Jon Pertwee
Born: 1919-07-07 in Chelsea, London, England, UK
Died: 1996-05-20
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- The Sea Devils as The Doctor (archive footage)
- Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War as Dr. Who (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Reach for the Stars: The Starwatch Story as Self (Archive)
2024
- Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
- Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
- Saucy! Secrets of the British Sex Comedy
2023
- Tales of the Tardis as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals as Self - archive
- Jon, The Man Who Was Doctor Who as Self (Archive)
- Talking Doctor Who as Self / The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
2021
2015
- Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song as The Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited)
- Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
- Myth Makers as Himself
2013
- Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
- Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited as Self
- A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee as (archive footage)
2012
- People, Power and Puppetry as Self (archive footage)
2011
- The Final Curtain as Self (archive footage)
- Life on Earth as Self (archive footage)
2009
- Devious as Third Doctor
2008
- Doctor Who: The Next Doctor as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
- The Ties That Bind Us as The Third Doctor (archive footage)
- Five Doctors, One Studio
- Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 as (archival footage)
2001
- Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy as Himself (archive footage)
- The Home Whovian
1997
- Myth Makers 37: Roger Delgado as Self (archive)
1995
1994
- PROBE: The Zero Imperative as Dr. Jeremiah O'Kane
- Stranger than Fiction
1993
- Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time as The 3rd Doctor
- The Airzone Solution as Oliver Threthewey
- Police 5: The Master as The Doctor (archive footage)
- 30 Years in the TARDIS as Himself
- Return to Devil's End as Self
1992
- Carry On Columbus as Duke of Costa Brava
- Virtual Murder
- Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
- Doctor Who: The Pertwee Years as Self - Host
1991
- The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main Event
- Doctor Who: The Troughton Years as Self - Presenter
1990
1989
1988
- On the Waterfront
- Starwatch as Commander Jason Havlin
1987
- Myth Runner as Himself
- Worzel Gummidge Down Under as Worzel Gummidge
1986
1985
- Doctor Who's Who's Who as Doctor Who
1984
- Surprise, Surprise as Self
- Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks as The Doctor (3) (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
- SuperTed as Spotty
- Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
- Doctor Who: The Five Doctors as The Doctor (3)
1982
- Wogan as Self
- The Boys in Blue as Coastguard
- The Curious Case Of Santa Claus as Dr. Merryweather
1981
- The Best of the Adventures as Judd Blake (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980
- A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special as Worzel Gummidge
1979
- Blankety Blank
- The Paul Daniels Magic Show as Self
- Worzel Gummidge as Worzel Gummidge
1978
- The Water Babies as Salmon
1977
- Adventures of a Private Eye as Judd Blake
- Wombling Free as Womble Voices (voice)
- No. 1 of the Secret Service as The Rev. Walter Braithwaite
- Four Against The Desert
1976
- Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius as The Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited)
- Tell Me Another as Guest
1975
- Doctor Who: Robot as The Doctor
- One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing as Colonel
1974
- Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Time Warrior as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon as The Doctor
1973
- Doctor Who: The Green Death as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Three Doctors as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: Frontier in Space as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters as The Doctor
- Whodunnit? as Host
1972
- Doctor Who: The Sea Devils as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Mutants as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Time Monster as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks as The Doctor
1971
- The House That Dripped Blood as Paul Henderson (segment 4 "The Cloak")
- Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Dæmons as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: Colony in Space as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons as The Doctor
1970
- Under the Table You Must Go as Self
- The Goodies as Reverend Llewellyn Llewellyn Llewellyn Llewellyn
- Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death as The Doctor
- Doctor Who and the Silurians as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space as The Doctor
- Doctor Who: Inferno as The Doctor
1969
1966
- Carry On Screaming! as Dr. Fettle
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as Crassus
1965
- Runaway Railway as Station Master
- Carry On Cowboy as Sheriff Albert Earp
- How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment as Adam
- You Must Be Joking as Storekeeper (Hare Factory)
- I've Gotta Horse as Costumier's Assistant
- A Slight Case Of...
1964
- Carry On Cleo as Soothsayer
1963
- Doctor Who as The Doctor
- Ladies Who Do as Sidney Tait
1961
- The Avengers as Brigadier Whitehead
- Nearly a Nasty Accident as Gen. Birkinshaw
1960
- Just Joe as Prendergast
- Then and Now
- Not a Hope in Hell
1959
- The Ugly Duckling as Victor Jekyll
1958
- Ivanhoe as Peter the Peddler
1956
- It's a Wonderful World as Conductor
1955
- A Yank in Ermine as Slowburn Jenks
1954
- The Gay Dog as A Betting Man
1953
- Will Any Gentleman...? as Charley Sterling
1951
- Mr. Drake's Duck as Reuben
1950
1949
- Dear Mr. Prohack as Plover
- Murder at the Windmill as Police Sergeant
- Helter Skelter as Headwaiter
- Miss Pilgrim's Progress as Postman Perkins
1948
- Trouble in the Air
- A Piece of Cake as Mr. Short
- William Comes to Town as Circus Superintendent
1947
- Dancing with Crime as Police Constable (uncredited)
1946
- Toad of Toad Hall as Judge
1939
- The Four Just Men as Rally campaigner (uncredited)
- There Ain't No Justice as Young Man in Cafe (uncredited)
1938
- A Yank at Oxford as Minor Role (uncredited)