Colin Baker
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Baker at MagicCity ComicCon 2015
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| Born |
8 June 1943 Waterloo, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Spouse(s) |
Liza Goddard (divorced) Marion Wyatt |
| Website | Website |
Colin Baker (born 8 June 1943) is an English actor, best known for playing Paul Merroney in The Brothers from 1974 to 1976, and the sixth incarnation of The Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1984 to 1986.
Colin Baker was born in Waterloo, London, England. He moved north to Rochdale with his family when he was three years old. He was educated at St Bede's College, Manchester, and originally studied to become a solicitor. At the age of 23, Baker enrolled at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
One of Baker's first acting jobs, in 1970, was a supporting role in a BBC adaptation of Jean-Paul Sartre's trilogy The Roads to Freedom. In 1972 he played Anatole Kuragin in a BBC serial adaptation of War and Peace. His most prominent role in the 1970s was as the villainous Paul Merroney in The Brothers, a role that he played from 1974 to 1976. In the final episode of Fall of Eagles, Baker appeared as Crown Prince Willy of the German Empire. He also guest-starred as Bayban the Butcher in a 1980 episode of Blake's 7. In 1983 he featured in a BBC production of A.J. Cronin's The Citadel.
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