Jon Pertwee
Known for acting · Born 7 July 1919 · Died 20 May 1996 · aged 76 · Chelsea, London, England, UK
147 credits
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
Doctor Who
1963
SuperTed
1983
Worzel Gummidge
1979
Whodunnit?
1973
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013
Worzel Gummidge Down Under
1987
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983
The Further Adventures of SuperTed
1989
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
1970
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
1973
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974
Acting (147)
2025Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality WarDr. Who (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
2025Reach for the Stars: The Starwatch StorySelf (Archive)Film
2024Doctor Who: The War Games in ColourThe Doctor (3) (archive footage)Film
2024Doctor Who at the PromsThe Doctor (3) (archive footage)Film
2023Tales of the TardisThe DoctorSeries
2023Talking Doctor WhoSelf / The Doctor (3) (archive footage)Film
2023Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & ScandalsSelf - archiveFilm
2021Panopticon Destiny – The Matrix FilesFilm
2021Jon Pertwee: Uncut!HimselfFilm
2019Doctor Who and the Third ManFilm
2017Panopticon GenesisFilm
2017The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee YearsFilm
2015Doctor Who: The Husbands of River SongThe Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited)Film
2015Longleat '83: The Lost FootageFilm
2015Myth MakersHimselfSeries
2013Doctor Who: The Day of the DoctorThe Doctor (3) (archive footage)Film
2013Doctor Who: The Doctors RevisitedSelf · 11 episodesSeries
2013A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee(archive footage)Film
2011Life on EarthSelf (archive footage)Film
2011My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth SladenSelf (archive footage)Film
2009DeviousThird DoctorFilm
2008Doctor Who: The Next DoctorThe Doctor (3) (archive footage)Film
2008Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983(archival footage)Film
2008The Ties That Bind UsThe Third Doctor (archive footage)Film
2008Five Doctors, One StudioFilm
2001Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the GalaxyHimself (archive footage)Film
2001The Home WhovianFilm
1996Noel's Telly YearsSelfSeries
1995The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the HawkmenGeneral Von KramerFilm
1995The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and BeyondFilm
1995Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to ScreenFilm
1994PROBE: The Zero ImperativeDr. Jeremiah O'KaneFilm
1994Stranger than FictionFilm
1993Doctor Who: Dimensions in TimeThe 3rd DoctorFilm
1993The Airzone SolutionOliver ThretheweyFilm
199330 Years in the TARDISHimselfFilm
1993Return to Devil's EndSelfFilm
1993Police 5: The MasterThe Doctor (archive footage)Film
1992Carry On ColumbusDuke of Costa BravaFilm
1992Virtual MurderLuis SilveradoSeries
1992Doctor Who: The Pertwee YearsSelf - HostFilm
1992Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon PertweeFilm
1991Doctor Who: The Troughton YearsSelf - PresenterFilm
1991The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main EventFilm
1990The PanoptiCon Tapes IIFilm
1990The PanoptiCon Tapes IIIFilm
1990The PanoptiCon Tapes VFilm
1990The PanoptiCon Tapes IVFilm
1989The Further Adventures of SuperTed · 13 episodesSeries
1989Doctor Who The Ultimate AdventureThe DoctorFilm
1988StarwatchCommander Jason HavlinFilm
1988On the WaterfrontSeries
1987Worzel Gummidge Down UnderWorzel Gummidge · 22 episodesSeries
1987Myth RunnerHimselfFilm
1986Who's WhoFilm
1986The PanoptiCon Tapes VIFilm
1986McDonnell Douglas Information SystemsNarratorFilm
1986SuperTed: Super Safe with SuperTedSpotty ( voice)Film
1985Doctor Who's Who's WhoDoctor WhoSeries
1984Doctor Who: Resurrection of the DaleksThe Doctor (3) (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
1984Surprise, SurpriseSelfSeries
1983SuperTedSpotty · 36 episodesSeries
1983Doctor Who: The Five DoctorsThe Third DoctorFilm
1983Doctor Who: Mawdryn UndeadThe Doctor (3) (archive footage)Film
1982The Boys in BlueCoastguardFilm
1982WoganSelfSeries
1982The Curious Case Of Santa ClausDr. MerryweatherFilm
1981The Best of the AdventuresJudd Blake (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
1980A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas SpecialWorzel GummidgeFilm
1979Worzel GummidgeWorzel Gummidge · 31 episodes, Radio AnnouncerSeries
1979Blankety BlankSeries
1979The Paul Daniels Magic ShowSelfSeries
1978The Water BabiesSalmonFilm
1977Adventures of a Private EyeJudd BlakeFilm
1977No. 1 of the Secret ServiceThe Rev. Walter BraithwaiteFilm
1977Wombling FreeWomble Voices (voice)Film
1977Four Against The DesertFilm
1976Doctor Who: The Brain of MorbiusThe Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited)Film
1976Tell Me AnotherGuest, Himself · 4 episodesSeries
1976SplinkSelfFilm
1975One of Our Dinosaurs Is MissingColonelFilm
1975Doctor Who: RobotThe DoctorFilm
1974Doctor Who: Planet of the SpidersThe DoctorFilm
1974Doctor Who: The Time WarriorThe DoctorFilm
1974Doctor Who: Death to the DaleksThe DoctorFilm
1974Doctor Who: Invasion of the DinosaursThe DoctorFilm
1974Doctor Who: The Monster of PeladonThe DoctorFilm
1973Doctor Who: The Three DoctorsThe DoctorFilm
1973Doctor Who: The Green DeathThe DoctorFilm
1973Doctor Who: Carnival of MonstersThe DoctorFilm
1973Doctor Who: Frontier in SpaceThe DoctorFilm
1973Doctor Who: Planet of the DaleksThe DoctorFilm
1973Whodunnit?Host · 41 episodesSeries
1972Doctor Who: Day of the DaleksThe DoctorFilm
1972Doctor Who: The Curse of PeladonThe DoctorFilm
1972Doctor Who: The Sea DevilsThe DoctorFilm
1972Doctor Who: The MutantsThe DoctorFilm
1972Doctor Who: The Time MonsterThe DoctorFilm
1971The House That Dripped BloodPaul Henderson (segment 4 "The Cloak")Film
1971Doctor Who: The Mind of EvilThe DoctorFilm
1971Doctor Who: Terror of the AutonsThe DoctorFilm
1971Doctor Who: The DæmonsThe DoctorFilm
1971Doctor Who: The Claws of AxosThe DoctorFilm
1971Doctor Who: Colony in SpaceThe DoctorFilm
1970The GoodiesReverend Llewellyn Llewellyn Llewellyn LlewellynSeries
1970Doctor Who: Spearhead from SpaceThe DoctorFilm
1970Doctor Who and the SiluriansThe DoctorFilm
1970Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of DeathThe DoctorFilm
1970Doctor Who: InfernoThe DoctorFilm
1970Under the Table You Must GoSelfFilm
1969Up in the AirFigworthyFilm
1966A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumCrassusFilm
1966Carry On Screaming!Dr. FettleFilm
1965Carry On CowboySheriff Albert EarpFilm
1965You Must Be JokingStorekeeper (Hare Factory)Film
1965Runaway RailwayStation MasterFilm
1965I've Gotta HorseCostumier's AssistantFilm
1965How to Undress in Public Without Undue EmbarrassmentAdamFilm
1965A Slight Case Of...Series
1964Carry On CleoSoothsayerFilm
1963Doctor WhoThe Doctor · 129 episodesSeries
1963Ladies Who DoSidney TaitFilm
1961The AvengersBrigadier WhiteheadSeries
1961Nearly a Nasty AccidentGen. BirkinshawFilm
1960Not a Hope in HellFilm
1960Just JoePrendergastFilm
1960Then and NowFilm
1959The Ugly DucklingVictor JekyllFilm
1958IvanhoePeter the PeddlerSeries
1956It's a Wonderful WorldConductorFilm
1955A Yank in ErmineSlowburn JenksFilm
1954The Gay DogA Betting ManFilm
1953Will Any Gentleman...?Charley SterlingFilm
1951Mr. Drake's DuckReubenFilm
1950The Body Said No!WatchmanFilm
1949Dear Mr. ProhackPloverFilm
1949Helter SkelterHeadwaiterFilm
1949Murder at the WindmillPolice SergeantFilm
1949Miss Pilgrim's ProgressPostman PerkinsFilm
1948A Piece of CakeMr. ShortFilm
1948Trouble in the AirFilm
1948William Comes to TownCircus SuperintendentFilm
1947Dancing with CrimePolice Constable (uncredited)Film
1946Toad of Toad HallJudgeFilm
1939The Four Just MenRally campaigner (uncredited)Film
1939There Ain't No JusticeYoung Man in Cafe (uncredited)Film
1938A Yank at OxfordMinor Role (uncredited)Film