Jon Pertwee

Jon Pertwee
Birth name:	John Devon Roland Pertwee
Gender:	Male
Medium(s):	Television
Roles:	Actor
Born:	July 7th, 1919
Birthplace:	Chelsea, London, England
Died:	May 20th, 1996
Deathplace:	Timber Lake, Connecticut
1st Sci-Fi:	Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space (Part 1)

Jon Pertwee was a British film and television actor born John Devon Roland Pertwee in the Chelsea district of London, England on July 7th, 1919.

In the science fiction genre, Jon Pertwee is best known for his portrayl of the third incarnation of the time-travelling Doctor from the long-running BBC television series Doctor Who. Pertwee played the Doctor for a total of 128 regular episodes as well as an uncredited appearance in "The Brain of Morbius (Part 4)" in addition to a guest appearance in "The Five Doctors" in 1983. Pertwee's last regular series appearance on Doctor Who was in "Planet of the Spiders (Part 6)".

Jon Pertwee passed away from a heart attack in Timber Lake, Connecticut on May 20th, 1996 at the age of 76.

Body of work[]

Film[]

Television[]

Doctor Who serials[]

Notes & Trivia[]

• Jon Pertwee passed away six days following the US premiere of the 1996 Doctor Who television movie and seven days before its UK premiere.

Other works[]

External Links[]

• Jon Pertwee at IMDB
• Jon Pertwee at TV.com guide
• Jon Pertwee at TV Rage.com
• Jon Pertwee at the Doctor Who Wiki

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