Doctor Who Doctor's nature, somewhere between the twelfth and final incarnation. On rare occasions, other actors have stood in for the lead. In "The Five Doctors", Richard Hurndall played the First Doctor due to William Hartnell's death in 1975; 34 years later David Bradley similarly replaced Hartnell in "Twice Upon a Time". In "Time and the Rani", Sylvester McCoy briefly played the Sixth Doctor during the regeneration sequence, carrying on as the Seventh. For more information, see the list of actors who have played the Doctor. In other media, the Doctor has been played by various other actors, including Peter Cushing in
David Bradley (English actor) "Band of Gold". In 1998, he appeared in the BBC adaptation of "Vanity Fair" as the miserly Sir Pitt Crawley, and "Our Mutual Friend" as the villainous Rogue Riderhood. Other television appearances include the 2001 series "The Way We Live Now", directed by David Yates, who would work with Bradley five years later on the "Harry Potter" films. From 2002–04, Bradley starred as Jake in the BBC comedy series "Wild West". Bradley acted in the 2004 musical drama serial "Blackpool" on BBC One. He appeared in the 2005 BBC drama "Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle", playing the role of a