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Jon Pertwee

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Born: July 7, 1919
Died: May 20, 1996
From: 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

1963 Series 7.9

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

The House That Dripped Blood

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors

Carry On Screaming!

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

Filmography

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2025

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

Acting (Dr. Who (archive footage) (uncredited))

Reach for the Stars: The Starwatch Story

Acting (Self (Archive))

2024

Doctor Who at the Proms

Acting (The Doctor (3) (archive footage))

Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour

Acting (The Doctor (3) (archive footage))

2023

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

Acting (Self - archive)

Tales of the Tardis

Acting (The Doctor) 1 EP

Talking Doctor Who

Acting (Self / The Doctor (3) (archive footage))

2021

Jon Pertwee: Uncut!

Acting (Himself)

Panopticon Destiny – The Matrix Files

2019

Doctor Who and the Third Man

2017

The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years

Panopticon Genesis

2015

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

Acting (The Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited))

Longleat '83: The Lost Footage

Myth Makers

Acting (Himself) 1 EP

2013

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

Acting (The Doctor (3) (archive footage))

Doctor Who at the Proms

Acting (The Doctor (3) (archive footage) (uncredited))

A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee

Acting (archive footage)

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited

Acting (Self) 11 EP

2011

Life on Earth

Acting (Self (archive footage))

My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen

Acting (Self (archive footage))

2009

Acting (Third Doctor)

2008

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

Acting (The Doctor (3) (archive footage))

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

Acting (archival footage)

The Ties That Bind Us

Acting (The Third Doctor (archive footage))

Five Doctors, One Studio

2001

Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

Acting (Himself (archive footage))

The Home Whovian

1996

Noel's Telly Years

Acting (Self) 1 EP

1995

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen

Acting (General Von Kramer)

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen