In the world of Doctor Who they are simply known as ‘the doctor,’ but those who have portrayed the Time Lord are some pretty big names in Hollywood.
Children’s shows, fantasy epics, and blockbusters have starred former and future doctors for 50 years since the series first started in 1963.
Step into the TARDIS and let TIME take you through wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey to find the doctors acting in their second most famous roles.
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