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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1919-07-07 (105 years old)

Place of Birth

Chelsea, London, England, UK

Jon Pertwee

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

Acting

2024

Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)

2023

Talking Doctor Who as Self / The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
Tales of the Tardis as The Doctor

2021

2019

2017

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)

2011

Life on Earth as Self (archive footage)

2009

Devious as Third Doctor

2008

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 as (archival footage)
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
The Ties That Bind Us as The Third Doctor (archive footage)

2005

Doctor Who as The Doctor (archive footage)

2001

1995

1994

The Zero Imperative as Dr. Jeremiah O'Kane

1993

The Airzone Solution as Oliver Threthewey
Police 5: The Master as The Doctor (archive footage)

1992

Carry On Columbus as Duke of Costa Brava

1991

1990

1989

1988

Starwatch as Commander Havlin

1987

Myth Runner as Himself
Worzel Gummidge Down Under as Worzel Gummidge

1986

1985

1984

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks as The Doctor (3) (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
SuperTed as Spotty

1982

The Boys in Blue as Coastguard
Wogan as Self

1980

1979

Worzel Gummidge as Worzel Gummidge
Worzel Gummidge as Radio Announcer

1978

1977

No. 1 of the Secret Service as The Rev. Walter Braithwaite
Wombling Free as Womble Voices (voice)

1976

Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius as The Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited)
Tell Me Another as Himself

1975

Doctor Who: Robot as The Doctor

1974

1973

Whodunnit? as Host

1972

1971

The House That Dripped Blood as Paul Henderson (segment 4 "The Cloak")

1970

The Goodies as Reverend Llewellyn Llewellyn Llewellyn Llewellyn

1969

1966

Carry On Screaming! as Doctor Fettle

1965

Carry On Cowboy as Sheriff Albert Earp
You Must Be Joking as Storekeeper (Hare Factory)
Runaway Railway as Station Master
I've Gotta Horse as Costumier's Assistant

1964

Carry On Cleo as Soothsayer

1963

Ladies Who Do as Sidney Tait
Doctor Who as The Doctor

1961

Nearly a Nasty Accident as Gen. Birkinshaw
The Avengers as Brigadier Whitehead

1960

Just Joe as Prendergast

1959

The Ugly Duckling as Victor Jekyll

1958

Ivanhoe as Peter the Peddler

1956

1955

A Yank in Ermine as Slowburn Jenks

1954

The Gay Dog as A Betting Man

1953

Will Any Gentleman...? as Charley Sterling

1951

1950

1949

Miss Pilgrim's Progress as Postman Perkins
Murder at the Windmill as Police Sergeant
Helter Skelter as Headwaiter

1948

A Piece of Cake as Mr. Short

1947

Dancing with Crime as Police Constable (uncredited)

1946

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)

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