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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-01-01 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Brian Hodgson

Biography:

Brian Hodgson (born June 1938) is a former sound engineer who provided the special sounds, or sound effects, for Doctor Who beginning with An Unearthly Child and ending with The Sea Devils, after which he was succeeded by Dick Mills, although he did return to work on Carnival of Monsters. He is credited with creating the distinctive sound of the TARDIS dematerialising, which has been used throughout the Doctor Who television series.

Known For

Acting

2010

2009

2006

Masters of Sound as Self (archive footage)

2003

Sound

2005

Clarkson: Heaven and Hell as Original Music Composer

2004

Clarkson: Hot Metal as Original Music Composer

2003

Clarkson: Shoot-Out as Original Music Composer

1997

1979

The Tempest as Original Music Composer

1973

The Legend of Hell House as Original Music Composer
The Legend of Hell House as Sound Effects
The Tomorrow People as Original Music Composer

1969

Doctor Who: The Krotons as Original Music Composer

1968

Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space as Original Music Composer

1965

Boy and Bicycle as Sound Recordist
Out of the Unknown as Original Music Composer

Crew

2021

Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks as Special Sound Effects

2019

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror as Special Sound Effects

2017

Doctor Who: Shada as Special Sound Effects

2009

Roger Delgado: The Master as Special Sound Effects

2006

The Dalek Tapes as Special Sound Effects

1983

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors as Special Sound Effects

1973

Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters as Special Sound Effects

1972

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks as Special Sound Effects
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils as Special Sound Effects

1970

Doctor Who: Inferno as Special Sound Effects
Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death as Special Sound Effects

1969

Doctor Who: The Krotons as Special Sound Effects
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates as Special Sound Effects
Doctor Who: The War Games as Special Sound Effects

1968

Doctor Who: The Invasion as Special Sound Effects
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space as Special Sound Effects
Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World as Special Sound Effects

1967

Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen as Special Sound Effects
Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace as Special Sound Effects
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror as Special Sound Effects
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors as Special Sound Effects
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks as Special Sound Effects

1966

Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks as Special Sound Effects
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker as Special Sound Effects

1965

Doctor Who: The Chase as Special Sound Effects
Doctor Who: The Crusade as Special Sound Effects
Doctor Who: The Space Museum as Special Sound Effects
Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown as Special Sound Effects
Out of the Unknown as Special Sound Effects

1964

Doctor Who: Planet of Giants as Special Sound Effects
Doctor Who: Marco Polo as Special Sound Effects
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror as Special Sound Effects

1963

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child as Special Sound Effects
Doctor Who as Special Sound Effects