Sylvester McCoy
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
The Bill
1984
Series
Doctor Who
The Doctor
1963
Series
Casualty
Kev the Rev
1986
Series
Casualty
Ashley Millington
1986
Series
Father Brown
Dr. Angus McClurgy
2013
Film
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Radagast the Brown
2014
Series
GMTV
Self
1993
Film
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Radagast the Brown
2012
Series
Playhouse
Kerwin
1974
Film
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Radagast the Brown
2013
Series
Pointless Celebrities
Self
2011
Series
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Series
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
Series
Going Live!
Self
1987
Series
Tiswas
1974
Series
Thunderbirds Are Go!
Aezethril the Wizard (voice)
2015
Series
Still Game
2002
Series
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
Self
2018
Series
Dramarama
Donald
1983
Series
Zapped
Lord Protector
2016
Series
Tales of the Tardis
The Doctor
2023
Film
Doctor Who
The Doctor
1996
Film
King Lear
The Fool
2008
Film
Slumber
Amado
2017
Series
Frank Stubbs Promotes
Angus
1993
Series
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
Mr, Dowling
1997
Space Cadets
Self
1997
Series
Vision On
1964
Film
Manilla Envelopes
Duncan
2006
Film
The Munsters
Igor
2022
Film
Necronomicon
Book Seller (archive footage)
2023
Turning Year Tales
Turps
1979
Series
Mayo
Reverend Beaver
2006
Film
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
The Doctor (7) (archive footage)
2013
Series
The Real Marigold Hotel
Self
2016
Film
The Owners
Richard Huggins
2020
Film
The Big Night In
Self
2020
Film
Beauty
Henry
2018
Series
The Last Place on Earth
Lt. 'Birdie' Bowers
1985
Series
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
Self
2013
Film
Dracula
Walter
1979
Film
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
2011
Film
Eldorado
General Zwick
2012
Film
Talking Doctor Who
Self / The Doctor (7) (archive footage)
2023
Film
Conjuring: The Book of the Dead
Book Seller (archive footage)
2020
Film
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
The Doctor
1989
Film
The Heartsmith
Umbrella Man
2025
Film
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
Self
2005
Film
Bananacide
Dr. Brunswick
For the Love of Albert
1977
Film
Adventures in Space and Time
Himself
1999
Film
Doctor Who at the Proms
The Doctor (7) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013
Series
Crims
Mr Dunlop
2015
Film
Collectormania 7
Self
2005
It's Wicked
1987
Film
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
The Doctor
1987
Film
Doctor Who: Battlefield
The Doctor
1989
Film
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
The Doctor
1987
Film
Dead Before They Wake
Evan
2025
Film
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
The Doctor (7) (picture) (uncredited)
2015
Film
My Doctor Who Diary
2002
The Lowdown
1988
Film
Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
The Doctor
1988
Film
The Seventeenth Kind
Rusty
2014
Film
Three Kinds of Heat
Harry Pimm
1987
Film
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
The Doctor
1987
Film
The PanoptiCon Tapes VI
1986
Film
Electric in the City
Kerwin
1980
Film
Doctor Who: 24 Carat
The Doctor
2021
Film
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Self
2013
Film
Doctor Who at the Proms
The Doctor (7) (archive footage)
2024
Film
The Adventures of Sleepy The Magical Bear: The Movie
Knibbles the Beaver (voice)
2023
Film
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
The Doctor
1988
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
Turps
1981
Film
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
The Doctor (7) (archive footage)
2008
Film
I Was That Monster
Himself
1993
Film
The Christmas Candle
Edward Haddington
2013
Film
Sylvester: Who's the Real McCoy?
Self
Film
The PanoptiCon Tapes IV
1990
Film
The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main Event
1991
Film
The PanoptiCon Tapes II
1990
Film
In Conversation: Sylvester McCoy
Self
2021
Series
Doctor Who Then & Now
Doctor Who
1987
Film
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
Film
Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
The Doctor
1988
Film
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
Presenter
1996
Film
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS
Self
2013
Film
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
The Doctor
1988
Film
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
Film
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
The Doctor
2002
Film
Lost at Christmas
Ernie
2020
Film
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
The 7th Doctor
1993
Film
30 Years in the TARDIS
Himself
1993
Film
Hangover in Death Valley
General Zwick (archive footage)
2018
Film
The Circuit
2019
Film
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
1995
Film
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
Self
2014
Film
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
Dr. Colin Dove
1994
Film
Leapin' Leprechauns
Flynn
1995
Film
Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns
Flynn
1996
Film
Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen
1995
Film
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Various Roles
1979
Film
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
The Doctor
1989
Film
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Self
2013
Film
Punk Strut: The Movie
DJ
2016
Film
Doctor Who: Time and the Rani
The Doctor
1987
Film
The Airzone Solution
Anthony Stanwick
1993
Film
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
Film
The Ken Campbell Roadshow
Self
1971
Film
The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years
2019
Film
The Last Chance Saloon
2010
Film
You: Story and Glory of a Masterpiece
Museum attendant / Vasilij Grossman
2000
Film
The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
1988
Film
The Mumbo Jumbo
Mr. Tallman
2000
Film
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2
Self
2023
Film
The PanoptiCon Tapes III
1990
Film
Police 5: The Master
The Doctor (archive footage)
1993
Film
The Inspector Chronicles
Uncle Roderick
2012
Film
Doctor Who: Survival
The Doctor
1989
Film
Doctor Who Explained
Self
2013
Film
Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary
Self
1996
Film
The Name'sh McCoy Shylveshter McCoy
2010
Film
Beyond Fear
Michael Samms
1997
Film
Stranger than Fiction
1994
Film
Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet?
The Foot Doctor
2001
Film
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
1990
Film
Bug-Eyed Monsters Invade the Earth!
Klakk (voice)
2022
Film
Davros Connections
(archival footage)
2007
Film
Thrill Kill Video Club
Spoons
1991
Film
The Children's Royal Variety Performance
The Wizard
1992
Film
The Apocalypse Box
Peter Mann
2024
Film
Doctor Who: The Hartnell Years
Self - Presenter
1991
Film
Christmas with Strangers
Self
2021
Film
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
Turps
1979
Film
Doctor Who: Endgame
Self
2007
Film
Then & Now
2001
Film
Search Out Space
The Doctor
1990
Film
Sylvester McCoy Uncut
Himself
2023
Film
The Doctors: Monsters!
2018
Ghostlands
Edward Parfitt
1996