Jon Pertwee

Jon Pertwee

Acting
Born Jul 07, 1919
From Chelsea, London, England, UK
Died May 20, 1996

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

Filmography — Acting

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
8.2
2013

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

The Doctor (3) (archive footage)

Carry On Cleo
6.6
1964

Carry On Cleo

Soothsayer

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
8.0
2015

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

The Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited)

The Water Babies
6.0
1978

The Water Babies

Salmon

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
5.4
2025

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

Dr. Who (archive footage) (uncredited)

Doctor Who at the Proms
7.2
2024

Doctor Who at the Proms

The Doctor (3) (archive footage)

Adventures of a Private Eye
4.1
1977

Adventures of a Private Eye

Judd Blake

The House That Dripped Blood
6.4
1971

The House That Dripped Blood

Paul Henderson (segment 4 "The Cloak")

Carry On Cowboy
6.3
1965

Carry On Cowboy

Sheriff Albert Earp

Carry On Screaming!
6.5
1966

Carry On Screaming!

Dr. Fettle

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
5.7
1975

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

Colonel

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
6.0
1966

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Crassus

Carry On Columbus
3.8
1992

Carry On Columbus

Duke of Costa Brava

A Yank in Ermine
4.0
1955

A Yank in Ermine

Slowburn Jenks

The Ties That Bind Us
2008

The Ties That Bind Us

The Third Doctor (archive footage)

You Must Be Joking
5.2
1965

You Must Be Joking

Storekeeper (Hare Factory)

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
7.4
2008

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

The Doctor (3) (archive footage)

A Yank at Oxford
6.7
1938

A Yank at Oxford

Minor Role (uncredited)

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
5.8
1995

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen

General Von Kramer

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
7.9
1972

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks

The Doctor

The Boys in Blue
5.2
1982

The Boys in Blue

Coastguard

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
7.0
1983

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead

The Doctor (3) (archive footage)

Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
5.8
2024

Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour

The Doctor (3) (archive footage)

The Four Just Men
6.0
1939

The Four Just Men

Rally campaigner (uncredited)

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
7.9
1984

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

The Doctor (3) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
7.6
1972

Doctor Who: The Sea Devils

The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius
8.1
1976

Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius

The Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited)

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
4.6
1993

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

The 3rd Doctor

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
7.7
1983

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

The Third Doctor

Dear Mr. Prohack
6.0
1949

Dear Mr. Prohack

Plover

Trouble in the Air
7.0
1948

Trouble in the Air

Doctor Who: The Mutants
7.2
1972

Doctor Who: The Mutants

The Doctor

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

(archival footage)

The Airzone Solution
4.8
1993

The Airzone Solution

Oliver Threthewey

Nearly a Nasty Accident
7.0
1961

Nearly a Nasty Accident

Gen. Birkinshaw

The Ugly Duckling
5.8
1959

The Ugly Duckling

Victor Jekyll

Dancing with Crime
5.9
1947

Dancing with Crime

Police Constable (uncredited)

Runaway Railway
7.0
1965

Runaway Railway

Station Master

The Best of the Adventures
5.5
1981

The Best of the Adventures

Judd Blake (archive footage) (uncredited)

Miss Pilgrim's Progress
6.0
1949

Miss Pilgrim's Progress

Postman Perkins

Talking Doctor Who
5.0
2023

Talking Doctor Who

Self / The Doctor (3) (archive footage)

A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
10.0
1980

A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special

Worzel Gummidge

Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death
7.2
1970

Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death

The Doctor

Mr. Drake's Duck
5.3
1951

Mr. Drake's Duck

Reuben

William Comes to Town
1948

William Comes to Town

Circus Superintendent

Myth Runner
10.0
1987

Myth Runner

Himself

Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks
6.4
1974

Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks

The Doctor

PROBE: The Zero Imperative
7.0
1994

PROBE: The Zero Imperative

Dr. Jeremiah O'Kane

The Gay Dog
6.5
1954

The Gay Dog

A Betting Man

Helter Skelter
6.2
1949

Helter Skelter

Headwaiter

The Body Said No!
1950

The Body Said No!

Watchman

30 Years in the TARDIS
7.5
1993

30 Years in the TARDIS

Himself

No. 1 of the Secret Service
3.8
1977

No. 1 of the Secret Service

The Rev. Walter Braithwaite

Doctor Who: The Time Monster
5.9
1972

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

The Doctor

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
7.4
1974

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders

The Doctor

I've Gotta Horse
6.0
1965

I've Gotta Horse

Costumier's Assistant

Doctor Who: The Green Death
8.4
1973

Doctor Who: The Green Death

The Doctor

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
8.7
1970

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space

The Doctor

Ladies Who Do
7.0
1963

Ladies Who Do

Sidney Tait

Doctor Who: Robot
6.8
1975

Doctor Who: Robot

The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
7.5
1971

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

The Doctor

The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main Event
1991

The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main Event

Doctor Who: The Time Warrior
7.4
1974

Doctor Who: The Time Warrior

The Doctor

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
6.8
1974

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

The Doctor

Who's Who
1986

Who's Who

Doctor Who: Colony in Space
6.6
1971

Doctor Who: Colony in Space

The Doctor

Wombling Free
9.5
1977

Wombling Free

Womble Voices (voice)

Murder at the Windmill
6.0
1949

Murder at the Windmill

Police Sergeant

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
6.8
1971

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

The Doctor

Just Joe
1960

Just Joe

Prendergast

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
7.0
1995

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks
7.0
1973

Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks

The Doctor

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
7.8
1971

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

The Doctor

Doctor Who and the Silurians
7.3
1970

Doctor Who and the Silurians

The Doctor

Doctor Who: Inferno
8.6
1970

Doctor Who: Inferno

The Doctor

It's a Wonderful World
5.3
1956

It's a Wonderful World

Conductor

Doctor Who: The Dæmons
7.6
1971

Doctor Who: The Dæmons

The Doctor

Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters
7.8
1973

Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters

The Doctor

Will Any Gentleman...?
5.6
1953

Will Any Gentleman...?

Charley Sterling

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
7.4
1973

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors

The Doctor

Return to Devil's End
8.0
1993

Return to Devil's End

Self

The PanoptiCon Tapes V
1990

The PanoptiCon Tapes V

Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
7.5
1973

Doctor Who: Frontier in Space

The Doctor

Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015

Longleat '83: The Lost Footage

Doctor Who and the Third Man
2019

Doctor Who and the Third Man

2011

My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen

Self (archive footage)

Police 5: The Master
1993

Police 5: The Master

The Doctor (archive footage)

A Piece of Cake
4.5
1948

A Piece of Cake

Mr. Short

How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment
5.0
1965

How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment

Adam

Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
2001

Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

Himself (archive footage)

Under the Table You Must Go
1970

Under the Table You Must Go

Self

Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen
1995

Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen

The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017

The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years

Up in the Air
1969

Up in the Air

Figworthy

The PanoptiCon Tapes II
1990

The PanoptiCon Tapes II

Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon
7.5
1972

Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon

The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon
5.5
1974

Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon

The Doctor

2008

Five Doctors, One Studio

Stranger than Fiction
1994

Stranger than Fiction

A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
2013

A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee

(archive footage)

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
4.7
2023

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

Self - archive

There Ain't No Justice
5.5
1939

There Ain't No Justice

Young Man in Cafe (uncredited)

1977

Four Against The Desert

The PanoptiCon Tapes IV
1990

The PanoptiCon Tapes IV

The PanoptiCon Tapes III
1990

The PanoptiCon Tapes III

Devious
2009

Devious

Third Doctor

The Home Whovian
2001

The Home Whovian

Life on Earth
2011

Life on Earth

Self (archive footage)

Starwatch
1988

Starwatch

Commander Jason Havlin

1982

The Curious Case Of Santa Claus

Dr. Merryweather

Doctor Who The Ultimate Adventure
1989

Doctor Who The Ultimate Adventure

The Doctor

1946

Toad of Toad Hall

Judge

McDonnell Douglas Information Systems
1986

McDonnell Douglas Information Systems

Narrator

Reach for the Stars: The Starwatch Story
10.0
2025

Reach for the Stars: The Starwatch Story

Self (Archive)

Panopticon Destiny – The Matrix Files
0.5
2021

Panopticon Destiny – The Matrix Files

Jon, The Man Who Was Doctor Who
2023

Jon, The Man Who Was Doctor Who

Self (Archive)

1986

SuperTed: Super Safe with SuperTed

Spotty ( voice)

Jon Pertwee: Uncut!
2021

Jon Pertwee: Uncut!

Himself

Then and Now
1960

Then and Now

Doctor Who: The Pertwee Years
1992

Doctor Who: The Pertwee Years

Self - Host

Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
1992

Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee

The PanoptiCon Tapes VI
1986

The PanoptiCon Tapes VI

Panopticon Genesis
2017

Panopticon Genesis

1960

Not a Hope in Hell

Doctor Who: The Troughton Years
1991

Doctor Who: The Troughton Years

Self - Presenter