ACTOR

Tom Baker

1934 - Today

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Thomas Stewart Baker (born 20 January 1934) is an English actor and writer. He is best known for having played the fourth incarnation and longest-serving Doctor in the science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1974 to 1981. Later in his career, Baker performed in the television series Medics (1992–1995), Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000–2001) and Monarch of the Glen (2004–2005). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Baker has received more than 4,573,826 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Tom Baker is the 3,382nd most popular actor (down from 3,238th in 2019), the 2,805th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,756th in 2019) and the 411th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tom Baker ranks 3,382 out of 13,578. Before him are Amanda Tapping, Dawn Addams, William Levy, Jason Flemyng, Tonie Marshall, and Eiji Okada. After him are Mackenyu, Ellen Terry, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mae Murray, Taryn Power, and Valérie Lemercier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Tom Baker ranks 270. Before him are Phan Văn Khải, Maurice Godelier, Vladislao Cap, Murtaza Rakhimov, Nicholas Liverpool, and Billy Paul. After him are Paul Naschy, Gulzar, Jean Marsh, Jacek Kuroń, Robin Milner, and Tengiz Sigua.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tom Baker ranks 2,805 out of 8,785. Before him are Jim Marshall (1923), Dawn Addams (1930), Edward Fortunatus (1565), Jason Flemyng (1966), Clare Torry (1947), and Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth (1876). After him are Geoff Emerick (1945), Ellen Terry (1847), Gary Barlow (1971), Jim Ratcliffe (1952), Thomas Girtin (1775), and Peter Banks (1947).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Tom Baker ranks 411. Before him are Lennie James (1965), Mary Ure (1933), Caroline Goodall (1959), Amanda Tapping (1965), Dawn Addams (1930), and Jason Flemyng (1966). After him are Ellen Terry (1847), Janet McTeer (1961), C. Aubrey Smith (1863), Henry Daniell (1894), Ian Hart (1964), and Tommy Flanagan (1965).

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Television and Movie Roles

Witchfinder General
England, 1645. The cruel civil war between Royalists and Parliamentarians that is ravaging the country causes an era of chaos and legal arbitrariness that allows unscrupulous men to profit by exploiting the absurd superstitions of the peasants; like Matthew Hopkins, a monster disguised as a man who wanders from town to town offering his services as a witch hunter.
May 17o 19686.4 / 10
The Sorcerers
The great hypnotist Professor Montserrat has developed a technique for controlling the minds, and sharing the sensations, of his subjects. He and his wife Estelle test the technique on Mike Roscoe, and enjoy 'being' the younger man. But Estelle soon grows to love the power of controlling Roscoe, and the vicarious pleasures that provides. How far will she go, and can the Professor restrain her in time?
Jun 25o 19676.1 / 10