Portrait of Sylvester McCoy

Sylvester McCoy

Acting

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).

Born: August 20, 1943

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

Filmography

2025
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)

2025
The Heartsmith

as Umbrella Man

2024
Doctor Who at the Proms

as The Doctor (7) (archive footage)

2024
The Apocalypse Box

as Peter Mann

2023
Talking Doctor Who

as Self / The Doctor (7) (archive footage)

2023
Tales of the Tardis

as The Doctor

2023
2023
Necronomicon

as Book Seller (archive footage)

2022
2021
2020
2020
The Owners

as Richard Huggins

2020
Conjuring: The Book of the Dead

as Book Seller (archive footage)

2018
Hangover in Death Valley

as General Zwick (archive footage)

2018
Beauty

as Henry

2017
Slumber

as Amado

2015
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

as The Doctor (7) (picture) (uncredited)

2015
Thunderbirds Are Go!

as Aezethril the Wizard (voice)

2013
2013
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

as The Doctor (7) (archive footage)

2013
The Christmas Candle

as Edward Haddington

2013
Father Brown

as Dr. Angus McClurgy

2012
2012
The Inspector Chronicles

as Uncle Roderick

2012
Eldorado

as General Zwick

2008
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

as The Doctor (7) (archive footage)

2008
King Lear

as The Fool

2007
Davros Connections

as (archival footage)

2006
Mayo

as Reverend Beaver

2000
The Mumbo Jumbo

as Mr. Tallman

1997
Beyond Fear

as Michael Samms

1996
Doctor Who

as The Doctor

1994
1993
Police 5: The Master

as The Doctor (archive footage)

1993
1993
1993
GMTV

as Self

1993
The Airzone Solution

as Anthony Stanwick

1991
1990
Search Out Space

as The Doctor

1989
1989
1989
1987
1987
1987
Three Kinds of Heat

as Harry Pimm

1987
1986
Casualty

as Kev the Rev

1986
Casualty

as Ashley Millington

1985
The Last Place on Earth

as Lt. 'Birdie' Bowers

1979
1979
Dracula

as Walter

1974
Playhouse

as Kerwin

1974
1963
Doctor Who

as The Doctor

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You - Story and Glory of a Masterpiece

as Museum attendant / Vasilij Grossman