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.
Acted in 118
2020s
- 2025
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
Dr. Who (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2024
Doctor Who at the Proms
The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
- 2023
Tales of the Tardis
The Doctor · 1 episode
- 2021
Panopticon Destiny – The Matrix Files
Movie
2010s
- 2019
Doctor Who and the Third Man
Movie
- 2017
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
Movie
Panopticon Genesis
Movie
- 2015
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
Movie
- 2013
Doctor Who at the Proms
The Doctor (3) (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
(archive footage)
2000s
- 2009
Devious
Third Doctor
- 2008
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
(archival footage)
The Ties That Bind Us
The Third Doctor (archive footage)
- 2001
The Home Whovian
Movie
1990s
- 1995
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
General Von Kramer
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
Movie
Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen
Movie
- 1994
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
Dr. Jeremiah O'Kane
Stranger than Fiction
Movie
- 1993
Police 5: The Master
The Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
The 3rd Doctor
- 1992
Virtual Murder
Luis Silverado · 1 episode
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
Movie
- 1991
The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main Event
Movie
- 1990
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
Movie
The PanoptiCon Tapes IV
Movie
The PanoptiCon Tapes III
Movie
The PanoptiCon Tapes II
Movie
1980s
- 1989
Doctor Who The Ultimate Adventure
The Doctor
The Further Adventures of SuperTed
TV
- 1988
Starwatch
Commander Jason Havlin
- 1987
Worzel Gummidge Down Under
Worzel Gummidge · 22 episodes
- 1986
The PanoptiCon Tapes VI
Movie
Who's Who
Movie
- 1985
Doctor Who's Who's Who
Doctor Who · 1 episode
- 1984
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
The Doctor (3) (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1983
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
The Third Doctor
SuperTed
Spotty · 36 episodes
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
- 1982
The Boys in Blue
Coastguard
- 1981
The Best of the Adventures
Judd Blake (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1980
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
Worzel Gummidge
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
The Water Babies
Salmon
- 1977
Wombling Free
Womble Voices (voice)
No. 1 of the Secret Service
The Rev. Walter Braithwaite
- 1976
Tell Me Another
Guest, Himself · 1 episode
Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius
The Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited)
- 1975
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Colonel
Doctor Who: Robot
The Doctor
- 1974
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Time Warrior
The Doctor
- 1973
Doctor Who: The Green Death
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
The Doctor
- 1972
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Mutants
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
The Doctor
- 1971
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
The Doctor
- 1970
Doctor Who: Inferno
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death
The Doctor
Doctor Who and the Silurians
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
The Doctor
1960s
- 1969
Up in the Air
Figworthy
- 1966
Carry On Screaming!
Dr. Fettle
- 1965
You Must Be Joking
Storekeeper (Hare Factory)
How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment
Adam
I've Gotta Horse
Costumier's Assistant
Runaway Railway
Station Master
- 1964
- 1963
Ladies Who Do
Sidney Tait
- 1961
Nearly a Nasty Accident
Gen. Birkinshaw
- 1960
Just Joe
Prendergast
Then and Now
Movie
1950s
- 1959
The Ugly Duckling
Victor Jekyll
- 1958
- 1956
It's a Wonderful World
Conductor
- 1955
- 1954
The Gay Dog
A Betting Man
- 1953
Will Any Gentleman...?
Charley Sterling
- 1951
Mr. Drake's Duck
Reuben
- 1950
The Body Said No!
Watchman
1940s
- 1949
Miss Pilgrim's Progress
Postman Perkins
Dear Mr. Prohack
Plover
Helter Skelter
Headwaiter
Murder at the Windmill
Police Sergeant
- 1948
William Comes to Town
Circus Superintendent
A Piece of Cake
Mr. Short
Trouble in the Air
Movie
- 1947
Dancing with Crime
Police Constable (uncredited)
1930s
- 1939
There Ain't No Justice
Young Man in Cafe (uncredited)
The Four Just Men
Rally campaigner (uncredited)
- 1938
Appearances21
2020s
- 2025
Reach for the Stars: The Starwatch Story
Self (Archive)
- 2023
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
Self - archive
Talking Doctor Who
Self / The Doctor (3) (archive footage)
- 2021
Jon Pertwee: Uncut!
Himself
2010s
- 2015
- 2013
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
Self · 11 episodes
- 2011
Life on Earth
Self (archive footage)
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2001
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Himself (archive footage)
1990s
- 1993
30 Years in the TARDIS
Himself
Return to Devil's End
Self
- 1992
Doctor Who: The Pertwee Years
Self - Host
- 1991
Doctor Who: The Troughton Years
Self - Presenter
1980s
- 1987
Myth Runner
Himself
- 1986
McDonnell Douglas Information Systems
Narrator
- 1984
- 1982
1970s
- 1979
- 1976
Splink
Self
- 1973
Whodunnit?
Host · 41 episodes
- 1970
Under the Table You Must Go
Self
