Doctor Who
Summary
Doctor Whois no stranger to complicated time - wimey mixups , and over the show ’s 60 - year run , there have been several prominent dramatis personae members who have appeared in multiple roles on the show . Doctor Whois a show all about fourth dimension traveling and risky venture throughout distance , which can terminate up explaining by a great deal of plot yap and disruption . However , even a show as complex and multi - superimposed asDoctor Whocan’t deflect barf role player in multiple role over the show ’s record - breaking running .
Since first send in 1963,Doctor Whohas had closely 1000 episodes , withlarge casts involved in most adventures . While the Doctor and his companions rejoin for several storey , each raw event takes them to a novel place in clip or space , with new people to meet , and unavoidably , some actor were cast in smaller role before becoming a bragging part of the show . For some of these doppelgängers , there is an account , but sometimes the return of a familiar face is disregard all and swept under the rug , but eagle - eyed fans are quick to point out these occurrence .
15William Hartnell
First Doctor / Abbot of Amboise
William Hartnell was the first worker to appear as the Doctor , and during his tenure on the show , he appear inone tale where he simultaneously encounter the Doctor and a civilianthey happen while on their dangerous undertaking . While no footage rest of this landmark moment inDoctor Who , details of the story reveal that the Doctor and the Abbot of Amboise never met onscreen , and there was no account provide for why the two men bore such an preternatural resemblance . The Doctor ’s companion , Steven , think that the Abbot was the Doctor in disguise , but this was not the case .
14Patrick Troughton
Second Doctor / Salamander
During the Doctor ’s next regeneration , Patrick Troughton take the reins , and a standardised spot occurs . The Doctor land in a then succeeding 2018 , where the cosmos had been largely united under centralised leadership , with one man in a outstanding position of exponent . Salamander was viewed as a despot by some and a great drawing card by others , but he alsobore a prominent resemblance to the Second Doctor . The Doctor used this to his advantage to try and draw out information , but when the real Salamander appeared , he pulled the same deception on his companions in the Leslie Townes Hope of taking the TARDIS .
Some of the Doctor ’s best adventures take position in comics , novels , and audio drama , proving that the estimable Doctor of the Church Who stories are n’t always on television .
13Tom Baker
Fourth Doctor / Curator
The Fourth Doctor enjoyed a prolonged tenure on the show , during which prison term he only appear as himself . However , when the show was vivify , and celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2013 , Tom Baker was brought back in a very exceptional role . At theend of " The Day of the MD , " Baker returnsas the mysterious Curator . The Curator has an extensive noesis of Time Lord artistry , and similar traits to the Fourth Doctor , but no connexion is revealed . However , with Russell T Davies recently acquaint concepts like bigeneration , it ’s possible thatthe Curator was some alternating version of the Doctor .
12Colin Baker
Sixth Doctor / Maxil
During the Fifth Doctor adventure , " Arc of Infinity , " Colin Baker made his entry onDoctor Who . He appears as a Time Lord Commander on Gallifrey who shoots the Doctor at one detail . However , shortly after this visual aspect on the show , Baker was be sick to take over as the Sixth MD and thus becameone of the few actors to come along on the show before take overas the leading human beings . Baker was also coif to trifle Maxil in the limited episode , " The Five Doctors , " but was ineffectual to appear due to being unavailable .
11David Tennant
Tenth Doctor / Fourteenth Doctor / Metacrisis Doctor
While other actors appeared as both the Doctor and some other characters during the course of study ofDoctor Who , David Tennant enjoys theunique privilege of playing multiple version of the leading man . David Tennant plays the 10th Doctor , along with a sort of clone rendering grown from his disembodied hand known as the Metacrisis Doctor , and most latterly , the Fourteenth Doctor in the 60th - anniversary special . Tennant is one of the most darling actors to tackle the use , and considering his popularity , it attain sense for him to play the character in so many way .
10Peter Capaldi
Twelfth Doctor / Caecilius / John Frobisher
Peter Capaldi is a popular Scotch doer who wastalented enough to land multiple role within the Whoniversebefore being cast as the Twelfth Doctor . Capaldi first seem on the mainline show in 2008 , in " The attack of Pompeii . " Then , in 2009 , Capaldi land a part in theDoctor Whospin - off , Torchwood , as John Frobisher . Showrunner Humphrey Davy suggested that the two men could be aloof relatives , which would explain their similar visual aspect . Then in 2014 , Capaldi had his first full episode as the leading military personnel on the mainline show , with the Doctor make note of his intimate appearing .
Doctor Who has featured plenty of regenerations over the years , with the best embody some of the show ’s most important themes and element .
9William Russell
Ian Chesterton / Security Guard
William Russell was one of thefirst people to occur aboard the TARDISas he conjoin the First Doctor in 1963 , along with theDoctor ’s granddaughter Susan , and his colleague Barbara . He seem as Ian Chesterton for two years , in 77 episodes of the serial publication . Then in 2013 , when a dramatic biography of the get ofDoctor Whowas made , Russell appear as Harry , the security safety , as a manner to devote protection to those early day of the show .
8Jacqueline Hill
Barbara / Lexa
Jacqueline Hill was the first person onDoctor Whoto appear and verbalise the first lines of the show . For almost two years , she played Barbara on the show , traveling along with William Hartnell ’s Doctor and Ian . After go forth the series , she had a long break from acting , beforereturning in 1980 to play a small role as Lexain " Meglos . " Lexa was the leader of a chemical group of hoi polloi the Fourth Doctor encounter while discontinue on Tigella .
7Peter Purves
Steven Taylor / Morton Dill
Peter Purves was a bright youthful player when he was cast to have a modest part as Morton Dill , an American hillbilly in the 1965 adventure , " The Chase . " However , as a outcome of his performance in that episode , he wasinvited to have a more permanent roleon the serial as a companion . Working quickly , he made his first appearance as Steven Taylor in the last instalment of that same serial publication . The two characters did not have any predetermined in - universe connexion .
6Mary Tamm
Romana / Princess Strella
Mary Tamm had the award of being the first Time Lord companionof the Doctor ’s who was not a relative . Romana was a strong match for the Doctor , often exceeding his own intelligence activity and science . In " The Androids of Tara,“Tamm was put to work playing multiple rolesfor that single serial , as Romana , Princess Strella , and two android doubles . Once again , the grapheme were not suggested to be pertain in any means , but the doppelgängers did make for an interesting story .
Dr. Who is the longest - running sci - fi TV series of all sentence , and in its more than 60 years , the Doctor has n’t always been genial to his companion .
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