David Baron obit

David Baron dead at age 93, The Avengers, The Reptile)

 

He was not on the list.

David Baron, an English actor known for Doctor Who, The Avengers and The Reptile, died on June 3, 2026.

He was 93. Born in Birmingham on April 7, 1933, Baron first went to Queen’s University in Ontario to teach and study before turning to acting.

He worked on stage and in television after returning to England, with theatre credits including The Unexpected Guest, The Philanthropist and Otherwise Engaged. His screen roles also included appearances in The Professionals, Buccaneer, Nobody Runs Forever and The Tamarind Seed.

Through his career he appeared in stage productions such as The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie, The Philanthropist by Christopher Hampton, and Otherwise Engaged by Simon Gray. His film credits include The Reptile (1966), Nobody Runs Forever (1968) and The Tamarind Seed (1974). He appeared in television series such as Doctor Who, The Avengers, The Professionals and Buccaneer. Baron's last screen credit was in the detective drama television series Foyle's War in 2010.

He has died but the date remains unknown.

 

Actor

Michael Kitchen in Foyle's War (2002)

Foyle's War

8.6

TV Series

Old Bailey Judge

2010

1 episode

 

Painted with Words (2010)

Painted with Words

7.8

TV Movie

Bernard Soule

2010

 

Nichola McAuliffe and Bill Nighy in Storyboard (1983)

Storyboard

7.4

TV Series

Sir Ian Fenton

1989

1 episode

 

Doll's Eye (1983)

Doll's Eye

3.6

Business Executive

1983

 

Sam Waterston in Q.E.D. (1982)

Q.E.D.

7.8

TV Series

Guest at Seance

1982

1 episode

 

Shirley Anne Field and Pamela Salem in Buccaneer (1980)

Buccaneer

6.3

TV Series

First Officer

1980

1 episode

 

A Question of Guilt (1980)

A Question of Guilt

7.6

TV Series

Office worker

1980

2 episodes

 

Watch This Space (1980)

Watch This Space

6.7

TV Series

1980

1 episode

 

George Cole in Minder (1979)

Minder

7.8

TV Series

Casino Manager

1979

1 episode

 

Why Can't I Go Home?

TV Series

Mr. Nash

1979

1 episode

 

Marius Goring and Jennifer Lonsdale in House of Caradus (1978)

House of Caradus

TV Series

Bernard Thurston

1979

1 episode

 

Lewis Collins, Gordon Jackson, and Martin Shaw in The Professionals (1977)

The Professionals

8.0

TV Series

Mr. Sumner

1978

1 episode

 

Anouska Hempel in Double Exposure (1977)

Double Exposure

4.4

James Crompton

1977

 

David Jason in The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs (1974)

The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs

6.8

TV Series

Maxwell

1974

1 episode

 

Julie Andrews and Omar Sharif in The Tamarind Seed (1974)

The Tamarind Seed

6.4

Richard Paterson

1974

 

Alison Fiske and Martin Shaw in Helen: A Woman of Today (1973)

Helen: A Woman of Today

8.3

TV Series

Charles Clifford

1973

1 episode

 

Love Story (1963)

Love Story

7.0

TV Series

Sam

1973

1 episode

 

Anna Cropper in Dead of Night (1972)

Dead of Night

7.3

TV Series

James Halt

1972

1 episode

 

Phyllis Calvert and Jack Hedley in Kate (1970)

Kate

8.3

TV Series

Paul Bains

1971

1 episode

 

Paul Eddington, Colin Gordon, and Barrie Ingham in Hine (1971)

Hine

7.8

TV Series

Mrumpacker

1971

1 episode

 

Brett (1971)

Brett

6.7

TV Series

Actor

1971

1 episode

 

Reginald Barratt, Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Bernard Hepton, Arthur Lowe, Brian Miller, Ron Moody, Jack Rosenthal, Liz Smith, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)

ITV Playhouse

7.2

TV Series

Mr. Harvey

1970

1 episode

 

The Avengers (1961)

The Avengers

8.3

TV Series

Metcalfe

1969

1 episode

 

The High Commissioner (1968)

The High Commissioner

6.1

Man in Bowtie (uncredited)

1968

 

Mogul (1965)

Mogul

7.0

TV Series

Mike Szabo

1967

4 episodes

 

Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)

Doctor Who

8.4

TV Series

Ralpachan

1967

5 episodes

 

The Reptile (1966)

The Reptile

6.1

Charles Edward Spalding

1966

 

Sam Kydd, David Munro, and Judy Robinson in Orlando (1965)

Orlando

6.5

TV Series

Konrad

1965

1 episode

 

The Airbase

TV Series

Airman Asherton

1965

1 episode

 

Playdate

5.5

TV Series

Gidney (as David Paron Wilson)

1964

1 episode

 

Archive Footage

Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen (2022)

Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen

7.6

TV Mini Series

Ralpachan (archive sound)

2022

6 episodes