Jon Pertwee

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Jon Pertwee

Acting July 7, 1919

Chelsea, London, England, UK

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 Roya…

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Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.9 1963 TV Show
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

8.2 2013 Movie
The Avengers

The Avengers

7.8 1961 TV Show
Wogan

Wogan

5.3 1982 TV Show
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

7.4 2008 Movie
The House That Dripped Blood

The House That Dripped Blood

6.4 1971 Movie
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

8.0 2015 Movie
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

6.1 1966 Movie
Carry On Screaming!

Carry On Screaming!

6.5 1966 Movie
Blankety Blank

Blankety Blank

5.3 1979 TV Show
Carry On Cleo

Carry On Cleo

6.7 1964 Movie
The Goodies

The Goodies

7.7 1970 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

    Movie Dr. Who (archive footage) (uncredited)

  2. 2025
    Reach for the Stars: The Starwatch Story

    Movie Self (Archive)

  3. 2024
    Doctor Who at the Proms

    Movie The Doctor (3) (archive footage)

  4. 2024
    Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour

    Movie The Doctor (3) (archive footage)

  5. 2023
    Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

    Movie Self - archive

  6. 2023
    Tales of the Tardis

    TV show The Doctor

  7. 2023
    Talking Doctor Who

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

  8. 2021
    Jon Pertwee: Uncut!

    Movie Himself

  9. 2021
    Panopticon Destiny – The Matrix Files

    Movie

  10. 2019
    Doctor Who and the Third Man

    Movie

  11. 2017
    The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years

    Movie

  12. 2017
    Panopticon Genesis

    Movie

  13. 2015
    Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

    Movie The Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited)

  14. 2015
    Longleat '83: The Lost Footage

    Movie

  15. 2015
    Myth Makers

    TV show Himself

  16. 2013
    Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

    Movie The Doctor (3) (archive footage)

More credits
  1. 2013
    A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee

    Movie (archive footage)

  2. 2013
    Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited

    TV show Self

  3. 2011
    Life on Earth

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 2011
    My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 2009
    Devious

    Movie Third Doctor

  6. 2008
    Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

    Movie The Doctor (3) (archive footage)

  7. 2008
    The Ties That Bind Us

    Movie The Third Doctor (archive footage)

  8. 2008
    Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

    Movie (archival footage)

  9. 2008
    Five Doctors, One Studio

    Movie

  10. 2001
    Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

    Movie Himself (archive footage)

  11. 2001
    The Home Whovian

    Movie

  12. 1996
    Noel's Telly Years

    TV show Self

  13. 1995
    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen

    Movie General Von Kramer

  14. 1995
    The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

    Movie

  15. 1995
    Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen

    Movie

  16. 1994
    PROBE: The Zero Imperative

    Movie Dr. Jeremiah O'Kane

  17. 1994
    Stranger than Fiction

    Movie

  18. 1993
    Police 5: The Master

    Movie The Doctor (archive footage)

  19. 1993
    30 Years in the TARDIS

    Movie Himself

  20. 1993
    Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

    Movie The 3rd Doctor

  21. 1993
    Return to Devil's End

    Movie Self

  22. 1993
    The Airzone Solution

    Movie Oliver Threthewey

  23. 1992
    Carry On Columbus

    Movie Duke of Costa Brava

  24. 1992
    Virtual Murder

    TV show Luis Silverado