Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who
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Several celebrities have made guest appearances in Doctor Who. All of those listed below are famous outside of their roles in Doctor Who; however, it is worth noting that some of them became famous after their appearance in the series.
[edit] First Doctor stories
- Max Adrian (later of Up Pompeii!) in The Myth Makers
- Lynda Baron (later of Open All Hours) sang on The Gunfighters
- The Beatles (pop group) in The Chase (film excerpt only) 1
- Robert Beatty (2001: A Space Odyssey, Where Eagles Dare) in The Tenth Planet
- Edward Brayshaw (later of Rentaghost) in The Reign of Terror
- Jeremy Bulloch (later of The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi) in The Space Museum
- Peter Butterworth (Carry On films) in The Time Meddler and The Daleks' Master Plan
- Brian Cant (later of Play Away) in The Daleks' Master Plan
- Tony Caunter (later of EastEnders) in The Crusade
- George A. Cooper (later of Grange Hill) in The Smugglers
- George Coulouris (Citizen Kane, prominent stage actor) in The Keys of Marinus
- Ian Cullen (later of Family Affairs) in The Aztecs
- Claire Davenport (later of Return of the Jedi, Fawlty Towers) in Marco Polo
- Derek Francis (later of Carry On films) in The Romans
- Peter Glaze (Crackerjack) in The Sensorites
- Julian Glover (film and Shakespearean actor) in The Crusade
- Michael Gough (film actor) in The Celestial Toymaker
- Martin Jarvis (actor) in The Web Planet
- David Kelly (later of Robin's Nest, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) in The Smugglers
- Kenneth Kendall (newsreader) as himself in The War Machines
- Howard Lang (later of The Onedin Line) in An Unearthly Child
- Jean Marsh (later of Upstairs, Downstairs) in The Daleks' Master Plan and The Crusade
- William Mervyn (All Gas and Gaiters) in The War Machines
- Andre Morell (Quatermass and the Pit, Nineteen Eighty-Four) in The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
- Bryan Mosley (later of Coronation Street) in The Daleks' Master Plan
- Ronald Pickup (later well known stage and character actor) in The Reign of Terror
- Shane Rimmer (Thunderbirds) in The Gunfighters
- John Ringham (later of Yes Minister, Just Good Friends) in The Aztecs and The Smugglers
- Leonard Sachs (The Good Old Days) in The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
- Michael Sheard (later of Grange Hill, The Empire Strikes Back) in The Ark
- Carmen Silvera ('Allo 'Allo!) in The Celestial Toymaker
- Nicholas Smith (later of Are You Being Served?) in The Dalek Invasion of Earth
- Eric Thompson (Narrator of The Magic Roundabout) in The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
- Frances White (later of May to December) in The Myth Makers
[edit] Second Doctor stories
- John Abineri (later of Survivors, Emmerdale) in Fury from the Deep
- Bernard Archard (film actor) in The Power of the Daleks
- Ronald Allen (Crossroads) in The Dominators
- Peter Barkworth (later of Where Eagles Dare, Telford's Change) in The Ice Warriors
- Patrick Barr (film actor) in The Moonbase
- Edward Brayshaw (later of Rentaghost) in The War Games
- Bernard Bresslaw (Carry On Films) in The Ice Warriors
- Brian Cant (Play Away) in The Dominators
- Pauline Collins (later Oscar-nominated star of Shirley Valentine) in The Faceless Ones
- Arthur Cox (later of Yes Minister) in The Dominators
- Windsor Davies (later of It Ain't Half Hot Mum) in The Evil of the Daleks
- Brigit Forsyth (later of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?) in The Evil of the Daleks
- Hannah Gordon (later of One Foot in the Grave, Upstairs, Downstairs, Telford's Change) in The Highlanders
- Marius Goring, CBE (A Matter of Life and Death) in The Evil of the Daleks
- Colin Jeavons (later of Blue Remembered Hills) in The Underwater Menace
- Bill Kerr (Hancock's Half Hour) in The Enemy of the World
- Esmond Knight (film and stage actor) in The Space Pirates
- George Layton (later of It Ain't Half Hot Mum) in The Space Pirates
- Philip Madoc (later of The Life and Times of David Lloyd George) in The Krotons and The War Games
- Andre Maranne (The Pink Panther film series) in The Moonbase
- Jack May (The Archers, Adam Adamant Lives!) in The Space Pirates
- Peter Sallis (later of Last of the Summer Wine, Wallace & Gromit) in The Ice Warriors
- Leslie Schofield (later of EastEnders, The Smoking Room) in The War Games
- Rudolph Walker (later of EastEnders, Love Thy Neighbour) in The War Games
[edit] Third Doctor stories
- John Abineri (later of Survivors, Emmerdale) in The Ambassadors of Death and Death to the Daleks
- Tony Adams (later of Crossroads) in The Green Death
- Ronald Allen (Crossroads) in The Ambassadors of Death
- June Brown (later of EastEnders) in The Time Warrior
- Jeremy Bulloch (later of The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi) in The Time Warrior
- Tony Caunter (later of EastEnders) in Colony in Space
- Matthew Corbett (The Sooty Show) in The Daemons
- Paul Darrow (later of Blake's 7) in Doctor Who and the Silurians
- Leslie Dwyer (later of Hi-de-Hi!) in Carnival of Monsters
- David Griffin (later of Hi-De-Hi, Keeping Up Appearances) in The Sea Devils
- Cheryl Hall (later of Citizen Smith) in Carnival of Monsters
- Donald Hewlett (later of It Ain't Half Hot Mum) in The Claws of Axos
- Jane How (later of EastEnders) in Planet of the Daleks
- Gareth Hunt (later of The New Avengers) in Planet of the Spiders
- Martin Jarvis (actor) in Invasion of the Dinosaurs
- Ray Lonnen (later of Z Cars) in Frontier in Space
- Fulton Mackay (later of Porridge, Fraggle Rock) in Doctor Who and the Silurians
- Hilary Minster (later of 'Allo, 'Allo) in Planet of the Daleks
- Joanna Munro (later of That's Life!) in Planet of the Spiders
- Geoffrey Palmer (later of Butterflies, As Time Goes By) in Doctor Who and the Silurians and The Mutants
- Susan Penhaligon (later of Bouquet of Barbed Wire, A Fine Romance) in The Time Monster
- Tim Pigott-Smith (later of Jewel in the Crown) in The Claws of Axos
- Ingrid Pitt (Hammer Horror films) in The Time Monster
- Tim Preece (later of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin) in Planet of the Daleks
- David Prowse, MBE (later of Star Wars, Green Cross Code) in The Time Monster
- John Ringham (later of Yes Minister, Just Good Friends) in Colony in Space
- Michael Sheard (later of Grange Hill, The Empire Strikes Back) in The Mind of Evil
- Carmen Silvera (later of 'Allo, 'Allo) in Invasion of the Dinosaurs
- Talfryn Thomas (later of Survivors) in Spearhead from Space and The Green Death
- John Woodnutt (later of Jeeves and Wooster, Knightmare) in Spearhead from Space and Frontier in Space
- Helen Worth (later of Coronation Street) in Colony in Space
[edit] Fourth Doctor stories
- John Abineri (Survivors, Emmerdale) in The Power of Kroll
- Bernard Archard (film actor) in Pyramids of Mars
- Michael Barrington (Porridge) in The Seeds of Doom
- Geoffrey Bayldon (Catweazle, Worzel Gummidge) in The Creature from the Pit
- Eleanor Bron (film and TV actress) in City of Death
- John Challis (later of Only Fools and Horses) in The Seeds of Doom
- John Cleese (Monty Python, Fawlty Towers) in City of Death
- David Collings (Silver in Sapphire and Steel) in Robots of Death and Revenge of the Cybermen
- Kenneth Cope (Carry On Films, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), later of Brookside) in Warriors' Gate
- Adrienne Corri (A Clockwork Orange) in The Leisure Hive
- Brian Croucher (later of Blake's 7) in Robots of Death
- Graham Crowden (later of Waiting for God) in The Horns of Nimon
- Suzanne Danielle (Carry On Emmannuelle) in Destiny of the Daleks
- Valentine Dyall (radio actor) in The Armageddon Factor
- Janet Ellis (later of Blue Peter) in The Horns of Nimon
- Bill Fraser (film and TV comedy actor) in Meglos
- Tom Georgeson (later of Boys from the Blackstuff and Between The Lines) in Genesis of the Daleks and Logopolis
- Julian Glover (film and Shakespearean actor) in City of Death
- David Haig (later of The Thin Blue Line, Four Weddings and a Funeral) in The Leisure Hive
- Daphne Heard (later of To the Manor Born) in Image of the Fendahl
- Daniel Hill (later of Waiting for God) in Shada
- Geoffrey Hinsliff (later of Coronation Street) in Image of the Fendahl and Nightmare of Eden
- Michael Keating (later of Blake's 7) in The Sun Makers
- Denis Lill (Survivors, later of Only Fools and Horses) in Image of the Fendahl
- Philip Madoc (The Life and Times of David Lloyd George) in The Brain of Morbius and The Power of Kroll
- Derek Martin (later of The Chinese Detective, EastEnders) in Image of the Fendahl
- Hilary Minster (later of 'Allo, 'Allo) in Genesis of the Daleks
- Patrick Newell (The Avengers) in The Android Invasion
- Tony Osoba (Porridge, Dempsey and Makepeace) in Destiny of the Daleks
- Glyn Owen (later of Howards' Way) in The Power of Kroll
- Clifford Rose (Secret Army) in Warriors' Gate
- Tim Pigott-Smith (later of Jewel in the Crown) in The Masque of Mandragora
- Deep Roy (later of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) in The Talons of Weng-Chiang
- Pamela Salem (All Creatures Great and Small, later of EastEnders) in The Robots of Death
- Catherine Schell (film and TV actress) in City of Death
- Leslie Schofield (later of EastEnders, The Smoking Room) in The Face of Evil
- Michael Sheard (later of Grange Hill, The Empire Strikes Back) in The Pyramids of Mars and The Invisible Enemy
- William Simons (later of Heartbeat) in The Sun Makers
- Guy Siner (later of 'Allo, 'Allo) in Genesis of the Daleks
- Peter Tuddenham (later of Blake's 7) in The Ark in Space and The Masque of Mandragora
- Kenneth Waller (Are You Being Served?, later of Bread) in The Invisible Enemy
- John Woodnutt (later of Jeeves and Wooster, Knightmare) in Terror of the Zygons and "The Keeper of Traken"
- John Woodvine (later of An American Werewolf in London, Shameless) in The Armageddon Factor
- Stephen Yardley (later of Howards' Way) in Genesis of the Daleks
- David Yip (later of The Chinese Detective, Brookside, A View to a Kill) in Destiny of the Daleks
[edit] Fifth Doctor stories
- Tom Adams (The Onedin Line) in Warriors of the Deep
- Chloe Ashcroft (Play School) in Resurrection of the Daleks
- Lynda Baron (Open All Hours) in Enlightenment
- Keith Barron (Duty Free, later of Where the Heart Is) in Enlightenment
- Rodney Bewes (The Likely Lads) in Resurrection of the Daleks
- Andrew Burt (Emmerdale) in Terminus,
- Michael Cashman (later of EastEnders) in Time-Flight
- Tony Caunter (later of EastEnders) in Enlightenment
- Maurice Colbourne (Howards' Way) in Resurrection of the Daleks
- David Collings (Silver in Sapphire and Steel) in Mawdryn Undead
- Martin Clunes (later of Men Behaving Badly) in Snakedance
- Lesley Dunlop (Angels, later of May to December, Where the Heart Is) in Frontios
- Valentine Dyall (radio actor) in Mawdryn Undead, Terminus, and Enlightenment
- Peter Gilmore (The Onedin Line as well as some Carry On films) in Frontios
- Robert Glenister (Sink or Swim, later of Hustle) in The Caves of Androzani
- Liza Goddard (80s actress) in Terminus
- Michael Gough (film actor) in Arc of Infinity
- Leslie Grantham (later of EastEnders) in Resurrection of the Daleks
- Nerys Hughes (The Liver Birds) in Kinda
- Polly James (The Liver Birds) in The Awakening
- Leee John (Singer with Imagination) in Enlightenment
- Stratford Johns (Z-Cars) in Four to Doomsday
- Burt Kwouk (Pink Panther films) in Four to Doomsday
- Rula Lenska (Rock Follies) in Resurrection of the Daleks
- Denis Lill (Survivors, later of Only Fools and Horses) in The Awakening
- Ian McCulloch (Survivors) in Warriors of the Deep
- Michael Melia (later of EastEnders) in The Visitation
- Adrian Mills (later of That's Life!) in Kinda
- Jonathon Morris (later of Bread) in Snakedance
- Ingrid Pitt (Hammer Horror films) in Warriors of the Deep
- Jeff Rawle (later of Drop the Dead Donkey) in Frontios
- Beryl Reid (comedy actress) in Earthshock
- Michael Robbins (On the Buses) in The Visitation
- Simon Rouse (later of The Bill) in Kinda
- Leonard Sachs (The Good Old Days) in Arc of Infinity
- John Savident (later of Coronation Street) in The Visitation
- Michael Sheard (Grange Hill, The Empire Strikes Back) in Castrovalva
- Dinah Sheridan (Genevieve) in The Five Doctors
- Barbara Shelley (Hammer Horror Films) in Planet of Fire
- Jeff Stewart (later of The Bill) in Kinda
- Nigel Stock (The Great Escape) in Time-flight
- Richard Todd (distinguished film actor) in Kinda
- Moray Watson (later of The Darling Buds of May) in Black Orchid
- Frank Windsor (Z-Cars) in The King's Demons
- Anna Wing (later of EastEnders) in Kinda
- Peter Wyngarde (Jason King) in Planet of Fire
[edit] Sixth Doctor stories
- Terence Alexander (Bergerac) in The Mark of the Rani
- Lynda Bellingham (film and TV actor) in The Trial of a Time Lord
- Honor Blackman (The Avengers, Goldfinger) in The Trial of a Time Lord
- Brian Blessed (film and Shakespearean actor) in The Trial of a Time Lord
- Eleanor Bron (film and TV actress) in Revelation of the Daleks
- Faith Brown (comedienne and impressionist) in Attack of the Cybermen
- Maurice Colbourne (Howards' Way) in Attack of the Cybermen
- Jason Connery (son of Sean, Robin of Sherwood) in Vengeance on Varos
- Paul Darrow (Blake's 7) in Timelash
- Maurice Denham (character actor) in The Twin Dilemma
- William Gaunt (The Champions) in Revelation of the Daleks
- Brian Glover (Kes) in Attack of the Cybermen
- Sarah Greene (Blue Peter, Saturday Superstore) in Attack of the Cybermen
- Geoffrey Hughes (Coronation Street, Keeping Up Appearances) in The Trial of a Time Lord
- Martin Jarvis (actor) in Vengeance on Varos
- Michael Jayston (film and TV actor) in The Trial of a Time Lord
- Steven Mackintosh (later of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Care) in Timelash
- Kate O'Mara (actress) in The Mark of the Rani
- Jacqueline Pearce (Blake's 7) in The Two Doctors
- Christopher Ryan (The Young Ones) in The Trial of a Time Lord
- Alexei Sayle (The Young Ones) in Revelation of the Daleks
- Joan Sims (Carry On films) in The Trial of a Time Lord
- Clive Swift (later of Keeping Up Appearances) in Revelation of the Daleks
- Owen Teale (later of Ballykissangel, Tony Award winner) in Vengeance on Varos
- Malcolm Tierney (of Brookside and Lovejoy) in Terror of the Vervoids
- Stephen Yardley (later of Howards' Way) in Vengeance on Varos
[edit] Seventh Doctor stories
- Christien Anholt (later of Relic Hunter) in The Curse of Fenric.
- Rachel Bell (later of The Darling Buds of May) in The Happiness Patrol
- Richard Briers (Ever Decreasing Circles, The Good Life) in Paradise Towers
- Judy Cornwell (later of Keeping Up Appearances) in Paradise Towers
- Ken Dodd (comedian) in Delta and the Bannermen
- Angela Douglas (Carry On films) in Battlefield
- Lesley Dunlop (Angels, May to December, later of Where the Heart Is) in The Happiness Patrol
- James Ellis (Z Cars) in Battlefield
- Ronald Fraser (film comic actor) in The Happiness Patrol
- Dolores Gray (Broadway star) in Silver Nemesis
- Gareth Hale (Hale and Pace) in Survival
- Sheila Hancock (TV and stage actress) in The Happiness Patrol
- Don Henderson (XYY Man, Crossroads) in Delta and the Bannermen
- Julian Holloway (later of Carry On films) in Survival
- Chris Jury (later of Lovejoy) in The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
- Stubby Kaye (Hollywood musical star of the 1950s) in Delta and the Bannermen
- Dinsdale Landen (stage actor) in The Curse of Fenric
- Hugh Lloyd, MBE (Hugh and I) in Delta and the Bannermen
- Joseph Marcell (EastEnders, later of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) in Remembrance of the Daleks
- Jean Marsh (Upstairs, Downstairs) in Battlefield 2
- T. P. McKenna (character actor) in The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
- Peggy Mount (George and the Dragon) in The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
- John Nettleton (Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister) in Ghost Light
- Kate O'Mara (actress) in Time and the Rani
- Tony Osoba (Porridge) in Dragonfire
- Norman Pace (Hale and Pace) in Survival
- Nicholas Parsons, OBE (Just a Minute, Sale of the Century) in The Curse of Fenric
- Edward Peel (later of London's Burning, Emmerdale) in Dragonfire
- Courtney Pine (Jazz saxophonist) in Silver Nemesis (Himself)
- Patricia Quinn (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) in Dragonfire
- Ian Reddington (later of EastEnders, Coronation Street) in The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
- Anne Reid (Coronation Street, later of dinnerladies) in The Curse of Fenric
- Pamela Salem (All Creatures Great and Small, later of EastEnders) in Remembrance of the Daleks
- Gian Sammarco (Adrian Mole television series) in The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
- Michael Sheard (Grange Hill, The Empire Strikes Back) in Remembrance of the Daleks
- Adele Silva (later of Emmerdale) in Survival
- Elizabeth Spriggs (Shine on Harvey Moon) in Paradise Towers
- Sylvia Syms (actress) in Ghost Light
- Peter Tuddenham (Blake's 7) in Time and the Rani
- Frank Windsor (Z Cars) in Ghost Light
[edit] Eighth Doctor stories
- Eric Roberts (film actor) in the television movie Doctor Who (1996)
- Will Sasso (later of MADtv) in the television movie Doctor Who (1996)
- The television movie also includes archival footage of Boris Karloff and Colin Clive from the 1931 classic film, Frankenstein.
[edit] Ninth Doctor stories
- Matt Baker (Blue Peter) in Aliens of London (Himself)
- Simon Callow, CBE (Four Weddings and a Funeral) in The Unquiet Dead
- Navin Chowdhry (Teachers, Dalziel and Pascoe, NY-LON) in Aliens of London
- Tamsin Greig (The Archers, Green Wing, Black Books) in The Long Game
- Paterson Joseph (Neverwhere, Green Wing, Peep Show) in Bad Wolf and The Parting of the Ways
- Jo Joyner (No Angels) in Bad Wolf and The Parting of the Ways
- Bruno Langley (Coronation Street) in Dalek and The Long Game
- Andrew Marr (TV journalist) in Aliens of London / World War Three (Himself)
- Anna Maxwell Martin (later of Bleak House) in The Long Game
- Davina McCall (Big Brother) in Bad Wolf
- Simon Pegg (Spaced, Shaun of the Dead) in The Long Game
- Anne Robinson (The Weakest Link) in Bad Wolf and The Parting of the Ways
- Zoe Wanamaker (My Family, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Johnny and the Bomb) in The End of the World
- Richard Wilson, OBE (One Foot In The Grave) in The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances
- Penelope Wilton, OBE (Ever Decreasing Circles, Shaun of the Dead, Cry Freedom) in Aliens of London / World War Three
- Trinny Woodall (What Not to Wear) in Bad Wolf
- Susannah Constantine (What Not to Wear) in Bad Wolf
[edit] Tenth Doctor stories
- Derek Acorah (Celebrity medium, Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns) in Army of Ghosts
- Adjoa Andoh (Casualty) in New Earth (Sister Jatt)
- Alistair Appleton (Cash in the Attic) in Army of Ghosts (Himself)
- Pauline Collins (Upstairs, Downstairs, Shirley Valentine) in Tooth and Claw (Queen Victoria)
- Edna Dore (EastEnders) in Fear Her (Meave)
- Kathryn Drysdale (Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps and later of Tripping Over) in Love & Monsters (Bliss)
- Huw Edwards (Ten O'Clock News) in Fear Her. (Himself)
- Bella Emberg (Russ Abbott's Madhouse) in Love & Monsters (Lady Citizen)
- Jamie Foreman (Oliver Twist) in The Idiot's Lantern (Eddie)
- Adam Garcia (Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen) in The Christmas Invasion (Alex Klein)
- Trisha Goddard (popular talk show host) in Army of Ghosts (Herself)
- Simon Greenall (I'm Alan Partridge) in Love & Monsters (Colin Skinner)
- Mona Hammond (EastEnders) in Rise of the Cybermen (Rita-Anne)
- Barney Harwood (CBBC, Totally Doctor Who) in Love & Monsters (Citizen)
- Andrew Hayden-Smith (CBBC, Byker Grove) in Rise of the Cybermen, The Age of Steel,and Doomsday. (Jake Simmonds)
- Anthony Stewart Head (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Little Britain) in School Reunion (Mr Finch/Brother Lassar)
- Shirley Henderson (Harry Potter movies, Bridget Jones's Diary) in Love & Monsters (Ursula Blake)
- Peter Kay (comedian) in Love & Monsters (Victor Kennedy/Abzorbaloff)
- Maureen Lipman (stage and screen actress) in The Idiot's Lantern (The Wire)
- Sophia Myles (Thunderbirds) in The Girl in the Fireplace (Madame De Pompadour)
- Tracy-Ann Oberman (EastEnders) in Army of Ghosts and Doomsday (Yvonne Hartman)
- Roger Lloyd Pack (Only Fools and Horses, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, The Vicar of Dibley) in Rise of the Cybermen and The Age of Steel (John Lumic)
- Sarah Parish (Cutting It, Blackpool) in The Runaway Bride (Empress Of Racnoss)
- Shaun Parkes (Casanova) in The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit (Captain Zachary Cross Flane)
- Nina Sosanya (Teachers, Casanova) in Fear Her (Trish)
- Catherine Tate (The Catherine Tate Show) in Doomsday and The Runaway Bride (The Bride, AKA Donna)
- Will Thorp (Strictly Come Dancing, Casualty) in The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit (Tobias Zed)
- Zoe Wanamaker (My Family, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Johnny and the Bomb) in New Earth (Lady Cassandra)
- Marc Warren (Hustle, Band of Brothers, State of Play) in Love & Monsters (Elton Pope)
- Don Warrington (Rising Damp, New Street Law, Grumpy Old Men) in Rise of the Cybermen (President of Great Britain)
- Penelope Wilton, OBE (Ever Decreasing Circles, Shaun of the Dead, Cry Freedom, Five Days, Calender Girls) in The Christmas Invasion (Harriet Jones)
- Barbara Windsor (EastEnders, Carry On films movies) in Army of Ghosts (herself)
[edit] Doctor Who spin-offs
[edit] BBC Radio productions
- Valentine Dyall (radio actor) in Slipback
- Maurice Denham (character actor) in The Paradise of Death
[edit] Big Finish Audio productions
[edit] As the Doctor
- Geoffrey Bayldon (Catweazle, Worzel Gummidge) in the audio dramas Doctor Who Unbound: A Storm of Angels and Doctor Who Unbound: Auld Mortality
- David Collings (Silver in Sapphire and Steel) in Full Fathom Five
- Sir Derek Jacobi, KBE (film and Shakespearean actor) in the audio drama Doctor Who Unbound: Deadline
- David Warner (Titanic, Twin Peaks) in the audio dramas Doctor Who Unbound: Sympathy for the Devil and Doctor Who Unbound: Dark Palace.
- Arabella Weir (The Fast Show) in the audio drama Doctor Who Unbound: Exile
[edit] As other characters
- Lynda Bellingham (film and TV actress) in the Gallifrey series
- Christopher Biggins in The One Doctor
- Ed Bishop (UFO) in Doctor Who Unbound: Full Fathom Five
- Tony Blackburn (radio DJ) in The Rapture
- Eleanor Bron (Absolutely Fabulous) in Loups-Garoux
- Paul Darrow (Blake's 7) in The Next Life
- James Fox (film actor) in Shada
- Graeme Garden (The Goodies, The Goodies (TV series), Bananaman) in Bang-Bang-a-Boom!
- William Gaunt (The Champions) in every episode of Dalek Empire III
- Anthony Stewart Head (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) in Excelis Dawns, Excelis Rising and Excelis Decays
- Richard Herring (This Morning With Richard Not Judy) in Real Time
- David Jackson (Blake's 7) in Sarah Jane Smith: Comeback
- Peter Jurasik (Babylon 5) in Winter for the Adept
- Michael Keating (Blake's 7) in The Twilight Kingdom
- Sally Knyvette (Blake's 7, Emmerdale) in Spare Parts
- Burt Kwouk (Pink Panther films) in Loups-Garoux
- Stewart Lee (This Morning With Richard Not Judy) in Real Time
- Matt Lucas (Shooting Stars, Little Britain) in The One Doctor
- Philip Madoc (The Life and Times of David Lloyd George) in Master
- Clive Mantle (Robin of Sherwood, Casualty, Holby City) in The Settling
- Hugo Myatt (Knightmare) in Omega, Gallifrey: Weapon of Choice and Gallifrey: A Blind Eye
- Bill Oddie (The Goodies, The Goodies (TV series), Bananaman) in Doctor Who and the Pirates
- Philip Olivier (Brookside) in The Harvest, Dreamtime, Live 34 and Night Thoughts
- Jacqueline Pearce (Blake's 7) in The Fearmonger
- Michael Praed (Robin of Sherwood) in The Dark Flame
- Simon Pegg (Spaced, Shaun of the Dead) in Invaders from Mars
- Patricia Quinn (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) in Bang-Bang-a-Boom!
- Andrew Sachs (Fawlty Towers) in Shada
- Michael Sheard (Grange Hill, The Empire Strikes Back) in The Stones of Venice
- Jessica Stevenson (Spaced, Shaun of the Dead) in Invaders from Mars
- Gareth Thomas (Blake's 7) in Storm Warning and every episode of Dalek Empire I and Dalek Empire II
- David Walliams (Little Britain) in Phantasmagoria
- Don Warrington (Rising Damp) in Seasons of Fear, The Time of the Daleks, Neverland, Zagreus, Caerdroia and The Next Life
[edit] Charity Specials
[edit] As the Doctor
- Rowan Atkinson (Blackadder, Mr. Bean) in Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death
- Jim Broadbent (Moulin Rouge!, Iris) in Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death
- Hugh Grant (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill) in Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death
- Richard E. Grant (Withnail and I) in Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death
- Joanna Lumley, OBE (Absolutely Fabulous) in Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death
[edit] As other characters
- Kate O'Mara (Dynasty) in Dimensions in Time
- Jonathan Pryce (Tomorrow Never Dies, Glengarry Glen Ross) in Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death
- Julia Sawalha (Press Gang, Absolutely Fabulous, Jonathan Creek) in Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death
[edit] Actors from Eastenders
- Letitia Dean in Dimensions in Time
- Ross Kemp in Dimensions in Time
- Steve McFadden in Dimensions in Time
- Mike Reid in Dimensions in Time — previously played an uncredited extra in the television story The War Machines
- Wendy Richard, MBE in Dimensions in Time
- Pam St. Clement in Dimensions in Time
- Nicola Stapleton in Dimensions in Time
- Gillian Taylforth in Dimensions in Time
- Deepak Verma in Dimensions in Time
- Adam Woodyatt in Dimensions in Time
[edit] Independent video productions
- Jan Chappell (Blake's 7) in Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
[edit] Kaldor City audio dramas
- Paul Darrow (Blake's 7) in all episodes (an extra 20-minute episode is included on the CD The Actor Speaks: Paul Darrow)
- Philip Madoc (The Life and Times of David Lloyd George) in Storm Mine
- Peter Tuddenham (Blake's 7) in Occam's Razor and Death's Head
[edit] Theatrical movies
- Ray Brooks (Cathy Come Home, Mr Benn, King Rollo, Big Deal, EastEnders) in Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD
- Roy Castle (Record Breakers, Carry On films) in Dr. Who and the Daleks
- Bernard Cribbins (Jackanory, Carry On films, Coronation Street) in Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD
- Peter Cushing (Hammer Horror, Star Wars) in Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD
- Andrew Keir (Quatermass and the Pit) in Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD
- Philip Madoc (The Life and Times of David Lloyd George) in Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD
[edit] Webcast productions
- Jon Culshaw (Dead Ringers) in Death Comes to Time
- Kevin Eldon (Fist of Fun) in Death Comes to Time
- Leonard Fenton (EastEnders) in Death Comes to Time
- Stephen Fry (Comedian/ actor) in Death Comes to Time
- Richard E. Grant (Withnail and I) in Scream of the Shalka 3
- Anthony Stewart Head (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Little Britain) in Death Comes to Time
- Jim Norton, (Father Ted) in Scream of the Shalka
- Sophie Okonedo (later of Hotel Rwanda) in Scream of the Shalka
- Jacqueline Pearce (Blake's 7) in Death Comes to Time
- John Sessions (Whose Line is it Anyway?, Stella Street) in Death Comes to Time
[edit] Returning Guest Stars
The following actors, in order of their first appearance, have all appeared in episodes of both the classic series (between 1963 and 1989) and the revival (2005 to present):
- Pauline Collins - Samantha Briggs in The Faceless Ones, 1967; Queen Victoria in Tooth and Claw (Doctor Who), 2006
- Margaret John - Megan Jones in Fury from the Deep, 1968; Grandma Connolly in The Idiot's Lantern, 2006
- Gabriel Woolf - Sutekh in Pyramids of Mars, 1975; Voice of [| The Beast] in The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit, 2006
- David Warwick - Kimus in The Pirate Planet, 1978; Police Commissioner in Army Of Ghosts, 2006
- Colin Spaull - Lilt in Revelation of the Daleks, 1985; Mr Crane in Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel, 2006
- Trevor Laird - Frax in the Mindwarp segment of The Trial Of A Timelord, 1986; the recurring character Clive Jones, father of companion Martha starting in Smith And Jones, 2007
- Anne Reid - Nurse Crane in The Curse of Fenric, 1987; Florence Finnegan in Smith And Jones, 2007
[edit] Future Regulars
On rare occasions, future series regulars have been cast in other roles, and later asked to return to the series in much bigger roles.
The first instance of this phenomenon occurred when Jean Marsh was cast as Joanna in The Crusade in 1964. She would briefly become a companion, when recast as Sara Kingdom in The Daleks' Master Plan the following year - becoming the first series companion to die whilst adventuring with The Doctor. She would later return to the series in the 1989 story Battlefield, as the villainous [| Morgaine]. For a period, she was also married to Third Doctor actor Jon Pertwee.
Nicholas Courtney, cast as Bret Vyon for the first half of The Daleks' Master Plan, also featuring Jean Marsh, would return to the series as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, best known as 'The Brigadier' many times over the next two decades, appearing with the second, third, fourth, fifth and seventh Doctors, before finally meeting the sixth in the charity special Dimensions In Time - to date, his final appearance.
In 1965 Peter Purves, appeared in The Chase in 1965, playing Morton Dill - a young man from Alabama visiting the Empire State Building, when The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Vicki arrive, on the run from the Daleks, who later appear to Morton's bemusement. Later in that story, Purves was asked back to play the role of space pilot Steven Taylor, who became a regular character at the end of the story upon the departure of Ian and Barbara. To date, this is the only (and probably the last) time this has occurred in the space of one story!
John Levine, best known for playing Sergeant Benton in various stories between 1968 and 1975, first appeared as a Cyberman in The Moonbase, then as a Yeti in The Web Of Fear. Another UNIT member, Harry Sullivan was played by Ian Marter, who first appeared in the series as the dashing John Andrews in Carnival Of Monsters opposite John Pertwee in 1973, before joining the series as Harry for Tom Baker's first season as The Doctor. Marter also co-wrote a script for a possible Doctor Who feature film with Baker, and wrote numerous novelisations of Doctor Who serials for Target Books, before his untimely death in 1986.
The next occurrence did not occur until 1978, when Lalla Ward guested in the series as Princess Astra in The Armageddon Factor. After expressing disappointment at the way her character, Romana had developed, Mary Tamm departed the series after this story had finished recording - but as her character was a Time Lady, she could easily be regenerated, and the following story Destiny of the Daleks sees Romana deliberately choosing to model herself after Princess Astra - allowing Ward to join the series as a regular. She later went on to have a whirlwind romance with her co-star Tom Baker which led to marriage and divorce within 18 months.
A few years later, Sarah Sutton was cast as Nyssa in The Keeper Of Traken. At the end of that story it was decided that she should join the TARDIS crew as a regular, and she was hastily written into the following story Logopolis... albiet as the same character.
When casting the 1983 serial Arc Of Infinity, the production office stumbled upon Colin Baker - and cast him as Commander Maxil, a timelord who gets to shoot The Doctor, as played by Peter Davison. Fourteen months later, Davison left the series, and regenerated into the Sixth Doctor, as played by Baker. To date, this is the only time an actor who has played The Doctor has appeared in the series prior to their casting as the lead. It was also the last time this occured during the original run.
Its early days for the revival, but already there have been three instances of guest actors returing as regular or reccurring characters, and oddly they are all members of the same family, and all made their first appearance in the first episode of series three, Smith And Jones. Adjoa Andoh, cast as recurring character Francine Jones, first appeared in the 2006 episode New Earth. Her on-screen husband, Clive Jones, has also appeared in the series before - actor Trevor Laird played the villanous Frax in the Mindwarp segment of The Trial Of A Timelord, back in 1986.
The most obvious returning actor in this story, however, was companion Martha Jones, as portrayed by Freema Agyeman. She first appeared in the 2006 episode Army Of Ghosts, as doomed Torchwood employee Adeola. It was while playing this role that the series producers realised she'd be perfect for the role of Martha, and she was soon auditioned for the role, making her debut less than a year after her first appearance in the show. The episode also had Martha explain that Adeola was her cousin.
[edit] Footnotes
- Note 1: The producers had originally planned to have The Beatles appear as elderly versions of themselves, but had to settle for using a film clip from a BBC musical series. This particular variety show is one of many that were deleted, therefore making the clip seen in The Chase the only surviving footage of this Beatles performance.
- Note 2: Jean Marsh was at one time married to Jon Pertwee, who played the Third Doctor. Marsh's character in The Daleks Master Plan, Sara Kingdom, is considered by many as one of the Doctor's companions.
- Note 3: Richard E. Grant has the distinction of being the only actor to play two different incarnations of the Doctor in officially licensed productions. (This does not count Sylvester McCoy briefly donning Colin Baker's costume in Time and the Rani.)
