Jon Pertwee
Known for
Acting
Life
1919 – 1996 (aged 76)
Born in
Chelsea, London, England, UK
Credits
View on IMDb126 acting credits
Biography
John Devon Roland "Jon" Pertwee (7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996) 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 Day of the Doctor
23 Nov 2013
Doctor Who
23 Nov 1963
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
25 Dec 2008
The House That Dripped Blood
22 Feb 1971
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
25 Dec 2015
The Avengers
07 Jan 1961
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
16 Oct 1966
Carry On Screaming!
20 May 1966
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Filmography
2025
- Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality Waras Dr. Who (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
- Doctor Who at the Promsas The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
- Doctor Who: The War Games in Colouras The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
2023
- Tales of the Tardisas The Doctor1 episode
2015
- Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Songas The Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited)
- Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2013
- Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctoras The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
- A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertweeas (archive footage)
2009
- Deviousas Third Doctor
2008
- Doctor Who: The Next Doctoras The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
- Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983as (archival footage)
- The Ties That Bind Usas The Third Doctor (archive footage)
- Five Doctors, One Studio
2001
1995
1994
- PROBE: The Zero Imperativeas Dr. Jeremiah O'Kane
- Stranger than Fiction
1993
- Police 5: The Masteras The Doctor (archive footage)
- Doctor Who: Dimensions in Timeas The 3rd Doctor
- The Airzone Solutionas Oliver Threthewey
1992
- Carry On Columbusas Duke of Costa Brava
- Virtual Murderas Luis Silverado1 episode
- Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
1989
- Doctor Who The Ultimate Adventureas The Doctor
- The Further Adventures of SuperTed13 episodes
1988
- On the Waterfront1 episode
- Starwatchas Commander Jason Havlin
1987
- Worzel Gummidge Down Underas Worzel Gummidge22 episodes
1986
- The PanoptiCon Tapes VI
- Who's Who
- SuperTed: Super Safe with SuperTedas Spotty ( voice)
- McDonnell Douglas Information Systemsas Narrator
1985
- Doctor Who's Who's Whoas Doctor Who1 episode
1984
- Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleksas The Doctor (3) (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
- Doctor Who: The Five Doctorsas The Third Doctor
- SuperTedas Spotty36 episodes
- Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undeadas The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
1982
- The Boys in Blueas Coastguard
- The Curious Case Of Santa Clausas Dr. Merryweather
1981
- The Best of the Adventuresas Judd Blake (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980
- A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Specialas Worzel Gummidge
1979
- Worzel Gummidgeas Radio Announcer1 episode
- Blankety Blank1 episode
1978
- The Water Babiesas Salmon
1977
- Wombling Freeas Womble Voices (voice)
- Four Against The Desert
- No. 1 of the Secret Serviceas The Rev. Walter Braithwaite
- Adventures of a Private Eyeas Judd Blake
1976
- Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbiusas The Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited)
1975
- One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missingas Colonel
- Doctor Who: Robotas The Doctor
1974
- Doctor Who: Planet of the Spidersas The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladonas The Doctor
- Doctor Who: Death to the Daleksas The Doctor
- Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaursas The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Time Warrioras The Doctor
1973
- Whodunnit?as Host41 episodes
- Doctor Who: The Green Deathas The Doctor
- Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleksas The Doctor
- Doctor Who: Frontier in Spaceas The Doctor
- Doctor Who: Carnival of Monstersas The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Three Doctorsas The Doctor
1972
- Doctor Who: The Time Monsteras The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Mutantsas The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Sea Devilsas The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladonas The Doctor
- Doctor Who: Day of the Daleksas The Doctor
1971
- Doctor Who: The Dæmonsas The Doctor
- Doctor Who: Colony in Spaceas The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Claws of Axosas The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Mind of Evilas The Doctor
- The House That Dripped Bloodas Paul Henderson (segment 4 "The Cloak")
- Doctor Who: Terror of the Autonsas The Doctor
1970
- The Goodiesas Reverend Llewellyn Llewellyn Llewellyn Llewellyn1 episode
- Doctor Who: Infernoas The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Deathas The Doctor
- Doctor Who and the Siluriansas The Doctor
- Doctor Who: Spearhead from Spaceas The Doctor
1969
- Up in the Airas Figworthy
1966
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forumas Crassus
- Carry On Screaming!as Dr. Fettle
1965
- Carry On Cowboyas Sheriff Albert Earp
- A Slight Case Of...1 episode
- You Must Be Jokingas Storekeeper (Hare Factory)
- How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassmentas Adam
- I've Gotta Horseas Costumier's Assistant
- Runaway Railwayas Station Master
1964
- Carry On Cleoas Soothsayer
1963
- Doctor Whoas The Doctor129 episodes
- Ladies Who Doas Sidney Tait
1961
- Nearly a Nasty Accidentas Gen. Birkinshaw
- The Avengersas Brigadier Whitehead1 episode
1960
- Not a Hope in Hell
- Just Joeas Prendergast
- Then and Now
1959
- The Ugly Ducklingas Victor Jekyll
1958
- Ivanhoeas Peter the Peddler1 episode
1956
- It's a Wonderful Worldas Conductor
1955
- A Yank in Ermineas Slowburn Jenks
1954
- The Gay Dogas A Betting Man
1953
- Will Any Gentleman...?as Charley Sterling
1951
- Mr. Drake's Duckas Reuben
1950
- The Body Said No!as Watchman
1949
- Miss Pilgrim's Progressas Postman Perkins
- Dear Mr. Prohackas Plover
- Helter Skelteras Headwaiter
- Murder at the Windmillas Police Sergeant
1948
- William Comes to Townas Circus Superintendent
- A Piece of Cakeas Mr. Short
- Trouble in the Air
1947
- Dancing with Crimeas Police Constable (uncredited)
1946
- Toad of Toad Hallas Judge
1939
- There Ain't No Justiceas Young Man in Cafe (uncredited)
- The Four Just Menas Rally campaigner (uncredited)
1938
- A Yank at Oxfordas Minor Role (uncredited)