Actor Joel McCrea was the first one to play Doctor Kildare in the 1937 film titled Interns Can't Take Money.
William Hartnell was the first actor to play Dr Who in 1963.
William Hartnell was the first Doctor Who.
He wasn't. They found a simmilar actor to play his role...
Patrick Troughton
Matt Smith, at 26 he is the youngest actor to play the role of The Doctor.
David Tennant, but this is only my opinion. I would say the next best actor to play the doctor was Tom Baker.I totally agree with that statement.In my opinion the best Doctor is David Tennant and my second best Doctor is Matt Smith.
William Hartnell was the oldest actor to play the Doctor in the original series of Doctor Who, taking on the role at the age of 55 in 1963.
In my opinion Patrick Troughton is .... would disagree! David Tennant is the most popular actor to play Dr Who. Others may come and go but he IS the Doctor - then, now and always!
Scottish actor Brian Cox was the first actor to play Hannibal Lecter onscreen in Michael Mann's 1986 thriller "Manhunter."
Sean Connery was the first actor to play Bond in the official franchise of Bond films.
Doctor Who is a popular British science-fiction show. The next actor to play the Doctor has been determined to be Peter Capaldi.
Peter Capaldi (the Twelfth Doctor) has been playing the Doctor since 2013, when he took over from Matt Smith.