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Sylvester McCoy

1943 - Today

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Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith (born 20 August 1943), known professionally as Sylvester McCoy, is a Scottish actor. Gaining prominence as a physical comedian, he became 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 returning in a television film in 1996 and in the show's revival in several appearances. He is also known for his work as Radagast in The Hobbit film series (2012–2014). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sylvester McCoy is the 2,753rd most popular actor (down from 2,563rd in 2019), the 2,662nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,295th in 2019) and the 348th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sylvester McCoy ranks 2,753 out of 13,578. Before him are Irrfan Khan, Ken Jenkins, Nick Cravat, Paul Freeman, Misha Collins, and Philippe Léotard. After him are Yolande Moreau, Luciana Paluzzi, Jodie Whittaker, Jenna Coleman, Hume Cronyn, and Demián Bichir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Sylvester McCoy ranks 302. Before him are Leo Kinnunen, Valery Nepomnyashchy, Gianni Russo, Nolan Bushnell, Hans Heyer, and Paul Freeman. After him are Douglas Tompkins, Teun A. van Dijk, Laura Biagiotti, John Zerzan, Hilton Valentine, and Kirin Kiki.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sylvester McCoy ranks 2,663 out of 8,785. Before him are Alasdair Gray (1934), David Gemmell (1948), John Taylor (1960), Paul Freeman (1943), Andrew Robertson (1994), and Maria Edgeworth (1768). After him are Dennis Stratton (1952), Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg (1889), Charles Wesley (1707), Jonathan Sacks (1948), Jodie Whittaker (1982), and Timothy Garton Ash (1955).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Sylvester McCoy ranks 348. Before him are Mark Williams (1959), Peg Entwistle (1908), Mark Rylance (1960), Sarah Siddons (1755), Kelly Reilly (1977), and Paul Freeman (1943). After him are Jodie Whittaker (1982), Jenna Coleman (1986), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (1967), Gorden Kaye (1941), Ian Bannen (1928), and Simon Callow (1949).

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