15 Doctor Who Actors Who Died In 2021

1. Bernard Holley

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Bernard Holley appeared in Doctor Who multiple times, and he did so opposite two different Doctors.

His debut on the show came in one of its greatest stories ever - the 1967 Second Doctor serial Tomb Of The Cybermen. Here, he played the unfortunate Peter Haydon, who is shot and killed at the end of episode one.

Holley's next Whoniverse outing was radically different, with him voicing the titular villain in the 1971 Third Doctor serial The Claws Of Axos. He also played an Axon man in this story, requiring him to don one of their creepy - and quite possibly uncomfortable - golden costumes.

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He passed away on 22 November, at 81 years of age.

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