Person file · Acting
Sylvester McCoy
Born 1943-08-20Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
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).
Screen work
Movies & roles
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality WarThe Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)The HeartsmithUmbrella ManDead Before They WakeEvanDoctor Who at the PromsThe Doctor (7) (archive footage)The Apocalypse BoxPeter MannThe Adventures of Sleepy The Magical Bear: The MovieKnibbles the Beaver (voice)Talking Doctor WhoSelf / The Doctor (7) (archive footage)Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2SelfSylvester McCoy UncutHimselfNecronomiconBook Seller (archive footage)Bug-Eyed Monsters Invade the Earth!Klakk (voice)The MunstersIgorChristmas with StrangersSelfIn Conversation: Sylvester McCoySelfDoctor Who: 24 CaratThe DoctorLost at ChristmasErnieThe OwnersRichard HugginsThe Big Night InSelfConjuring: The Book of the DeadBook Seller (archive footage)The CircuitRoleThe Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy YearsRoleHangover in Death ValleyGeneral Zwick (archive footage)The Doctors: Monsters!RoleBeautyHenry