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James Patrick Kent-Smith was born in Dunoon, in Scotland on 20th August
1943. He trained to be a priest but then changed his mind and became an
insurance salesman. He later worked at the box office of The Roundhouse,
a prominent theatre in Scotland.
He was discovered by Ken Campbell and became part of the Ken Campbell Roadshow. Ferrets were his speciality and really, when you think of ferrets down your trousers, you think of Sylvester McCoy. (Though in the Ken Campbell Roadshow he was known as Sylveste McCoy) He was also very good at hammering nails into his nose. His most famous television role as the Doctor in Doctor Who occurred from 1987-1989 but he reprised the role in the 1993 special Dimensions in Time and again in the 1996 telemovie, officially handing the reigns of the Doctor to Paul McGann.
As he was, in the minds of many fans, the Doctor from 1987 until 1996, the 7th Doctor character that he helped create was used in many comics, books, audios and toys, making him one of the longest serving Doctors. (In 2005 Paul McGann became another of the longest serving Doctors for similar reasons, even though he only appeared in one official TV movie, as copius books, audio dramas, comics and toys followed. Both Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann were officially current Doctors for 8 years 9 months each.) Sylvester frequently appears at conventions and is the consummate guest, not only having plenty of stories to tell but also plenty of tricks to perform. His most recent Doctor Who related theatrical
appearance in Australia and New Zealand was in a stage play called Inside
the TARDIS where he talked about his experience on Doctor Who with Colin
Baker and Katy Manning. He performed several vaudeville acts and signed
autographs afterwards for the fans. He has since been back to Australia
in Hamlet and for a miniconvention in Sydney.
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