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Sylvester McCoy Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1943-08-20

Birthplace:
Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

Credits:
137 Total Roles

Sylvester McCoy

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Biography

Sylvester McCoy (born Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith; 20 August 1943) is a Scottish actor and physical comedian. He is best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1987 to 1989—the final Doctor of the original run—and briefly returning in a television film in 1996. He is also known for his work as Radagast in The Hobbit film series (2012—2014).

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War MOVIE The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025 Doctor Who: Downtime MOVIE The Doctor
2025 The Heartsmith MOVIE Umbrella Man
2025 Dead Before They Wake MOVIE Evan
2024 Doctor Who at the Proms MOVIE The Doctor (7) (archive footage)
2024 The Apocalypse Box MOVIE Peter Mann
2023 The Adventures of Sleepy The Magical Bear: The Movie MOVIE Knibbles the Beaver (voice)
2023 Talking Doctor Who MOVIE Self / The Doctor (7) (archive footage)
2023 Tales of the Tardis TV The Doctor
2023 Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2 MOVIE Self

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