7.4
Movie
Acting
Sylvester McCoy
- Born
- (age 83)
- Birthplace
- Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Credits
- 139 titles
Biography
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).
Signature work
Known For
7.4
Movie
7.3
Movie
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
7.6
Movie
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
7.9
TV
Doctor Who
5.6
Movie
The Owners
5.3
Movie
Slumber
6.4
Movie
Dracula
5.6
Movie
The Munsters
6.2
Movie
Doctor Who
7.7
TV
Father Brown
6.2
TV
Casualty
8.4
TV
Still Game
6.2
TV
Thunderbirds Are Go!
6.8
TV
The Bill
5.9
Movie
The Christmas Candle
8.0
TV
Doctor Who Confidential
6.5
TV
Zapped
3.2
Movie
Eldorado
Acting credits 139
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Sylvester: Who's the Real McCoy? Film | Self |
| TBA | Bananacide Film | Dr. Brunswick |
| 2025 | Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War Film | The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2025 | The Heartsmith Film | Umbrella Man |
| 2025 | Dead Before They Wake Film | Evan |
| 2024 | Doctor Who at the Proms Film | The Doctor (7) (archive footage) |
| 2024 | The Apocalypse Box Film | Peter Mann |
| 2023 | The Adventures of Sleepy The Magical Bear: The Movie Film | Knibbles the Beaver (voice) |
| 2023 | Talking Doctor Who Film | Self / The Doctor (7) (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Tales of the Tardis TV | The Doctor (1 ep) |
| 2023 | Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2 Film | Self |
| 2023 | Sylvester McCoy Uncut Film | Himself |
| 2023 | Necronomicon Film | Book Seller (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Bug-Eyed Monsters Invade the Earth! Film | Klakk (voice) |
| 2022 | The Munsters Film | Igor |
| 2021 | Christmas with Strangers Film | Self |
| 2021 | In Conversation: Sylvester McCoy Film | Self |
| 2021 | Doctor Who: 24 Carat Film | The Doctor |
| 2020 | Lost at Christmas Film | Ernie |
| 2020 | The Owners Film | Richard Huggins |
| 2020 | The Big Night In Film | Self |
| 2020 | Conjuring: The Book of the Dead Film | Book Seller (archive footage) |
| 2019 | The Circuit Film | |
| 2019 | The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years Film | |
| 2018 | Hangover in Death Valley Film | General Zwick (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa TV | Self (25 ep) |
| 2018 | The Doctors: Monsters! Film | |
| 2018 | Beauty Film | Henry |
| 2017 | Slumber Film | Amado |
| 2016 | Zapped TV | Lord Protector (3 ep) |
| 2016 | The Real Marigold Hotel TV | Self (3 ep) |
| 2016 | Punk Strut: The Movie Film | DJ |
| 2015 | Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song Film | The Doctor (7) (picture) (uncredited) |
| 2015 | Thunderbirds Are Go! TV | Aezethril the Wizard (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Crims TV | Mr Dunlop (1 ep) |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Film | Radagast the Brown |
| 2014 | Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison Film | Self |
| 2014 | The Seventeenth Kind Film | Rusty |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Film | Radagast the Brown |
| 2013 | Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty Film | Self |
| 2013 | The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot Film | Self |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor Film | The Doctor (7) (archive footage) |
| 2013 | The Christmas Candle Film | Edward Haddington |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS Film | Self |
| 2013 | Doctor Who Explained Film | Self |
| 2013 | Doctor Who at the Proms Film | The Doctor (7) (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited TV | Self (11 ep) |
| 2013 | Father Brown TV | Dr. Angus McClurgy (1 ep) |
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Film | Radagast the Brown |
| 2012 | The Inspector Chronicles Film | Uncle Roderick |
| 2012 | Eldorado Film | General Zwick |
| 2011 | Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time Film | |
| 2011 | Pointless Celebrities TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2010 | The Last Chance Saloon Film | |
| 2010 | The Name'sh McCoy Shylveshter McCoy Film | |
| 2008 | Doctor Who: The Next Doctor Film | The Doctor (7) (archive footage) |
| 2008 | King Lear Film | The Fool |
| 2007 | Davros Connections Film | (archival footage) |
| 2007 | Doctor Who: Endgame Film | Self |
| 2006 | Mayo TV | Reverend Beaver (1 ep) |
Crew credits 2
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Sylvester: Who's the Real McCoy? Film | Executive Producer |
| 1996 | Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary Film | Camera Operator, Director |