Born in
Liverpool in 1934, Tom Baker was brought up a devote
Roman Catholic and even spent time in a monastery before becoming an actor ahile in the army medical corps during his national service. Quite ironic that later in life he plays the Doctor in a popular British Sci-Fi show called
Doctor Who. Although he played several small parts on televison, Baker spent most of his career in the theatre, before landing the role of
Rasputin in the 1971 movie
Nicholas and Alexandra. Other film work followed,including the villan
Prince Koura in
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad in 1973.
