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Jon Pertwee

John Devon Roland Pertwee (; 7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996), known professionally as Jon Pertwee, was an English actor. He made many appearances on television, film and in the theatre throughout the 1950s and 1960s, but is best known for playing the third incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction series Doctor Who (1970–1974) and the title character in Worzel Gummidge (1979–1981 and 1987–1989). Other notable roles included Chief Petty Officer Pertwee (and three other characters) in the BBC Radio sitcom The Navy Lark (1959–1977) and appearing in four films in the Carry On series (1964–1992). He also hosted the game show Whodunnit? (1974–1978). Towards the end of his life, Pertwee maintained a close association with Doctor Who by appearing at many fan conventions related to the series and giving interviews.

Infobox

Born
Pertwee(1919-07-07)7 July 1919Chelsea, London, England
Died
20 May 1996(1996-05-20) (aged 76)Sherman, Connecticut, U.S.
Resting place
Putney Vale Cemetery, London, England
Alma mater
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation
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Years active
1938–1996
Notable work
mw- Doctor Who (1970–1974, 1983, 1993)Worzel Gummidge (1979–1981, 1987–1989)The Navy Lark (1959–1977)
Spouses
mw- Jean Marsh (m. 1955; div. 1960) Ingeborg Rhoesa (m. 1960)
Children
2, including Sean
Father
Roland Pertwee
Relatives
Michael Pertwee (brother)Bill Pertwee (cousin)

Tables

· Filmography › Film
1938
Role(s)
Minor Role
Notes
Uncredited
1939
Role(s)
Rally Campaigner
1948
Role(s)
Truelove
Role(s)
Circus Superintendent
Role(s)
Mr. Short
1949
Role(s)
Detective Sergeant
Notes
(as Jon Pertwer)
Role(s)
Headwaiter / Charles II
Role(s)
Plover
Role(s)
Postman Perkins
1950
Role(s)
Watchman
1951
Role(s)
Reuben
1953
Role(s)
Charley Sterling
1954
Role(s)
A Betting Man
1955
Role(s)
Slowburn Jenks
1956
Role(s)
Conductor
Notes
Uncredited
1959
Role(s)
Victor Jekyll
1960
Role(s)
Prendergast
Not a Hope in Hell
Role(s)
Dan
1961
Role(s)
Gen. Birkinshaw
1963
Role(s)
Sidney Tait
1964
Role(s)
Soothsayer
1965
Role(s)
Costumier's assistant
Role(s)
Storekeeper (Hare Factory)
Role(s)
Sheriff Albert Earp
1966
Role(s)
Doctor Fettle
Role(s)
Station Master
1969
Up in the Air
Role(s)
Figworthy
Under the Table You Must Go
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Documentary
1970
I Understand
Notes
Short, Uncredited
1971
Role(s)
Paul Henderson
Notes
(Segment 4 "The Cloak")
1975
1977
Role(s)
Judd Blake
Role(s)
The Rev. Walter Braithwaite
1978
Role(s)
Salmon / Kraken
Notes
Voice
Role(s)
Womble
1982
Role(s)
Coastguard
1992
Role(s)
Duke of Costa Brava
1993
Role(s)
Oliver Threthewey
1994
Cloud Cuckoo
Role(s)
Grandfather
Notes
Short
Role(s)
Dr. Jeremiah O'Kane
Notes
Direct-to-video
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1938
A Yank at Oxford
Minor Role
Uncredited
1939
The Four Just Men
Rally Campaigner
1948
Trouble in the Air
Truelove
William Comes to Town
Circus Superintendent
A Piece of Cake
Mr. Short
1949
Murder at the Windmill
Detective Sergeant
(as Jon Pertwer)
Helter Skelter
Headwaiter / Charles II
Dear Mr. Prohack
Plover
Miss Pilgrim's Progress
Postman Perkins
1950
The Body Said No!
Watchman
1951
Mister Drake's Duck
Reuben
1953
Will Any Gentleman...?
Charley Sterling
1954
The Gay Dog
A Betting Man
1955
A Yank in Ermine
Slowburn Jenks
1956
It's a Wonderful World
Conductor
Uncredited
1959
The Ugly Duckling
Victor Jekyll
1960
Just Joe
Prendergast
Not a Hope in Hell
Dan
1961
Nearly a Nasty Accident
Gen. Birkinshaw
1963
Ladies Who Do
Sidney Tait
1964
Carry On Cleo
Soothsayer
1965
How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment
Lead role, various
I've Gotta Horse
Costumier's assistant
You Must Be Joking!
Storekeeper (Hare Factory)
Carry On Cowboy
Sheriff Albert Earp
1966
Carry On Screaming!
Doctor Fettle
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Crassus
Runaway Railway
Station Master
1969
Up in the Air
Figworthy
Under the Table You Must Go
Himself
Documentary
1970
I Understand
Short, Uncredited
1971
The House That Dripped Blood
Paul Henderson
(Segment 4 "The Cloak")
1975
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Colonel
1977
Adventures of a Private Eye
Judd Blake
No. 1 of the Secret Service
The Rev. Walter Braithwaite
1978
The Water Babies
Salmon / Kraken
Voice
Wombling Free
Womble
1982
The Boys in Blue
Coastguard
1992
Carry On Columbus
Duke of Costa Brava
1993
The Airzone Solution
Oliver Threthewey
1994
Cloud Cuckoo
Grandfather
Short
1994
The Zero Imperative
Dr. Jeremiah O'Kane
Direct-to-video
· Television
1947
The Wandering Jew
Role(s)
Boemond, Prince of Tarentum
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
The Judge
1958
Role(s)
Peter the Peddler
Notes
Episode: "The Swindler"
1959
Glencannon
Role(s)
Champagne Charlie
Notes
Episode: "Champagne Charlie"
1963
Role(s)
Uncredited
Notes
Episode: "The Hypnotist"
1965
A Slight Case of...
Role(s)
Episode: "The Enemy Within"
Mother Goose
Role(s)
The Squire
Notes
TV movie
1966
Role(s)
Guest
Notes
1 episode
1966–1967
Role(s)
Jackanory
Notes
Storyteller
1967
Role(s)
Brigadier Whitehead
Notes
Episode: "From Venus with Love"
Role(s)
Major Henley
Notes
1 episode
1970–1974
Role(s)
Doctor Who
Notes
Third Doctor
1973
Role(s)
Vampire
Notes
1 episode
1974–1978
Role(s)
Whodunnit?
Notes
Presenter
1975
Role(s)
Reverend LlewellynLlewellyn LlewellynLlewellyn
Notes
Episode: "Wacky Wales"
1977
Four Against the Desert
Role(s)
Staff
Notes
TV movie
1979–1981
Role(s)
Worzel Gummidge
Notes
Worzel Gummidge
1982
The Curious Case of Santa Claus
Role(s)
Dr. Merryweather
1983–1986
Role(s)
SuperTed
Notes
Spottyman
1983
Role(s)
Third Doctor
Notes
Episode: "The Five Doctors"
1985
Role(s)
Dr. Neuross
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
Narrator
Notes
Voice; 13 episodes
1987–1989
Role(s)
Worzel Gummidge Down Under
Notes
Worzel Gummidge
1989
Role(s)
Spottyman
Notes
Voice; English (UK) version; 13 episodes
1991
Role(s)
Presenter
Notes
Video
1992
Role(s)
Luis Silverado
Notes
Episode: "A Torch for Silverado"
Role(s)
Presenter
Notes
Video
1993
Role(s)
Third Doctor
Notes
2 mini episodes
1994
Role(s)
Dr. Jeremiah O'Kane
Notes
Video
Myth Makers Vol. 7: Wendy Padbury
Role(s)
Spottyman
1995
Role(s)
General Von Kramer
Notes
Episode: "Attack of the Hawkmen"
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1947
The Wandering Jew
Boemond, Prince of Tarentum
TV movie
Toad of Toad Hall
The Judge
1958
Ivanhoe
Peter the Peddler
Episode: "The Swindler"
1959
Glencannon
Champagne Charlie
Episode: "Champagne Charlie"
1963
The Dickie Henderson Show
Uncredited
Episode: "The Hypnotist"
1965
A Slight Case of...
Episode: "The Enemy Within"
Mother Goose
The Squire
TV movie
1966
David Nixon's Comedy Bandbox
Guest
1 episode
1966–1967
Jackanory
Storyteller
10 episodes
1967
The Avengers
Brigadier Whitehead
Episode: "From Venus with Love"
Beggar My Neighbour
Major Henley
1 episode
1970–1974
Doctor Who
Third Doctor
128 episodes
1973
The Generation Game (New Year Special)
Vampire
1 episode
1974–1978
Whodunnit?
Presenter
41 episodes
1975
The Goodies
Reverend LlewellynLlewellyn LlewellynLlewellyn
Episode: "Wacky Wales"
1977
Four Against the Desert
Staff
TV movie
1979–1981
Worzel Gummidge
Worzel Gummidge
31 episodes
1982
The Curious Case of Santa Claus
Dr. Merryweather
1983–1986
SuperTed
Spottyman
Voice; 36 episodes
1983
Doctor Who
Third Doctor
Episode: "The Five Doctors"
1985
Do You Know the Milkyway?
Dr. Neuross
TV movie
1985
The Little Green Man
Narrator
Voice; 13 episodes
1987–1989
Worzel Gummidge Down Under
Worzel Gummidge
22 episodes
1989
The Further Adventures of SuperTed
Spottyman
Voice; English (UK) version; 13 episodes
1991
Doctor Who: The Troughton Years
Presenter
Video
1992
Virtual Murder
Luis Silverado
Episode: "A Torch for Silverado"
Doctor Who: The Pertwee Years
Presenter
Video
1993
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Third Doctor
2 mini episodes
1994
The Zero Imperative
Dr. Jeremiah O'Kane
Video
Myth Makers Vol. 7: Wendy Padbury
Spottyman
1995
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
General Von Kramer
Episode: "Attack of the Hawkmen"
· Theatre
1939
To Kill a Cat
Role(s)
Esmond Proust
Notes
Aldwych Theatre, London, Q Theatre, London, and other locations
1952
Ranch in the Rockies
Role(s)
Hemlock Soames
Notes
Empress Hall, Earls Court, London
1952–1953
Role(s)
Wonderful Time
Notes
A Prospector / performer / The Pupils
1957–1958
Role(s)
Touch It Light
Notes
Ogleby
1961–1965
Role(s)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Notes
Lycus
1966–1972
Role(s)
There's a Girl in My Soup
Notes
Andrew
1967–1968
Role(s)
Music Box Theatre, New York City
1968–1969
Role(s)
Oh, Clarence!
Notes
Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe
1974
The Bedwinner
Role(s)
Pat Plummer
Notes
Royalty Theatre, Kingsway, London, Theatre Royal and other locations
1976–1978
Role(s)
Irene
Notes
Madame Lucy
1979–1980
Role(s)
Jack and the Beanstalk
1980–1981
Role(s)
Worzel Gummidge
Notes
Worzel Gummidge
1981–1982
Role(s)
Cambridge Theatre, London
1989
Role(s)
Third Doctor
Notes
Wimbledon Theatre
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1939
To Kill a Cat
Esmond Proust
Aldwych Theatre, London, Q Theatre, London, and other locations
1952
Ranch in the Rockies
Hemlock Soames
Empress Hall, Earls Court, London
1952–1953
Wonderful Time
A Prospector / performer / The Pupils
London Palladium and London Hippodrome
1957–1958
Touch It Light
Ogleby
Theatre Royal, Strand Theatre and other locations
1961–1965
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Lycus
Strand Theatre and New Theatre
1966–1972
There's a Girl in My Soup
Andrew
Golders Green Hippodrome, Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), London and other locations
1967–1968
Music Box Theatre, New York City
1968–1969
Oh, Clarence!
Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe
Lyric Theatre (Shaftesbury Ave), London, Opera House, and other locations
1974
The Bedwinner
Pat Plummer
Royalty Theatre, Kingsway, London, Theatre Royal and other locations
1976–1978
Irene
Madame Lucy
Adelphi Theatre, London
1979–1980
Jack and the Beanstalk
Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon
1980–1981
Worzel Gummidge
Worzel Gummidge
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
1981–1982
Cambridge Theatre, London
1989
Doctor Who The Ultimate Adventure
Third Doctor
Wimbledon Theatre
· Theatre › Video games
1984
Role(s)
The Storyteller
1995
Role(s)
Fool / Chucky / Windle Poons
1997
Role(s)
Third Doctor
Notes
Archived recording sound
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1984
Deus Ex Machina
The Storyteller
1995
Discworld
Fool / Chucky / Windle Poons
1997
Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors
Third Doctor
Archived recording sound
2015
Lego Dimensions
· External links
Preceded byPatrick Troughton
Doctor Who leading actor 1970–1974
Succeeded byTom Baker

References

  1. See, for example, Derek Batey's 1985 interview with Pertwee.
  2. An Hour with Jon Pertwee, broadcast by BBC Radio 7 on 17 May 2008
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bdjh3
  3. Moon Boots and Dinner Suits
    https://archive.org/details/MoonBootsAndDinnerSuits/page/n7/mode/2up
  4. "Pertwee, Jon (1919–1996)"
    http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/545943/
  5. Interview "Mind of Evil" DVD, released 2013.
  6. William1.co.uk
    http://www.william1.co.uk/e11.htm
  7. The Doctors Who's Who – The Story Behind Every Face of the Iconic Time Lord: Celebrating its 50th Year
    https://books.google.com/books?id=G1RlAgAAQBAJ
  8. The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-jon-pertwee-5615100.html
  9. The Daily Telegraph
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/delightfully-english-doctor-jon-pertwee-brought-panache/
  10. Doctor Who News
    http://m.doctorwhonews.net/2019/06/jon-pertwee-celebration-290619184508.html
  11. www.dvillage.org
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190707123304/http://www.dvillage.org/index.php/ktehsf/kteh-drwho-classic/kteh-whostalking/kteh-whostalking-jp
  12. "Operation Big Ben: The Anti-V2 Spitfire Missions"
    https://books.google.com/books?id=pXNfDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT56
  13. Isle of Man Examiner, Friday, March 26, 1943; Page: 6
  14. Isle of Man Examiner, Friday, July 24, 1942; Page: 3
  15. Isle of Man
    https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/entertainment/service-players-to-thrill-the-audience-as-they-did-in-1942-569951
  16. "Archived copy"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20051030012243/http://shillpages.com/dw/story/d3/st--3a46.jpg
  17. Cult leader's mission to return to future . The Herald. 15 May 1989. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
    http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/cult-leader-s-mission-to-return-to-future-1.628340
  18. Who's 50: The 50 Doctor Who Stories to Watch Before You Die—An Unofficial Companion
    https://books.google.com/books?id=WT0FAQAAQBAJ&dq=jon+pertwee&pg=PA81
  19. The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-jon-pertwee-5615100.html
  20. I am the Doctor: Jon Pertwee's Final Memoir
  21. I am the Doctor: Jon Pertwee's Final Memoir
  22. Windmill Theatre#Film depictions Windmill Theatre
  23. gamesradar
    https://www.gamesradar.com/from_the_archive_jon_pertwee/
  24. Dad's Army: The Story of a Classic Television Show
  25. BBC Online
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/season7.shtml
  26. An Hour with Jon Pertwee, BBC Radio 4
  27. James Bond and Popular Culture: Essays on the Influence of the Fictional Superspy
  28. Harry and Wally's Favorite TV Shows
    https://books.google.com/books?id=ccJkAAAAMAAJ&q=henry+ainley+jon+pertwee
  29. The Telegraph
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/delightfully-english-doctor-jon-pertwee-brought-panache/
  30. "Celebrating the Jon Pertwee Recipe Book"
    http://braisedhearts.weebly.com/
  31. Comic Book Resources
    https://www.cbr.com/doctor-who-why-jon-pertwee-left/
  32. I am the Doctor: Jon Pertwee's Final Memoir
  33. The Independent
    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-jon-pertwee-1348779.html
  34. Discogs.com
    http://www.discogs.com/Jon-Pertwee-Featuring-Una-Stubbs-Geofrey-Bayldon-Worzel-Gummidge-Sings/release/2512483
  35. I am the Doctor: Jon Pertwee's Final Memoir
  36. I am the Doctor: Jon Pertwee's Final Memoir
  37. The Doctors Who's Who: The Story Behind Every Face of the Iconic Time Lord
  38. GRO Register of Marriages: JUN 1955 5f 63 MIDDLESEX S. – Jon D. R. Pertwee = Jeann L. T. Marsh
  39. GRO Register of Marriages: SEP 1960 6a 1385 WYCOMBE – Jon D. R. Pertwee = Ingeborg R. Rhosa
  40. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/feb/12/sean-pertwee-my-family-values
  41. The Irish Times
  42. Lastingtribute.co.uk
    https://archive.today/20120804093108/http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/tribute/pertwee/2561638
  43. "What happened to the original Worzel Gummidge cast from 1979"
    https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/original-worzel-gummidge-cast-stars-6342735
  44. Who's 50: The 50 Doctor Who Stories to Watch Before You Die—An Unofficial Companion
    https://books.google.com/books?id=WT0FAQAAQBAJ&dq=jon+pertwee&pg=PA81
  45. RadioTimes
    http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-10-24/doctor-whos-jon-pertwee-is-honoured-with-a-blue-plaque
  46. Jon Pertwee - Jon Pertwee Sings Songs For Vulgar Boatmen
    https://www.discogs.com/release/2110926-Jon-Pertwee-Jon-Pertwee-Sings-Songs-For-Vulgar-Boatmen
  47. "Songs from Hans Andersen and others"
    https://www.discogs.com/release/3366843-Jon-Pertwee-Songs-From-Hans-Andersen-And-Others/image/SW1hZ2U6MzcyODYxMzM=
  48. [1] Archived 25 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
    http://spicycauldron.com/2007/06/26/jon-pertwee-sings-noodle-doodle-man/
  49. Nostalgia Central
    https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1980s/worzel-gummidge/
  50. Official Charts Company
    https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/worzel%27s-song/
  51. "Deus Ex Machina"
    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001373
  52. "Media: Deus Ex Machina"
    http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/deus_ex_machina
  53. Official Charts Company
    https://www.officialcharts.com/archive/official-albums-chart/
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