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| text = Twenty-eight countries are caught up in the cult that is TV's Dr Who.<br />
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His incredible adventures as the mysterious Time Lord, vanquishing and outsmarting fearsome galactic adversaries have fascinated fans for almost sixteen years.<br />
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Tall (190.5cm, 6ft 3in), rangy, Tom Baker is Dr Who. He's the fourth distinguished actor to portray the shambling, erratic, superhuman doctor.<br />
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He took over from the popular Jon Pertwee in 1974 and has managed to amass an even greater following.<br />
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Facing monsters is a long way from the novitiate of the religious Order of Ploermel where Baker spent some of his teenage years.<br />
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At 20 he eventually decided he and the Catholic priesthood were not meant for each other. As soon as he left the monastery, he was in even greater demand — the Army called him up for two years in the Medical Corps.<br />
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Drama school came next, then various acting companies. He was eventually discovered by Sir Laurence Olivier, <br />
playing a dog. From there he progressed to his first starring role — as a horse; then he was the bear in A Winter's Tale. At long last he advanced to playing recognisable human beings and hasn't looked back since.<br />
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His first film role was the eye-rolling part of Rasputin in Nicholas and Alexandra. Other parts followed, but it was his role in Sinbad's Golden Voyage that brought him to the attention of the producer of Dr Who.<br />
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The man who once told a journalist that the most expensive thing he owned was a leather overcoat, has now arrived.<br />
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