Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/7/1919
Place of Birth
Chelsea, London, England, UK
Also Known As
John Devon Roland Pertwee
Jon 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
Myth Runner
as Himself
Runaway Railway
as Station Master
Devious
as Third Doctor
Under the Table You Must Go
as Self
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
as The Doctor (archive footage)
Just Joe
as Prendergast
Adventures of a Private Eye
as Judd Blake
Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
The House That Dripped Blood
as Paul Henderson (segment 4 "The Cloak")
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
as Dr. Jeremiah O'Kane
A Yank at Oxford
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
Carry On Cleo
as Soothsayer
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
as The Doctor (3) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dancing with Crime
as Police Constable (uncredited)
Doctor Who and the Silurians
as The Doctor
Wombling Free
as Womble Voices (voice)
Nearly a Nasty Accident
as Gen. Birkinshaw
Career Timeline
2025
2024
2023
2015
2013
2008
2001
1995
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
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1983
1982
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1973
1972
1971
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
as The Doctor
The House That Dripped Blood
as Paul Henderson (segment 4 "The Cloak")
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
as The Doctor