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Patrick George Troughton (/ ˈ t r aʊ t ən /; [1] 25 March 1920 – 28 March 1987) was an English actor best known for his roles in television and film. He played the second incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running British science-fiction television series Doctor Who from 1966 to 1969; he reprised the role from 1972 to 1973 and in 1983 and 1985.
Production ended one year before her death, with last episodes airing posthumously in 2006, after three years of hiatus, replaced with Breakfast with Bear in 2005. Thora Hird: Edie Pegden Last of the Summer Wine: 152 2003-03-15 Stroke: 24 Character killed off, death implied on screen in following episodes. Michael Jeter: Mr. Noodle's Brother ...
Television: Red Nose Day 2013: Call the Midwife: One Born Every Minute – 15 March 2013; Television: BAFTA Doctor Who 50th anniversary tribute message – 12 May 2013 [21] Stage/Radio: Doctor Who Prom – 13–14 July 2013; Television commercial: 50 years trailer – 19 October 2013 [22]
In May 2024, it was revealed that Nicola Coughlan would star as the Doctor's one-off companion in the 2024 Christmas special. [111] Gatwa and Gibson will both continue their roles into the fifteenth series, [112] [113] and are set to be joined by Varada Sethu, [114] who first appeared in the episode "Boom" (2024) as an unrelated character. [115]
John Anthony Megna was born in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, to Ralph W. Megna, a pharmacist, [1] and Eleanor McGinley, a one-time nightclub singer. He was a half-brother of Connie Stevens through their mother, and an ex-brother-in-law of Eddie Fisher, both famous singers. He attended Holy Cross High School in Flushing, New York.
Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, he moved to the United States in 1998 to further develop his film career.
Deborah Watling and Frazer Hines at a Doctor Who 50th Anniversary event. Up until 2007, Hines was the only surviving Second Doctor companion actor not to have acted in a Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio play. (The others have played characters other than their television roles.)
John Anthony Woods (born 24 December 1941), known professionally as John Levene, is an English actor, producer, entertainer and singer. Although he has appeared in a large number of films and television series, Levene's best-known role is that of Sergeant Benton, of UNIT in the science-fiction television series Doctor Who, a role he played from 1968 to 1975.