Colin Baker
Known for Acting · 139 credits
- Born
- 1943-06-08 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Waterloo, London, England, UK
Biography
Colin Baker (born 8 June 1943) is an English actor who played 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. Baker's tenure as the Doctor proved to be a controversial era for the series, which included a hiatus in production and his subsequent replacement on the orders of BBC executive Michael Grade.
Known For
TV Shows (42)
Doctor Who
1963
as Commander Maxil / The Doctor
Casualty
1986
as Colin Miles / David Vincent
Wogan
1982
as Self
Hustle
2004
as Phil
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
GMTV
1993
as Self
Pointless Celebrities
2011
as Self
Blake's 7
1978
as Bayban
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
Jonathan Creek
1997
as Hedley Shale
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
Remembers…
2022
as Self
Public Eye
1965
as Town Hall Clerk
Kingdom
2007
as Mr. Dodds
Fall of Eagles
1974
as Crown Prince Willie
The Brothers
1972
The Afternoon Play
2003
as Judge
BBC Comedy Feeds
2012
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as George Barclay
The Knock
1994
as Donald Dewhurst / Desmond Dewhurst
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2002
as Self
War & Peace
1972
as Anatole Kuragin
Tales of the Tardis
2023
as The Doctor
A Dance to the Music of Time
1997
as Canon Fenneau
The Edwardians
1972
as Joseph Laycock
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
2013
as Self
Jim'll Fix It
1975
as Doctor Who
Sunburn
1999
as John Buchanan
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
2013
as Self - Contestant
The Roads to Freedom
1970
as Claude
Countdown
1982
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2018
as Self
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969
as Reigate
The Adventures of Don Quick
1970
as Rebel
Cousin Bette
1971
as Count Wenceslas Steinbock
The Carnforth Practice
1974
as Bob Anderson
Villains
1972
as Reporter
The Moonstone
1972
as John Herncastle
Swallows and Amazons Forever!
1984
as Dr. Dudgeon
Doctor Who: Real Time
2002
as The Doctor
Doctor Who's Who's Who
1985
as Doctor Who
The Stranger
1991
as The Stranger
Movies (97)
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013
as The Doctor (6) (archive footage)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
1999
as Chauvel
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013
as Self
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025
as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Big Night In
2020
as Self
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008
as The Doctor (6) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015
as The Doctor (6) (picture) (uncredited)
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
as The Doctor (6) (archive footage)
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013
as Self
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
1986
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
as The 6th Doctor
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
2013
as Self
The Moonstone
1972
as John Herncastle
Buckle Up
2023
as Nick
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
as The Sixth Doctor / Commander Maxil (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014
as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
The Ghosts of Borley Rectory
2021
as Charles Sutton
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
2014
as Self
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
2005
as Self
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
1995
Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma
1984
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
1986
as The Doctor
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
1981
as William Lind
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani
1984
as The Doctor
Talking Doctor Who
2023
as Self / The Doctor (6) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
1985
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Two Doctors
1985
as The Doctor
The Airzone Solution
1993
as Arnold Davies
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
1985
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
1986
as The Doctor
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
1994
as Peter Russell
Minacious
2022
as DS Rawlins
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023
as Self - archive
Davros Connections
2007
as (archival audio)
Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen
1985
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
1986
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
1983
as Commander Maxil
Christmas at the Holly Day Inn
2023
as Ben
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS
2013
as Self
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
Secrets of a Wallaby Boy
2023
as Bruce (voice)
Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani
1985
as The Doctor
Built for War: The Sontaran Story
2006
The Harpist
1999
Trials and Tribulations
2008
Adventures in Space and Time
1999
as Himself
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (documentary)
2007
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
2008
The PanoptiCon Tapes III
1990
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
1990
Who's Who
1986
Soul's Ark
1999
as Galico
30 Years in the TARDIS
1993
as Himself
You Might Get Lost
2021
as Conrad
Stranger than Fiction
1994
The Asylum
2000
as Arbuthnot
Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen
1995
The Waiting Time
1999
as Giles Fleming
TravelWise
2000
as Jonathan Pike
Carnival of Monsters
1999
Doctor Who: Timelash
1985
as The Doctor
A Dozen Summers
2015
as The Narrator
The PanoptiCon Tapes II
1990
Last Man on Earth
2016
as Professor James Friedkin
The Stranger: More Than a Messiah
1992
as The Stranger
The Stranger: Breach of the Peace
1994
as The Stranger / Soloman
Lords and Luddites: Making 'The Mark of the Rani'
2006
Shadows of a Stranger
2014
as William Fallon
The PanoptiCon Tapes VI
1986
Doctor Who: The Trial
2019
as Self
The Stranger: In Memory Alone
1993
as The Stranger
Adventures in Time and Spain
2003
as (archive footage)
The Doctor Who Cookbook Revisited
2019
as Self
Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner
2019
as Himself
Drive Carefully, Darling
1975
as Brain
A Christmas Carol
2015
as Charles Dickens
Doctor Who: The Colin Baker Years
1994
as Self - Presenter
The Stranger: Summoned by Shadows
1991
as The Stranger
The Stranger: Eye of the Beholder
1995
as The Stranger / Soloman
Doctor Who: Gallifrey
2013
as The Doctor
The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main Event
1991
The Home Whovian
2001
Doctor Who: Real Time
2002
as The Doctor
The Stranger: The Terror Game
1994
as The Stranger / Soloman
Doctor Who: Cybermen - The Early Years
1992
as Self - Host
Danny Boy
as Fred
Now, Get Out of That
2008
Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up
1997
A Christmas Carol - A Filmed Radio Play Live on Stage
2025
as Ebenezer Scrooge
Remembering Deborah Watling
2018
as Self
The PanoptiCon Tapes IV
1990
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Evil
2025
as The 6th Doctor
Bigger Inside Than Out
1993
as Narrator
Doctor Who: Slipback
2025
as 6th Doctor
A Fix with Sontarans
1985
as The Doctor
About Colin Baker
Colin Baker (born 8 June 1943) is an English actor who played 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. Baker's tenure as the Doctor proved to be a controversial era for the series, which included a hiatus in production and his subsequent replacement on the orders of BBC executive Michael Grade. With 139 credits spanning from 1963 to 2025, Colin Baker has appeared in 97 films and 42 TV shows.
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Most Popular Colin Baker Movies
- Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013) — as The Doctor (6) (archive footage)
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (1999) — as Chauvel
- The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013) — as Self
- Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (2025) — as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Big Night In (2020) — as Self
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