Barry Letts
Born March 26, 1925·Died October 9, 2009 (at 84)·Male
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.
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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.
Known for
the most rated titles across all credits
Filmography
131 credits across 107 titlesProduction
54 creditsActing
34 creditsCreator
10 creditsDirecting
16 creditsWriting
9 creditsAs self
8 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
