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Colin Baker
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Colin Baker

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Colin Baker (born 8 June 1943) is an English actor who played Paul Merroney in the BBC drama series The Brothers from 1974 to 1976 and the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1984 to 1986. Baker's tenure as the Doctor proved to be a controversial era for the series, which included a hiatus in production and his subsequent replacement on the orders of BBC executive…

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Born
Jun 8, 1943
Birthplace
Waterloo, London, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

Colin Baker (born 8 June 1943) is an English actor who played Paul Merroney in the BBC drama series The Brothers from 1974 to 1976 and the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1984 to 1986. Baker's tenure as the Doctor proved to be a controversial era for the series, which included a hiatus in production and his subsequent replacement on the orders of BBC executive Michael Grade.

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Known For

TVDoctor Who
Doctor WhoCommander Maxil · 1963
★ 7.9
TVHustle
HustlePhil · 2004
★ 7.7
TVCasualty
CasualtyColin Miles · 1986
★ 6.2
TVJonathan Creek
Jonathan CreekHedley Shale · 1997
★ 7.6
MOVIEThe Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
The Five(ish) Doctors RebootSelf · 2013
★ 7.8
TVI'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!Self · 2002
★ 6.0
TVDoctor Who Confidential
Doctor Who Confidential10 eps · 2005
★ 8.0
TVKingdom
KingdomMr. Dodds · 2007
★ 7.1

Filmography

Movies

Dangerous Davies: The Last DetectiveWilliam Lind
1981
Doctor Who: Arc of InfinityCommander Maxil
1983
Doctor Who: The Caves of AndrozaniThe Doctor
1984
Doctor Who: The Twin DilemmaThe Doctor
1984
A Fix with SontaransThe Doctor
1985
Doctor Who: Attack of the CybermenThe Doctor
1985
Doctor Who: Revelation of the DaleksThe Doctor
1985
Doctor Who: The Mark of the RaniThe Doctor
1985
Doctor Who: The Two DoctorsThe Doctor
1985
Doctor Who: TimelashThe Doctor
1985
Doctor Who: Vengeance on VarosThe Doctor
1985
Doctor Who: MindwarpThe Doctor
1986
Doctor Who: Terror of the VervoidsThe Doctor
1986
Doctor Who: The Mysterious PlanetThe Doctor
1986
Doctor Who: The Ultimate FoeThe Doctor
1986
The PanoptiCon Tapes VI
1986
Who's Who
1986
The PanoptiCon Tapes II
1990
The PanoptiCon Tapes III
1990
The PanoptiCon Tapes IV
1990
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
1990
The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main Event
1991
The Stranger: Summoned by ShadowsThe Stranger
1991
Doctor Who: Cybermen - The Early YearsSelf - Host
1992
The Stranger: More Than a MessiahThe Stranger
1992
30 Years in the TARDISHimself
1993
Bigger Inside Than OutNarrator
1993
Doctor Who: Dimensions in TimeThe 6th Doctor
1993
The Airzone SolutionArnold Davies
1993
The Stranger: In Memory AloneThe Stranger
1993
Doctor Who: The Colin Baker YearsSelf - Presenter
1994
PROBE: The Zero ImperativePeter Russell
1994
Stranger than Fiction
1994
The Stranger: Breach of the PeaceThe Stranger / Soloman
1994
The Stranger: The Terror GameThe Stranger / Soloman
1994
Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen
1995
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
1995
The Stranger: Eye of the BeholderThe Stranger / Soloman
1995
Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up
1997
Adventures in Space and TimeHimself
1999
Carnival of Monsters
1999
Soul's ArkGalico
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the DesertChauvel
1999
The Harpist
1999
The Waiting TimeGiles Fleming
1999
The AsylumArbuthnot
2000
TravelWiseJonathan Pike
2000
The Home Whovian
2001
Doctor Who: Real TimeThe Doctor
2002
Adventures in Time and Spain(archive footage)
2003
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
Doctor Who: A New DimensionSelf
2005
Built for War: The Sontaran Story
2006
Lords and Luddites: Making 'The Mark of the Rani'
2006
Davros Connections(archival audio)
2007
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (documentary)
2007
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008
Doctor Who: The Next DoctorThe Doctor (6) (archive footage)
2008
Now, Get Out of That
2008
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
2008
The Ties That Bind UsThe Sixth Doctor / Commander Maxil (archive footage)
2008
Trials and Tribulations
2008
Doctor Who at the PromsThe Doctor (6) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013
Doctor Who Live: The AfterpartySelf
2013
Doctor Who Live: The Next DoctorSelf
2013
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDISSelf
2013
Doctor Who: The Day of the DoctorThe Doctor (6) (archive footage)
2013
The Five(ish) Doctors RebootSelf
2013
Doctor Who: The Ultimate CompanionSelf / The Doctor (archive footage)
2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter DavisonSelf
2014
Shadows of a StrangerWilliam Fallon
2014
A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens
2015
A Dozen SummersThe Narrator
2015
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River SongThe Doctor (6) (picture) (uncredited)
2015
Last Man on EarthProfessor James Friedkin
2016
Remembering Deborah WatlingSelf
2018
Doctor Who: The TrialSelf
2019
Showman: The Life of John Nathan-TurnerHimself
2019
The Doctor Who Cookbook RevisitedSelf
2019
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019
The Big Night InSelf
2020
The Ghosts of Borley RectoryCharles Sutton
2021
You Might Get LostConrad
2021
MinaciousDS Rawlins
2022
Buckle UpNick
2023
Christmas at the Holly Day InnBen
2023
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & ScandalsSelf - archive
2023
Secrets of a Wallaby BoyBruce (voice)
2023
Talking Doctor WhoSelf / The Doctor (6) (archive footage)
2023
Doctor Who at the PromsThe Doctor (6) (archive footage)
2024
A Christmas Carol - A Filmed Radio Play Live on StageEbenezer Scrooge
2025
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality WarThe Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
DB
Danny BoyFred

Television

Doctor WhoCommander Maxil · 3 eps
1963
Doctor WhoThe Doctor · 29 eps
1963
Public EyeTown Hall Clerk · 1 eps
1965
HE
Happy Ever AfterReceptionist · 1 eps
1969
The Mind of Mr. J.G. ReederReigate · 1 eps
1969
The Adventures of Don QuickRebel · 1 eps
1970
The Roads to FreedomClaude · 13 eps
1970
Cousin BetteCount Wenceslas Steinbock · 5 eps
1971
The BrothersPaul Merroney · 92 eps
1972
The EdwardiansJoseph Laycock · 1 eps
1972
The MoonstoneJohn Herncastle · 1 eps
1972
VillainsReporter · 1 eps
1972
War & PeaceAnatole Kuragin · 4 eps
1972
Orson Welles' Great MysteriesGeorge Barclay · 1 eps
1973
Fall of EaglesCrown Prince Willie · 1 eps
1974
The Carnforth PracticeBob Anderson · 1 eps
1974
Jim'll Fix ItDoctor Who · 1 eps
1975
Blake's 7Bayban · 1 eps
1978
Countdown6 eps
1982
WoganSelf · 1 eps
1982
SA
Swallows and Amazons Forever!Dr. Dudgeon · 8 eps
1984
Doctor Who's Who's WhoDoctor Who · 1 eps
1985
CasualtyColin Miles · 1 eps
1986
CasualtyDavid Vincent · 1 eps
1986
PM
Pebble MillSelf · 1 eps
1991
The StrangerThe Stranger · 8 eps
1991
GMTVSelf · 1 eps
1993
The KnockDonald Dewhurst · 3 eps
1994
The KnockDesmond Dewhurst · 1 eps
1994
A Dance to the Music of TimeCanon Fenneau · 4 eps
1997
Jonathan CreekHedley Shale · 1 eps
1997
SunburnJohn Buchanan · 1 eps
1999
Doctor Who: Real TimeThe Doctor · 6 eps
2002
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!Self · 13 eps
2002
The Afternoon PlayJudge · 1 eps
2003
HustlePhil · 1 eps
2004
Doctor Who Confidential10 eps
2005
KingdomMr. Dodds · 1 eps
2007
Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant · 1 eps
2011
Pointless CelebritiesSelf · 1 eps
2011
BC
BBC Comedy Feeds1 eps
2012
Doctor Who: The Doctors RevisitedSelf · 11 eps
2013
Tipping Point: Lucky StarsSelf - Contestant · 1 eps
2013
Doctor Who: Behind the SofaSelf · 46 eps
2018
Remembers…Self · 1 eps
2022
Tales of the TardisThe Doctor · 1 eps
2023

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