Peter Purves

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-02-10 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Lancashire, England, UK

Peter Purves

Biography

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.

Acting

2021

Doctor Who: Galaxy 4

as Steven (voice)

2023

Talking Doctor Who

as Self (archive footage)

2013

The Native Hue of Resolution

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2024

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

as Steven Taylor (voice)

1979

Robbie

as Narrator

1965

Doctor Who: The Chase

as Steven Taylor / Morton Dill

1965

1965

Doctor Who: Galaxy 4

as Steven Taylor

1965

1966

Doctor Who: The Ark

as Steven Taylor

1966

1966

Doctor Who: The Savages

as Steven Taylor

2025

Doctor Who: The Savages

as Steven Taylor (voice)

1984

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

as Steven Taylor (archive footage) (uncredited)

2008

The Ties That Bind Us

as Steven Taylor (archive footage)

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