Colin Baker

Colin Baker

1943-06-08 Waterloo, London, England, UK 89 Credits

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.

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Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

2025

as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)

3.6
Acting

Belinda Chandra has been kidnapped by robots, faced a terrifying god and a creature of pure evil on her travels with the Doctor. With the TARDIS still...

Doctor Who at the Proms

Doctor Who at the Proms

2024

as The Doctor (6) (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

Doctor Who fan favourite Catherine Tate presents a concert of music, monsters and mayhem featuring soundtracks from the iconic series, a specially sho...

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

2023

as Self - archive

4.7
Acting

Behind-the-scenes stories from the long-running sci-fi drama. There are tales of stunts that went dangerously wrong and secrets of how the crew brough...

Christmas at the Holly Day Inn

Christmas at the Holly Day Inn

2023

as Ben

6.4
Acting

An overachieving executive quits her job just before Christmas and goes to her father's country inn to try to find some balance again.

Talking Doctor Who

Talking Doctor Who

2023

as Self / The Doctor (6) (archive footage)

5.0
Acting

As part of the sixtieth anniversary celebrations of Doctor Who, David Tennant time-travels back through the BBC archives to tell the story of the Doct...

Buckle Up

Buckle Up

2023

as Nick

2.0
Acting

The story of ex-banger racer Jack Elger who has to honor his brothers gambling debt by picking up a rare diamond necklace from an Arab prince off the ...

Secrets of a Wallaby Boy

Secrets of a Wallaby Boy

2023

as Bruce (voice)

Acting

When Tim becomes a courier for the app Wallaby, he reckons he can turn his life around: get fit, earn some money, and even get laid. He’s not accounte...

The Caller

The Caller

2022

as DS Rawlins (voice)

4.3
Acting

While house sitting for her uncle, a customer service agent working from home gets terrorized by a dissatisfied psychopathic caller.

The Ghosts of Borley Rectory

The Ghosts of Borley Rectory

2021

as Charles Sutton

4.7
Acting

Harry Price investigates the ghosts of Borley Rectory during his stay there.

You Might Get Lost

You Might Get Lost

2021

as Conrad

6.2
Acting

After the tragic death of her son, Arlene loses everything, her husband, her home and she starts to lose her mind. When the mysterious Endeavour Insti...

Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner

Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner

2019

as Himself

Acting

This well researched and insightful documentary about producer John Nathan-Turner looks at his career with a special emphasis on his time at Doctor Wh...

The Doctor Who Cookbook Revisited

The Doctor Who Cookbook Revisited

2019

as Self

Acting

Brave Doctor Who cast members tackle their original recipes from the official 1985 cookbook.

The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years

The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years

2019

Acting

This is the definitive set of interviews with the team who brought the Colin Baker era of Doctor Who to life! This documentary includes the best in-d...

Doctor Who: The Trial

Doctor Who: The Trial

2019

as Self

Acting

Colin Baker is back on trial! Can he walk free before the release of Doctor Who: The Collection Season 23??

Remembering Deborah Watling

Remembering Deborah Watling

2018

as Self

Acting

Family, friends and colleagues pay tribute to Debbie Watling who played Victoria Waterfield, companion to Patrick Troughton's Doctor.

Classic Doctor Who Comic-Con Panel

Classic Doctor Who Comic-Con Panel

2017

as Self

Acting

Peter Davison, Colin Baker, and Sophie Aldred joined BritBox at Comic-Con 2017 to discuss Doctor Who and answer fan questions.

Last Man on Earth

Last Man on Earth

2016

as Professor James Friedkin

Acting

Sixth Doctor Who Colin Baker stars in this sci-fi thriller about two virologists who team up to find a cure for cancer.

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

2015

as The Doctor (6) (picture) (uncredited)

8.0
Acting

It’s Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from Christmas Carols and Comedy Antlers. But when a crashed spaceship calls upon...

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

2015

as Charles Dickens

4.3
Acting

When the miserly Ebeneezer Scrooge receives ghostly visitations one fateful Christmas Eve, he is shown the error of his ways.

A Dozen Summers

A Dozen Summers

2015

as The Narrator

4.3
Acting

Maisie and Daisy McCormack are two ordinary 12-year-olds finding their way through life in the 21st century. Oh, and they may have just hijacked a mov...

Shadows of a Stranger

Shadows of a Stranger

2014

as William Fallon

6.0
Acting

A haunted investigator teams up with a psychic on a mysterious job that promises a fortune: a search to bring a missing stranger home by Christmas.

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

2014

as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)

8.1
Acting

Peter Davison is on a new journey to discover everything he can about the Doctor's Companion. What exactly is a companion's role, how do you actually ...

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison

2014

as Self

Acting

Peter Davison, the Fifth Doctor, meets the talented people and stars who have helped create the show both past, present and future, and asks 'Who is t...

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

2013

as Self

9.0
Acting

Zoe Ball and Rick Edwards get the party started for the celebration of 50 years of Doctor Who, with Doctors and companions past and present, celebrity...

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

2013

as Self

7.9
Acting

With the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who about to film, the "classic" Doctors Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy are keen to be involved. B...

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

2013

as The Doctor (6) (archive footage)

8.2
Acting

In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in spa...

Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS

Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS

2013

as Self

Acting

Behind-the-scenes stories from the cast and crew across 50 years of Doctor Who.

Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

2013

as Self

5.0
Acting

Zoe Ball hosts a live celebration in which the next actor to land Doctor Who's lead role is revealed, in the company of former cast members and celebr...

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

2008

as The Doctor (6) (archive footage)

7.4
Acting

The Doctor arrives in Victorian London. It's Christmas, but snow isn't the only thing descending on the tranquil and jubilant civilization, as familia...

Trials and Tribulations

Trials and Tribulations

2008

Acting

A retrospective of Colin Baker's turbulent three-years as the Sixth Doctor in Doctor Who (1963), covering his casting, the 1985 hiatus, and his sackin...

The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord

The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord

2008

Acting

The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord was the umbrella title for a series of four 2|entertain documentaries. Each covered a different story within th...

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

2008

Acting

Producer Steve Broster takes a look back to 1983 and the celebration of Doctor Who's twentieth anniversary, including the production and transmission ...

The Ties That Bind Us

The Ties That Bind Us

2008

as The Sixth Doctor / Commander Maxil (archive footage)

Acting

A look at the subtle (and not so subtle!) links to the show's past and future contained within the story of The Five Doctors.

Davros Connections

Davros Connections

2007

as (archival audio)

Acting

Exclusive to this boxset is Brendan Sheppard's new documentary, Davros Connections, which pulls together the whole of the Davros Boxset into a single ...

Built for War: The Sontaran Story

Built for War: The Sontaran Story

2006

Acting

The genesis and development of the Sontaran race through the history of the series, as told by some of the actors and production team involved. This s...

Doctor Who: A New Dimension

Doctor Who: A New Dimension

2005

as Self

Acting

Documentary lead-in to the premiere episode of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who. Features cast interviews, behind the scenes footage, and a look at the ...

The Story of Doctor Who

The Story of Doctor Who

2003

Acting

Documentary to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of this popular cult sci-fi television series.

Doctor Who: Real Time

Doctor Who: Real Time

2002

as The Doctor

6.0
Acting

The Doctor and his companion Evelyn investigate a series of mysterious disappearances on the planet Chronos and once again encounter the dangerous Cyb...

The Home Whovian

The Home Whovian

2001

Acting

In the 1980’s US public television station New Jersey Network produced some groundbreaking documentaries about Doctor Who following the programme’s hu...

TravelWise

TravelWise

2000

as Jonathan Pike

Acting

A 4-Part Educational drama for Essex County Council Road Safety Department, this video is aimed at Key stage 2 and 3 pupils. This soap-style drama rai...

The Asylum

The Asylum

2000

as Arbuthnot

5.0
Acting

Plagued by endless visions and nightmares, Jenny Adams suspects that, as a child, she was responsible for the brutal murder of her own mother.

Adventures in Space and Time

Adventures in Space and Time

1999

as Himself

Acting

A documentary on the history of Doctor Who (1963) featuring new interviews with cast and crew, transmitted as part of "Doctor Who Night" on BBC2.

Carnival of Monsters

Carnival of Monsters

1999

Acting

A look at the various monsters that have appeared in Doctor Who.

The Waiting Time

The Waiting Time

1999

as Giles Fleming

5.0
Acting

When British Intelligence Officer Tracy Barnes attacks visiting German politician Dieter Krause, solicitor's clerk Joshua Mantle is called to help unr...

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert

1999

as Chauvel

5.2
Acting

Receiving orders to assist the British in an attack on the ancient Middle Eastern desert town of Beersheba, Indy goes undercover with a beautiful lady...

The Harpist

1999

7.8
Acting

The Harpist is a 1999 British-German drama film directed by Hansjörg Thurn and starring Geraldine O'Rawe, Christien Anholt and Stephen McGann. Its plo...

Soul's Ark

Soul's Ark

1999

as Galico

Acting

After disappearances during an archelogical dig, Stella Grant (Carole Ann Ford) sends in her two top agents, played by Colin Baker and Wendy Padbury, ...

Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up

Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up

1997

Acting

Actors from BBV productions discuss their process preparing for performance.

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

1995

Acting

More than 30 years have now passed since a certain time traveling police box first materialized on our television screens, and the exploits of its var...

The Stranger: Eye of the Beholder

The Stranger: Eye of the Beholder

1995

as The Stranger / Soloman

9.0
Acting

A reluctant Solomon (Colin Baker), along with his former associates Egan (David Troughton) and Saul (John Wadmore), have (they think!) escaped Earth a...

Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen

Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen

1995

Acting

In the second "Stranger Than Fiction" documentary, Mark Gatiss explores the three latest BBV productions; "The Terror Game", "Breach of the Peace" and...

The Stranger: Breach of the Peace

The Stranger: Breach of the Peace

1994

as The Stranger / Soloman

5.0
Acting

The Stranger (Colin Baker), still stranded on Earth, has escaped his pursuers and found a safe haven under an assumed name. But his former associates ...

Doctor Who: The Colin Baker Years

Doctor Who: The Colin Baker Years

1994

as Himself

Acting

A documentary where Colin Baker himself recalls the Colin Baker years, revealing some of his own favourite memories and clips from the period as well ...

The Zero Imperative

The Zero Imperative

1994

as Peter Russell

7.0
Acting

Former UNIT luminary Liz Shaw and her assistant Bayliss are investigating a series of bizarre murders, all committed near a soon-to-be-closed psychiat...

The Stranger: The Terror Game

The Stranger: The Terror Game

1994

as The Stranger / Soloman

6.5
Acting

The Stranger (Colin Baker) arrives on Earth with no memory of who he is or why he's there. However, two men on a secret mission seem to know his ident...

Stranger than Fiction

Stranger than Fiction

1994

Acting

Gary Russell of Marvel Comics' Doctor Who Magazine investigates the world of BBV. In a relatively short space of time and with relatively small amoun...

30 Years in the TARDIS

30 Years in the TARDIS

1993

as Himself

7.5
Acting

A documentary celebrating the 30th anniversary of Doctor Who, featuring new interviews, rare archive footage and recently discovered material.

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

1993

as The 6th Doctor

4.4
Acting

All of the Doctor's incarnations are in crisis when The Rani creates a time-loop in the East-end of London in this 30th Anniversary Special.

Bigger Inside Than Out

Bigger Inside Than Out

1993

as Narrator

Acting

Discover the history of the police box.

The Airzone Solution

The Airzone Solution

1993

as Arnold Davies

4.9
Acting

The Airzone Solution takes place in a future Britain where pollution has reached a point where the populace must often wear filtration masks when they...

The Stranger: In Memory Alone

The Stranger: In Memory Alone

1993

as The Stranger

7.0
Acting

Something has traveled across space and arrived at a deserted railway station. A train arrives with a single passenger, a woman waits on the platform....

Doctor Who: Cybermen - The Early Years

Doctor Who: Cybermen - The Early Years

1992

as Host

Acting

A documentary about the early years of the Cybermen. Introduced by Colin Baker, this includes several interviews and rare clips. Also included are fou...

The Stranger: More Than a Messiah

The Stranger: More Than a Messiah

1992

as The Stranger

Acting

The Stranger and Miss Brown visit Majus 17 a intergalactic tourist paradise. However, they soon discover all is not as it seems - as they find decayin...

The Stranger: Summoned by Shadows

The Stranger: Summoned by Shadows

1991

as The Stranger

6.0
Acting

Wearied by his travels through time and space The Stranger has rejected his long-time companion and is in self-imposed exile on a barren planet. Can h...

Myth Makers 19: Colin Baker

Myth Makers 19: Colin Baker

1990

Acting

Colin Baker is walking his dog and Nicholas Briggs is shopping, when they are both teleported to a strangely familiar location by a mysterious alien b...

The PanoptiCon Tapes V

The PanoptiCon Tapes V

1990

Acting

5. Dragonfire - How is a Doctor Who story made? Cast and crew from the Doctor Who story Dragonfire got together at Panopticon IX in a lively and some...

The PanoptiCon Tapes IV

The PanoptiCon Tapes IV

1990

Acting

4. The JNT Years - Peter Davison and Colin Baker’s portrayals of the Doctor conceded with one of the most controversial periods of the programme’s hi...

The PanoptiCon Tapes III

The PanoptiCon Tapes III

1990

Acting

3. The Pertwee Years - We take an in-depth look at the Jon Pertwee era, which has been featured more thoroughly at PanoptiCons than any other. Experi...

The PanoptiCon Tapes II

The PanoptiCon Tapes II

1990

Acting

2. The Early Years - The stars and production team give a unique insight into Doctor Who from its beginning with William Hartnell to Patrick Troughto...

The PanoptiCon Tapes

The PanoptiCon Tapes

1990

Acting

1. The Main Event - What are PanoptiCons like to organise? What do the fans think of them? What do the stars think of the fans? All this, and there’s...

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe

1986

as The Doctor

5.8
Acting

Charged with genocide by the treacherous Valeyard at his trial, the Doctor receives help from an unlikely source to turn the tide of the High Council'...

The PanoptiCon Tapes VI

The PanoptiCon Tapes VI

1986

Acting

6. Panopticon VII - 1986 was the 10th Anniversary of the DWAS and for the first time professional cameras were there to record the event. This specia...

Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids

Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids

1986

as The Doctor

6.2
Acting

As evidence for the defense at his ongoing trial, the Doctor presents an adventure from his future when he is travelling with a computer programmer na...

Doctor Who: Mindwarp

Doctor Who: Mindwarp

1986

as The Doctor

7.0
Acting

As the Doctor's trial continues, evidence is presented showing his most recent adventure, one where he faces an old adversary, Sil. As a scientist con...

Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet

Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet

1986

as The Doctor

6.2
Acting

The Doctor is summoned before the High Council of Time Lords to stand trial for the charges of harmful interference to the course of events during his...

Who's Who

Who's Who

1986

Acting

Produced for American Public Television, this documentary on the long-running Doctor Who television series features interviews with actors and actress...

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

1985

as The Doctor

9.2
Acting

At the Tranquil Repose mortuary, the Doctor and Peri uncover a sinister plot to create a new breed of Daleks under the supervision of the mysterious G...

Doctor Who: Timelash

Doctor Who: Timelash

1985

as The Doctor

3.5
Acting

The Doctor and Peri arrive on Karfel, a planet ruled by fear where the enemies of its ruler, the despotic Borad, are banished into a time tunnel known...

Doctor Who: The Two Doctors

Doctor Who: The Two Doctors

1985

as The Doctor

7.4
Acting

Suddenly gripped by a memory of being executed in his second incarnation, the Sixth Doctor travels to Seville to save his past self and ensure his own...

A Fix with Sontarans

A Fix with Sontarans

1985

as The Doctor

3.0
Acting

While operating the controls on his TARDIS console, The Doctor accidentally transports his former companion Tegan Jovanka on board. Less than happy ab...

Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani

Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani

1985

as The Doctor

6.0
Acting

The Doctor discovers his old enemy the Master is intent on preventing Earth's industrial revolution in 19th century England. But the Rani, a second ro...

Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos

Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos

1985

as The Doctor

7.3
Acting

When the TARDIS is in need of repairs, the Doctor and Peri are forced to land on Varos, a mining planet whose population is entertained and enslaved b...

Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen

Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen

1985

as The Doctor

6.2
Acting

An alien distress call draws the Doctor and Peri to Earth, 1985, where they uncover a Cyberman plot to change the course of history.

Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma

Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma

1984

as The Doctor

4.0
Acting

A race of giant Gastropods has taken over the planet Jaconda. Their leader, Mestor, now intends to cause an enormous explosion in order to spread his ...

Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani

Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani

1984

as Sixth Doctor

9.7
Acting

Arriving on the barren world of Androzani Minor, the Doctor and Peri find themselves embroiled in a long running, literal underground war. At the hear...

Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity

Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity

1983

as Commander Maxil

8.5
Acting

Omega, an ancient Time Lord made of pure anti-matter, once defeated by the Doctor, is plotting to cross over into this dimension by bonding with the D...

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

1981

as William Lind

5.9
Acting

When D. C. Dangerous Davies, not held in high regard by his superiors, is assigned to find a notorious criminal kingpin, he uncovers the details of 15...

Drive Carefully, Darling

Drive Carefully, Darling

1975

as Brain

Acting

An exhortation to drivers to pay attention to road safety. In just 15 minutes, John Krish manages to give this road safety film something new and diff...

The Moonstone

The Moonstone

1972

as John Herncastle

8.0
Acting

Adaptation of the classic novel. A priceless jewel, originally plundered from a Hindu shrine, is presented to Rachel Verinder on her 18th birthday. T...