1983 (people)

Timeline for 1983

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In 1983, a number of people important to the production of Doctor Who and its spin-offs either died or were born.

• 1 January - Actor Christina Chong was born.^[1]
• 4 January - Actor Keneth Thornett died.^[2]
• 20 February - Actor Peter Glaze died.^[3]
• 15 March - Actor Sean Biggerstaff was born.
• 21 March - Actor Bruno Langley was born.^[4]
• 30 March - Actor Lionel Sansby died.^[5]
• 31 March - Actor Anthony Lewis was born.
• 7 April - Focus puller Jonathan Vidgen was born.
• 14 April - Actor Josie Taylor was born.
• 15 April - Actor Siobhân Hewlett was born.
• 19 April - Actor Chris Gannon died.^[6]
• 30 April - Actor Gabor Baraker died.^[7]
• 27 May - Actor George Cormack died.^{[source needed]}
• 31 May - Actor Reggie Yates was born.
• 6 June - Actor Gemma Bissix was born.
• 22 June - Actor Daphne Heard died.^[8]
• 20 July - Actor Rory Jennings was born.
• 20 August - Actor Barnaby Edwards was born.
• 29 September - Actor Leon Maybank died.^[9]
• 7 October - Actor Roy Pearce died.^[10]
• 17 October - Actor Felicity Jones was born.
• 28 October - Actor Joe Thomas was born.
• 2 November - Actor Michael Spice died.^[11]
• 8 November - Actor Chris Rankin was born.
• 17 November - Actor Harry Lloyd was born.
• 24 November - Actor Gwilym Lee was born.
• 3 December - Actor Elizabeth Croft was born.
• 4 December - Actor Maurice Browning died.^[12]
• 29 December - Actor Ronald Mansell died.^[13]
• Unknown - Actor Freddie Wiles died.^[14]