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
The Cruel Sea
as Raikes
Scott of the Antarctic
as Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Reach for the Sky
as Tommy
Frieda
as Jim Merrick
San Demetrio London
as Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio
To the Public Danger
as Fred Lane
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
as Syd
Doctor Who: Inferno
as Loudspeaker Voice
30 Years in the TARDIS
as Himself
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
as Self - archive
Exodus
as Professor Marcus
The Worst Journey in the World
as Narrator
Built for War: The Sontaran Story
as (archival footage)
Life on Earth
as Self
The Doctor's Moriarty
as Self
