1955

Unknown dates

 * The Fourth Doctor visited Professor Chronotis at St Cedd's College, Cambridge. (DW: Shada)

January

 * 06 - Rowan Atkinson (the Ninth Doctor in The Curse of Fatal Death) was born.

April

 * 20 - Andrew Forbes, who played Omril in DW: Full Circle, was born.

May

 * 25 - William Hartnell made his TV acting debut in "The Auction", an episode of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Presents.
 * 30 - Philip Bretherton, a voice actor for Big Finish Productions, was born.

June

 * 24 - Robert Goodman was born.

August

 * 14 - Gillian Taylforth (Kathy Beale on EastEnders and in a cameo appearance in Dimensions in Time) was born.

September

 * 09 - John Novak (Salinger in the Doctor Who movie) was born.
 * 16 - Janet Ellis, Teka in DW: The Horns of Nimon and long a Blue Peter presenter, was born.
 * 20 - David Haig was born.

October

 * 14 - Gerard Murphy was born.
 * 23 - Annie Hulley was born.
 * 28 - Jeff Stewart (Dukkha in DW: Kinda) was born.
 * 30 - William Russell made his television debut as the star of a short-lived series entitled St. Ives.