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In the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, Davros is a wheelchair-bound scientist from the planet Skaro who created the Daleks during a long-running war between his race, the Kaleds, and their enemies the Thals. Horribly scarred and crippled, with only one functioning arm and one cybernetic "eye" mounted on his forehead, he depended upon his life-support chair completely; it would become an obvious inspiration for his eventual design of the Dalek.

Davros first appeared in the 1975 serial, Genesis of the Daleks, where he was played by Michael Wisher , whose performance in the role is acclaimed by many fans. It has been said that almost everything said by Davros in this story is quotable, with a discussion between himself and the Fourth Doctor on the topic of the creation of a hypothetical lethal virus being an example.

In Genesis, Davros realizes that radioactive contamination from the nuclear weapons used in the war were mutating the Kaled race. His solution is to accelerate the mutations and place them in tank-like "travel machines". He quickly becomes obsessed with his creations, considering them to be the ultimate form of life and superior to all others. To stop his own people from shutting down his Dalek project, he arranges for them to be wiped out by the Thals. The Daleks then exterminate the Thal victors, but ultimately turn on Davros and apparently kill him.

He proved too effective a character to be kept dead, however, and he was resurrected four years later in 1979's Destiny of the Daleks (this time played by David Gooderson ), on the grounds that his chair had a defense mechanism built in which kept him in suspended animation and then over a period of centuries restored him.

Further appearances followed in Resurrection of the Daleks and Revelation of the Daleks , where he creates a new variety of Daleks loyal to him, distinguished from the others with white and gold livery. In these serials, Davros was portrayed by Terry Molloy . Neither Gooderson nor Molloy have been considered as good in the role as Wisher, however. Many also consider the subsequent stories to be a good example of the law of diminishing returns, feeling that the Daleks, rather than Davros, should be the focus of the Dalek stories.

Davros's last appearance (played by Molloy) was as the Dalek EmperorIn the fictional Doctor Who universe, the Dalek Emperor also sometimes referred to as the Emperor Dalek, is the leader of the Daleks, or in later stories, of the Imperial Dalek faction. The Dalek Emperor was first introduced in the Dalek comic strip, repr in Remembrance of the DaleksDoctor Who serials Remembrance of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who which originally aired in four weekly parts from the October 5 to October 26, 1988. The serial opened the 25th anniversary year of the ser, with his white and gold Daleks termed "Imperial Daleks". By this time, Davros is physically reduced to a head in a customised Dalek casing. In the serial, set in LondonLondon is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England, and with over seven million inhabitants in the Greater London area, is the second-most populous conurbation in Europe (after Moscow). From being Londinium the capital of the Roman province of Bri in 1963Events January-March January 11 The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. January 14 George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama. January 22 Elysee treaty between France and Germany January 28 Black student Harvey, both he and Skaro are apparently destroyed by the Seventh DoctorSylvester McCoy (born August 20, 1943) is a British actor. He is best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who the last before the programme was cancelled in 1989. He was born using the Time LordThis article is about the Time Lords from Doctor Who''. See Time Lord (Ultima) for information on the character from the Ultima series and The Timelords for information about the musical group. The Time Lords are a fictional race of humanoids, originating artifact known as the Hand of OmegaThe Hand of Omega is a fictional device from the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who''. It is a "remote stellar manipulator" invented by the Time Lords of the planet Gallifrey, and used by the Time Lord stellar engineer Omega to create a. However, a Dalek on the bridge of Davros's ship is seen reporting that the Emperor's escape pod was being launched at the time of its destruction, leaving a clear route to bring the character back in the future. Although the Daleks will appear in the 20052005 is a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). It has been designated: The World Year of Physics The International Year of Microcredit The International Year for Sport and Physical Education The United States Year of Foreign revival of Doctor Who, Davros's future remains unknown.

Molloy reprised his role as Davros in the Big Finish Productions audio adventure, Davros (taking place during the Sixth Doctor's era), which explored the scientist's life prior to his crippling accident.

Davros' catchphrase was "Excellent!" (see Montgomery Burns).