Acting
Peter Purves
EN cinema · 30 credits
Born
10 February 1939 (age 87)
Birthplace
Lancashire, England, UK
Peter John Purves (born 10 February 1939) is an English television presenter and actor. He played Steven Taylor in Doctor Who under the First Doctor, a role he continued to play in audio dramas for Big Finish Productions. He later became a presenter on the BBC children's programme Blue Peter for eleven years. He has continued to make regular television appearances, including coverage of the Crufts dog show.
Known for
Filmography
Doctor Who: The Savages
as Steven Taylor (voice)
A Christmas Carol - A Filmed Radio Play Live on Stage
as Charles Dickens
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
as Steven Taylor (voice)
Talking Doctor Who
as Self (archive footage)
Interlude on Totter's Lane
as Steven (voice)
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
as Steven (voice)
The Native Hue of Resolution
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Ties That Bind Us
as Steven Taylor (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
as Steven Taylor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robbie
as Narrator
Doctor Who: The Ark
as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Savages
as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Chase
as Steven Taylor / Morton Dill
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
as Steven Taylor