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My Take
Baker is, to me, one of the great eccentric presences in British television. As the fourth Doctor on Doctor Who from 1974 to 1981, he holds the record for the longest run in the role, and that wild-eyed grin, the scarf, the booming voice imprinted on a generation. What I find more interesting is the backstory: a devoutly Catholic boy from Liverpool who trained to become a Christian brother before turning to acting and joining the National Theatre. That arc from monastery to time-traveling alien is wonderfully strange. There's a theatricality to everything he does that feels genuinely his own, never borrowed.
Overview
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 trained to become a Christian brother before turning to acting. He joined the National Theatre company in 1968.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tom Baker
- Name (Japanese)
- トム・ベイカー
- Reading
- とむ・べいかー
- Born
- January 20, 1934 (age 92)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dog
- Origin
- Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / comedian / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Rose Bruford College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.tombakerofficial.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.