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Sylvester McCoy is a Scottish actor.

Biography[]

Born Percy Kent-Smith in Dunoon, Scotland, he was discovered by the alternative performer Ken Campbell and began working as a showman in the one act play A Evening With Sylveste McCoy. He made his television debut in 1965 and appeared in such series as Vision On, Eureka and StarStrider before taking on his largest role as the Seventh Doctor in Doctor Who.

McCoy went on to appear in a number of films, most notably playing Radagast the Brown in The Hobbit film series, as well as appearing in a number of plays including Pride and Prejudice, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and King Lear, in which he played The Fool.

Singing[]

McCoy sang briefly in Doctor Who (performing "As Time Goes By" but more prominently sang on stage, in the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas The Pirates of Penzance (as Samuel) and The Mikado (as title role) as well as playing Mr. Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors.

Television[]

Doctor Who (1988)[]

  • As Time Goes By (solo)

Stage[]

The Pirates of Penzance (1982)[]

  • Pour, oh Pour the Pirate Sherry (contains solo lines)
  • Stay, We Must Not Lose Our Senses
  • Hold, monsters (contains solo lines)
  • Finale Act I (contains solo lines)
  • A Rollicking Band of Pirates, We
  • With cat-like tread, upon our prey we steal (contains solo lines)
  • Hush, hush, not a word
  • Finale Act II

Robin Hood (1997)(originated the role)[]

Me and My Girl (2006)[]

  • The Family Solicitor (contains solo lines)

The Mikado (2008)[]

  • Mi-ya-Sa-ma (contains solo lines)
  • A More Humane Mikado (contains solo lines)
  • Finale Act II

Little Shop of Horrors (2009)[]

  • Skid Row
  • Closed for Renovation (contains solo lines)
  • Mushnik and Son (duet)
  • Don't Feed the Plants

Gallery[]

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