Canton Everett Delaware III


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Canton Everett Delaware III was an ex-FBI agent who accompanied the Doctor during a visit to America in 1969.

Biography
Canton was an FBI agent until he was discharged due to his involvement in a commited homosexual relationship with another man. Six weeks afterwards, on 8th April 1969, he met with President Nixon at the White House to investigate mysterious telephone calls he was receiving. There he met the Eleventh Doctor and allowed him to help in the investigation. He travelled with the Doctor to Florida in search of the little girl who had been calling. Rory Williams explained to Canton how the TARDIS travelled through both time and space and was bigger on the inside.

In 2011, he was invited by a future version of the Doctor to the place where he would die, shot by the astronaut. There he met River, Amy and Rory again, and left them gasoline with which to burn the Doctor's body. After his departure, the trio met a past version of the Doctor and searched for Canton in an attempt to change what had transpired. (DW: The Impossible Astronaut)

Behind the Scenes

 * Mark Sheppard, who played Canton in 1969 is the real life son of William Morgan Sheppard, who played him in 2011.