Sylvester McCoy

Acting

Sylvester McCoy

Born August 20, 1943Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK136 credits

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).

Known For

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
5.4

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

Movie

2025

Doctor Who: Downtime

Movie

2025

The Heartsmith

The Heartsmith

Movie

2025

Dead Before They Wake
7.0

Dead Before They Wake

Movie

2025

Doctor Who at the Proms
7.2

Doctor Who at the Proms

Movie

2024

The Apocalypse Box
2.8

The Apocalypse Box

Movie

2024

Filmography

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality Waras The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
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2025Doctor Who: Downtimeas The DoctorMovie
The Heartsmith
2025The Heartsmithas Umbrella ManMovie
Dead Before They Wake
2025Dead Before They Wakeas EvanMovie
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024Doctor Who at the Promsas The Doctor (7) (archive footage)Movie
The Apocalypse Box
2024The Apocalypse Boxas Peter MannMovie
The Adventures of Sleepy The Magical Bear: The Movie
2023The Adventures of Sleepy The Magical Bear: The Movieas Knibbles the Beaver (voice)Movie
Talking Doctor Who
2023Talking Doctor Whoas Self / The Doctor (7) (archive footage)Movie
Tales of the Tardis
2023Tales of the Tardisas The DoctorTV
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2
2023Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2as SelfMovie
Sylvester McCoy Uncut
2023Sylvester McCoy Uncutas HimselfMovie
Necronomicon
2023Necronomiconas Book Seller (archive footage)Movie
Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor
2022Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctoras The DoctorMovie
Bug-Eyed Monsters Invade the Earth!
2022Bug-Eyed Monsters Invade the Earth!as Klakk (voice)Movie
The Munsters
2022The Munstersas IgorMovie
The Munsters: Return to Mockingbird Lane
2022The Munsters: Return to Mockingbird Laneas Igor / SelfMovie
Christmas with Strangers
2021Christmas with Strangersas SelfMovie
In Conversation: Sylvester McCoy
2021In Conversation: Sylvester McCoyas SelfMovie
Doctor Who: 24 Carat
2021Doctor Who: 24 Caratas The DoctorMovie
Lost at Christmas
2020Lost at Christmasas ErnieMovie
The Owners
2020The Ownersas Richard HugginsMovie
The Big Night In
2020The Big Night Inas SelfMovie
Conjuring: The Book of the Dead
2020Conjuring: The Book of the Deadas Book Seller (archive footage)Movie
The Circuit
2019The CircuitMovie
The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years
2019The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy YearsMovie
Hangover in Death Valley
2018Hangover in Death Valleyas General Zwick (archive footage)Movie
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2018Doctor Who: Behind the Sofaas SelfTV
The Doctors: Monsters!
2018The Doctors: Monsters!Movie
Beauty
2018Beautyas HenryMovie
Slumber
2017Slumberas AmadoMovie
The Real Marigold Hotel
2016The Real Marigold Hotelas SelfTV
Punk Strut: The Movie
2016Punk Strut: The Movieas DJMovie
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Songas The Doctor (7) (picture) (uncredited)Movie
Thunderbirds Are Go!
2015Thunderbirds Are Go!as Aezethril the Wizard (voice)TV
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armiesas Radagast the BrownMovie
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
2014Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davisonas SelfMovie
The Seventeenth Kind
2014The Seventeenth Kindas RustyMovie
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaugas Radagast the BrownMovie
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013Doctor Who Live: The Afterpartyas SelfMovie
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013The Five(ish) Doctors Rebootas SelfMovie
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctoras The Doctor (7) (archive footage)Movie
The Christmas Candle
2013The Christmas Candleas Edward HaddingtonMovie
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS
2013Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDISas SelfMovie
Doctor Who: Thin Ice
2013Doctor Who: Thin Iceas The DoctorMovie
Doctor Who: Crime of the Century
2013Doctor Who: Crime of the Centuryas The DoctorMovie
Doctor Who Explained
2013Doctor Who Explainedas SelfMovie
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
2013Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisitedas SelfTV
Father Brown
2013Father Brownas Dr. Angus McClurgyTV
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journeyas Radagast the BrownMovie
The Inspector Chronicles
2012The Inspector Chroniclesas Uncle RoderickMovie
Eldorado
2012Eldoradoas General ZwickMovie
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
2011Doctor Who: Tales Lost in TimeMovie
Pointless Celebrities
2011Pointless Celebritiesas SelfTV
The Last Chance Saloon
2010The Last Chance SaloonMovie
The Name'sh McCoy Shylveshter McCoy
2010The Name'sh McCoy Shylveshter McCoyMovie
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008Doctor Who: The Next Doctoras The Doctor (7) (archive footage)Movie
King Lear
2008King Learas The FoolMovie
Davros Connections
2007Davros Connectionsas (archival footage)Movie
Doctor Who: Endgame
2007Doctor Who: Endgameas SelfMovie
Mayo
2006Mayoas Reverend BeaverTV
Manilla Envelopes
2006Manilla Envelopesas DuncanMovie
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
2005Doctor Who: A New Dimensionas SelfMovie
Doctor Who Confidential
2005Doctor Who ConfidentialTV
The Story of Doctor Who
2003The Story of Doctor WhoMovie
My Doctor Who Diary
2002My Doctor Who DiaryMovie
Still Game
2002Still GameTV
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
2002Doctor Who: Death Comes to Timeas The DoctorMovie
Then & Now
2001Then & NowMovie
Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet?
2001Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet?as The Foot DoctorMovie
The Mumbo Jumbo
2000The Mumbo Jumboas Mr. TallmanMovie
You: Story and Glory of a Masterpiece
2000You: Story and Glory of a Masterpieceas Museum attendant / Vasilij GrossmanMovie
Adventures in Space and Time
1999Adventures in Space and Timeas HimselfMovie
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?Movie
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997The History of Tom Jones: A Foundlingas Mr, DowlingTV
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1997Space Cadetsas SelfTV
Beyond Fear
1997Beyond Fearas Michael SammsMovie
Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns
1996Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechaunsas FlynnMovie
Doctor Who
1996Doctor Whoas The DoctorMovie
Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary
1996Bidding Adieu: A Video Diaryas SelfMovie
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
1996I Was a Doctor Who Monster!as PresenterMovie
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1996Ghostlandsas Edward ParfittMovie
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
1995The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and BeyondMovie
Leapin' Leprechauns
1995Leapin' Leprechaunsas FlynnMovie
Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen
1995Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to ScreenMovie
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
1994PROBE: The Zero Imperativeas Dr. Colin DoveMovie
Stranger than Fiction
1994Stranger than FictionMovie
Police 5: The Master
1993Police 5: The Masteras The Doctor (archive footage)Movie
I Was That Monster
1993I Was That Monsteras HimselfMovie
30 Years in the TARDIS
199330 Years in the TARDISas HimselfMovie
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993Doctor Who: Dimensions in Timeas The 7th DoctorMovie
Frank Stubbs Promotes
1993Frank Stubbs Promotesas AngusTV
The Airzone Solution
1993The Airzone Solutionas Anthony StanwickMovie
GMTV
1993GMTVas SelfTV
The Children's Royal Variety Performance
1992The Children's Royal Variety Performanceas The WizardMovie
Doctor Who: The Hartnell Years
1991Doctor Who: The Hartnell Yearsas Self - PresenterMovie
The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main Event
1991The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main EventMovie
Thrill Kill Video Club
1991Thrill Kill Video Clubas SpoonsMovie
Search Out Space
1990Search Out Spaceas The DoctorMovie
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
1990The PanoptiCon Tapes VMovie
The PanoptiCon Tapes IV
1990The PanoptiCon Tapes IVMovie
The PanoptiCon Tapes III
1990The PanoptiCon Tapes IIIMovie
The PanoptiCon Tapes II
1990The PanoptiCon Tapes IIMovie
Doctor Who: Survival
1989Doctor Who: Survivalas The DoctorMovie
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
1989Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenricas The DoctorMovie
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
1989Doctor Who: Ghost Lightas The DoctorMovie
Doctor Who: Battlefield
1989Doctor Who: Battlefieldas The DoctorMovie
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
1988Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxyas The DoctorMovie
Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
1988Doctor Who: Silver Nemesisas The DoctorMovie
The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
1988The Making of Doctor Who: Silver NemesisMovie
Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
1988Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrolas The DoctorMovie
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
1988Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleksas The DoctorMovie
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
1987Doctor Who: Dragonfireas The DoctorMovie
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
1987Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermenas The DoctorMovie
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
1987Doctor Who: Paradise Towersas The DoctorMovie
Doctor Who: Time and the Rani
1987Doctor Who: Time and the Ranias The DoctorMovie
Going Live!
1987Going Live!as SelfTV
Three Kinds of Heat
1987Three Kinds of Heatas Harry PimmMovie
I
1987It's WickedTV
Doctor Who Then & Now
1987Doctor Who Then & Nowas Doctor WhoTV
The PanoptiCon Tapes VI
1986The PanoptiCon Tapes VIMovie
Casualty
1986Casualtyas Kev the RevTV
The Last Place on Earth
1985The Last Place on Earthas Lt. 'Birdie' BowersTV
The Bill
1984The BillTV
B
1981Big Jim and the Figaro Clubas TurpsTV
Electric in the City
1980Electric in the Cityas KerwinMovie
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1979The Secret Policeman's Ballas Various RolesMovie
Dracula
1979Draculaas WalterMovie
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
1979Big Jim and the Figaro Clubas TurpsMovie
An Audience with...
1978An Audience with...as SelfTV
Playhouse
1974Playhouseas KerwinTV
Tiswas
1974TiswasTV
The Ken Campbell Roadshow
1971The Ken Campbell Roadshowas SelfMovie
Vision On
1964Vision OnTV
Doctor Who
1963Doctor Whoas The DoctorTV
Sylvester: Who's the Real McCoy?
—Sylvester: Who's the Real McCoy?as SelfMovie
B
—Bananacideas Dr. BrunswickMovie