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* ''Film/FrankensteinTheTrueStory'' (1973) as Sea Captain
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* ''WesternAnimation/WonderPark'' (2019) as Boomer (UK dub)
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Born in UsefulNotes/{{Liverpool}} to a merchant seaman father and a devout Catholic mother, Baker studied to become a monk in his youth, but he dropped out upon realising that a life of isolation under the downright abusive conditions of the monastery wasn't for him (though, hilariously, he also boomingly attributed it to his libido). He gravitated towards acting, mostly as an understudy with the Royal National Theatre. He gained plaudits for his portrayal of [[UsefulNotes/RasputinTheMadMonk Grigori Rasputin]] in ''Film/NicholasAndAlexandra'', and this led to several other film and television roles, among them the EvilSorcerer Koura in ''Film/TheGoldenVoyageOfSinbad''.

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Born in UsefulNotes/{{Liverpool}} to a merchant seaman father and a devout Catholic mother, Baker studied to become a monk religious brother with the Brothers of Christian Instruction in his youth, Jersey and later in Shropshire, but he dropped out upon realising that a life of isolation under the downright abusive conditions of left the monastery wasn't for him (though, hilariously, he also boomingly attributed it to after losing his libido).faith six years later; he stated that he wanted to break the Ten Commandments in order, so he left before doing something serious. He gravitated towards acting, mostly as an understudy with the Royal National Theatre. He gained plaudits for his portrayal of [[UsefulNotes/RasputinTheMadMonk Grigori Rasputin]] in ''Film/NicholasAndAlexandra'', and this led to several other film and television roles, among them the EvilSorcerer Koura in ''Film/TheGoldenVoyageOfSinbad''.
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Born in UsefulNotes/{{Liverpool}} to a merchant seaman father and a devout Catholic mother, Baker studied to become a monk in his youth, but he dropped out upon realising that a life of isolation under the downright abusive conditions of the monastery wasn't for him. He gravitated towards acting, mostly as an understudy with the Royal National Theatre. He gained plaudits for his portrayal of [[UsefulNotes/RasputinTheMadMonk Grigori Rasputin]] in ''Film/NicholasAndAlexandra'', and this led to several other film and television roles, among them the EvilSorcerer Koura in ''Film/TheGoldenVoyageOfSinbad''.

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Born in UsefulNotes/{{Liverpool}} to a merchant seaman father and a devout Catholic mother, Baker studied to become a monk in his youth, but he dropped out upon realising that a life of isolation under the downright abusive conditions of the monastery wasn't for him.him (though, hilariously, he also boomingly attributed it to his libido). He gravitated towards acting, mostly as an understudy with the Royal National Theatre. He gained plaudits for his portrayal of [[UsefulNotes/RasputinTheMadMonk Grigori Rasputin]] in ''Film/NicholasAndAlexandra'', and this led to several other film and television roles, among them the EvilSorcerer Koura in ''Film/TheGoldenVoyageOfSinbad''.



He [[LostInCharacter maintained his Doctor persona]] off-screen to a large extent, [[ContractualPurity never smoking or drinking in public]] and being on his best behavior around children. The pressure eventually led to endless in-fighting and even a few live television crack-ups. Later actors testified that the Doctor, not unlike Franchise/SherlockHolmes, is a tough character to get inside of; extended time there can take its toll. Along with the risk of {{typecasting}}, Baker's example is probably a major consideration in most actors (and, in the case of his successor, the exact stated reason) for leaving the role after three or four years. It doesn't help that like Jeremy Brett, the actor who got LostInCharacter playing Sherlock Holmes, Tom Baker suffers from bipolar disorder (which was not diagnosed until well after he left the role).

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He [[LostInCharacter maintained his Doctor persona]] off-screen to a large extent, [[ContractualPurity never smoking or drinking in public]] and being on his best behavior around children. The pressure eventually led to endless in-fighting and even a few live television crack-ups. Later actors testified that the Doctor, not unlike Franchise/SherlockHolmes, is a tough character to get inside of and an even tougher one to get out of; extended time there can take its toll. Along with the risk of {{typecasting}}, Baker's example is probably a major consideration in most actors (and, in the case of his successor, the exact stated reason) for leaving the role after three or four years. It doesn't help that like Jeremy Brett, the actor who got LostInCharacter playing Sherlock Holmes, Tom Baker suffers from bipolar disorder (which was not diagnosed until well after he left the role).
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->''"[[Series/HaveIGotNewsForYou I use to be Jon Pertwee]]..."''

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