Tom Baker

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.

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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)

Origin

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / screenwriter / comedian / film actor / television actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dog

University

Rose Bruford College

• Official sitehttps://www.tombakerofficial.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20Baker
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q358421

Tags

• actor
• screenwriter
• comedian

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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