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Colin Baker

Acting Born Jun 8, 1943 Waterloo, London, England, UK 139 credits
139
Total Credits
1963–2025
63 Years Career Span
38
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Colin Baker is an English actor born on June 8, 1943, in Waterloo, London, England, United Kingdom. He is known for playing 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. His tenure as the Doctor was a controversial era for the series, which included a production hiatus and his subsequent replacement on the orders of BBC executive Michael Grade. Colin Baker has 134 known acting credits according to his database profile.

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Career

Career overview

Colin Baker is an English actor who was born on June 8, 1943, in Waterloo, London, England, United Kingdom. Throughout his acting career, he has accumulated a total of 134 known credits listed on the Movie Database.

Among his early television work, Baker played the character Paul Merroney in the BBC drama series The Brothers from 1974 to 1976. He later gained prominence for portraying the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1984 to 1986. His tenure on Doctor Who proved to be a controversial era for the series, encompassing a production hiatus and his eventual replacement following orders from BBC executive Michael Grade.

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Known for

Film

Jackpot

as The Doctor

Remembers…

as Self
Film

The Ghosts of Borley Rectory

as Charles Sutton
Film

A Dozen Summers

as The Narrator
Film

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

as The Doctor (6) (archive footage)
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BBC Comedy Feeds

2012

Pointless Celebrities

as Self

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant

Kingdom

as Mr. Dodds

Doctor Who Confidential

2005
Film

The Naked Island

as Phil
Film

All the Colours of the Dark

as Self

Frequent co-stars

Steven Waddington 2 shared titles
Jack Tarlton 2 shared titles
David Tennant 2 shared titles
Billie Piper 2 shared titles
Matt Smith 2 shared titles
Christopher Eccleston 2 shared titles
Peter Davison 2 shared titles
Sylvester McCoy 2 shared titles
Tom Baker 2 shared titles
Benedict Cumberbatch 1 shared title

Career timeline

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality WarA Christmas Carol - A Filmed Radio Play Live on Stage
Doctor Who at the Proms
Tales of the TardisTalking Doctor WhoBuckle UpSecrets of a Wallaby BoyDoctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
Remembers…Minacious
The Ghosts of Borley RectoryYou Might Get Lost
The Big Night In
The Doctor Who Cookbook RevisitedShowman: The Life of John Nathan-TurnerThe Doctors: The Colin Baker YearsDoctor Who: The Trial
Doctor Who: Behind the SofaRemembering Deborah Watling
Last Man on Earth
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River SongA Christmas CarolA Dozen Summers
Doctor Who: The Ultimate CompanionDoctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter DavisonShadows of a Stranger
Tipping Point: Lucky StarsDoctor Who: The Day of the DoctorDoctor Who: The Doctors RevisitedThe Five(ish) Doctors RebootDoctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS
BBC Comedy Feeds
Pointless CelebritiesCelebrity Antiques Road Trip
Doctor Who: The Next DoctorThe Ties That Bind UsTrials and TribulationsThe Making of The Trial of a Time LordCelebration: Doctor Who in 1983
KingdomThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly (documentary)Davros Connections
Built for War: The Sontaran StoryLords and Luddites: Making 'The Mark of the Rani'
Doctor Who ConfidentialDoctor Who: A New Dimension
Hustle
The Afternoon PlayThe Story of Doctor WhoAdventures in Time and Spain
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!Doctor Who: Real TimeDoctor Who: Real Time
The Home Whovian
TravelWiseThe Asylum
SunburnThe HarpistThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the DesertAdventures in Space and TimeCarnival of Monsters
Jonathan CreekA Dance to the Music of TimeStranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and BeyondStranger than Fiction 2: From Script to ScreenThe Stranger: Eye of the Beholder
The KnockThe KnockPROBE: The Zero ImperativeStranger than FictionDoctor Who: The Colin Baker Years
GMTV30 Years in the TARDISThe Airzone SolutionDoctor Who: Dimensions in TimeBigger Inside Than Out
The Stranger: More Than a MessiahDoctor Who: Cybermen - The Early Years
Pebble MillThe StrangerThe PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main EventThe Stranger: Summoned by Shadows

Full Filmography

139 titles
  • Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (2025) as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • A Christmas Carol - A Filmed Radio Play Live on Stage (2025) as Ebenezer Scrooge
  • Doctor Who at the Proms (2024) as The Doctor (6) (archive footage)
  • Tales of the Tardis (2023) as The Doctor
  • Talking Doctor Who (2023) as Self / The Doctor (6) (archive footage)
  • Buckle Up (2023) as Nick
  • Secrets of a Wallaby Boy (2023) as Bruce (voice)
  • Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals (2023) as Self - archive
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  • Christmas at the Holly Day Inn (2023) as Ben
  • Remembers… (2022) as Self
  • Minacious (2022) as DS Rawlins
  • The Ghosts of Borley Rectory (2021) as Charles Sutton
  • You Might Get Lost (2021) as Conrad
  • The Big Night In (2020) as Self
  • The Doctor Who Cookbook Revisited (2019) as Self
  • Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner (2019) as Himself
  • The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years (2019)
  • Doctor Who: The Trial (2019) as Self
  • Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa (2018) as Self
  • Remembering Deborah Watling (2018) as Self
  • Last Man on Earth (2016) as Professor James Friedkin
  • Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015) as The Doctor (6) (picture) (uncredited)
  • A Christmas Carol (2015) as Charles Dickens
  • A Dozen Summers (2015) as The Narrator
  • Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion (2014) as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
  • Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison (2014) as Self
  • Shadows of a Stranger (2014) as William Fallon
  • Tipping Point: Lucky Stars (2013) as Self - Contestant
  • Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013) as The Doctor (6) (archive footage)
  • Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited (2013) as Self
  • The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013) as Self
  • Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS (2013) as Self
  • Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor (2013) as Self
  • Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty (2013) as Self
  • BBC Comedy Feeds (2012)
  • Pointless Celebrities (2011) as Self
  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011) as Self - Participant
  • Doctor Who: The Next Doctor (2008) as The Doctor (6) (archive footage)
  • The Ties That Bind Us (2008) as The Sixth Doctor / Commander Maxil (archive footage)
  • Trials and Tribulations (2008)
  • The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord (2008)
  • Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 (2008)
  • Now, Get Out of That (2008)
  • Kingdom (2007) as Mr. Dodds
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (documentary) (2007)
  • Davros Connections (2007) as (archival audio)
  • Built for War: The Sontaran Story (2006)
  • Lords and Luddites: Making 'The Mark of the Rani' (2006)
  • Doctor Who Confidential (2005)
  • Doctor Who: A New Dimension (2005) as Self
  • Hustle (2004) as Phil
  • The Afternoon Play (2003) as Judge
  • The Story of Doctor Who (2003)
  • Adventures in Time and Spain (2003) as (archive footage)
  • I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (2002) as Self
  • Doctor Who: Real Time (2002) as The Doctor
  • Doctor Who: Real Time (2002) as The Doctor
  • The Home Whovian (2001)
  • TravelWise (2000) as Jonathan Pike
  • The Asylum (2000) as Arbuthnot
  • Sunburn (1999) as John Buchanan
  • The Harpist (1999)
  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (1999) as Chauvel
  • Adventures in Space and Time (1999) as Himself
  • Carnival of Monsters (1999)
  • Soul's Ark (1999) as Galico
  • The Waiting Time (1999) as Giles Fleming
  • Jonathan Creek (1997) as Hedley Shale
  • A Dance to the Music of Time (1997) as Canon Fenneau
  • Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up (1997)
  • The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond (1995)
  • Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen (1995)
  • The Stranger: Eye of the Beholder (1995) as The Stranger / Soloman
  • The Knock (1994) as Donald Dewhurst
  • The Knock (1994) as Desmond Dewhurst
  • PROBE: The Zero Imperative (1994) as Peter Russell
  • Stranger than Fiction (1994)
  • Doctor Who: The Colin Baker Years (1994) as Self - Presenter
  • The Stranger: The Terror Game (1994) as The Stranger / Soloman
  • The Stranger: Breach of the Peace (1994) as The Stranger / Soloman
  • GMTV (1993) as Self
  • 30 Years in the TARDIS (1993) as Himself
  • The Airzone Solution (1993) as Arnold Davies
  • Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993) as The 6th Doctor
  • Bigger Inside Than Out (1993) as Narrator
  • The Stranger: In Memory Alone (1993) as The Stranger
  • The Stranger: More Than a Messiah (1992) as The Stranger
  • Doctor Who: Cybermen - The Early Years (1992) as Self - Host
  • Pebble Mill (1991) as Self
  • The Stranger (1991) as The Stranger
  • The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main Event (1991)
  • The Stranger: Summoned by Shadows (1991) as The Stranger
  • The PanoptiCon Tapes IV (1990)
  • The PanoptiCon Tapes V (1990)
  • The PanoptiCon Tapes II (1990)
  • The PanoptiCon Tapes III (1990)
  • Casualty (1986) as Colin Miles
  • Casualty (1986) as David Vincent
  • Doctor Who: Mindwarp (1986) as The Doctor
  • Who's Who (1986)
  • Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids (1986) as The Doctor
  • The PanoptiCon Tapes VI (1986)
  • Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe (1986) as The Doctor
  • Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet (1986) as The Doctor
  • Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks (1985) as The Doctor
  • Doctor Who's Who's Who (1985) as Doctor Who
  • A Fix with Sontarans (1985) as The Doctor
  • Doctor Who: The Two Doctors (1985) as The Doctor
  • Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos (1985) as The Doctor
  • Doctor Who: Timelash (1985) as The Doctor
  • Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen (1985) as The Doctor
  • Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani (1985) as The Doctor
  • Swallows and Amazons Forever! (1984) as Dr. Dudgeon
  • Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma (1984) as The Doctor
  • Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani (1984) as The Doctor
  • Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity (1983) as Commander Maxil
  • Wogan (1982) as Self
  • Countdown (1982)
  • Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (1981) as William Lind
  • Blake's 7 (1978) as Bayban
  • Jim'll Fix It (1975) as Doctor Who
  • Drive Carefully, Darling (1975) as Brain
  • Fall of Eagles (1974) as Crown Prince Willie
  • The Carnforth Practice (1974) as Bob Anderson
  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973) as George Barclay
  • The Brothers (1972) as Paul Merroney
  • The Edwardians (1972) as Joseph Laycock
  • War & Peace (1972) as Anatole Kuragin
  • Villains (1972) as Reporter
  • The Moonstone (1972) as John Herncastle
  • The Moonstone (1972) as John Herncastle
  • Cousin Bette (1971) as Count Wenceslas Steinbock
  • The Roads to Freedom (1970) as Claude
  • The Adventures of Don Quick (1970) as Rebel
  • The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (1969) as Reigate
  • Public Eye (1965) as Town Hall Clerk
  • Doctor Who (1963) as Commander Maxil
  • Doctor Who (1963) as The Doctor
  • Danny Boy as Fred

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Colin Baker best known for?

Colin Baker is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Jackpot (1993), Remembers… (2022), The Ghosts of Borley Rectory (2021), A Dozen Summers (2015).

When and where was Colin Baker born?

Colin Baker was born on June 8, 1943 in Waterloo, London, England, UK.

How many credits does Colin Baker have?

Colin Baker has accumulated over 139 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1963 to 2025.

What is Colin Baker's background in cinema and television?

Colin Baker is an English actor born on June 8, 1943, in Waterloo, London, England, United Kingdom. He is known for playing 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. His...

Colin Baker by the numbers

139credits
94films
45TV series
1963–2025active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (139) Born on June 8

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