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