Personal Info
Known For
Production
Birthdate
1925-03-26
Day of Death
2009-10-09
Place of Birth
Unknown
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.
Filmography (33)
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
2023
Doctor Who and the Third Man
2019
IMC Needs You!
2011
Life on Earth
2011
The Doctor's Moriarty
2011
Come in Number Five
2011
The Tin Men and the Witch
2010
Warriors of Mars
2010
The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers
2009
The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams
2009
Roger Delgado: The Master
2009
The Frighten Factor
2009
Hello Sailor!
2008
