Jon Pertwee
Known for Acting · 147 credits
- Born
- 1919-07-07
- Died
- 1996-05-20
- Place of birth
- Chelsea, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- John Devon Roland 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
TV Shows (21)
Doctor Who
1963
as The Doctor
The Avengers
1961
as Brigadier Whitehead
Wogan
1982
as Self
Blankety Blank
1979
The Goodies
1970
as Reverend Llewellyn Llewellyn Llewellyn Llewellyn
Ivanhoe
1958
as Peter the Peddler
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
1979
as Self
Surprise, Surprise
1984
as Self
Worzel Gummidge
1979
as Worzel Gummidge / Radio Announcer
Tales of the Tardis
2023
as The Doctor
SuperTed
1983
as Spotty
Worzel Gummidge Down Under
1987
as Worzel Gummidge
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
2013
as Self
Virtual Murder
1992
as Luis Silverado
The Further Adventures of SuperTed
1989
Whodunnit?
1973
as Host
Tell Me Another
1976
as Guest / Himself
On the Waterfront
1988
Doctor Who's Who's Who
1985
as Doctor Who
Myth Makers
2015
as Himself
A Slight Case Of...
1965
Movies (126)
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013
as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015
as The Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited)
Carry On Cleo
1964
as Soothsayer
Carry On Cowboy
1965
as Sheriff Albert Earp
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
as Crassus
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
1995
as General Von Kramer
Adventures of a Private Eye
1977
as Judd Blake
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
Myth Runner
1987
as Himself
Runaway Railway
1965
as Station Master
The House That Dripped Blood
1971
as Paul Henderson (segment 4 "The Cloak")
Carry On Columbus
1992
as Duke of Costa Brava
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008
as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025
as Dr. Who (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doctor Who: The Green Death
1973
as The Doctor
Just Joe
1960
as Prendergast
Carry On Screaming!
1966
as Dr. Fettle
The Water Babies
1978
as Salmon
A Yank in Ermine
1955
as Slowburn Jenks
Helter Skelter
1949
as Headwaiter
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983
as The Third Doctor
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
as The 3rd Doctor
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975
as Colonel
The Airzone Solution
1993
as Oliver Threthewey
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
1970
as The Doctor
Who's Who
1986
Ladies Who Do
1963
as Sidney Tait
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
2001
as Himself (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon
1972
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984
as The Doctor (3) (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
as The Third Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
1972
as The Doctor
Mr. Drake's Duck
1951
as Reuben
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
1973
as The Doctor
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
1995
Doctor Who: The Time Warrior
1974
as The Doctor
Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen
1995
A Yank at Oxford
1938
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
1971
as The Doctor
No. 1 of the Secret Service
1977
as The Rev. Walter Braithwaite
You Must Be Joking
1965
as Storekeeper (Hare Factory)
Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks
1973
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death
1970
as The Doctor
The Gay Dog
1954
as A Betting Man
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
1972
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Inferno
1970
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Robot
1975
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023
as Self - archive
Dancing with Crime
1947
as Police Constable (uncredited)
A Piece of Cake
1948
as Mr. Short
Dear Mr. Prohack
1949
as Plover
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters
1973
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971
as The Doctor
The Best of the Adventures
1981
as Judd Blake (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jon, The Man Who Was Doctor Who
2023
as Self (Archive)
Will Any Gentleman...?
1953
as Charley Sterling
The Curious Case Of Santa Claus
1982
as Dr. Merryweather
30 Years in the TARDIS
1993
as Himself
Four Against The Desert
1977
The PanoptiCon Tapes III
1990
Doctor Who and the Silurians
1970
as The Doctor
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008
as (archival footage)
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974
as The Doctor
It's a Wonderful World
1956
as Conductor
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
2024
as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
Nearly a Nasty Accident
1961
as Gen. Birkinshaw
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
1983
as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
Talking Doctor Who
2023
as Self / The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
I've Gotta Horse
1965
as Costumier's Assistant
Murder at the Windmill
1949
as Police Sergeant
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
2013
as (archive footage)
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
1994
as Dr. Jeremiah O'Kane
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971
as The Doctor
The Boys in Blue
1982
as Coastguard
The Body Said No!
1950
as Watchman
Not a Hope in Hell
1960
How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment
1965
as Adam
Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius
1976
as The Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited)
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015
Panopticon Genesis
2017
Doctor Who: The Mutants
1972
as The Doctor
Devious
2009
as Third Doctor
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
1973
as The Doctor
Doctor Who and the Third Man
2019
The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main Event
1991
Miss Pilgrim's Progress
1949
as Postman Perkins
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
1990
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
1980
as Worzel Gummidge
Stranger than Fiction
1994
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
1971
as The Doctor
Return to Devil's End
1993
as Self
Toad of Toad Hall
1946
as Judge
Under the Table You Must Go
1970
as Self
The Four Just Men
1939
as Rally campaigner (uncredited)
There Ain't No Justice
1939
as Young Man in Cafe (uncredited)
Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks
1974
as The Doctor
The PanoptiCon Tapes VI
1986
The PanoptiCon Tapes IV
1990
The Ugly Duckling
1959
as Victor Jekyll
Starwatch
1988
as Commander Jason Havlin
Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon
1974
as The Doctor
Trouble in the Air
1948
Doctor Who The Ultimate Adventure
1989
as The Doctor
Police 5: The Master
1993
as The Doctor (archive footage)
William Comes to Town
1948
as Circus Superintendent
Panopticon Destiny – The Matrix Files
2021
The PanoptiCon Tapes II
1990
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Troughton Years
1991
as Self - Presenter
Life on Earth
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Wombling Free
1977
as Womble Voices (voice)
Reach for the Stars: The Starwatch Story
2025
as Self (Archive)
Up in the Air
1969
as Figworthy
McDonnell Douglas Information Systems
1986
as Narrator
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
1992
Five Doctors, One Studio
2008
About Jon Pertwee
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. With 147 credits spanning from 1938 to 2025, Jon Pertwee has appeared in 126 films and 21 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jon Pertwee Movies
- Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013) — as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
- Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015) — as The Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited)
- Carry On Cleo (1964) — as Soothsayer
- Carry On Cowboy (1965) — as Sheriff Albert Earp
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) — as Crassus
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