Letts left the series after producing Baker's debut story, Robot (1974–75), and was replaced by Philip Hinchcliffe. Initially, he was dubbed "Boiler Suit Tom" by the media because he had been supplied for a press conference with some old studio set clothes to replace his modest garments. Baker was working on a construction site at the time, as acting jobs were scarce. Impressed by Baker upon meeting him, Letts then became convinced he was right for the part after seeing his performance in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad. He was recommended to producer Barry Letts by the BBC's Head of Serials, Bill Slater, who had directed Baker in a Play of the Month production of Shaw's play The Millionairess.
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In 1974, Baker took over the role of the Doctor from Jon Pertwee to become the Fourth Doctor in the BBC TV series. Baker appeared as Moore, an artist whose paintings are imbued with voodoo power, in The Vault of Horror (1973) and as Koura, the villainous sorcerer, in Ray Harryhausen's The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973).īaker also appeared in Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1972 version of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales as the younger husband of the Wife of Bath. He was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards for his performance, one for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and another for Best Newcomer. He had his first major film role was as Grigori Rasputin in the film Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) after Olivier had recommended him for the part. īaker's stage work led to work on television where he gained small parts in series such as Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, Market in Honey Lane and Softly, Softly. From 1968 to 1971, he was given small parts and understudied, one of his bigger roles being the horse Rosinante in Don Quixote. His performance was seen by someone with the Royal National Theatre who encouraged him to audition for the company, then headed by Laurence Olivier. He had his first break in 1968 whilst performing in a late-night pub revue for the 1968 York Festival.
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Career Early work īaker was in his thirties when his professional acting career began. He went on to become a professional actor in the late 1960s. He took up acting around 1956, joining the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in Sidcup. Upon leaving the army, he served in the Merchant Navy. He undertook his national service in the Royal Army Medical Corps, serving from 1955 until 1957. In his autobiography, he said he realised he wanted to break each of the Ten Commandments in order and thought he should get out before he did something serious. He left the monastery six years later after losing his faith. At age 15, he became a novice religious brother with the Brothers of Ploermel (Brothers of Christian Instruction) in Jersey and later in Shropshire.
īaker attended Cheswardine Hall Boarding School in Shropshire. His father, John Stewart Baker, was a seaman and largely absent from the family due to being away at sea. His mother, Mary Jane ( née Fleming) was a cleaner and devout Catholic. Thomas Stewart Baker was born on Scotland Road in the Vauxhall area of Liverpool on 20 January 1934.
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