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Sylvester McCoy
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Sylvester McCoy is a male human born in 1943 in Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom. He works as an explorer and actor in stage, film, and television. His professional career began in 1965. He speaks English and identifies as an atheist.
McCoy was born posthumously. He holds United Kingdom citizenship. His name in his native language is Sylvester McCoy. He is recognized for his work in the acting department.
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Film & TV
Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
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…
Known for
- Dead Before They Wake — Evan2025
- The Heartsmith — Umbrella Man2025
- Doctor Who: Downtime — The Doctor2025
- Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War — The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)2025
- The Apocalypse Box — Peter Mann2024
- Doctor Who at the Proms — The Doctor (7) (archive footage)2024
- Necronomicon — Book Seller (archive footage)2023
- Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2 — Self2023
- Talking Doctor Who — Self / The Doctor (7) (archive footage)2023
- Sylvester McCoy Uncut — Himself2023
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Dunoon
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Official website
- www.sylvestermccoy.tv
- Image
- Sylvester McCoy 2014 (cropped).jpg
- Significant event
- posthumous birth
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- date of birth
- 1943-08-20
- Commons category
- Sylvester McCoy
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- social media followers
- 71726
- name in native language
- Sylvester McCoy
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