Person
Jon Pertwee
Acting · 1919–1996 · Chelsea, London, England, UK
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 Doctor
Wogan
Self
The Avengers
Brigadier Whitehead
Blankety Blank
1979
Surprise, Surprise
Self
The Goodies
Reverend Llewellyn Llewellyn Llewellyn Llewellyn
Worzel Gummidge
Worzel Gummidge
SuperTed
Spotty
Ivanhoe
Peter the Peddler
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
Self
Filmography
- 2025Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality WarDr. Who (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2025Reach for the Stars: The Starwatch StorySelf (Archive)
- 2024Doctor Who at the PromsThe Doctor (3) (archive footage)
- 2024Doctor Who: The War Games in ColourThe Doctor (3) (archive footage)
- 2023Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & ScandalsSelf - archive
- 2023Talking Doctor WhoSelf / The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
- 2023Tales of the TardisThe Doctor
- 2021Jon Pertwee: Uncut!Himself
- 2021Panopticon Destiny – The Matrix Files
- 2019Doctor Who and the Third Man
- 2017The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
- 2017Panopticon Genesis
- 2015Doctor Who: The Husbands of River SongThe Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited)
- 2015Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
- 2015Myth MakersHimself
- 2013Doctor Who: The Day of the DoctorThe Doctor (3) (archive footage)
- 2013A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee(archive footage)
- 2013Doctor Who: The Doctors RevisitedSelf
- 2011Life on EarthSelf (archive footage)
- 2011My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth SladenSelf (archive footage)
- 2009DeviousThird Doctor
- 2008Doctor Who: The Next DoctorThe Doctor (3) (archive footage)
- 2008Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983(archival footage)
- 2008The Ties That Bind UsThe Third Doctor (archive footage)
- 2008Five Doctors, One Studio
- 2001Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the GalaxyHimself (archive footage)
- 2001The Home Whovian
- 1995The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the HawkmenGeneral Von Kramer
- 1995The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
- 1995Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen
- 1994PROBE: The Zero ImperativeDr. Jeremiah O'Kane
- 1994Stranger than Fiction
- 1993Police 5: The MasterThe Doctor (archive footage)
- 199330 Years in the TARDISHimself
- 1993Doctor Who: Dimensions in TimeThe 3rd Doctor
- 1993Return to Devil's EndSelf
- 1993The Airzone SolutionOliver Threthewey
- 1992Carry On ColumbusDuke of Costa Brava
- 1992Virtual MurderLuis Silverado
- 1992Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
- 1992Doctor Who: The Pertwee YearsSelf - Host
- 1991Doctor Who: The Troughton YearsSelf - Presenter
- 1991The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main Event
- 1990The PanoptiCon Tapes V
- 1990The PanoptiCon Tapes IV
- 1990The PanoptiCon Tapes III
- 1990The PanoptiCon Tapes II
- 1989Doctor Who The Ultimate AdventureThe Doctor
- 1989The Further Adventures of SuperTed
- 1988On the Waterfront
- 1988StarwatchCommander Jason Havlin
- 1987Worzel Gummidge Down UnderWorzel Gummidge
- 1987Myth RunnerHimself
- 1986The PanoptiCon Tapes VI
- 1986Who's Who
- 1986SuperTed: Super Safe with SuperTedSpotty ( voice)
- 1986McDonnell Douglas Information SystemsNarrator
- 1985Doctor Who's Who's WhoDoctor Who
- 1984Surprise, SurpriseSelf
- 1984Doctor Who: Resurrection of the DaleksThe Doctor (3) (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1983Doctor Who: The Five DoctorsThe Third Doctor
- 1983SuperTedSpotty
- 1983Doctor Who: Mawdryn UndeadThe Doctor (3) (archive footage)
- 1982The Boys in BlueCoastguard
- 1982WoganSelf
- 1982The Curious Case Of Santa ClausDr. Merryweather
- 1981The Best of the AdventuresJudd Blake (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1980A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas SpecialWorzel Gummidge
- 1979The Paul Daniels Magic ShowSelf
- 1979Worzel GummidgeWorzel Gummidge
- 1979Blankety Blank
- 1978The Water BabiesSalmon
- 1977Wombling FreeWomble Voices (voice)
- 1977Four Against The Desert
- 1977No. 1 of the Secret ServiceThe Rev. Walter Braithwaite
- 1977Adventures of a Private EyeJudd Blake
- 1976Tell Me AnotherGuest
- 1976Doctor Who: The Brain of MorbiusThe Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited)
- 1976SplinkSelf
- 1975One of Our Dinosaurs Is MissingColonel
- 1975Doctor Who: RobotThe Doctor
- 1974Doctor Who: Planet of the SpidersThe Doctor
- 1974Doctor Who: The Monster of PeladonThe Doctor
- 1974Doctor Who: Death to the DaleksThe Doctor
- 1974Doctor Who: Invasion of the DinosaursThe Doctor
- 1974Doctor Who: The Time WarriorThe Doctor
- 1973Whodunnit?Host
- 1973Doctor Who: The Green DeathThe Doctor
- 1973Doctor Who: Planet of the DaleksThe Doctor
- 1973Doctor Who: Frontier in SpaceThe Doctor
- 1973Doctor Who: Carnival of MonstersThe Doctor
- 1973Doctor Who: The Three DoctorsThe Doctor
- 1972Doctor Who: The Time MonsterThe Doctor
- 1972Doctor Who: The MutantsThe Doctor
- 1972Doctor Who: The Sea DevilsThe Doctor
- 1972Doctor Who: The Curse of PeladonThe Doctor
- 1972Doctor Who: Day of the DaleksThe Doctor
- 1971Doctor Who: The DæmonsThe Doctor
- 1971Doctor Who: Colony in SpaceThe Doctor
- 1971Doctor Who: The Claws of AxosThe Doctor
- 1971Doctor Who: The Mind of EvilThe Doctor
- 1971The House That Dripped BloodPaul Henderson (segment 4 "The Cloak")
- 1971Doctor Who: Terror of the AutonsThe Doctor
- 1970The GoodiesReverend Llewellyn Llewellyn Llewellyn Llewellyn
- 1970Doctor Who: InfernoThe Doctor
- 1970Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of DeathThe Doctor
- 1970Doctor Who and the SiluriansThe Doctor
- 1970Doctor Who: Spearhead from SpaceThe Doctor
- 1970Under the Table You Must GoSelf
- 1969Up in the AirFigworthy
- 1966A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumCrassus
- 1966Carry On Screaming!Dr. Fettle
- 1965Carry On CowboySheriff Albert Earp
- 1965A Slight Case Of...
- 1965You Must Be JokingStorekeeper (Hare Factory)
- 1965How to Undress in Public Without Undue EmbarrassmentAdam
- 1965I've Gotta HorseCostumier's Assistant
- 1965Runaway RailwayStation Master
- 1964Carry On CleoSoothsayer
- 1963Doctor WhoThe Doctor
- 1963Ladies Who DoSidney Tait
- 1961Nearly a Nasty AccidentGen. Birkinshaw
- 1961The AvengersBrigadier Whitehead
- 1960Not a Hope in Hell
- 1960Just JoePrendergast
- 1960Then and Now
- 1959The Ugly DucklingVictor Jekyll
- 1958IvanhoePeter the Peddler
- 1956It's a Wonderful WorldConductor
- 1955A Yank in ErmineSlowburn Jenks
- 1954The Gay DogA Betting Man
- 1953Will Any Gentleman...?Charley Sterling
- 1951Mr. Drake's DuckReuben
- 1950The Body Said No!Watchman
- 1949Miss Pilgrim's ProgressPostman Perkins
- 1949Dear Mr. ProhackPlover
- 1949Helter SkelterHeadwaiter
- 1949Murder at the WindmillPolice Sergeant
- 1948William Comes to TownCircus Superintendent
- 1948A Piece of CakeMr. Short
- 1948Trouble in the Air
- 1947Dancing with CrimePolice Constable (uncredited)
- 1946Toad of Toad HallJudge
- 1939There Ain't No JusticeYoung Man in Cafe (uncredited)
- 1939The Four Just MenRally campaigner (uncredited)
- 1938A Yank at OxfordMinor Role (uncredited)
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