The best guest actors on season 23 of "Doctor Who"
by JohnSlash | created - 06 Feb 2015 | updated - 13 Feb 2015 | PublicIn order from greatest to least.
1. Lynda Bellingham
Actress | Romanovy: Ventsenosnaya semya
Lynda Bellingham played many roles during her five-decade professional career, but became synonymous with one. "Being a mum making gravy was not quite how I had seen my career advancing," she said once. But between 1983 and 1999 that's what she did in 42 "episodes" of an award-winning TV ad. Since ...
The Inquisitor
(Trial of a Time Lord)
2. Brian Blessed
Actor | Flash Gordon
Boisterous British actor Brian Blessed is known for his hearty, king-sized portrayals on film and television. A giant of a man accompanied by an eloquent wit and booming, operatic voice, Brian was born in 1936 and grew up in the mining village of Goldthorpe in South Yorkshire. His father was a ...
King Yrcanos
(Mindwarp)
3. Michael Jayston
Actor | Nicholas and Alexandra
Michael was born in Nottingham where he was educated at Becket Roman Catholic Grammar School, West Bridgeford in Nottingham where he was known as Jimmy - his real name is Michael James - and where he was caned some 130 times. While that might have been a record, the one that went into the record ...
The Valeyard
(Trial of a Time Lord)
4. Tony Selby
Actor | Villain
Congenial character actor whose best film roles came in two vastly different films in 1971 and 1972 - Richard Burton's Villain (1971) and Spike Milligan's Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973). With his down-to earth, friendly London voice he'd been a regular on television for years by this ...
Sabalom Glitz
(The Mysterious Planet/Ultimate Foe)
5. Glen Murphy
Actor | London's Burning
Glen Murphy was born in West Ham, London, he boxed for the famous West Ham and Repton boxing clubs, then started his acting career at the Half Moon Theater in 1980. It was 2 years of more London Theater before he got his break on film with Blake Edwards' Victor/Victoria. Glen was a London Champion ...
Dibber
(The Mysterious Planet)
6. Patrick Ryecart
Actor | The King's Speech
Patrick Ryecart was born on May 9, 1952 in Warwickshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The King's Speech (2010), A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Dick Turpin (1979). He was previously married to Marsha Fitzalan.
Crozier
(Mindwarp)
7. Christopher Ryan
Actor | Bottom
Born in Bayswater, London on January 25, 1950, Christopher Papazoglou, later known as Christopher Ryan, trained at East 15 Acting School for three years before going to perform at the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre.
Even though he portrayed a few minor roles in various television shows, It wasn't until ...
Kiv
(Mindwarp)
8. Tom Chadbon
Actor | Casino Royale
Tom Chadbon was born on February 27, 1946 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Casino Royale (2006), Rebecca (1997) and Tess (1979). He has been married to Jane Hennessy since July 20, 1977. They have one child. He was previously married to Deborah Leathers.
Merdeen
(The Mysterious Planet)
9. Geoffrey Hughes
Actor | Yellow Submarine
Geoffrey began his extensive stage career at the Unity Theatre in Liverpool. He then appeared in several West End productions, such as Say Goodnight to Grandma and Run for Your Wife. He appeared in numerous TV shows, including Coronation Street (1960) and Keeping Up Appearances (1990), where he ...
Popplewick
(The Ultimate Foe)
10. Joan Sims
Actress | Carry on Up the Khyber
Joan Sims, the "First Lady of Carry On", was born Irene Joan Marion Sims on 9 May 1930. The daughter of an Essex railway station master, Joan was interested in pursuing show-business, and soon became a familiar face in a growing number of amateur productions. In 1946, Joan first applied to RADA, ...
Queen Katryca
(The Mysterious Planet)
11. Richard Henry
Actor | Without a Clue
Richard Henry was an actor, known for Without a Clue (1988), Second Verdict (1976) and Little Dorrit (1987). He died in 2012.
Mentor
(Mindwarp)
12. Trevor Laird
Actor | Quadrophenia
Trevor Laird was born on July 11, 1957 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Quadrophenia (1979), Cruella (2021) and Secrets & Lies (1996).
Frax
(Mindwarp)
13. Honor Blackman
Actress | Goldfinger
One of four children, Blackman was born in London's East End, to Edith Eliza (Stokes), a homemaker, and Frederick Thomas Blackman, a statistician employed with the Civil Service. She received elocution lessons for her 16th birthday (at her own request), and later attended the Guildhall School of ...
Professor Sarah Lasky
(Terror of the Vervoids)
14. Tony Scoggo
Actor | Out of Order
Tony Scoggo is known for Out of Order (1987), No Surrender (1985) and Hearts and Minds (1995).
Grenville/Enzu
(Terror of the Vervoids)
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