Tom Baker (who played Doctor Who from 1974 to 1981) recounts how Michael Wisher (a.k.a. Davros) managed to be terribly funny by having no sense of humor.
It’s been said that Douglas Adams was the quintessential British nutter, but Tom Baker gives him a run for his money.
Quite a lot of the people who work with me are dead — particularly directors. The word has got out: Directors who work with me often die mysteriously afterwards, sometimes in agony.
— Tom Baker
Michael Wisher as Davros
Ethics and Spirituality 