Hero of a British science-fiction television series of the same name, created 1963 by Sidney Newman and Donald Wilson; his space vehicle is the Tardis (acronym from Time and relative dimensions in space) and his most famous enemies are the Daleks, robotlike creatures. The actors who have played Dr Who are William Hartnell (1908–1975), Patrick Troughton (1920–1987), Jon Pertwee (1919– ), Tom Baker (1936– ), Peter Davison (1951– ), Colin Baker (1943– ), and Sylvester McCoy.