List of Colin Baker performances

Colin Baker is an English actor who has worked in the mediums of film, television, stage and audio dramas. Below are a list of his credits.

Film

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1981 Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective William Lind [1]
1989 Zandorra [2]
Clockwork
1991 Summoned By Shadows The Stranger [3][4]
1992 More Than A Messiah [3][5]
1993 In Memory Alone [3][6]
The Airzone Solution Arnold Davies [7]
1994 The Terror Game The Stranger
The Zero Imperative Peter Russell [8][9]
Breach of the Peace The Stranger [10]
1995 Eye of the Beholder
1997 The Harpist Father Rupitsch [11][12][2]
1999 Soul's Ark Galico [13][14]
2000 The Asylum Arbuthnot [15][16]
2014 Finding Richard Grandad Short film [17]
Shadows of a Stranger William Fallon [18][2]
2015 A Dozen Summers The Narrator [19]
A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens [20]
2016 Last Man on Earth Professor James Friedkin Short film [21]
2017 Arrows of Time The Narrator Screened at planetariums [22]
2021 Hiraeth Wynn Seaward [23]
You Might Get Lost Conrad [24]
The Ghosts of Borley Rectory Charles Sutton [25]
2022 Minacious DS Rawlins Retitled The Caller [26][27]
2023 Secrets of a Wallaby Boy Bruce (voice) [28]
Christmas at the Holly Day Inn Ben Holly [29][30]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1970 The Adventures of Don Quick Rebel Episode: "People Isn't Everything"
Happy Ever After Receptionist Episode: "The Ambassador"
No – That's Me Over Here! Uncredited 2 episodes
Roads to Freedom Claude 3 episodes
1971 The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder Reigate Episode: "The Shadow Man"
Public Eye Town Hall Clerk Episode: "The Man Who Didn't Eat Sweets" [31]
Cousin Bette Count Wenceslas Steinbock 5 episodes
The Silver Sword German Lieutenant Episode: #1.3
Now Look Here Uncredited Episode: #1.4
1972 War & Peace Anatole Kuragin 4 episodes
The Moonstone John Herncastle Episode: #1.1
The Man Outside Glover Episode: "Murder Story"
Villains Reporter Episode: "His Dad Named Him After the General"
1973 The Edwardians Joseph Laycock Episode: "Daisy" [32]
Harriet's Back in Town Mike Baker 2 episodes
Orson Welles Great Mysteries George Barclay Episode: "A Terribly Strange Bed"
1974 Within These Walls David Jenkins Episode: "Prisoner by Marriage"
The Carnforth Practice Bob Anderson Episode: "Undue Influence" [33][31]
Fall of Eagles Crown Prince Willie 2 episodes
1974–1976 The Brothers Paul Merroney 46 episodes
1979 Doctors and Nurses Mr. Bennett Episode: "Mums and Dads"
1980 Blakes 7 Bayban Episode: "City at the Edge of the World" [34][35]
For Maddie with Love Uncredited
1982 Juliet Bravo Frankie Miller Episode: "The Intruder" [31]
1983 The Citadel Mr. Vaughan Episode: "Part 4"
Doctor Who Commander Maxil Serial: Arc of Infinity; 3 episodes
1984 Swallows and Amazons Forever!: Coot Club Dr. Dudgeon TV film [36]
Swallows and Amazons Forever!: The Big Six [37]
1984–1986, 1993, 2022 Doctor Who Sixth Doctor 34 episodes
1985 Jim'll Fix It Episode: "A Fix with Sontarans" [38]
1986 Roland Rat: The Series Episode: #1.3 [39]
1989 Casualty Colin Miles Episode: "Accidents Happen" [40]
1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Harry George Chauvel Unaired episode: "Palestine, October 1917"; released in 1999 as "Daredevils of the Desert" [41][42]
1995 Harry's Mad Mr. Perkins Episode: "Meaty Chunks"
1997 The Famous Five Fake Mr. Brent 2 episodes
Jonathan Creek Hedley Shale Episode: "The Wrestler's Tomb" [31]
The Knock Donald Dewhurst / Desmond Dewhurst 4 episodes
A Dance to the Music of Time Canon Fenneau Episode: "Post War"
The Bill William Guthrie Episode: "Going Down" [31]
1998 Casualty David Vincent Episode: "An Eye for an Eye" [40]
1999 Sunburn John Buchanan Episode: #1.2
The Waiting Time Giles Fleming TV film [31]
Dangerfield Vicar Episode: "Haunted"
2000 Hollyoaks The Judge Episode: #1.524 [43][31]
Time Gentlemen Please Professor Baker Episode: "Day of the Trivheads" [31]
2001 Doctors Jack Howard Episode: "Matters of Principle" [44][31]
2004 The Impressionable Jon Culshaw Mr. Allen Episode: #1.2
The 4 Musketeers Rutaford 2 episodes [2]
2005 Little Britain Man in Regatta Tent Deleted scene
2006 The Afternoon Play Judge Episode: "Your Mother Should Know" [31]
Doctors Charles Dillon Episode: "Honourable Gentlemen"
2009 Kingdom Mr. Dodds Episode: #3.2
Doctors Professor Claybourne Jarvis Episode: "The Romantics"
2010 Hustle Phil Episode: "Tiger Troubles"
2011 Doctors Augustus Bloom Episode: "Every Heart That Beats" [45]
2013 The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot Colin Baker Television film [46]
2014 Comedy Feeds Episode: "The Committee Meeting" [47][48]
2015 Star Trek Continues Minister Amphidamas Episode: "The White Iris" [49]
2021 Emmerdale Michael Episode: #1.9156 [50]
2023 Tales of the TARDIS Sixth Doctor Episode: "Vengeance on Varos" [51][52]

Stage

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1969 Plaintiff in a Pretty Hat Arts Theatre, Cambridge [53][54]
The Other House Mermaid Theatre [53]
1970 Wizard of Oz Lord Growlie Guildford [55]
1971 Caesar and Cleopatra Porter 1 Chichester Festival Theatre Company
1972 Conduct Unbecoming Arthur Drake Liverpool Playhouse [56]
Vivat! Vivat Regina! Darnley [57][56]
1973 Hamlet Laertes Theatre Royal, Windsor [58]
1975 September Tide Evan Davies The Forum Theatre Billingham; other locations
1977 Let's Do It Your Way Unknown The Playhouse, Weston-super-Mare; Harrogate Theatre; other locations
1978 Trap for a Lonely Man The Man Theatre Royal, York; New Theatre Royal Lincoln; other locations
The Flip Side Theo Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon; Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford; other locations
1979 Dick Whittington Dick Cork [55]
1980 King Rat New Theatre Royal Lincoln
1981 The Norman Conquests Norman Windsor Theatre Company [59]
Goldilocks and the Three Bears Heinkel New Theatre Royal Lincoln [55]
1982 Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
Relatively Speaking Bill Kenwright Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon; Richmond Theatre; other locations [60]
1984 Cinderella Buttons Gaumont Theatre, Southampton [55]
1985 Aladdin Beck Theatre, Hayes [55][61]
1986 Cinderella Buttons Theatre Royal, Brighton [55]
1987 Robinson Crusoe Bluebeard the Pirate Wimbledon Theatre, London
1987-8 Corpse! Theatre Royal, Nottingham; Strand Theatre, London [62][63][64]
1988 Deathtrap Sidney Bruhl Theatre Royal, Bath; Theatre Royal, Winchester; other locations
1989 Doctor Who: The Ultimate Adventure The Doctor Grand Theatre, Leeds [65][66]
Peter Pan Captain Hook Brighton Dome [55]
Run For Your Wife West End of London [67][64]
1990 Spider's Web Inspector Lord Theatre Royal, Bath; Theatre Royal, Windsor; other locations
Born in the Gardens Mo Theatre Royal, Nottingham; Farnham; Swansea Grand Theatre; other locations [68][69]
Jack and the Beanstalk Fleshcreep Hull New Theatre [55]
1991 Time and Time Again Leonard Theatre Royal, Bath [70][64]
Privates on Parade [64]
1992 Dick Whittington The Captain Weymouth Pavilion [55]
Death and the Maiden [64]
1993 Peter Pan Captain Hook Princess Theatre, Torquay [55]
1994 Aladdin Widow Twankey Theatre Royal, Brighton
Not Now Darling [64]
1995 Peter Pan Captain Hook Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells [55]
1996 Dick Whittington King Rat New Theatre Royal Lincoln
Great Expectations [64]
Love Letters
1997 Babes in the Wood The Sheriff of Nottingham Norwich [55]
1998 Jack and the Beanstalk Dame Durden The Wyvern [71][55]
Kind Hearts and Coronets [64]
1999 Dick Whittington King Rat Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe [55]
2000 Out of Order The Manager Theatre Royal, Bath; Theatre Royal, Nottingham; other locations
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Herman the Henchman Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe [55]
2001 Aladdin Abanazar Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
2002 Dick Whittington Sarah the Cook Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
2002-3 Corpse! Major Milton Keynes Theatre [72]
2003 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs The Mirror Canterbury [55]
2003 HMS Pinafore Carl Rosa Opera Company
2004 The Haunted Hotel Sir Francis Westwick Mercury Theatre, Colchester; Arts Centre, Darlington; other locations
Dick Whittington Sarah the Cook Theatre Royal, Nottingham [55]
2005 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Nurse Nelly Hall for Cornwall, Truro
2005 Dracula Van Helsing [64]
2006 Love Letters
Strangers on a Train
2007 Dick Whittington King Rat Theatre Royal, Norwich [55]
2007-8 She Stoops to Conquer Mr Hardcastle Richmond Theatre; Birmingham Repertory Theatre; other locations [64]
2008 Noises Off [64]
Jack and the Beanstalk Fleshcreep Theatre Royal, Bath [55]
2009-10 Festival Theatre, Malvern [73][55]
2010 House of Ghosts Inspector Morse Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne; Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage; other locations
2011 Jack and the Beanstalk Fleshcreep Palace Theatre, Mansfield [55]
The Woman in White [64]
2013 Aladdin Abanazar The Anvil, Basingstoke [55]
2022, 2024, 2025 The Hound of the Baskervilles Sherlock Holmes Crime and Comedy Theatre Company [74][75][76]
2023 A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge [77]
2025 The Sign of Four Sherlock Holmes [78]

Audio drama

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1985 Doctor Who: Slipback Sixth Doctor 6-part story [79][80]
1999–2021 Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures 170 episodes
2006 Gallifrey Commander Maxil Episode: "Appropriation" [81]
2009–present Doctor Who: The Lost Stories Sixth Doctor 13 episodes
2011–2018 Jago & Litefoot 8 episodes
2015–present The Sixth Doctor Adventures 28 episodes
2016–present Classic Doctors, New Monsters 4 episodes
2016 The Diary of River Song 2 episodes
2021 Avalon Bayban the Butcher Volume Two
Bayban the Butcher [82]

Video games

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1997 Destiny of the Doctors Sixth Doctor [83]
2015 Lego Dimensions Archive sound
2024 Fallout: London Mysterious Scientist 2 Guest voice role [84][85]

Web

Year Title Role Ref.
2020 The Doctors Say Thank You Himself [86][87]

References

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