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Sylvester McCoy

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
135

Gender
Male

Birthday
August 20, 1943 (82 years old)

Place of Birth
Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

Sylvester McCoy

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

Acting

2025Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality Waras The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025The Heartsmithas Umbrella Man
2025Dead Before They Wakeas Evan
2024Doctor Who at the Promsas The Doctor (7) (archive footage)
2024The Apocalypse Boxas Peter Mann
2023The Adventures of Sleepy The Magical Bear: The Movieas Knibbles the Beaver (voice)
2023Talking Doctor Whoas Self / The Doctor (7) (archive footage)
2023Tales of the Tardisas The Doctor
2023Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2as Self
2023Sylvester McCoy Uncutas Himself
2023Necronomiconas Book Seller (archive footage)
2022Bug-Eyed Monsters Invade the Earth!as Klakk (voice)
2022The Munsters: Return to Mockingbird Laneas Igor / Self
2022The Munstersas Igor
2021Christmas with Strangersas Self
2021In Conversation: Sylvester McCoyas Self
2021Doctor Who: 24 Caratas The Doctor
2020Lost at Christmasas Ernie
2020The Ownersas Richard Huggins
2020The Big Night Inas Self
2020Conjuring: The Book of the Deadas Book Seller (archive footage)
2019The Circuitas
2019The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Yearsas
2018Hangover in Death Valleyas General Zwick (archive footage)
2018Doctor Who: Behind the Sofaas Self
2018The Doctors: Monsters!as
2018Beautyas Henry
2017Slumberas Amado
2016The Real Marigold Hotelas Self
2016Punk Strut: The Movieas DJ
2015Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Songas The Doctor (7) (picture) (uncredited)
2015Thunderbirds Are Go!as Aezethril the Wizard (voice)
2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armiesas Radagast the Brown
2014Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davisonas Self
2014The Seventeenth Kindas Rusty
2013The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaugas Radagast the Brown
2013Doctor Who Live: The Afterpartyas Self
2013The Five(ish) Doctors Rebootas Self
2013Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctoras The Doctor (7) (archive footage)
2013The Christmas Candleas Edward Haddington
2013Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDISas Self
2013Doctor Who Explainedas Self
2013Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisitedas Self
2013Father Brownas Dr. Angus McClurgy
2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journeyas Radagast the Brown
2012The Inspector Chroniclesas Uncle Roderick
2012Eldoradoas General Zwick
2011Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Timeas
2011Pointless Celebritiesas Self
2010The Last Chance Saloonas
2010The Name'sh McCoy Shylveshter McCoyas
2008Doctor Who: The Next Doctoras The Doctor (7) (archive footage)
2008King Learas The Fool
2007Davros Connectionsas (archival footage)
2007Doctor Who: Endgameas Self
2006Mayoas Reverend Beaver
2006Manilla Envelopesas Duncan
2005Doctor Who: A New Dimensionas Self
2005Doctor Who Confidentialas
2003The Story of Doctor Whoas
2002My Doctor Who Diaryas
2002Still Gameas
2002Doctor Who: Death Comes to Timeas The Doctor
2001Then & Nowas
2001Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet?as The Foot Doctor
2000The Mumbo Jumboas Mr. Tallman
2000You: Story and Glory of a Masterpieceas Museum attendant / Vasilij Grossman
1999Adventures in Space and Timeas Himself
1998Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?as
1997The History of Tom Jones: A Foundlingas Mr, Dowling
1997Space Cadetsas Self
1997Beyond Fearas Michael Samms
1996Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechaunsas Flynn
1996Doctor Whoas The Doctor
1996Bidding Adieu: A Video Diaryas Self
1996I Was a Doctor Who Monster!as Presenter
1996Ghostlandsas Edward Parfitt
1995The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyondas
1995Leapin' Leprechaunsas Flynn
1995Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screenas
1994Stranger than Fictionas
1994PROBE: The Zero Imperativeas Dr. Colin Dove
1993Police 5: The Masteras The Doctor (archive footage)
1993I Was That Monsteras Himself
199330 Years in the TARDISas Himself
1993Doctor Who: Dimensions in Timeas The 7th Doctor
1993Frank Stubbs Promotesas Angus
1993The Airzone Solutionas Anthony Stanwick
1993GMTVas Self
1992The Children's Royal Variety Performanceas The Wizard
1991Doctor Who: The Hartnell Yearsas Self - Presenter
1991The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main Eventas
1991Thrill Kill Video Clubas Spoons
1990Search Out Spaceas The Doctor
1990The PanoptiCon Tapes Vas
1990The PanoptiCon Tapes IVas
1990The PanoptiCon Tapes IIIas
1990The PanoptiCon Tapes IIas
1989Doctor Who: Survivalas The Doctor
1989Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenricas The Doctor
1989Doctor Who: Ghost Lightas The Doctor
1989Doctor Who: Battlefieldas The Doctor
1988Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxyas The Doctor
1988Doctor Who: Silver Nemesisas The Doctor
1988The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesisas
1988Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrolas The Doctor
1988Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleksas The Doctor
1987Doctor Who: Dragonfireas The Doctor
1987Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermenas The Doctor
1987Doctor Who: Paradise Towersas The Doctor
1987Doctor Who: Time and the Ranias The Doctor
1987Going Live!as Self
1987Three Kinds of Heatas Harry Pimm
1987It's Wickedas
1987Doctor Who Then & Nowas Doctor Who
1986The PanoptiCon Tapes VIas
1986Casualtyas Ashley Millington
1986Casualtyas Kev the Rev
1985The Last Place on Earthas Lt. 'Birdie' Bowers
1984The Billas
1983Dramaramaas Donald
1981Big Jim and the Figaro Clubas Turps
1980Electric in the Cityas Kerwin
1979The Secret Policeman's Ballas Various Roles
1979Draculaas Walter
1979Big Jim and the Figaro Clubas Turps
1978An Audience with...as Self
1977For the Love of Albertas
1974Playhouseas Kerwin
1974Tiswasas
1971The Ken Campbell Roadshowas Self
1964Vision Onas
1963Doctor Whoas The Doctor
Bananacideas Dr. Brunswick
Sylvester: Who's the Real McCoy?as Self

Production

1996Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary...Camera Operator
1996Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary...Director
Sylvester: Who's the Real McCoy?...Executive Producer