ACTOR
Sylvester McCoy
Known for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey · The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies · The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Sylvester McCoy (born Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith; 20 August 1943) is a Scottish actor and physical comedian. He is best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1987 to 1989—the final Doctor of the original run—and briefly returning in a television film in 1996. He is also known for his work as Radagast in The Hobbit film series (2012—2014).
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- Born
- Aug 20, 1943
- Birthplace
- Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Sylvester McCoy (born Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith; 20 August 1943) is a Scottish actor and physical comedian. He is best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1987 to 1989—the final Doctor of the original run—and briefly returning in a television film in 1996. He is also known for his work as Radagast in The Hobbit film series (2012—2014).
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Known For
MOVIE
The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyRadagast the Brown · 2012
★ 7.4
★ 7.4
MOVIE
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesRadagast the Brown · 2014
★ 7.3
★ 7.3
MOVIE
The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugRadagast the Brown · 2013
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
Doctor WhoThe Doctor · 1963
★ 7.9
★ 7.9
TV
Father BrownDr. Angus McClurgy · 2013
★ 7.7
★ 7.7
TV
CasualtyKev the Rev · 1986
★ 6.2
★ 6.2
MOVIE
The Five(ish) Doctors RebootSelf · 2013
★ 7.8
★ 7.8
TV
The Bill1 eps · 1984
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
Filmography
Movies
The Ken Campbell RoadshowSelf
1971
Big Jim and the Figaro ClubTurps
1979
DraculaWalter
1979
The Secret Policeman's BallVarious Roles
1979
Electric in the CityKerwin
1980
The PanoptiCon Tapes VI
1986
Doctor Who: Delta and the BannermenThe Doctor
1987
Doctor Who: DragonfireThe Doctor
1987
Doctor Who: Paradise TowersThe Doctor
1987
Doctor Who: Time and the RaniThe Doctor
1987
Three Kinds of HeatHarry Pimm
1987
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the DaleksThe Doctor
1988
Doctor Who: Silver NemesisThe Doctor
1988
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the GalaxyThe Doctor
1988
Doctor Who: The Happiness PatrolThe Doctor
1988
The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
1988
Doctor Who: BattlefieldThe Doctor
1989
Doctor Who: Ghost LightThe Doctor
1989
Doctor Who: SurvivalThe Doctor
1989
Doctor Who: The Curse of FenricThe Doctor
1989
Search Out SpaceThe Doctor
1990
The PanoptiCon Tapes II
1990
The PanoptiCon Tapes III
1990
The PanoptiCon Tapes IV
1990
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
1990
Doctor Who: The Hartnell YearsSelf - Presenter
1991
The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main Event
1991
Thrill Kill Video ClubSpoons
1991
The Children's Royal Variety PerformanceThe Wizard
1992
30 Years in the TARDISHimself
1993
Doctor Who: Dimensions in TimeThe 7th Doctor
1993
I Was That MonsterHimself
1993
Police 5: The MasterThe Doctor (archive footage)
1993
The Airzone SolutionAnthony Stanwick
1993
PROBE: The Zero ImperativeDr. Colin Dove
1994
Stranger than Fiction
1994
Leapin' LeprechaunsFlynn
1995
Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen
1995
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
1995
Bidding Adieu: A Video DiarySelf
1996Bidding Adieu: A Video DiaryCamera Operator
1996Bidding Adieu: A Video DiaryDirector
1996
Doctor WhoThe Doctor
1996G
GhostlandsEdward Parfitt
1996
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!Presenter
1996
Spellbreaker: Secret of the LeprechaunsFlynn
1996
Beyond FearMichael Samms
1997
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
Adventures in Space and TimeHimself
1999
The Mumbo JumboMr. Tallman
2000
You: Story and Glory of a MasterpieceMuseum attendant / Vasilij Grossman
2000
Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet?The Foot Doctor
2001
Then & Now
2001
Doctor Who: Death Comes to TimeThe Doctor
2002
My Doctor Who Diary
2002
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
Collectormania 7Self
2005
Doctor Who: A New DimensionSelf
2005
Manilla EnvelopesDuncan
2006
Davros Connections(archival footage)
2007
Doctor Who: EndgameSelf
2007
Doctor Who: The Next DoctorThe Doctor (7) (archive footage)
2008
King LearThe Fool
2008
The Last Chance Saloon
2010
The Name'sh McCoy Shylveshter McCoy
2010
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
2011
EldoradoGeneral Zwick
2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyRadagast the Brown
2012
The Inspector ChroniclesUncle Roderick
2012
Doctor Who at the PromsThe Doctor (7) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013
Doctor Who ExplainedSelf
2013
Doctor Who Live: The AfterpartySelf
2013
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDISSelf
2013
Doctor Who: The Day of the DoctorThe Doctor (7) (archive footage)
2013
The Christmas CandleEdward Haddington
2013
The Five(ish) Doctors RebootSelf
2013
The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugRadagast the Brown
2013
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter DavisonSelf
2014
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesRadagast the Brown
2014
The Seventeenth KindRusty
2014
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River SongThe Doctor (7) (picture) (uncredited)
2015
Punk Strut: The MovieDJ
2016
SlumberAmado
2017
BeautyHenry
2018
Hangover in Death ValleyGeneral Zwick (archive footage)
2018
The Doctors: Monsters!
2018
The Circuit
2019
The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years
2019
Conjuring: The Book of the DeadBook Seller (archive footage)
2020
Lost at ChristmasErnie
2020
The Big Night InSelf
2020
The OwnersRichard Huggins
2020
Christmas with StrangersSelf
2021
Doctor Who: 24 CaratThe Doctor
2021
In Conversation: Sylvester McCoySelf
2021
Bug-Eyed Monsters Invade the Earth!Klakk (voice)
2022
The MunstersIgor
2022
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2Self
2023
NecronomiconBook Seller (archive footage)
2023
Sylvester McCoy UncutHimself
2023
Talking Doctor WhoSelf / The Doctor (7) (archive footage)
2023
The Adventures of Sleepy The Magical Bear: The MovieKnibbles the Beaver (voice)
2023
Doctor Who at the PromsThe Doctor (7) (archive footage)
2024
The Apocalypse BoxPeter Mann
2024
Dead Before They WakeEvan
2025
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality WarThe Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
The HeartsmithUmbrella Man
2025
BananacideDr. Brunswick
Sylvester: Who's the Real McCoy?Self
Sylvester: Who's the Real McCoy?Executive Producer
Television
Doctor WhoThe Doctor · 42 eps
1963
Vision On121 eps
1964
PlayhouseKerwin · 1 eps
1974
Tiswas302 eps
1974FT
For the Love of Albert5 eps
1977
An Audience with...Self · 1 eps
1978TY
Turning Year TalesTurps · 1 eps
1979BJ
Big Jim and the Figaro ClubTurps · 5 eps
1981
DramaramaDonald · 1 eps
1983
The Bill1 eps
1984
The Last Place on EarthLt. 'Birdie' Bowers · 7 eps
1985
CasualtyKev the Rev · 1 eps
1986CasualtyAshley Millington · 1 eps
1986
Doctor Who Then & NowDoctor Who · 1 eps
1987
Going Live!Self · 2 eps
1987IW
It's Wicked1 eps
1987TL
The Lowdown1 eps
1988
Frank Stubbs PromotesAngus · 1 eps
1993
GMTVSelf · 2 eps
1993SC
Space CadetsSelf · 2 eps
1997
The History of Tom Jones: A FoundlingMr, Dowling · 5 eps
1997
Still Game1 eps
2002
Doctor Who Confidential9 eps
2005
MayoReverend Beaver · 1 eps
2006
Pointless CelebritiesSelf · 1 eps
2011
Doctor Who: The Doctors RevisitedSelf · 11 eps
2013
Father BrownDr. Angus McClurgy · 1 eps
2013
CrimsMr Dunlop · 1 eps
2015
Thunderbirds Are Go!Aezethril the Wizard (voice) · 1 eps
2015
The Real Marigold HotelSelf · 3 eps
2016
ZappedLord Protector · 3 eps
2016
Doctor Who: Behind the SofaSelf · 25 eps
2018
Tales of the TardisThe Doctor · 1 eps
2023Photos
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