Andrew Michael Wisher (19 May 1935 – 21 July 1995) was an English actor. He played various roles on Doctor Who and was the first actor to play the villain Davros.

Life and career

Wisher appeared in a number of television series before making his Doctor Who debut in The Seeds of Death providing a radio voiceover. His first onscreen appearance was as John Wakefield in The Ambassadors of Death in 1970. The following year he played Rex Farrel in Terror of the Autons. In 1973 Wisher began voicing the Daleks with Frontier in Space, and in 1975 he originated the role of Dalek creator Davros in Genesis of the Daleks. He was unavailable to reprise the role in Destiny of the Daleks (1979) and Resurrection of the Daleks (1984), so was replaced by other actors. He also played Kalik in Carnival of Monsters (1973) and Morelli in Planet of Evil (1975). Outside of Doctor Who, Wisher voiced many commercials. He narrated episodes the BBC's science series Horizon. Wisher died of a heart attack on 21 July 1995.

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