Tom Baker

Thomas Stewart Baker MBE (born 20 January 1934), who is known professionally by his credited stage name as Tom Baker, is an English character actor and writer. He is perhaps best known for his work by playing the Fourth Doctor in the long-running BBC science fiction television programme, Doctor Who.

Early life
Baker was born in Liverpool. His father was a sailor, and was Jewish. His mother was Roman Catholic. Baker was not very academic and struggled at school. He failed the eleven plus exam. Baker became a monk when he was 15. When he decided to change his life, he first worked in the Royal Army Medical Corps, and then as a construction worker.  He took up acting first as a hobby, then professionally.

Career
His first big part was as Grigori Rasputin in the 1971 movie, Nicholas and Alexandra. Baker is best known for playing the Fourth Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who. He played this role from 1974 to 1981. When he got the job, he was working on a building site, because it was hard to find work as an actor.

He is famous for playing the Doctor longer than any other actor. His version of the character is probably the best remembered by many people. As he thought of himself as a role model for children, he would always pretend to be the Doctor in real life, and sign autographs for them. He did not like to see too much violence in Doctor Who. He once changed the script so the Doctor threatened a character with a jelly baby instead of a knife.

He was a narrator for the comedy sketch show Little Britain.

Baker has had many jobs as a voiceover artist.  He is very recognized for his voice. In a 2005 survey of British adults, Baker's voice was the fourth most recognisable after the Queen, Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher.BT Bring in the voice of Baker

Works
Movies

 Year Title Role Notes 1968  The Winter's Tale  The bear  1971  Nicholas and Alexandra  Rasputin  1972  The Canterbury Tales  Jenkin  1973  Cari Genitori  Karl  1973  The Vault of Horror  Moore  1973  Luther  Pope Leo X  Doesn't appear in some versions of the film 1973  Frankenstein: The True Story  Sea captain  1973  The Golden Voyage of Sinbad  Koura  1974  The Mutations  Lynch  1980  The Curse of King Tut's Tomb  Hasan  1984  The Passionate Pilgrim  Sir Tom  Short film 1984  The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood  Sir Guy de Gisbourne  1998  Backtime  Sarge  2000  Dungeons & Dragons  Halvarth  2005  The Magic Roundabout  Zeebad  2010  The Genie in the Bottle  Narrator  Short film 2011  Jacqueline Hill: A Life in Pictures  The Doctor  2012  Saving Santa  Santa Claus  Voice

Television
 Year Title Role Notes 1968  Dixon of Dock Green  The man  Episode: "The Attack" 1968  Market in Honey Lane  Doorman  Episode: "The Matchmakers" 1968  George and the Dragon  Porter  Episode: "The 10:15 Train" 1968  Z-Cars  Harry Russell  Episode: "Hudson's Way" 1968  Dixon of Dock Green  Foreman  Episode: "Number 13" 1969  Thirty-Minute Theatre  Corporal Schabe  Episode: "The Victims: Frontier" 1970  Softly, Softly  Site foreman  Episode: "Like Any Other Friday" 1972  Play of the Month  Dr. Ahmed el Kabir  Episode: "The Millionairess" 1973  Arthur of the Britons  Brandreth / Gavron  Episode: "Go Warily" 1974–1981  Doctor Who  The Doctor  172 episodes 1975  Jim'll Fix It  The Doctor  1 episode 1976  Piccadilly Circus  Mark Ambient  1977  Nouvelles de Henry James  Mark Ambient  1978  Late Night Story  Host  4 episodesscreenonline: Late Night Story, 17 January 2008 1979  The Book Tower  Presenter  22 episodes 1982  The Hound of the Baskervilles  Sherlock Holmes  1983  Jemima Shore Investigates  Dr. Norman Ziegler  Episode: "Dr. Ziegler's Casebook" 1983  Doctor Who  The Doctor  Episode: "The Five Doctors" 1984  Remington Steele  Anatole Blaylock  Episode: "Hounded Steele" 1985  Jackanory  Storyteller  Episode: "The Iron Man" 1986  The Life and Loves of a She-Devil  Father Ferguson  1986  Blackadder II  Captain Redbeard Rum  Episode: "Potato" 1986  The Kenny Everett Television Show  PatientJohn ThompsonBlu-TacTom  Season 1, Episode 2 1986  Roland Rat: The Series  BBC Three presenterThe Doctor  Season 4, Episode 1 1990  The Silver Chair  Puddleglum  1990  Tales of Aesop  Narrator  1990  Hyperland  Software agent  1990  Boom  Co-presenter  1991  Selling Hitler  Manfred Fischer  4 episodes 1992  Cluedo  Professor Plum  6 episodes 1992  Screen Two  Sir Lionel Sweeting  Episode: "The Law Lord" 1992–1995  Medics  Professor Geoffrey Hoyt  1993  Doctor Who  The Doctor  Episode: "Dimensions in Time" 1994  The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show  Actor in supermarket  Cameo 1998  Have I Got News For You  Himself  2000  This Is Your Life  Himself  2000  The Canterbury Tales  Simpkin  VoiceEpisode: "The Journey Back" 2000  Max Bear  Max Bear  Voice 2000–2001  Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)  Professor Wyvern  10 episodes 2001  Fun at the Funeral Parlour  Quimby  Episode: "The Jaws of Doom" 2003  Swiss Toni  Derek Asquith  Episode: "Cars Don't Make You Fat" 2003  2DTV  The Doctor  VoiceSeries 4, Episode 1 2003  Strange  Father Bernard  Episode: "Asmoth" 2003  Fort Boyard  Captain Baker  2003–2006  Little Britain  Narrator  36 episodes 2004  The Little Reindeer  Santa Claus  Voice 2004–2005  Monarch of the Glen  Donald MacDonald  12 episodes 2006  The Secret Show  Robert Baron  VoiceEpisode: "The Secret Room" 2007  Marple  Frederick Treves  Episode: "Towards Zero" 2007–2008  The Beeps  Narrator  45 episodes  2008  Little Britain USA  Narrator  6 episodes 2008  Have I Got News For You  Himself  2010  Tom Baker: In Confidence  Himself  Interviewed by Professor Laurie Taylor

Video games
 Year Title Role Notes 1997  Destiny of the Doctors  The Doctor  Voice and likeness 2000  Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future  Narrator  Voice 2001  Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising  Narrator  Voice 2003  Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior  Narrator  Voice 2004  Sudeki  Narrator  Voice 2005  Heretic Kingdoms: The Inquisition  Narrator  Voice 2005  MediEvil: Resurrection  Death  Voice 2006  Cold Winter  John Gray  Voice 2006  Little Britain: The Game  Narrator  Voice 2007  Little Britain: The Video Game  Narrator  Voice

Radio
 Year Title Role 1994  The Russia House  Barley BlairUPC: 9780563394730 1998  Hard Times  Josiah Bounderby 1999  Nicholas Nickleby  Vincent Crummles 2009  Hornets' Nest  The Doctor 2010  Demon Quest  The Doctor 2011  Serpent Crest  The Doctor

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