Jon Pertwee

Personal Info

Birthday

July 7, 1919

Day of Death

1996-05-20

(76 years old)

Place of Birth

Chelsea, London, England, UK

Also Known As

John Devon Roland Pertwee

Jon Pertwee

Biography

John Devon Roland "Jon" Pertwee was an English actor, comedian, entertainer and cabaret performer. Born into a theatrical family, he served in the Royal Navy and the Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War. In his early career he worked as a stage comedian, which included performing at the Glasgow Empire Theatre and sharing a bill with Max Wall and Jimmy James.

Known For

Doctor Who

The Avengers

The Goodies

Ivanhoe

Worzel Gummidge

SuperTed

Tales of the Tardis

Tell Me Another

Filmography

2025
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
as Dr. Who (archive footage) (uncredited)
Reach for the Stars: The Starwatch Story
as Self (Archive)
2024
Doctor Who at the Proms
as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
2023
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
as Self - archive
Talking Doctor Who
as Self / The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
2021
Jon Pertwee: Uncut!
as Himself
2015
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
as The Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited)
2013
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
as (archive footage)
2011
Life on Earth
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Devious
as Third Doctor
2008
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
The Ties That Bind Us
as The Third Doctor (archive footage)
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
as (archival footage)
2001
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
as Himself (archive footage)
1997
Myth Makers 37: Roger Delgado
as Self (archive)
1995
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
as General Von Kramer
1994
The Zero Imperative
as Dr. Jeremiah O'Kane
1993
Police 5: The Master
as The Doctor (archive footage)
30 Years in the TARDIS
as Himself
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
as The 3rd Doctor
Return to Devil's End
as Self
The Airzone Solution
as Oliver Threthewey
1992
Carry On Columbus
as Duke of Costa Brava
Doctor Who: The Pertwee Years
as Self - Host
1991
Doctor Who: The Troughton Years
as Self - Presenter
1989
Doctor Who The Ultimate Adventure
as The Doctor
1988
Starwatch
as Commander Jason Havlin
1987
Myth Runner
as Himself
1986
McDonnell Douglas Information Systems
as Narrator
1984
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
as The Doctor (3) (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
as The Doctor (3)
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
1982
The Boys in Blue
as Coastguard
The Curious Case Of Santa Claus
as Dr. Merryweather
1980
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
as Worzel Gummidge
1978
The Water Babies
as Salmon
1977
Wombling Free
as Womble Voices (voice)
No. 1 of the Secret Service
as The Rev. Walter Braithwaite
Adventures of a Private Eye
as Judd Blake
1976
Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius
as The Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited)
1975
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
as Colonel
Doctor Who: Robot
as The Doctor
1974
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Time Warrior
as The Doctor
1973
Doctor Who: The Green Death
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
as The Doctor
1972
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Mutants
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
as The Doctor
1971
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
as The Doctor
The House That Dripped Blood
as Paul Henderson (segment 4 "The Cloak")
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
as The Doctor
1970
Doctor Who: Inferno
as Dr. Who
Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death
as The Doctor
Doctor Who and the Silurians
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
as The Doctor
Under the Table You Must Go
as Self
1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
as Crassus
Carry On Screaming!
as Doctor Fettle
1965
Carry On Cowboy
as Sheriff Albert Earp
You Must Be Joking
as Storekeeper (Hare Factory)
How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment
as Adam
I've Gotta Horse
as Costumier's Assistant
Runaway Railway
as Station Master
1964
Carry On Cleo
as Soothsayer
1963
Ladies Who Do
as Sidney Tait
1961
Nearly a Nasty Accident
as Gen. Birkinshaw
1960
Just Joe
as Prendergast
1959
The Ugly Duckling
as Victor Jekyll
1956
It's a Wonderful World
as Conductor
1955
A Yank in Ermine
as Slowburn Jenks
1954
The Gay Dog
as A Betting Man
1953
Will Any Gentleman...?
as Charley Sterling
1951
Mr. Drake's Duck
as Reuben
1949
Miss Pilgrim's Progress
as Postman Perkins
Dear Mr. Prohack
as Plover
Murder at the Windmill
as Police Sergeant
Helter Skelter
as Headwaiter
1948
William Comes to Town
as Circus Superintendent
A Piece of Cake
as Mr. Short
1947
Dancing with Crime
as Police Constable (uncredited)
1946
Toad of Toad Hall
as Judge
1939
There Ain't No Justice
as Young Man in Cafe (uncredited)
The Four Just Men
as Rally campaigner (uncredited)
1938
A Yank at Oxford
as Minor Role (uncredited)