Jon Pertwee
Date of birth: 1919-07-07
Place of birth: Chelsea, London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: John Devon Roland 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.
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Carry On Screaming!
1966-05-20
The sinister Dr. Watt has an evil scheme going—he's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning the
Carry On Cowboy
1965-11-26
Stodge City is in the grip of the Rumpo Kid and his gang. Mistaken identity again takes a hand as a
Life on Earth
2011-05-09
A documentary about the making of Terror of the Autons. Actors Katy Manning and Richard Franklin, b
The Water Babies
1978-06-23
Grimes, an amoral chimney sweep, occasionally likes to steal valuables from his clients. One day, on
Four Against The Desert
1977-12-12
4 field researchers are stranded in the African Sahara.
Doctor Who: The Pertwee Years
1992-03-02
Following on from the other documentaries 'The Hartnell Years' and 'The Troughton Years', which show
The House That Dripped Blood
1971-02-22
A Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house.
The Boys in Blue
1982-09-20
Sgt. Cannon (Tommy Cannon) and PC Ball (Bobby Ball) run the police station in the quiet town of Litt
A Yank at Oxford
1938-02-18
A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win
Doctor Who: Robot
1975-01-18
The newly-regenerated Doctor helps UNIT battle a sentient robot being manipulated by a corrupt scien
Mr. Drake's Duck
1951-09-21
Mr. Drake and his wife live a nice, quiet life on their Sussex farm, until one of their ducks lays a
Under the Table You Must Go
1970-01-02
A trip around the clubs, pubs and discotheques in London, England.
Dancing with Crime
1947-06-25
When his best friend is murdered inside a London dancehall, a cab driver and his girlfriend involve
It's a Wonderful World
1956-08-28
Two aspiring songwriters finally manage to sell a tune by claiming that it was composed by a reclusi
Dear Mr. Prohack
1949-09-07
A modern-day retelling of Arnold Bennett's novel, in which a Treasury official with a reputation for
Will Any Gentleman...?
1953-08-25
A trip to the theatre changes a meek bank clerk's life, as he undergoes hypnosis and leaves without
Return to Devil's End
1993-01-30
Set in the lovely village where the Doctor Who episodes titled "The Dæmons" (#059) was shot, this do
The Airzone Solution
1993-01-01
The Airzone Solution takes place in a future Britain where pollution has reached a point where the p
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993-11-27
All of the Doctor's incarnations are in crisis when The Rani creates a time-loop in the East-end of
A Piece of Cake
1948-11-01
Set in the austere post–World War II British world of rationing, Cyril dreams up an ode to an imagin
The Ugly Duckling
1959-09-09
Henry Jekyll was always the outsider, a bungling and awkward buffoon, relegated to waiting for his i
Doctor Who: Inferno
1970-05-09
UNIT is providing security cover at an experimental drilling project at Eastchester, designed to pen
Talking Doctor Who
2023-11-01
As part of the sixtieth anniversary celebrations of Doctor Who, David Tennant time-travels back thro
Doctor Who and the Third Man
2019-07-08
A retrospective documentary on the tenure of Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor in the show Doctor Who.
Myth Makers 15: Jon Pertwee
1989-01-15
Jon Pertwee was quite simply a star. From vaudeville, through theatre, radio in The Navy Lark, films
The Home Whovian
2001-01-01
In the 1980’s US public television station New Jersey Network produced some groundbreaking documenta
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015-10-01
In April 1983, Roger Stevens and James Russell were given “Access All Areas” passes to the BBC’s Doc
Ladies Who Do
1963-11-01
The "Ladies Who Do" are office cleaners. One of them discovers some hot stock tips and they make a f
No. 1 of the Secret Service
1977-10-31
No. 1 is fearless, irrestible, and licensed to kill. No. 1 is assigned to capture a madman killing i
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
1992-06-01
On the 20th of March 1992, Jon Pertwee, veteran star of The Navy Lark, Dr Who and Worzel Gummidge, s
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023-11-25
Behind-the-scenes stories from the long-running sci-fi drama. There are tales of stunts that went da
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013-11-23
In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975-07-09
Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a
There Ain't No Justice
1939-06-17
A young boxer falls in with a crooked fight promoter.
The PanoptiCon Tapes III
1990-01-03
3. The Pertwee Years - We take an in-depth look at the Jon Pertwee era, which has been featured mor
The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main Event
1991-01-01
1. The Main Event - What are PanoptiCons like to organise? What do the fans think of them? What do
The PanoptiCon Tapes II
1990-01-02
2. The Early Years - The stars and production team give a unique insight into Doctor Who from its b
Panopticon Genesis
2017-05-12
On August 6th 1977, the world’s first Doctor Who convention was held in a church hall in Battersea,
The PanoptiCon Tapes VI
1986-12-01
6. Panopticon VII - 1986 was the 10th Anniversary of the DWAS and for the first time professional c
The PanoptiCon Tapes IV
1990-01-04
4. The JNT Years - Peter Davison and Colin Baker’s portrayals of the Doctor conceded with one of th
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
1990-01-05
5. Dragonfire - How is a Doctor Who story made? Cast and crew from the Doctor Who story Dragonfire
Panopticon Destiny – The Matrix Files
2021-05-07
On August 6th 1977, the world’s first DOCTOR WHO convention was held at a church hall in Battersea,
Nearly a Nasty Accident
1961-05-01
The RAF Group Captain has a hard job to restrain the aircraft-man from tinkering with everything he
Carry On Cleo
1964-11-08
Two Britons—inventor Hengist Pod, and Horse, a brave and cunning fighter—are captured and enslaved b
Doctor Who: The Troughton Years
1991-06-03
A documentary about Patrick Troughton's years as Doctor Who presented by Jon Pertwee. This also cont
McDonnell Douglas Information Systems
1986-01-01
McDonnell Douglas Information Systems was a subsidiary of the giant McDonnell Douglas aircraft compa
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
1994-01-01
Former UNIT luminary Liz Shaw and her assistant Bayliss are investigating a series of bizarre murder
The Four Just Men
1939-06-01
The Four Men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of th
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017-08-01
This is the definitive set of interviews with the team of actors who brought the Jon Pertwee era of
You Must Be Joking
1965-08-03
A motley group of soldiers are set loose on swinging England in an initiative test to collect a sele
Runaway Railway
1965-01-01
A group of young railway enthusiasts attempt to stop the closure of the local railway by trying to r
I've Gotta Horse
1965-04-25
A fast-moving comedy with Billy Fury, who plays himself in the film. The story reveals his great lov
William Comes to Town
1948-12-31
William Brown attempts to secure more pay and shorter hours for schoolboys.
Miss Pilgrim's Progress
1949-11-29
An exchange factory worker from New Jersey joins a plot to save a village from the Town and Country
Murder at the Windmill
1949-06-06
A man watching a musical show at the Windmill theatre is shot apparently from the stage. The cast co
The Body Said No!
1950-04-30
A cabaret artist sees on her television set after viewing hours, a plot being discussed to murder Mi
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966-10-16
A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
Not a Hope in Hell
1960-10-01
The efforts of a female Customs Officer to challenge smugglers who hide illicit liquor in a steam ro
Just Joe
1960-07-01
A shy detergent factory employee unexpectedly finds his feet.
Up in the Air
1969-01-01
Victorian schoolboy adventure. Freddie is sent away to a boarding school where he is very miserable
A Yank in Ermine
1955-01-01
An American airman inherits an Earldom in England along with the small matter of $3 million on the
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
1970-01-24
The New Doctor arrives on Earth in the middle of a freak meteor shower. Faceless killer shop window
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971-01-23
The Master, an old adversary of the Doctor, has arrived on Earth to destroy humanity with the aid of
Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death
1970-05-02
Astronauts rescued from a mission to mars are kidnapped when they arrive back on earth. They seem to
Doctor Who and the Silurians
1970-03-14
Investigating mysterious power failures and a death at an underground research centre, The Doctor di
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971-03-06
Professor Emil Keller has created a machine that can pacify even the most dangerous of criminals. Bu
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
1971-05-15
When the Master steals the Time Lords' secret file on the Doomsday Weapon, they grant the Doctor a t
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971-04-03
A group of gold-skinned aliens known as the Axons land on Earth and offer wondrous technology in exc
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
1971-06-19
On the eve of May Day, dark elemental forces begin to disturb the village of Devil's End as the Mast
Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon
1972-02-19
The planet Peladon has applied to join the Galactic Federation, and The Doctor is mistaken for the c
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
1972-01-22
Guerillas time-jump back from the 22nd century to assassinate Sir Reginald Styles - a diplomat worki
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
1972-04-01
The Doctor and Jo visit the Master in his high-security prison on an island off the south coast of E
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
1973-03-31
In the 26th century, the Doctor and Jo uncover a plot by the Master to provoke an interplanetary war
Doctor Who: The Green Death
1973-06-23
The Doctor and UNIT investigate a deadly infection lurking underneath the Welsh mining town of Llanf
Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks
1973-05-12
On the jungle planet Spiridon, the Doctor, Jo and a Thal group find a slumbering army of Daleks read
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972-06-24
The Master, in the guise of Professor Thascalos, has constructed at the Newton Institute in Wootton
Doctor Who: The Mutants
1972-05-13
The Time Lords send the Doctor and Jo on a mission to deliver a sealed message pod to an unknown par
Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters
1973-02-17
The Doctor and Jo find themselves trapped inside an alien peepshow machine which showman Vorg and hi
Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon
1974-04-27
The Doctor returns to Peladon fifty years after his last visit, to find Queen Thalira, daughter of t
Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks
1974-03-16
An energy drain traps the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith on the planet Exxilon with its hostile n
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974-06-08
The blue crystal that the Doctor took from Metebelis III in a previous adventure is desperately soug
Doctor Who: The Time Warrior
1974-01-05
When scientists start to go missing in the 20th century, the Doctor is called in by the Brigadier to
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974-02-16
The Third Doctor and Sarah arrive in 1970s London to find it has been evacuated because dinosaurs ha
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
1973-01-20
Time itself is in peril! The Time Lords and UNIT find themselves besieged by a mythic figure from th
The Curious Case Of Santa Claus
1982-01-01
On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus visits a psychiatrist to find out who he is and why there are so many
Trouble in the Air
1948-11-01
A radio commentator is sent to a village to broadcast a bell-ringing team. Meanwhile a property spec
Stranger than Fiction
1994-01-01
Gary Russell of Marvel Comics' Doctor Who Magazine investigates the world of BBV. In a relatively s
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
1995-09-01
More than 30 years have now passed since a certain time traveling police box first materialized on o
Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen
1995-01-01
In the second "Stranger Than Fiction" documentary, Mark Gatiss explores the three latest BBV product
Young Indiana Jones and the Attack of the Hawkmen
1995-10-08
Working with the French Secret Service, Indy joins the legendary Lafayette Escadrille flying unit an
Carry On Columbus
1992-10-02
Christopher Columbus believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the Kin
Then and Now
1960-01-01
A look at the progression in audio and visual technology.
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983-11-25
Many incarnations of the Doctors and their old companions are taken out of time and deposited in the
30 Years in the TARDIS
1993-11-29
A documentary celebrating the 30th anniversary of Doctor Who, featuring new interviews, rare archive
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008-03-03
Producer Steve Broster takes a look back to 1983 and the celebration of Doctor Who's twentieth anniv
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
2013-07-15
This exclusive documentary looks at the life and career of Jon Pertwee. With contributions from acto
Who's Who
1986-08-13
Produced for American Public Television, this documentary on the long-running Doctor Who television
Toad of Toad Hall
1946-12-29
An adaptation of the 1908 novel, The Wind in the Willows.
Myth Runner
1987-01-01
A spoof of Blade Runner, built around bloopers and outtakes from the Myth Makers series of videos, f
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
2001-02-20
Over Easter weekend the 3rd and 4th of April 1983 the BBC held the biggest Doctor Who event ever to
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
1980-12-27
Christmas is coming to Ten Acre Field and Worzel Gummidge (Jon Pertwee) is determined to enjoy it in
Helter Skelter
1949-08-07
A detective gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping.
The Gay Dog
1954-06-01
Jim Gay loves his racing greyhound but, out of town, he finds a dog with a better chance to win. His
Adventures of a Private Eye
1977-03-04
While a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it upon h
Jon Pertwee: Uncut!
2021-06-08
Born John Devon Roland 'Jon' Pertwee and originally serving in the Royal Navy and Naval Intelligence
How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment
1965-06-01
Comic survey of methods of undressing through the ages, from Victorian modesty to modern strip clubs
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
2024-12-23
The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on an unnamed planet. At first believing themselves in the midst of
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024-12-24
Doctor Who fan favourite Catherine Tate presents a concert of music, monsters and mayhem featuring s
Devious
2009-07-06
The Second Doctor has been partially regenerated by the Time Lords as punishment for breaking the no
Wombling Free
1977-12-31
The adventures of The Wombles, strange creatures who live on Wimbledon Common and pick up the litter
Starwatch
1988-01-01
In the late 21st century, planet Earth is suffering. Deep under Stonehenge lies a giant crystal - ou
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008-12-25
The Doctor arrives in Victorian London. It's Christmas, but snow isn't the only thing descending on
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015-12-25
It’s Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from Christmas Carols and Comed
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
1983-02-09
A warp ellipse draws the TARDIS off course. The Fifth Doctor's companions are separated from him not
Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius
1976-01-24
Mad scientist Mehendri Solon is building a body from spare parts to house the disembodied brain of t
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984-02-15
Captured in a time corridor, the Doctor and his companions are forced to land on 20th century Earth,
Police 5: The Master
1993-12-10
Shaw Taylor warns viewers to be on the lookout for a dangerous individual known as the Master.
The Ties That Bind Us
2008-03-03
A look at the subtle (and not so subtle!) links to the show's past and future contained within the s
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025-05-31
Belinda Chandra has been kidnapped by robots, faced a terrifying god and a creature of pure evil on
Doctor Who The Ultimate Adventure
1989-03-23
In 1989 a Doctor Who Stage Play was mounted backed by TV series producer of the time, John Nathan-Tu
Reach for the Stars: The Starwatch Story
2025-01-20
Back in the early 1990s, a stunning new science fiction series Starwatch premiered on British televi
Myth Makers 37: Roger Delgado
1997-01-01
Roger Delgado appeared in only eight Doctor Who stories, but today he is fondly remembered as creati
Jon, The Man Who Was Doctor Who
2023-05-27
It’s a story of who Jon Pertwee was during his time on Doctor who and what big finish are currently
The Best of the Adventures
1981-01-01
A feature-length compilation of the funniest and naughtiest bits from the legendary 1970s’ Adventure
People, Power and Puppetry
2012-01-09
The cast and crew of Doctor Who reflect on the making of 'Invasion of the Dinosaurs'
The Final Curtain
2011-04-18
After five years playing the Doctor, Jon Pertwee had decided to move on and with him the production
The Sea Devils
2025-12-07
Jo and the Doctor visit the Master, now safely locked up in an island prison. Or is he? When the Doc
Five Doctors, One Studio
2008-01-25
Raw video footage of the only studio recording session in which Peter Davison, Jon Pertwee, Patrick