Tom Baker, Actor: Doctor Who. He was born in 1934 in Liverpool, to Mary Jane (Fleming) and John Stewart Baker. 51 talking about this. TOM BAKER played the fourth Doctor Who on BBC television (1974 to 1981). This is his OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE. His WEBSITE is at www.tombakerofficial.com One of Britain's most recognizable (and most larger-than-life) character actors, Tom Baker is best known for his record-setting seven-year stint as the Fourth Doctor in Doctor Who (1963).