Tom Baker (I)

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The English character actor Tom Baker is best known for his record-setting seven-year stint as the ...

Born: January 20, 1934

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Known For

Doctor Who Doctor Who (1974-1984)
Nicholas and Alexandra Rasputin (1971)
Monarch of the Glen Donald MacDonald (2004-2005)
Known For

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad Koura (1973)
Actor

Shadows: Awakening Krenze (2018)
Doctor Who: Shada The Doctor (2017)
Disappear Narrator (2017)
Star Wars Rebels The Bendu (2016-2017)
Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet Sebastian J. Coot (2016)
Ewan's Doctor Who (Fan-Film) The Doctor (2015)
Little Britain Sketch Narrator (2015)
Doctor Who The Doctor (2013)
Saving Santa Santa (2013)
Break Glass in Case Of... Monica (2013)
Lindalee's Doctor Who Review Guest (2012)
The Genie in the Bottle Narrator (2010)
Little Britain USA Narrator (2008)
The Beeps Narrator (2007-2008)
Agatha Christie's Marple Frederick Treves (2007)
Little Britain: The Video Game Narrator (2007)
Little Britain Narrator (2003-2006)
The Wind in the Willows Judge (2006)
Little Britain: Live Narrator (2006)
Little Britain: The Game Narrator (2006)
The Secret Show Robert Baron (2006)
A History of Flight Narrator (2006)
Monarch of the Glen Donald MacDonald (2004-2005)
MediEvil: Resurrection Narrator / Grim Reaper (2005)
Cold Winter John Gray (2005)
Heretic Kingdoms: The Inquisition Narrator (2005)
Dougal Zeebad (2005)
The Little Reindeer Santa Claus (2004)
Sudeki Opening Narrator (2004)
Fort Boyard Captain Baker (2003)
Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior Narrator (2003)
Strange Father Bernard (2003)
Swiss Toni Derek Asquith (2003)
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) Prof. Wyvern (2000-2001)
Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising The Narrator (2001)
Fun at the Funeral Parlour Quimby (2001)
Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future Narrator (2000)
Dungeons & Dragons Halvarth (2000)
The Canterbury Tales Simpkin (2000)
Max Bear Max Bear (2000)
Silver Narrator (1999)
Backtime Sarge (1998)
Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors The Doctor (1997)
Medics Prof. Geoffrey Hoyt, general surgeon (1992-1995)
The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show (1994)
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time The Doctor (1993)
Doctor Who: Shada Doctor Who / Narrator (1992)
Cluedo Professor Plum (1992)
Screen Two Sir Lionel Sweeting (1992)
Selling Hitler Manfred Fischer (1991)
The Silver Chair Puddleglum (1990)
Tales of Aesop Narrator (1990)
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil Father Ferguson (1986)
The Kenny Everett Television Show (1986)
Roland Rat: The Series Doctor Who (1986)
Blackadder II Captain Rum (1986)
Jackanory The Storyteller (1985)
The Passionate Pilgrim Sir Tom (1984)
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood Sir Guy de Gisbourne (1984)
Remington Steele Anatole Blaylock (1984)
Jemima Shore Investigates Dr. Norman Ziegler (1983)
The Hound of the Baskervilles Sherlock Holmes (1982)
Doctor Who Doctor Who (1974-1981)
Another World (1980)
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb Hasan (1980)
Good King Memorex Doctor Who (1979)
White Powder Christmas Doctor Who (1978)
Piccadilly Circus Mark (1977)
Nouvelles de Henry James Mark Ambient (1976)
Jim'll Fix It The Doctor (1975)
The Mutations Lynch (1974)
Luther Pope Leo X (1974)
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad Koura (1973)
Frankenstein: The True Story Sea Captain (1973)
Arthur of the Britons Brandreth (1973)
The Vault of Horror Moore (segment "Drawn and Quartered") (1973)
Cari genitori (1973)
BBC Play of the Month Dr. Ahmed el Kabir - Egyptian Doctor (1972)
The Canterbury Tales Jenkin (1972)
Nicholas and Alexandra Rasputin (1971)
Softly Softly: Task Force Site Foreman (1970)
Thirty-Minute Theatre Corporal Schabe (1969)
Dixon of Dock Green Foreman (1968)
Z Cars Harry Russell (1968)
George and the Dragon Porter (1968)
Honey Lane Doorman (1968)
Trapped Porter (1967)
Actor

The Winter's Tale Minor Role (1967)
Writer

Doctor Who (1976)
Archive footage

The Secret Story of the BBC Christmas Tapes (2018)
Doctor Who (2008-2017)
Doctor Who: The Fan Show (2015-2016)
Lego Dimensions (2015)
The Ten Doctors (2009-2015)
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion (2014)
Top of the Pops: The Story of 1979 (2014)
Doctor Who and the Shada Man (2013)
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013)
12 Again (2013)
The Culture Show (2005-2013)
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor (2013)
Geek Crash Course (2013)
Being a Girl (2013)
Nice or Nasty?: The Making of Vengeance on Varos (2012)
Tales of Television Centre (2012)
The Nightmare of TV Centre (2012)
The Village That Came to Life (2012)
Jacqueline Hill: A Life in Pictures (2011)
Running from the Taxman (2011)
Phelous & the Movies (2011)
Come in Number Five (2011)
The Sarah Jane Adventures (2009-2010)
BBC Proms (2010)
Great TV Mistakes (2010)
Doctor Who: Team Erato (2010)
Into the Unknown: The Making of 'Underworld' (2010)
Lalla's Wardrobe: A Frockumentary (2009)
All Aboard the Starliner: The Making of 'Full Circle' (2009)
The Vampire Lovers: The Making of 'State of Decay' (2009)
The Dreaming (2009)
Doctor Who Confidential (2006-2009)
Who Wants to Live Forever? (2009)
Cybermen (2009)
The Cyber Story (2008)
Out of Time (2008)
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments (2008)
Designs on Karn (2008)
Getting a Head (2008)
The Ties That Bind Us (2008)
New Heroes of Comedy (2008)
Celebration (2008)
Davros Connections (2007)
There's Something About Mary (2007)
Philip Madoc: A Villain for All Seasons (2007)
The Humans of Tara (2007)
Double Trouble (2007)
Directing 'Who': Michael Hayes (2007)
Defining Shadows (2007)
Weird Science (2007)
The Ribos File (2007)
Parrot Fashion (2007)
Getting Blood from the Stones (2007)
Family Guy (2007)
Terror Nation: Terry Nation and Doctor Who (2007)
Directing 'Who': Ken Grieve (2007)
Would I Lie to You? (2007)
Mouth on Legs (2007)
Jackie Magazine: A Girl's Best Friend (2007)
Being Nice to Each Other: Making 'The Keeper of Traken' (2007)
The Return of the Master (2007)
Built for War (2006)
Love Off-Air (2006)
Screenwipe (2006)
The Dalek Tapes (2006)
Tom Baker's Beyond Belief! (2005)
Paris in the Springtime (2005)
Paddy Russell: A Life in Television (2005)
Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction (2005)
Serial Thrillers (2004)
Osirian Gothic (2004)
Directing 'Who': Peter Moffatt (2004)
Putting the Shock Into 'Earthshock' (2003)
Behind the Sofa: Robert Holmes and Doctor Who (2003)
Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003)
The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You' (2002)
The Greatest (2001)
Longleat 83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (2001)
Doctor Who: 30 Years in the Tardis (1993)
Doctor Who: The Pertwee Years (1992)
Resistance Is Useless (1992)
The Making of Doctor Who (1988)
Doctor Who (1982-1984)
Archive footage

Multi-Coloured Swap Shop (1977-1982)
Blue Peter (1980)

Awards

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes.

Did You Know

Trivia

At 6'3", he was the tallest actor to play the Doctor in Doctor Who (1963). His immediate predecessor, Jon Pertwee, was marginally shorter at 6'2".

I've never had a problem with the fame thing, but as I get older I feel I am starting to look less and less like Tom Baker. People used to mistake me for Shirley Williams, but now they just seem to mistake me for my Great Auntie Molly.

Trademark

His eccentric, humorous and garrulous personality

Star Sign

Aquarius

Personal Details

Born

Thomas Stewart Baker
January 20, 1934
Liverpool, England, UK

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)

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