Biographie et filmographie

Tom Baker

Tom Baker (né à Liverpool le 20 janvier 1934) est un acteur britannique. Son rôle le plus célèbre est celui du Docteur, le héros de la série de science-fiction britannique Doctor Who, qu'il a interprété pendant sept ans de 1974 à 1981.

Thomas Stewart Baker est né à Liverpool. Il est le fils d'un marin qu'il n'a guère connu, John Stewart Baker, et de May Jane Fleming. Il fut élevé par sa mère dans la foi catholique. Il quitta l'école à quinze ans pour devenir novice. Il intégra alors un monastère, qu'il quitta au bout de six ans, pour effectuer son service militaire. Le Corps Médical de l'Armée Royale, dans lequel il était alors incorporé, lui laissait un peu de loisir qu'il consacrait au théâtre. C'est de là qui lui vint un goût décidé pour la diction, et sa vocation pour le métier d'acteur.

À la fin des années 1960, il intégra la compagnie théâtrale de Sir Laurence Olivier, le National Theatre Company. Il fit ses débuts au cinéma en 1971, dans le rôle de Grigori Raspoutine dans Nicolas et Alexandra, pour lequel il remporta une nomination pour le Golden Globe du meilleur acteur et celui de la révélation de l'année. En 1972, il fut à l'affiche de l'adaptation de Pasolini Les Contes de Canterbury.

Il incarna en 1973 le personnage de Moore, un artiste doué de pouvoirs vaudous, dans Le Caveau de la terreur, puis celui de Koura dans le film de Ray Harryhausen, Le Voyage fantastique de Sinbad.

Cette dernière prestation charma Barry Letts, qui était producteur à la BBC, à qui le metteur en scène Bill Slater avait recommandé Tom Baker. Il reprit ainsi en 1974 le rôle du Docteur, succédant à Jon Pertwee, aux côtés d'Elisabeth Sladen dans le rôle de Sarah Jane Smith il est également accompagné du mémorable K-9 (nom complet K-9 Mark 1) chien robot capable de parler. Baker raconte lui-même qu'à l'époque, il manquait d'argent et travaillait sur un chantier lorsqu'il apprit qu'il était pris pour le rôle. Il s'appropria très rapidement son personnage, en l'agrémentant de singularités qui lui conférèrent un caractère facilement reconnaissable du public. Sa longue écharpe, en particulier, est restée célèbre, en devenant un signe distinctif du quatrième Docteur ainsi que ses légendaires "jelly babies" friandises qu'il peut offrir à ses compagnons tout comme à ses adversaires.

De tous les Docteurs, il est celui qui reste le plus longtemps à l'antenne, cumulant sept saisons consécutives. Il est également celui que le public a le plus salué: selon le Doctor Who Magazine, Baker n'a cédé son titre de Docteur le plus populaire qu'à trois reprises: à Sylvester McCoy en 1990, et à David Tennant en 2006 et 2009.

Selon un autre sondage de la BBC, Tom Baker se place au quatrième rang des stars les plus excentriques, derrière Björk, Chris Eubank et David Icke. ...

Source: Article "Tom Baker (acteur)" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Films (151)

A Christmas Carol - A Filmed Radio Play Live on Stage

A Christmas Carol - A Filmed Radio Play Live on Stage

2025 · Jacob Marley

Worlds Within: The Life of Ian Marter

Worlds Within: The Life of Ian Marter

2025 · Self

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

2025 · Doctor Who (archive footage) (uncredited)

Doctor Who at the Proms

Doctor Who at the Proms

2024 · The Doctor (4) (archive footage)

Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death

Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death

2024 · The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Darkness & Light: The Life of Graham Williams

Darkness & Light: The Life of Graham Williams

2024 · Self

Doctor Who: Leela vs. The Time War

Doctor Who: Leela vs. The Time War

2024 · The Doctor (archive footage)

Talking Doctor Who

Talking Doctor Who

2023 · Self / The Doctor (4) (archive footage)

Return to Skaro

Return to Skaro

2021

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

2021 · Self (archive footage)

Panopticon Destiny – The Matrix Files

Panopticon Destiny – The Matrix Files

2021

Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen

Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen

2020 · Self

Behind the Sofa - Season 14

Behind the Sofa - Season 14

2020

The Big Night In

The Big Night In

2020 · Self

The Magnificent Obsession of Michael Reeves

The Magnificent Obsession of Michael Reeves

2019 · Himself

Geek, and You Shall Find

Geek, and You Shall Find

2019 · The Doctor (archive footage)

Hanging by a Thread: The Making of Logopolis

Hanging by a Thread: The Making of Logopolis

2019 · Self

Doctor Who: Galactic Glitter

Doctor Who: Galactic Glitter

2018 · Narrator

Tom Baker in Conversation

Tom Baker in Conversation

2018

Doctor Who: Shada

Doctor Who: Shada

2017 · The Doctor

The Doctors: The Tom Baker Years

The Doctors: The Tom Baker Years

2017

Panopticon Genesis

Panopticon Genesis

2017

Doctor Who - Les maris de River Song

Doctor Who - Les maris de River Song

2015 · The Doctor (4) (picture) (uncredited)

Little Britain Sketch

Little Britain Sketch

2015 · Narrator

Doctor Who : The Ultimate Companion

Doctor Who : The Ultimate Companion

2014 · Self / The Doctor (archive footage)

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

2013 · Self

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

2013 · The Doctor (archive footage)

Doctor Who : Le jour du Docteur

Doctor Who : Le jour du Docteur

2013 · The Doctor (4)/ The Curator

Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS

Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS

2013 · Self

Sauvons le Père Noël

Sauvons le Père Noël

2013 · Santa (voice)

Doctor Who at the Proms

Doctor Who at the Proms

2013 · The Doctor (4) (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Sandmine Murders

The Sandmine Murders

2012

My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen

My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen

2011 · Self (archive footage)

The Tin Men and the Witch

The Tin Men and the Witch

2010

Doctor Who - Cyber Noël

Doctor Who - Cyber Noël

2008 · The Doctor (4) (archive footage)

Max Bear & The Lucky Charm

Max Bear & The Lucky Charm

2008 · Max Bear (voice)

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

2008 · Self - Captain Rum (archive footage) (uncredited)

Now, Get Out of That

Now, Get Out of That

2008

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

2008 · (archival footage)

The Ties That Bind Us

The Ties That Bind Us

2008 · The Fourth Doctor (archive footage)

A Darker Side: The Making of Planet of Evil

A Darker Side: The Making of Planet of Evil

2007

A Matter of Time

A Matter of Time

2007

Les Griffin : L'Équerre des étoiles

Les Griffin : L'Équerre des étoiles

2007 · The Doctor (archive footage)

Are Friends Electric?

Are Friends Electric?

2007

A New Body at Last

A New Body at Last

2007

The Crowded TARDIS

The Crowded TARDIS

2007

It Started with Swap Shop

It Started with Swap Shop

2006 · Self (voice)

Le Vent dans les saules

Le Vent dans les saules

2006 · Judge

Little Britain Live

Little Britain Live

2006 · Narrator (Voice)

Paranormal Pigeons

Paranormal Pigeons

2006 · Self

Global Haywire

Global Haywire

2006 · Narrator (voice)

Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who

Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who

2006

A History of Flight

A History of Flight

2006 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Tom Baker’s Beyond Belief!

Tom Baker’s Beyond Belief!

2005

Doctor Who: A New Dimension

Doctor Who: A New Dimension

2005 · Self

Pollux, le manège enchanté

Pollux, le manège enchanté

2005 · Zeebad (voice)

The Little Reindeer

The Little Reindeer

2004 · Santa Claus (voice)

A New Beginning

A New Beginning

2004 · (archive footage)

The History Channel Presents: The Race To The Moon

The History Channel Presents: The Race To The Moon

2004 · Narrator

The Story of Doctor Who

The Story of Doctor Who

2003

Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

2001 · Himself (archive footage)

The Home Whovian

The Home Whovian

2001

Donjons & Dragons

Donjons & Dragons

2000 · Halvarth

The Millennium Oak

The Millennium Oak

1999 · Narrator

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

1999 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Adventures in Space and Time

Adventures in Space and Time

1999 · Himself

Carnival of Monsters

Carnival of Monsters

1999

Backtime

Backtime

1998 · Sarge (voice)

Who is Tom Baker?

Who is Tom Baker?

1997

A Sci Fi Audience with Tom Baker

A Sci Fi Audience with Tom Baker

1997 · Self

The Traveller Comes to Maidstone

The Traveller Comes to Maidstone

1994 · The Traveller

30 Years in the TARDIS

30 Years in the TARDIS

1993 · Himself (archive footage)

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

1993 · The 4th Doctor

Selling Hitler

Selling Hitler

1993 · Manfred Fischer

Doctor Who: The Tom Baker Years

Doctor Who: The Tom Baker Years

1992 · Himself

Doctor Who: Shada

Doctor Who: Shada

1992 · The Doctor / Narrator

The Law Lord

The Law Lord

1992 · Sir Lionel Sweeting

Who on Earth Is... Tom Baker

Who on Earth Is... Tom Baker

1991 · Himself

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair

1990 · Puddleglum

Hyperland

Hyperland

1990 · Tom

Ray Harryhausen: Movement Into Life

Ray Harryhausen: Movement Into Life

1990 · Narrator

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

1989 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Christian

Christian

1989

Babcock Transformers

Babcock Transformers

1989 · Narrator

Who's Who

Who's Who

1986

Enemy Mine

Enemy Mine

1985 · Narrator (voice)

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

1984 · Sir Guy de Gisbourne

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

1984 · The Doctor (4) (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Passionate Pilgrim

The Passionate Pilgrim

1984 · The Lord

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

1983 · The Fourth Doctor (archive footage)

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead

1983 · The Doctor (4) (archive footage)

Into Another Dimension

Into Another Dimension

1983 · Narrator

Doctor Who: Earthshock

Doctor Who: Earthshock

1982 · The Doctor (4) (archive footage)

Doctor Who: Castrovalva

Doctor Who: Castrovalva

1982 · The Doctor (archive footage)

Doctor Who: Logopolis

Doctor Who: Logopolis

1981 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken

Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken

1981 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: Warriors' Gate

Doctor Who: Warriors' Gate

1981 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: State of Decay

Doctor Who: State of Decay

1980 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: Full Circle

Doctor Who: Full Circle

1980 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: Meglos

Doctor Who: Meglos

1980 · The Doctor / Meglos

Doctor Who: The Leisure Hive

Doctor Who: The Leisure Hive

1980 · The Doctor

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

1980 · Hasan

Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon

Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon

1980 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden

Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden

1979 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit

1979 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: City of Death

Doctor Who: City of Death

1979 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks

Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks

1979 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor

Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor

1979 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Power of Kroll

Doctor Who: The Power of Kroll

1979 · The Doctor

Dr. Who For Keep Australia Beautiful

Dr. Who For Keep Australia Beautiful

1979 · The Doctor

Merry Christmas Doctor Who

Merry Christmas Doctor Who

1978 · The Doctor, Writer

Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara

Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara

1978 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood

Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood

1978 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet

Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet

1978 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation

Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation

1978 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Invasion of Time

Doctor Who: The Invasion of Time

1978 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: Underworld

Doctor Who: Underworld

1978 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Sun Makers

Doctor Who: The Sun Makers

1977 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl

Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl

1977 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy

Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy

1977 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock

Doctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock

1977 · The Doctor

Whose Doctor Who

Whose Doctor Who

1977

Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

1977 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Robots of Death

Doctor Who: The Robots of Death

1977 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Face of Evil

Doctor Who: The Face of Evil

1977 · The Doctor / Xoanon

Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin

Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin

1976 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear

Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear

1976 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora

Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora

1976 · The Doctor

The Author of Beltraffio

The Author of Beltraffio

1976 · Mark Ambient

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom

1976 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius

Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius

1976 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Android Invasion

Doctor Who: The Android Invasion

1975 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars

Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars

1975 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: Planet of Evil

Doctor Who: Planet of Evil

1975 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons

Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons

1975 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen

Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen

1975 · Doctor Who

Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks

Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks

1975 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment

Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment

1975 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Ark in Space

Doctor Who: The Ark in Space

1975 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: Robot

Doctor Who: Robot

1975 · The Doctor

Frankenstein: The True Story

Frankenstein: The True Story

1974 · Sea Captain

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders

1974 · The Doctor

The Mutations

The Mutations

1974 · Lynch

Luther

Luther

1974 · Pope Leo X

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

1973 · Prince Koura

The Vault of Horror

The Vault of Horror

1973 · Moore (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

Dear Parents

Dear Parents

1973 · Karl

The Millionairess

The Millionairess

1972 · Dr. Ahmed el Kabir

The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales

1972 · Jenkin

Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971 · Rasputin

The Winter's Tale

The Winter's Tale

1968

Séries (41)

Tales of the Tardis

Tales of the Tardis

2023 · The Doctor

Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa

Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa

2018 · Self

Star Wars: Rebels

Star Wars: Rebels

2014 · Bendu (voice)

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited

2013 · Self

Little Britain USA

Little Britain USA

2008

The Beeps

The Beeps

2007 · Narrator

The Secret Show

The Secret Show

2006

Doctor Who Confidential

Doctor Who Confidential

2005 · Self

Little Britain

Little Britain

2003 · Narrator

Strange

Strange

2003 · Father Bernard

Swiss Toni

Swiss Toni

2003

Fun at the Funeral Parlour

Fun at the Funeral Parlour

2001

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

2000 · Prof. Wyvern

Monarch of the Glen

Monarch of the Glen

2000 · Donald MacDonald

Eurotika!

Eurotika!

1999 · Self

Selling Hitler

Selling Hitler

1991 · Manfred Fischer

Medics

Medics

1990 · Prof. Geoffrey Hoyt, general surgeon

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

1990 · Self - Host, Self

Cluedo

Cluedo

1990 · Professor Plum

Tales of Aesop

Tales of Aesop

1990 · Narrator (voice)

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Chronicles of Narnia

1988 · Puddleglum

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

1986 · Father Ferguson

Doctor Who's Who's Who

Doctor Who's Who's Who

1985 · Doctor Who

Natural World

Natural World

1983 · Narrator

Dramarama

Dramarama

1983 · Voiceover Narration (uncredited)

Blackadder

Blackadder

1983 · Captain Rum

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1982 · Sherlock Holmes

The Kenny Everett Television Show

The Kenny Everett Television Show

1982 · Self

Late Night Story

Late Night Story

1978 · self

Henry James Stories

Henry James Stories

1976 · Mark Ambient

Jim'll Fix It

Jim'll Fix It

1975 · Self

Frankenstein: The True Story

Frankenstein: The True Story

1973 · Sea Captain

Arthur of the Britons

Arthur of the Britons

1972

Trapped

Trapped

1967 · Porter

Softly, Softly

Softly, Softly

1966

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965 · Egyptian Doctor

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965 · Corporal Schabe

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963 · The Doctor

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

1962

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

1955 · The Man, Foreman

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

· Himself - Presenter