15 Doctor Who Actors Who Died In 2020

3. Geoffrey Palmer

Doctor Who Voyage Of The Damned Geoffrey Palmer as Captain Hardaker
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Geoffrey Palmer appeared in three different Doctor Who stories over a 37-year timespan, starting in 1970, and ending in 2007.

His first role was as Edward Masters in the Third Doctor serial Doctor Who And The Silurians, which he followed up with a part in 1972's The Mutants, a story that once again starred Jon Pertwee's Third Doctor.

He then took a break from Doctor Who until 2007, when he returned to the show to play Captain Hardaker in the 2007 Christmas special Voyage Of The Damned, opposite David Tennant's Tenth Doctor, and Kylie Minogue as his companion, Astrid Peth.

Interestingly, his son - Charles Palmer - is also a Doctor Who veteran, directing NuWho episodes such as Smith And Jones, Human Nature, The Family Of Blood, and Oxygen.

Geoffrey Palmer passed away on 5 November, aged 93.

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