Interesting how I found that false death report, I was reading about Jim Morrison on Wikipedia, and it said he had agreed to appeared in Warhol's film, but than changed his mind and recommended his friend Tom Baker, when I saw that for the first time I too thought it was the British Tom Baker.… More At first I was like "He knew Jim Morrisson and Andy Warhol!", than I found out it was the American one! Also, one of the other actors in that Warhol film (I, A Man) was Valerie Solanas who would end up shooting Warhol!
As far as I'm concerned, Tom defined the role. I know there were other actors in the portrayal before, and there have been others since, but I still like him best. Tom was funny, whipcrack smart, and he never broke that mildly disconcerted frown, except if he had to fight something that was… More trying to kill him. And he had a robot dog. Here's to Tom: The Man! :D
Yesterday, after a very private battle with cancer, Doctor Who actress Elisabeth Sladen passed away aged 63.
A tribute to Doctor Who actor Nicholas Courtney.
The new Doctor has been described as "something of a pantomime character", "a looney" and a "half-witted clown" - but actor Matt Smith need not worry, as the comments come from newly-published BBC Archive documents showing viewers' hostility to each new face of the Time Lord.
desputed with producers about his salary. So Pertwee's Doctor died, and regenerated into Tom Baker. Pertwee played the Doctor for 5 years, and then chose to leave as did Barry Letts. Pertwee regenerated into Tom Baker, and Doctor Who became the highest rated TV show in history. Baker's Doctor was different. He was tired of chasing the Brigageir, and he resigned from U.N.I.T., and traveled in Time and Space with Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen). Baker continued in the role for 7 years. He regenerated into Peter Davison, who became the Fifth Doctor. Baker guest starred on Remington Steele as Inspecto Anatole Blalock. Baker was the bad guy in that episode. Baker is married to his currtent wife, Sue (1986-Present.) Baker has children. Tom Baker declined to take part in Doctor Who: The Five Doctors in 1983. To date, Baker refuses to play the Doctor on Doctor Who audio adventures as well.
Tom Baker's approach to the Doctor was both refreshing and intriguing. His cavalier approach to ominous situations kept Dr Who from becoming an oppressively technical science fiction story and yet did not slip into slapstick. I suppose that psychologically he maintained his casual demeanor in order no to panic his companions but regardless of the reason it was effective.
I eagerly watched Tom Baker’s “Dr Who” on PBS and have found his narration of “Little Britain” to be rollicking good fun and his appearance in “Black Adder” to be incredibly entertaining. Sadly he has not been as visible since leaving Dr Who as I might have liked.
Tom Baker is by far the best Doctor Who ever. I may be a bit bias because he was the first one that I was introduced to as Doctor Who. I have went so far as to look into purchasing the episodes that have him as the good Doctor but for now the price range is a little out of my range. It is most definitely on my one day to be purchased list. I don't know what he did before or what he has done since but to me he was the greatest.
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