Thomas Stewart Baker (born 20 January 1934) is an English actor and writer. He is best known for having played the fourth and longest-serving incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1974 to 1981.

One of Britain's most recognizable (and most larger-than-life) character actors, Tom Baker is best known for his record-setting seven-year stint as the Fourth Doctor in Doctor Who (1963). He was born in 1934 in Liverpool, to Mary Jane (Fleming) and John Stewart Baker.

Jon Pertwee was subsequently replaced by Tom Baker at the end of Season 11 in Planet of the Spiders. Nicholas Courtney and John Levene reprised their roles as the Brigadier and Sergeant Benton numerous times during Baker's run.

Doctor Who: Created by Donald Wilson, Sydney Newman. With Tom Baker, William Hartnell, Jon Pertwee, Patrick Troughton. The adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.

Nov 22, 2023 · Tom Baker, the beloved English actor and writer renowned for his iconic portrayal of the Fourth Doctor in Doctor Who, has had a life marked by both on-screen adventures and personal relationships. One significant chapter in his romantic history unfolded when he married his second wife, Lalla Ward, in December 1980.

Oct 30, 2022 · In 1980, he married his Doctor Who co-star Lalla Ward, who played the character Romana, though this marriage only lasted two-years before culminating in divorce in 1982. Tom then married for a third time in 1986, this time to Sue Jerrard, who had been an assistant editor on Doctor Who and whom he had met whilst at the BBC.

Jul 16, 2017 · Much to his disgust, the Fourth Doctor, played by Tom Baker, was given an “assistant” by the White Guardian in a quest for The Key To Time. Romanadvoratrelundar to give her her full name (or Fred), was originally played by Mary Tamm for the whole of the season arc (a whopping 26 episodes!). Read more about Romana I here.

Oct 11, 2024 · 47 years after their first adventure together, Fourth Doctor Tom Baker and companion actor Louise Jameson have a heartwarming Doctor Who reunion in a previously unseen cast photo. The companion made her debut in 1977's "The Face of Evil" as a member of the reclusive and stranded Sevateem tribe on an uncharted jungle world.

Louise Jameson, aka Leela in Doctor Who, has revealed that she couldn't be happier working with Tom Baker again - despite the pair of them not being the best of friends during their...

Mary Tamm (22 March 1950-26 July 2012[1]) was a graduate and an associate member of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. She was the first actress to play Romana in Doctor Who, appearing as the companion of Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor in season 16. Tamm began her acting career on the stage with the...