Person · PER-23D92E0A7C19581C
Tom Baker
2 catalogued objects connected to Tom Baker.
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Biography
Person.
Tom Baker is an actor best known for playing the Fourth Doctor in the BBC television series Doctor Who from 1974 to 1981. His interpretation combined an eccentric appearance, humour and sudden changes of mood, becoming one of the programme’s defining incarnations. He returned as the Curator in its 2013 anniversary special.
His other television roles include Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles, the sea captain in Blackadder and Puddleglum in The Silver Chair. His stage work includes Educating Rita and She Stoops to Conquer.
Reviewed 2026-09-06Selected sources
- Tom Baker — The Tom Baker YearsDoctor Who tenure, characterisation and 2013 return.
- Tom Baker — After Doctor WhoOther television and theatre roles.
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PER-23D92E0A7C19581C
Represented across objects dated 1979–1997.
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