For me he is THE Dr. Who and THE marshwiggle as Puddleglum.
He was the best Doctor in my book.
Definitely the best Doctor of either the classic or current Dr. Who.
And Classic Doctor Who just showed up on Tubi https://tubitv.com/search/doctor%20who.
My favorite Doctor is the first one I saw which was John Pertwee but after that Tom Baker and Sylvester McCoy. Tom Baker just picked up Louise Jameson as a companion in my Tubi re-visit to Classic Doctor Who. She’s awesome as the savage knife-wielder who takes modern technology in stride.
He played Rasputin The Mad Monk in the movie “Nicholas and Alexandra”.
Tom Baker was the Doctor when I first encountered the show Saturday mornings (IIRC was it WOR-TV?) back in the late 70s. Got to see Leela at a Dr. Who convention when I was busing tables at the local Hyatt.
I have the scarf and the memories. What a perfect Dr
Maybe it’s time for a new doctor.
He simply IS Dr. Who.
Well, he never was a looker, and now he looks like an old lady. I liked him as the Doctor, though. I’ve liked them all, until they made him a woman; that’s just absurd.
never saw the first three, but you know an actor owns a role when you hear him in character as you read the quotes in the story. that’s certainly the case for me with Tom. God continue to bless him.
I remember him in the low budget Doctor Who’s of the early 80s with their poor lighting and ridiculous rubber monsters.
For all of you Tom Baker as Dr. Who fans out there, might want to look into getting a copy of The Scratchman. Tom Baker is the author and narrator: https://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Scratchman-audiobook/dp/B07L5WJQLW/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3OGGLAOJGQNWI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-zO4QvhcYGZhKbM-MOjNbXd6KCKqYwbumXDqCcYSojUsOnqY9fUnweQMGVHWQGEZE4Lvd69rbn55Jk3gh2H9JYd1TasaemV3dlRdch2JGMwgE3AwAo1UH5FAgnEHz5DKCtsYP61xF6uj6AkEFCYRPl6aVSlHcdDmQ1BIPtbsvk5821dMINV8v0LFP8MaHsOQ9k20bYFjq7VP39XJ2MCBTKxG4iit1qV6mPmmGvqlggA.rp-aYn2taH-BeM5g_q6uQzwJWc5O-b7CkZWA_3z2Fxw&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+scratchman&qid=1705786336&sprefix=the+scratchman%2Caps%2C118&sr=8-5
What makes the novel special is that it was originally conceived by Baker and Ian Marter who played the companion Harry Sullivan in the late 1970s. The two came up with the story but were unable to complete it before Marter’s untimely death at age 42. I’m not claiming The Scratchman is the greatest novel ever written but it was good to hear Tom Baker narrate the book.
If you listen to the last chapter (at 23:53) here Baker has an interesting P.S. to the book - as the The Doctor.
My Favorite Doctor!
He also portrayed a convincing Rasputin in “Nicholas and Alexandra”.
wow! What a coincidence, or maybe I knew in my subconscious. I was just at the library and checked out a few Doctor movies starring that doctor.
He looks great!
He looks damn good for 90. God bless ‘em.
Hands down, the greatest ever...
I think I remember seeing some clever fan art, where an artful Dr. Who fan made a Dalek out of a Electrolux vacuum. Cool.
Looking at those photos, I can imagine he is ready to receive a new body, the second Mr. Baker.