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Sylvester McCoy

Sylvester McCoy

Acting·1943·105 films

Sylvester McCoy (born Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith; 20 August 1943) is a Scottish actor and physical comedian. He is best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1987 to 1989—the final Doctor of the original run—and briefly returning in a television film in 1996. He is also known for his work as Radagast in The Hobbit film series (2012—2014).

As Actor

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)Radagast the Brown
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)Radagast the Brown
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)Radagast the Brown
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)The Doctor (7) (archive footage)
The Owners
The Owners (2020)Richard Huggins
Slumber
Slumber (2017)Amado
Dracula
Dracula (1979)Walter
The Munsters
The Munsters (2022)Igor
Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1996)The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor (2008)The Doctor (7) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015)The Doctor (7) (picture) (uncredited)
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013)Self
The Christmas Candle
The Christmas Candle (2013)Edward Haddington
Eldorado
Eldorado (2012)General Zwick
Lost at Christmas
Lost at Christmas (2020)Ernie
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993)The 7th Doctor
King Lear
King Lear (2008)The Fool
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)The Doctor
Doctor Who: Survival
Doctor Who: Survival (1989)The Doctor
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (2025)The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Leapin' Leprechauns
Leapin' Leprechauns (1995)Flynn
The Apocalypse Box
The Apocalypse Box (2024)Peter Mann
The Secret Policeman's Ball
The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979)Various Roles
Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol (1988)The Doctor
The Airzone Solution
The Airzone Solution (1993)Anthony Stanwick
Doctor Who: Battlefield
Doctor Who: Battlefield (1989)The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric (1989)The Doctor
Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis (1988)The Doctor
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
Doctor Who: Ghost Light (1989)The Doctor
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
PROBE: The Zero Imperative (1994)Dr. Colin Dove
The Munsters: Return to Mockingbird Lane
The Munsters: Return to Mockingbird Lane (2022)Igor / Self
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen (1987)The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1988)The Doctor
Doctor Who: Time and the Rani
Doctor Who: Time and the Rani (1987)The Doctor
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
Doctor Who: Dragonfire (1987)The Doctor
Conjuring: The Book of the Dead
Conjuring: The Book of the Dead (2020)Book Seller (archive footage)
Three Kinds of Heat
Three Kinds of Heat (1987)Harry Pimm
Doctor Who at the Proms
Doctor Who at the Proms (2024)The Doctor (7) (archive footage)
Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns
Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns (1996)Flynn
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers (1987)The Doctor
30 Years in the TARDIS
30 Years in the TARDIS (1993)Himself
Dead Before They Wake
Dead Before They Wake (2025)Evan
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time (2002)The Doctor
Talking Doctor Who
Talking Doctor Who (2023)Self / The Doctor (7) (archive footage)
Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet?
Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet? (2001)The Foot Doctor
The Big Night In
The Big Night In (2020)Self
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond (1995)
Necronomicon
Necronomicon (2023)Book Seller (archive footage)
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning? (1998)
Doctor Who Explained
Doctor Who Explained (2013)Self
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time (2011)
Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary
Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary (1996)Self
Thrill Kill Video Club
Thrill Kill Video Club (1991)Spoons
Doctor Who: The Hartnell Years
Doctor Who: The Hartnell Years (1991)Self - Presenter
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty (2013)Self
Beyond Fear
Beyond Fear (1997)Michael Samms
Stranger than Fiction
Stranger than Fiction (1994)
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
Doctor Who: A New Dimension (2005)Self
The Heartsmith
The Heartsmith (2025)Umbrella Man
The Circuit
The Circuit (2019)
The Story of Doctor Who
The Story of Doctor Who (2003)
The Mumbo Jumbo
The Mumbo Jumbo (2000)Mr. Tallman
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
I Was a Doctor Who Monster! (1996)Presenter
Search Out Space
Search Out Space (1990)The Doctor
Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen
Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen (1995)
Adventures in Space and Time
Adventures in Space and Time (1999)Himself
Hangover in Death Valley
Hangover in Death Valley (2018)General Zwick (archive footage)
Beauty
Beauty (2018)Henry
Doctor Who: 24 Carat
Doctor Who: 24 Carat (2021)The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison (2014)Self
Manilla Envelopes
Manilla Envelopes (2006)Duncan
The Seventeenth Kind
The Seventeenth Kind (2014)Rusty
The PanoptiCon Tapes III
The PanoptiCon Tapes III (1990)
The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis (1988)
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS (2013)Self
Police 5: The Master
Police 5: The Master (1993)The Doctor (archive footage)
Then & Now
Then & Now (2001)
Davros Connections
Davros Connections (2007)(archival footage)
I Was That Monster
I Was That Monster (1993)Himself
The PanoptiCon Tapes IV
The PanoptiCon Tapes IV (1990)
Doctor Who: Endgame
Doctor Who: Endgame (2007)Self
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
The PanoptiCon Tapes V (1990)
The Inspector Chronicles
The Inspector Chronicles (2012)Uncle Roderick
The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main Event
The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main Event (1991)
Punk Strut: The Movie
Punk Strut: The Movie (2016)DJ
Christmas with Strangers
Christmas with Strangers (2021)Self
Electric in the City
Electric in the City (1980)Kerwin
The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years
The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years (2019)
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
Big Jim and the Figaro Club (1979)Turps
You: Story and Glory of a Masterpiece
You: Story and Glory of a Masterpiece (2000)Museum attendant / Vasilij Grossman
The PanoptiCon Tapes VI
The PanoptiCon Tapes VI (1986)
The Children's Royal Variety Performance
The Children's Royal Variety Performance (1992)The Wizard
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2 (2023)Self
The Last Chance Saloon
The Last Chance Saloon (2010)
The PanoptiCon Tapes II
The PanoptiCon Tapes II (1990)
Sylvester McCoy Uncut
Sylvester McCoy Uncut (2023)Himself
In Conversation: Sylvester McCoy
In Conversation: Sylvester McCoy (2021)Self
Bug-Eyed Monsters Invade the Earth!
Bug-Eyed Monsters Invade the Earth! (2022)Klakk (voice)
The Ken Campbell Roadshow
The Ken Campbell Roadshow (1971)Self
My Doctor Who Diary
My Doctor Who Diary (2002)
Sylvester: Who's the Real McCoy?
Sylvester: Who's the Real McCoy?Self
Bananacide
BananacideDr. Brunswick
The Doctors: Monsters!
The Doctors: Monsters! (2018)
The Adventures of Sleepy The Magical Bear: The Movie
The Adventures of Sleepy The Magical Bear: The Movie (2023)Knibbles the Beaver (voice)
The Name'sh McCoy Shylveshter McCoy
The Name'sh McCoy Shylveshter McCoy (2010)

As Director