell / Jon Pertwee / Patrick Troughton
        - The Five Doctors (1983) TV episode, Played by Tom Baker / William Hartnell
        - Mawdryn Undead: Part 2 (1983) TV episode, Played by Tom Baker / William Hartnell / Jon Pertwee / Patrick Troughton
        - Earthshock: Part 2 (1982) TV episode, Played by Tom Baker / William Hartnell / Patrick Troughton
        - Castrovalva: Part One (1982) TV episode, Played by Tom Baker
          ("5 more")

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Quotes:
From "Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy: Part Three (#15.7)" (1977)
Leela: [as a bright light noisily shoots past them in the Doctor's head] What was that?
Doctor Who: Ah, just a passing thought.
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