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name: "Sylvester McCoy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sylvester-mccoy"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 August 1943"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:43:47.399545+00:00"
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# Sylvester McCoy

Actor. Born 20 August 1943 in Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 August 1943, Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- **Also known as:** Сильвестр Маккой, 	Персі Джеймс Патрік Кент-Сміт

## Biography

Sylvester McCoy, born Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith on 20 August 1943 in Dunoon, Scotland, is a Scottish actor and physical comedian. He studied for the priesthood at Blairs College in Aberdeen before pursuing a career in entertainment. He gained early experience as a performer with the Ken Campbell Roadshow, adopting his stage name during that time.

McCoy is best known for portraying the Seventh Doctor in the BBC series *Doctor Who* from 1987 to 1989, the final Doctor of the original run. He reprised the role in the 1996 television film *Doctor Who* and made further appearances in the revived series, including "The Power of the Doctor" (2022).

He played Radagast the Brown in *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey* (2012), *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug* (2013) and *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies* (2014). His other credits include the 1979 film *Dracula*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Doctor Who* (1963), Fi1m 81, as The Doctor — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)

## Also known for

- *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey* (2012), Radagast the Brown
- *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies* (2014), Radagast the Brown
- *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug* (2013), Radagast the Brown
- *Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor* (2013), The Doctor (7) (archive footage)
- *The Owners* (2020), Richard Huggins
- *Slumber* (2017), Amado
- *Dracula* (1979), Walter
- *The Munsters* (2022), Igor

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