Doctor Who?

**ccga3359** · 25th March 07, 09:44 AM

Growing up in England in the late sixties, early seventies I'd watch Dr Who faithfully. For me Tom Baker was the one and only Dr. Who!

**LK-13** · 25th March 07, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by ccga3359

Growing up in England in the late sixties, early seventies I'd watch Dr Who faithfully. For me Tom Baker was the one and only Dr. Who!

amen to that!

**LK-13** · 25th March 07, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by auld argonian

Though I lean toward John Pertwee as my favorite, I have to admit that I don't have any un-favorite Doctors. Every one of them has brought some unique aspect to the part and I've enjoyed watching all of them. the only exception would be a lack of William Hartnell episodes in the US and very few Troughton episodes.

When did Tom Baker "bomb" in the States? It's certainly a be-hitch that any actor ever gets type-cast...really unfair...I 've read interviews with the Who's and they all seem to regret the type-casting but have no regrets about having been the Doctor. I was a a Who-Con a long time ago and Tom Baker showed up...worshipful fans as far as the eye could see...I even got an old Who fan friend of mine to watch Monarch by teling her that Tom Baker was a regular on it.

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Tom Baker made an attempt at cracking the US market in the mid to late 1980's.
he got cast in a few bit parts as a villains "THUG" think it might have been on Miami Vice or maybe Simon & Simon, but his UK fame didn't follow him to America and soon he just Disappeared over here.
it's so sad, he really is a great actor.

**highlander_Daz** · 27th March 07, 09:29 AM

Lets not forget Jamie Mcrimmon of the clan Mcrimmon played by Frazer Hines, same accent coach as Mel Gibson!

**davedove** · 27th March 07, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by highlander_Daz

Lets not forget Jamie Mcrimmon of the clan Mcrimmon played by Frazer Hines, same accent coach as Mel Gibson!

You beat me to it. If I recall correctly, wasn't he a companion of the second doctor?

**Panache** · 27th March 07, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by LK-13

Tom Baker made an attempt at cracking the US market in the mid to late 1980's.
he got cast in a few bit parts as a villains "THUG" think it might have been on Miami Vice or maybe Simon & Simon, but his UK fame didn't follow him to America and soon he just Disappeared over here.
it's so sad, he really is a great actor.

Tom Baker does make a great villain, he is the evil wizard in "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad" . Even though effects-wise it isn't the best of the Ray Harryhaussen movies (though the Kali statue sequence is brilliant) it does in my opinion have a great cast and story. I always thought that Tom Baker as Prince Koura was a wonderful villain and a great foil for John Phillip Law.

Cheers

Panache

**Big Paul** · 27th March 07, 12:56 PM

Frazer Hines

**LK-13** · 28th March 07, 07:22 PM

talk about good luck!!
BBC Kids has just started broadcasting Doctor Who starting with Jon Pertwee's first episode!!
oh I'm a Happy camper now!!

**mexpiper** · 28th March 07, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by Panache

Tom Baker does make a great villain, he is the evil wizard in "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad" . Even though effects-wise it isn't the best of the Ray Harryhaussen movies (though the Kali statue sequence is brilliant) it does in my opinion have a great cast and story. I always thought that Tom Baker as Prince Koura was a wonderful villain and a great foil for John Phillip Law.

Cheers

Panache

He also played Rasputin in "Nicholas and Alexandra".

I have been a Whovian for years. I named my first car after Petrew cars. I still have my Dr. Who Membership Card, Directions for Tom Bakers Scarf, a key t o the tardis and a Police Box Bank with the Dr. Who Logo, Numerous books, and some of the tv programs on Beta Tapes/ and VHS.