Barry Letts
Known For
Production
Born
1925-03-26
Died
2009-10-09
Biography
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.
Most Known For
The Avengers
No Hiding Place
Z-Cars
Maigret
Hello Sailor!
City Beneath the Sea
The Cruel Sea
as Raikes
Scott of the Antarctic
as Apsley Cherry-Garrard
The Silver Sword
The Small House at Allington
as Captain Bernard Dale
Reach for the Sky
as Tommy
30 Years in the TARDIS
as Himself
Doctor Who: Inferno
as Loudspeaker Voice
San Demetrio London
as Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio
The Story of Doctor Who
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
as Syd
Frieda
as Jim Merrick
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
as Self - archive
To the Public Danger
as Fred Lane
