10 Big Stars You Forgot Appeared In The World Of Doctor Who
9. Timothy Dalton
The other huge star in The End of Time was Timothy Dalton as "The President". It's only in the climactic confrontation towards the end of part 2 that RTD reveals that "The President" is a resurrected Rassilon, the original founder of Time Lord society. Apparently, Davies had considered making Omega the villain for Tennant's final story, but quickly dropped the idea. Omega would require far more explanation, and a corrupt president, desperate to survive is a much easier sell for a hungover New Year's Day audience! The Rassilon reveal is merely a nice bonus for fans.
Timothy Dalton is excellent as Rassilon, like Cox, he gets to do a lot of portentous voiceover acting in the first part. His vengeful fury in his confrontations with the Doctor and the Master is tangible, not to mention spittle inflected. What makes it even better is that it's essentially James Bond vs. Doctor Who and the Master, a real casting coup appropriate for such a momentous role and episode.
Dalton's Bond predecessor, Roger Moore once said that he'd have loved to star in Doctor Who for Mark Gatiss. He never got the chance, but in the RTD era, it was only right that the Welsh James Bond, Timothy Dalton joined the show.