This ‘Doctor Who’ Actor Once Tried to Murder His Mother-In-Law (And His Confession Is Disturbing)

This ‘Doctor Who’ Actor Once Tried to Murder His Mother-In-Law (And His Confession Is Disturbing)

Years before being cast as the world-famous Fourth Doctor on Doctor Who, Tom Baker came close to making a name for himself in a much different way. In 1960, Baker married Anna Wheatcroft, whose wealthy parents constantly made him feel inadequate (Baker had grown up in poverty). When Anna’s father, Alfred, suffered a stroke, the family asked Baker to take care of him. “This monster who hated me suddenly became dependent on me,” Baker recalled in …