The best guest actors on season 10 of "Doctor Who"
by JohnSlash | created - 13 Jun 2014 | updated - 01 Jul 2014 | PublicIn order from greatest to least.
1. Roger Delgado
Actor | Doctor Who
Born of a Spanish father and French mother in Whitechapel. Although most often called upon to play the villain (due to his dark good looks and sinister beard), he also had a career as a voice actor on BBC Radio appearing on such programs as the "Morning Story". He was a notable 'The Master' in many...
The Master
(Frontier in Space)
2. Patrick Troughton
Actor | The Omen
Patrick Troughton was born in Mill Hill, London and was educated at Mill Hill School. He trained as an actor at the Embassy School of Acting in the UK and at Leighton Rollin's Studio for for Actors at Long Island, New York in the USA. During World War II he served in the Royal Navy and after the ...
The 2nd Doctor
(The Three Doctors)
3. Stephen Thorne
Actor | Death of an Expert Witness
Stephen Thorne was born on March 2, 1935 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Death of an Expert Witness (1983), Doctor Who (1963) and Runaway (1984). He was married to Barbara Sykes. He died on May 26, 2019 in the UK.
Omega/Ogron
(The Three Doctors/Frontier in Space)
4. Jerome Willis
Actor | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Jerome Willis was born on October 23, 1928 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), Lifeforce (1985) and Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991). He was married to Dilys Elstone. He died on January 11, 2014 in London, England, UK.
Stevens
(The Green Death)
5. Nicholas Courtney
Actor | Doctor Who
Nicholas Courtney was born in Egypt, the son of a British diplomat. His early years were spent in Kenya and France and he was called up for National Service at the age of 18. After 18 months of duty in the British forces, Courtney joined the Webber Douglas drama school. He spent two years there and...
Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart
(The Three Doctors/The Green Death)
6. Michael Wisher
Actor | Doctor Who
Michael Wisher was born on May 19, 1935 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), The Airzone Solution (1993) and The Newcomers (1965). He died on July 21, 1995 in Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
Kalik/Dalek Voices
(Carnival of Monsters/Frontier in Space/Planet of the Daleks)
7. Richard Franklin
Actor | Doctor Who
Best known for his regular role as Captain Mike Yates during the Jon Pertwee era of the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (1963), Richard Franklin joined the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1963 and his first professional acting work was with the Century Theatre. He was offered ...
Captain Mike Yates
(The Green Death)
8. John Levene
Actor | BeetleBorgs
John Levene (real name John Anthony Woods) left home at the age of 21 and travelled to London. He was working in a men's clothing store when he met Telly Savalas (who was making the film "The Dirty Dozen") and he was inspired to become an actor. He joined an agency which provided walk-on actors. He...
Sergeant Benton
(The Three Doctors//The Green Death)
9. Stewart Bevan
Actor | Doctor Who
Stewart Bevan was born 10th March 1948 and died aged 73 after a short illness 20th February 2022.
He featured in the long-running series Doctor Who, in 1973's The Green Death, remembered fondly by viewers as "the one with the giant maggots". The departure of popular companion Jo Grant (Katy Manning)...
Professor Clifford Jones
(The Green Death)
10. Ian Marter
Actor | Doctor Faustus
Ian Marter left university in 1969 and joined the Bristol Old Vic as an acting stage manager. In 1970, producer Barry Letts considered him for the role of Captain Mike Yates in Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons: Episode One (1971), but it ultimately went to Richard Franklin. However, Letts ...
Lt John Andrews
(Carnival of Monsters)
11. Roy Purcell
Actor | The Buccaneers
Roy Purcell was born on January 26, 1919 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Buccaneers (1956), Doctor Who (1963) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955). He was married to Myrtle Moss. He died on July 31, 2000 in Surrey, England, UK.
President of the Council
(The Three Doctors)
12. Bernard Horsfall
Actor | Braveheart
He was educated at Rugby where he became interested in acting. He spent a year in Canada studying agriculture then returned to England and taught at a prep school in Surrey. In 1950 he joined the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and on completing the course joined and toured with Dundee ...
Taron
(Planet of the Daleks)
13. Tenniel Evans
Actor | Raven
Tenniel Evans briefly attended the British Army officer training centre Sandhurst (1945-1946). He studied German and economics at St. Andrews University (1946-1949). He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1949-1951) and acted on stage from 1951, although he also had an in-between job as a ...
Major Daly
(Carnival of Monsters)
14. Roy Skelton
Actor | Rainbow
English stage, screen and voice actor. Worked at the Oldham Coliseum before joining the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Subsequently acted in repertory theatre and at the West End. Later started to work for the BBC. From 1967 to 1988, voiced many a Dalek (as well as Cybermen) in "Doctor Who".
Dalek voices/Wester
(Planet of the Daleks)
15. Vera Fusek
Actress | Doctor Who
Vera Fusek was born on May 20, 1932 in Czechoslovakia. She was an actress, known for Doctor Who (1963), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Escape in the Sun (1956). She died on August 8, 2021 in Suffolk, England.
President
(Frontier in Space)
16. Peter Halliday
Actor | The Remains of the Day
One of the UK's most prolific television actors for 50 years, Peter Halliday was the son of an auctioneer and estate agent. He was schooled in Shropshire. Halliday failed his exam as apprentice auctioneer, worked briefly for Rolls-Royce, then served in the British Army during the Second World War, ...
Pletrac
(Carnival of Monsters)
17. John Woodnutt
Actor | Lifeforce
John Woodnutt was a serious, gaunt-faced character actor with extensive stage experience. He made his professional acting debut at the Oxford Playhouse at the age of 18. He also performed Shakespearean roles at the Open Air Theatre at London's Regent's Park. He had a long string of television ...
Draconian Emperor
(Frontier in Space)
18. John Dearth
Actor | The Avengers
John Dearth was born on October 16, 1920 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Avengers (1961), The Escape of R.D.7 (1961) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955). He died on March 17, 1984 in London, England, UK.
Voice of BOSS
(The Green Death)
19. Tim Preece
Actor | The Ghost Writer
Tim Preece was born on August 5, 1938 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for The Ghost Writer (2010), Ivanhoe (1970) and Vanity Fair (2004). He has been married to Gillian Wray since 1973. They have two children.
Codal
(Planet of the Daleks)
20. Jane How
Actress | Miss Potter
Jane How was born on December 21, 1950 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Miss Potter (2006), Cruella (2021) and A Good Woman (2004).
Rebec
(Planet of the Daleks)
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