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The British character actor Tom Baker, best known as the fourth incarnation of The Doctor, was born in 1934 in Liverpool, England. Tom, along with his younger sister Lulu and younger brother John, was raised in a poor Irish Catholic community by his mother Mary Jane Fleming Baker, a house-cleaner and barmaid... See full bio »

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2011 Jacqueline Hill: A Life in Pictures (video short)
The Doctor
 
2010 The Genie in the Bottle (short)
Narrator
 
2008 Little Britain USA (TV series)
Narrator
– Episode #1.6 (2008) … Narrator (voice)
– Episode #1.5 (2008) … Narrator (voice)
– Episode #1.4 (2008) … Narrator (voice)
– Episode #1.3 (2008) … Narrator (voice)
– Episode #1.2 (2008) … Narrator (voice)
See all 6 episodes »
 
2007-2008 The Beeps (TV series)
Narrator
– The Great Pink Sunset (2008) … Narrator (voice)
– Twinkleberry Pie (2008) … Narrator (voice)
– Leafy's Hoe (2008) … Narrator (voice)
– Home Sweet Home (2008) … Narrator (voice)
– Cure for Bossy (2008) … Narrator (voice)
See all 45 episodes »
 
2007 Marple: Towards Zero (TV movie)
Frederick Treves
 
2007 Little Britain: The Video Game (Video Game)
Narrator (voice)
 
2003-2006 Little Britain (TV series)
Narrator
– Little Britain Abroad: Part 2 (2006) … Narrator (voice)
– Little Britain Abroad: Part 1 (2006) … Narrator (voice)
– Episode #3.6 (2005) … Narrator (voice)
– Episode #3.5 (2005) … Narrator (voice)
– Episode #3.4 (2005) … Narrator (voice)
See all 23 episodes »
 
2006 The Wind in the Willows (TV movie)
Judge (uncredited)
 
2006 Little Britain: Live (video)
Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Little Britain: The Game (Video Game)
Narrator (voice)
 
2006 The Secret Show (TV series)
Robert Baron
– The Secret Room (2006) … Robert Baron (voice)
 
2004-2005 Monarch of the Glen (TV series)
Donald MacDonald
– Episode #7.6 (2005) … Donald MacDonald
– Episode #7.3 (2005) … Donald MacDonald
– Episode #7.1 (2005) … Donald MacDonald
– Episode #6.10 (2004) … Donald MacDonald
– Episode #6.9 (2004) … Donald MacDonald
See all 12 episodes »
 
2005 Cold Winter (Video Game)
John Gray (voice)
 
2005 Heretic Kingdoms: The Inquisition (Video Game)
Narrator (voice: English version)
 
2005 Sprung! The Magic Roundabout
Zeebad (voice: English version)
 
2004 The Little Reindeer (TV short)
Santa Claus (voice)
 
2004 Sudeki (Video Game)
Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
2003 Fort Boyard (TV series)
Captain Baker
– Episode #5.1 (2003) … Captain Baker
 
2003 Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior (Video Game)
Narrator (voice)
 
2003 Strange (TV series)
Father Bernard
– Asmoth (2003) … Father Bernard
 
2003 2DTV (TV series)
Doctor Who
– Episode #4.1 (2003) … Doctor Who (voice) (uncredited)
 
2003 Swiss Toni (TV series)
Derek Asquith
– Cars Don't Make You Fat (2003) … Derek Asquith
 
2000-2001 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (TV series)
Prof. Wyvern
– The Glorious Butranekh (2001) … Prof. Wyvern
– Marshall and Snellgrove (2001) … Prof. Wyvern
– Painkillers (2001) … Prof. Wyvern
– O Happy Isle (2001) … Prof. Wyvern
– Revenge of the Bog People (2001) … Prof. Wyvern
See all 10 episodes »
 
2001 Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising (Video Game)
The Narrator (voice)
 
2001 Fun at the Funeral Parlour (TV series)
Quimby
– The Jaws of Doom (2001) … Quimby
 
2000 Dungeons & Dragons
Halvarth
 
2000 The Canterbury Tales (TV series)
Simpkin
– The Journey Back (2000) … Simpkin (voice)
 
2000 Max Bear (TV series)
Max Bear (voice)
 
2000 Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future (Video Game)
Narrator (voice)
 
1998 Backtime
Sarge
 
1997 Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors (Video Game)
The Doctor (voice)
 
1992-1995 Medics (TV series)
Prof. Geoffrey Hoyt, general surgeon / Geoffrey Hoyt
– Love Lies Bleeding (1995) … Prof. Geoffrey Hoyt, general surgeon
– Living and Lying (1995) … Prof. Geoffrey Hoyt, general surgeon
– Running on Empty (1995) … Prof. Geoffrey Hoyt, general surgeon
– In Sickness and in Health (1995) … Prof. Geoffrey Hoyt, general surgeon
– Breaking Point (1995) … Prof. Geoffrey Hoyt, general surgeon
See all 34 episodes »
 
1994 The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.6 (1994)
 
1993 Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (TV short)
The Fourth Doctor
 
1992 Cluedo (TV series)
Prof. Plum
– Deadly Dowry (1992) … Prof. Plum
– And Then There Were Nuns (1992) … Prof. Plum
– Murder in Merry England (1992) … Prof. Plum
– Blackmail and the Fourth Estate (1992) … Prof. Plum
– Scared to Death (1992) … Prof. Plum
See all 6 episodes »
 
1992 Screen Two (TV series)
Sir Lionel Sweeting
– The Law Lord (1992) … Sir Lionel Sweeting
 
1992 Doctor Who: Shada (video)
The Doctor / Narrator
 
1991 Selling Hitler (TV mini-series)
Manfred Fischer
– Episode #1.5 (1991) … Manfred Fischer
– Episode #1.4 (1991) … Manfred Fischer
– Episode #1.3 (1991) … Manfred Fischer
– Episode #1.2 (1991) … Manfred Fischer
 
1990 The Silver Chair (TV series)
Puddleglum
– Episode #1.4 (1990) … Puddleglum
– Episode #1.3 (1990) … Puddleglum
– Episode #1.2 (1990) … Puddleglum
 
1986 The Kenny Everett Television Show (TV series)
– Episode #4.1 (1986)
 
1986 The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (TV series)
Father Ferguson
 
1986 Roland Rat: The Series (TV series)
BBC 3 Presenter / Doctor Who
– Episode #1.2 (1986) … Doctor Who / BBC 3 Presenter
 
1986 Black-Adder II (TV series)
Captain Rum
– Potato (1986) … Captain Rum
 
1984 The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (TV movie)
Sir Guy de Gisbourne
 
1984 Remington Steele (TV series)
Anatole Blaylock
– Hounded Steele (1984) … Anatole Blaylock
 
1984 The Passionate Pilgrim (short)
Sir Tom
 
1983 Jemima Shore Investigates (TV series)
Dr. Norman Ziegler
– Doctor Ziegler's Casebook (1983) … Dr. Norman Ziegler
 
1982 The Hound of the Baskervilles (TV mini-series)
Sherlock Holmes
– Episode #1.4 (1982) … Sherlock Holmes
– Episode #1.3 (1982) … Sherlock Holmes
– Episode #1.2 (1982) … Sherlock Holmes
– Episode #1.1 (1982) … Sherlock Holmes
 
1974-1981 Doctor Who (TV series)
Doctor Who
– Logopolis: Part 4 (1981) … Doctor Who
– Logopolis: Part 3 (1981) … Doctor Who
– Logopolis: Part 2 (1981) … Doctor Who
– Logopolis: Part 1 (1981) … Doctor Who
– The Keeper of Traken: Part 4 (1981) … Doctor Who
See all 173 episodes »
 
1980 The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (TV movie)
Hasan
 
1977 Piccadilly Circus (TV series)
Mark
– The Author of Beltraffio (1977) … Mark
 
1976 Nouvelles de Henry James (TV series)
Mark Ambient
– L'auteur de Beltraffio (1976) … Mark Ambient
 
1975 Jim'll Fix It (TV series)
The Doctor
– Episode dated 7 June 1975 (1975) … The Doctor
 
1974 The Mutations
Lynch
 
1974 Luther
Pope Leo X (uncredited)
 
1973 The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
Koura
 
1973 Frankenstein: The True Story (TV movie)
Sea Captain
 
1973 Arthur of the Britons (TV series)
Brandreth / Gavron
– Go Warily (1973) … Brandreth/Gavron
 
1973 The Vault of Horror
Moore (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
 
1973 Cari genitori
 
1972 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Dr. Ahmed el Kabir
– The Millionairess (1972) … Dr. Ahmed el Kabir
 
1972 The Canterbury Tales
Jenkin
 
1972 Jackanory (TV series)
The Storyteller
– The Iron Man (1972) … The Storyteller
 
1971 Nicholas and Alexandra
Rasputin
 
1970 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV series)
Site Foreman
– Like Any Other Friday... (1970) … Site Foreman
 
1969 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Corporal Schabe
– The Victims: Frontier (1969) … Corporal Schabe
 
1968 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Foreman / The Man
– Number 13 (1968) … Foreman
– The Attack (1968) … The Man
 
1968 Z Cars (TV series)
Harry Russell
– Hudson's Way: Part 2 (1968) … Harry Russell
– Hudson's Way: Part 1 (1968) … Harry Russell
 
1968 George and the Dragon (TV series)
Porter
– The 10:15 Train (1968) … Porter
 
1968 Market in Honey Lane (TV series)
Doorman
– The Matchmakers (1968) … Doorman
 
1967 The Winter's Tale
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1976 Doctor Who (TV series)
– The Hand of Fear: Part 4 (1976) (additional material - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (58 titles)
2011 Time Shift (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
– Epic: A Cast of Thousands! (2011) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2010 In Confidence (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Tom Baker (2010) … Himself
 
2008 The Girls Aloud Party (TV movie)
Himself (voice)
 
1998-2008 Have I Got News for You (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest Presenter
– Episode #36.3 (2008) … Himself - Guest Presenter
– Episode #16.8 (1998) … Himself
 
2008 Comedy Connections (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Little Britain (2008) … Himself
 
2008 The Rise and Fall of Gallifrey (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2007 A Darker Side (video short)
Himself/The Doctor (also archive footage)
 
2007 A Matter of Time (video documentary)
Himself/The Doctor (also archive footage)
 
2007 Hammer Horror (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Planetary Performance: Acting in Doctor Who (video short)
Himself / The Doctor (also archive footage)
 
2007 Perfect Night In (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Frost and Pegg's Perfect Night In (2007) … Himself
– Lucas and Walliams' Perfect Night In (2007) … Himself
 
2007 The Dame Edna Treatment (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Are Friends Electric (video short)
Himself
 
2007 The Crowded TARDIS (video short)
Himself
 
2007 A New Body at Last (video)
Himself
 
2006 Ultimate Sci-Fi Quiz (Video Game)
Himself - Presenter
 
2006 Changing Time (video)
Himself
 
2006 Genesis of a Classic (video)
Himself
 
2006 Today with Des and Mel (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 February 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 January 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2005 Little Documentary (video documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 Shameful Secrets of the 70s (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
2005 Magical Voices (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Re-Imagining the Magic (video documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2005 The Sound of Magic (video documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2005 The Magic of Music (video documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2005 Doctor Who Confidential (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The World of Who (2005) … Himself
– Weird Science (2005) … Himself
– Special Effects (2005) … Himself
– The Dark Side (2005) … Himself
– I Get a Side-Kick Out of You (2005) … Himself
See all 7 episodes »
 
2005 Rewriting History (TV series documentary)
Narrator
 
2005 Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2005 'Doctor Who': A New Dimension (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 GMTV (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 September 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The Heaven and Earth Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 September 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 A New Beginning (video documentary short)
Himself/The Doctor (also archive footage)
 
2004 Terry & Liz (TV documentary short)
Narrator
 
2003 The Story of 'Doctor Who' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Top 10 Comic Book Heroes (TV documentary)
Himself/Host
 
2001 Top Ten (TV series documentary)
Himself - Host
– TV Sci-Fi (2001) … Himself - Host
 
2001 Alter Ego (TV short)
Himself
 
2000 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Tom Baker (2000) … Himself
 
1999 Adventures in Space and Time (TV special documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Carnival of Monsters (TV special)
Himself
 
1992-1997 This Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 September 1997 (1997) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 April 1992 (1992) … Himself
 
1997 Century: Scandal! (video documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
1994 Equinox (TV series)
Narrator
– Rave New World (1994) … Narrator
 
1993 The Diary of Jack the Ripper: Beyond Reasonable Doubt? (video documentary)
Narrator
 
1991 Doctor... Who on Earth Is Tom Baker (video documentary)
Himself/Interviewer/Man on Bicycle/Man in Jeep
 
1991 'Doctor Who': The Tom Baker Years (video documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Hyperland (TV documentary)
Tom
 
1989 Myth Makers Vol. 8: Tom Baker (video documentary)
Himself
 
1986 'Doctor Who' Who's Who (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1976-1980 Nationwide (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 October 1980 (1980) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 October 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1978 The Book Tower (TV series)
Himself - Presenter
 
1977 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 June 1977 (1977) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 May 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1977 The Lively Arts (TV series documentary)
Himself / The Doctor
– Whose Dr. Who (1977) … Himself/The Doctor (also archive footage)
 
1976 Multi-Coloured Swap Shop (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1976) … Himself
 
1973 Disney Time (TV movie)
Himself - Guest Host
 
1972 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 January 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.75 (1971) … Himself
 
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2008-2011 Doctor Who (TV series)
 
2011 Come in Number Five (video documentary)
The Doctor (uncredited)
 
2009-2010 The Sarah Jane Adventures (TV series)
 
2010 BBC Proms (TV series)
 
2010 Great TV Mistakes (TV documentary)
The Doctor (uncredited)
 
2010 Into the Unknown: The Making of 'Underworld' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Who Wants to Live Forever? (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2009 Doctor Who Confidential (TV series documentary)
 
2009 The Dreaming (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2009 All Abroad the Starliner (TV short)
The Doctor
 
2009 The Vampire Lovers 2009 (video short)
The Doctor
 
2008 Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments (TV documentary)
Captain Rum (uncredited)
 
2008 The Ties That Bind Us (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2008 New Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Celebration (video)
Himself
 
2008 The Cyber Story (video short)
The Doctor
 
2008 Out of Time (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2007 Davros Connections (video documentary)
The Doctor
 
2007 Defining Shadows (video short)
The Doctor
 
2007 Double Trouble (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2007 The Humans of Tara (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2007 Philip Madoc: A Villain for All Seasons (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2007 Getting Blood from the Stones (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2007 Parrot Fashion (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2007 Directing 'Who': Michael Hayes (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2007 Directing 'Who': Ken Grieve (video short)
The Doctor
 
2007 Terror Nation (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2007 Would I Lie to You? (TV series)
 
2007 Mouth on Legs (video short)
The Doctor
 
2007 Jackie Magazine: A Girl's Best Friend (TV documentary)
The Doctor (uncredited)
 
2007 Being Nice to Each Other (video short)
The Doctor
 
2007 Return of the Master (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2006 Built for War (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2006 Love Off-Air (video short)
The Doctor
 
2006 The Dalek Tapes (video)
The Doctor
 
2005 Paris in the Springtime (video)
The Doctor
 
2005 Paddy Russell: A Life in Television (video short)
The Doctor
 
2005 Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction (video short)
The Doctor
 
2004 Directing 'Who': Peter Moffatt (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2003 Behind the Sofa (video documentary)
The Doctor
 
2003 Celebrity Naked Ambition (TV documentary)
 
2003 Serial Thrillers (video documentary short)
The Doctor
 
2003 Osirian Gothic (video documentary short)
The Doctor (uncredited)
 
2002 The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You' (video)
Himself
 
2001 The 100 Greatest TV Characters (TV special documentary)
The Doctor (uncredited)
 
2001 Longleat 83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (video)
Himself
 
1993 'Doctor Who': Thirty Years in the Tardis (TV documentary)
The Doctor/Himself
 
1992 Resistance Is Useless (TV documentary)
The Doctor
 
1982-1984 Doctor Who (TV series)
 
1977 Multi-Coloured Swap Shop (TV series)
 

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In the 1970s co-wrote unpublished screenplay for a Doctor Who movie titled Doctor Who Meets Scratchman. Baker wanted Vincent Price to play Scratchman. See more »

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3 Biographical Movies  | 1 Print Biography  | 6 Interviews  | 4 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

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Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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He was the big link in changing my entire life really because it was he who decided to cast me in Doctor Who. It was left down to Barry Letts deciding to employ me or not. He was very anxious at the time because replacing Jon Pertwee was considered a big hurdle. He filled me with great confidence... See more »

Trivia:

Tom was a largely unknown, unemployed actor who had actually written to the BBC seeking work shortly before he was cast in his most famous role, as the star of Doctor Who. His appointment as Jon Pertwee's successor came after series producer Barry Letts had already considered for the role more famous actors Jim Dale... See more »

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