Barry Letts
Barry Letts
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Production
Known Credits
142
Gender
Male
Birthday
1925-03-26 (100 years old)
Place of Birth
Not available
Acting

2019

Doctor Who and the Third Man as Not available

2013

Treasures Lost and Found as Self (Archive)

2011

Come in Number Five as (archive footage)

2011

IMC Needs You! as Not available

2011

The Final Curtain as Self

2011

Life on Earth as Self

2011

Blasting the Past as Self

2010

Warriors of Mars as Not available

2010

Jon & Katy as Self

2010

The Tin Men and the Witch as Not available

2009

The Frighten Factor as Not available

2009

Roger Delgado: The Master as Not available

2009

Multi-colourisation as Self

2008

Going Underground as Self

2008

What Lies Beneath as Self

2008

Hello Sailor! as Not available

2007

Exodus as Professor Marcus

2007

Are Friends Electric? as Not available

2006

Built for War: The Sontaran Story as (archival footage)

2005

Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction as Not available

2003

The Story of Doctor Who as Not available

1998

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning? as Not available

1993

30 Years in the TARDIS as Himself

1970

Doctor Who: Inferno as Loudspeaker Voice

1966

Softly, Softly as Not available

1962

Z-Cars as Not available

1962

City Beneath the Sea as Not available

1961

The Avengers as Not available

1960

Maigret as Not available

1960

The Small House at Allington as Captain Bernard Dale

1959

No Hiding Place as Not available

1957

The Silver Sword as Not available

1956

Reach for the Sky as Tommy

1953

The Cruel Sea as Raikes

1948

Scott of the Antarctic as Apsley Cherry-Garrard

1948

To the Public Danger as Fred Lane

1947

Frieda as Jim Merrick

1943

San Demetrio London as Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio
Crew

2023

Tales of the Tardis Producer

2004

Dæmos Rising Script Consultant

1986

David Copperfield Director

1986

David Copperfield Creator

1985

EastEnders Director

1984

The Prisoner of Zenda Producer

1984

The Invisible Man Producer

1984

The Invisible Man Creator

1983

Dombey and Son Producer

1983

Jane Eyre Producer

1983

Jane Eyre Creator

1982

Gulliver in Lilliput Adaptation

1982

Gulliver in Lilliput Director

1981

Doctor Who: Warriors' Gate Executive Producer

1981

Doctor Who: Logopolis Executive Producer

1981

Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken Executive Producer

1981

Great Expectations Producer

1981

Sense and Sensibility Producer

1980

Doctor Who: Meglos Executive Producer

1980

Doctor Who: The Leisure Hive Executive Producer

1980

Doctor Who: Full Circle Executive Producer

1980

Doctor Who: State of Decay Executive Producer

1980

A Tale of Two Cities Producer

1978

Pinocchio Producer

1978

Pinocchio Director

1978

The Mill on the Floss Producer

1977

Treasure Island Producer

1977

Nicholas Nickleby Producer

1977

Nicholas Nickleby Creator

1975

Doctor Who: Robot Producer

1973

Moonbase 3 Producer

1973

Moonbase 3 Creator

1970

Doctor Who: Inferno Producer

1970

Doctor Who: Inferno Co-Director

1968

Adventure Weekly Director

1963

Doctor Who Writer

1963

Doctor Who Director

1963

Doctor Who Producer

1963

Doctor Who Executive Producer

1962

Z-Cars Director