Colin Baker
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Colin Baker
Filmography
Acting (92)
2025
A Christmas Carol - A Filmed Radio Play Live on Stageas Ebenezer Scrooge
2025
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality Waras The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
5.1
2024
Doctor Who at the Promsas The Doctor (6) (archive footage)
7.2
2023
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandalsas Self - archive
4.7
2023
6.7
2023
Talking Doctor Whoas Self / The Doctor (6) (archive footage)
5.0
2023
Buckle Upas Nick
2.0
2023
Secrets of a Wallaby Boyas Bruce (voice)
10.0
2022
Minaciousas DS Rawlins
5.4
2021
The Ghosts of Borley Rectoryas Charles Sutton
4.8
2021
You Might Get Lostas Conrad
6.1
2020
The Big Night Inas Self
9.0
2019
Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turneras Himself
2019
2019
Doctor Who: The Trialas Self
2018
Remembering Deborah Watlingas Self
8.0
2016
Last Man on Earthas Professor James Friedkin
2015
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Songas The Doctor (6) (picture) (uncredited)
8.0
2015
A Christmas Carolas Charles Dickens
5.8
2015
A Dozen Summersas The Narrator
4.3
2014
Shadows of a Strangeras William Fallon
6.0
2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companionas Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
8.1
2013
9.0
2013
The Five(ish) Doctors Rebootas Self
7.8
2013
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctoras The Doctor (6) (archive footage)
8.2
2013
2013
5.0
2008
Doctor Who: The Next Doctoras The Doctor (6) (archive footage)
7.4
2008
The Ties That Bind Usas The Sixth Doctor / Commander Maxil (archive footage)
2007
Davros Connectionsas (archival audio)
2005
Doctor Who: A New Dimensionas Self
9.0
8.0
2003
Adventures in Time and Spainas (archive footage)
2002
Doctor Who: Real Timeas The Doctor
6.7
2001
2000
TravelWiseas Jonathan Pike
10.0
2000
The Asylumas Arbuthnot
5.7
1999
Adventures in Space and Timeas Himself
9.0
7.0
1999
The Waiting Timeas Giles Fleming
7.0
5.6
1999
8.2
1999
Soul's Arkas Galico
10.0
1995
The Stranger: Eye of the Beholderas The Stranger / Soloman
9.0
1994
The Stranger: Breach of the Peaceas The Stranger / Soloman
6.0
1994
Doctor Who: The Colin Baker Yearsas Self - Presenter
1994
PROBE: The Zero Imperativeas Peter Russell
7.2
1994
The Stranger: The Terror Gameas The Stranger / Soloman
7.7
8.0
1993
30 Years in the TARDISas Himself
7.9
1993
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Timeas The 6th Doctor
4.8
1993
Bigger Inside Than Outas Narrator
1993
The Airzone Solutionas Arnold Davies
5.3
1993
The Stranger: In Memory Aloneas The Stranger
8.0
1992
Doctor Who: Cybermen - The Early Yearsas Self - Host
7.0
1992
The Stranger: More Than a Messiahas The Stranger
6.5
1991
The Stranger: Summoned by Shadowsas The Stranger
6.5
1986
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foeas The Doctor
5.7
1986
Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoidsas The Doctor
4.7
1986
Doctor Who: Mindwarpas The Doctor
7.7
1986
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planetas The Doctor
6.2
1986
10.0
1985
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleksas The Doctor
8.7
1985
Doctor Who: Timelashas The Doctor
3.5
1985
Doctor Who: The Two Doctorsas The Doctor
7.3
1985
A Fix with Sontaransas The Doctor
3.0
1985
Doctor Who: The Mark of the Ranias The Doctor
6.0
1985
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varosas The Doctor
7.4
1985
Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermenas The Doctor
7.0
1984
Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemmaas The Doctor
3.2
1984
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzanias The Doctor
9.8
1983
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinityas Commander Maxil
7.2
1981
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detectiveas William Lind
6.2
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Danny Boyas Fred