Sylvester McCoy

Actor. Born 20 August 1943 in Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 7 titles

Born

20 August 1943, Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

Active

1963–2014

Frequently works with

Ian McKellen

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

60Fi1m

63Critics

We rate Sylvester’s work 3 points below the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 794

Under 601

Of 7 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 0 of 4 billed first or second
Reviewed: 5 films, 2 series
Screen time: 12 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $3bn across 4 films with figures
Active: 1963–2014

Genres

Adventure4
Action3
Fantasy3
Drama2
Action & Adventure1
Comedy1

Best and worst on Fi1m

81BestDoctor Who1963

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

54WorstThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21960s

71970s

231980s

251990s

142000s

232010s

142020s

Co-stars most worked with

Ian McKellen2 titles