Barry Letts
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1925-03-26
Barry Leopold Letts (26 March 1925 – 9 October 2009) was an English actor, television director, writer and producer, best known for being the producer of Doctor Who from 1969 to 1974. Born in Leicester, he worked as an actor in theatre, films and television before retiring in his early forties and becoming a television director. He then became the producer of the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who for five years, overseeing almost the entirety of Jon Pertwee's tenure as the Third Doctor and casting Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor. He produced or directed many of the BBC's Sunday Classic drama serials from 1976 to 1986, and returned to Doctor Who in 1980 to be the executive producer for its eighteenth season.
movieDoctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
as Self - archive · 2023 · 4.7
movieTime and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
as (archive footage) · 2023 · 0.0
movieDoctor Who and the Third Man
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movieIMC Needs You!
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movieLife on Earth
as Self · 2011 · 0.0
movieThe Doctor's Moriarty
as Self · 2011 · 0.0
movieCome in Number Five
as (archive footage) · 2011 · 0.0
movieThe Tin Men and the Witch
as · 2010 · 0.0
movieWarriors of Mars
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movieThe Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers
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movieThe Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams
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movieRoger Delgado: The Master
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movieThe Frighten Factor
as · 2009 · 7.0
movieHello Sailor!
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movieMusical Scales: An Era of Experimentation
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movieTerror Nation: Terry Nation and Doctor Who
as Self · 2007 · 0.0
movieExodus
as Professor Marcus · 2007 · 5.8
movieAre Friends Electric?
as · 2007 · 0.0
movieThe Worst Journey in the World
as Narrator · 2007 · 6.5
movieBuilt for War: The Sontaran Story
as (archival footage) · 2006 · 7.0
movieChanging Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who
as · 2006 · 8.0
movieTerrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction
as · 2005 · 8.0
movieThe Story of Doctor Who
as · 2003 · 8.0
movieWhere on Earth Is Katy Manning?
as · 1998 · 8.5