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Sylvester McCoy

Sylvester McCoy

Actor·b. 1943·Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

13 horror credits

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).

Actor13 films

Doctor Who: Downtime

Doctor Who: Downtime

The Doctor

2025
The Apocalypse Box

The Apocalypse Box

Peter Mann

2024
Necronomicon

Necronomicon

Book Seller (archive footage)

2023
The Munsters

The Munsters

Igor

2022 3.3
The Owners

The Owners

Richard Huggins

2020 3.0
Conjuring: The Book of the Dead

Conjuring: The Book of the Dead

Book Seller (archive footage)

2020
Slumber

Slumber

Amado

2017
Eldorado

Eldorado

General Zwick

2012
Ghostlands

Ghostlands

Edward Parfitt

1996
PROBE: The Zero Imperative

PROBE: The Zero Imperative

Dr. Colin Dove

1994
Thrill Kill Video Club

Thrill Kill Video Club

Spoons

1991
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric

The Doctor

1989
Dracula

Dracula

Walter

1979 3.5