Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1959
- Works
- 32
Top works
- Dr. Who and the Pescatons
- Embracing risk
- Scary Urban Legends
- Tokyo Chic Chic Collection
- Midwest Maniacs
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Liverpool, England, UK
Thomas Stewart "Tom" Baker (born 20 January 1934) is a British actor and comedian. He is best known for playing the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction television series, Doctor Who, a role he played from 1974–1981.
Known for
- Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War — Doctor Who (archive footage) (uncredited)2025
- Worlds Within: The Life of Ian Marter — Self2025
- A Christmas Carol - A Filmed Radio Play Live on Stage — Jacob Marley2025
- Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death — The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)2024
- Doctor Who at the Proms — The Doctor (4) (archive footage)2024
- Darkness & Light: The Life of Graham Williams — Self2024
- Doctor Who: Leela vs. The Time War — The Doctor (archive footage)2024
- Talking Doctor Who — Self / The Doctor (4) (archive footage)2023
- Tales of the Tardis — The Doctor2023
- Doctor Who: Out of Time — The 4th Doctor2022
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,475
- Total plays
- 16,484
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More than one artist has the name Tom Baker. (1) Tom Baker is a British character actor, perhaps best known for the seven series he put in as the Doctor in long-running BBC sci-fi program "Doctor Who." Recently voted the fourth most recognizable voice in the UK (after Queen Elizabeth, Tony Blair, and Margaret Thatcher), Baker later became sought-after for commercial voice-overs (the outtakes from one, an ad for Symphony furniture, has become notorious for its profanity and general comedy) <a hr
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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· 1993 · cited 29,125x
- A Global Measure of Perceived Stress
· 1983 · cited 25,145x
- The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)
· 2016 · cited 22,708x
- A New Equation to Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate
· 2009 · cited 22,227x
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Key facts
- Born
- Thomas Stewart Baker , ( 1934-01-20 ) 20 January 1934 (age 92) , Liverpool , England
- Alma mater
- Rose Bruford College
- Occupations
- Actor writer
- Years active
- 1966–present
- Spouses
- Anna Wheatcroft ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1961 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 1966 ) Lalla Ward ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. December 1980</span>"}]]}'>1980 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. April 1982</span>"}]]}'>1982 ) Sue Jerrard ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1 April 1986</span>"}]]}'>1986 )
- Website
- tombakerofficial .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 20 January 1934
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tom
- Family name
- Baker
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Liverpool
- Spouse
- Lalla Ward
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- University of Washington
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
Thomas Stewart Baker (born 20 January 1934) is an English actor and writer. He is best known for playing the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who from 1974 to 1981, making him the longest-serving actor in the role.
Raised devoutly Catholic in Liverpool, Baker initially sought to become a cleric before turning to acting. He joined the National Theatre company in 1968. His first major film role was as Grigori Rasputin in Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), for which he was nominated for two Golden Globes. Following supporting roles in genre films such as The Vault of Horror and The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (both 1973), he was working part-time on a building site when he was cast as the lead in Doctor Who (1974–1981). Baker, who incorporated his own eccentric personality into the Doctor, became highly popular with audiences in the United Kingdom and abroad. His incarnation is often considered the best and most quintessential of the programme's classic series.
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