John Devon Roland Pertwee (7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996), better known as Jon Pertwee, was an English actor. Pertwee is best known for his role in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, where he played the third incarnation of the Doctor from 1970 to 1974 and as the title character in the series Worzel Gummidge. Also well-known for his 18 year stint on BBC Radio as Chief Petty Officer Pertwee in The Navy Lark.
Born in Chelsea, London,...
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John Devon Roland Pertwee (7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996), better known as Jon Pertwee, was an English actor. Pertwee is best known for his role in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, where he played the third incarnation of the Doctor from 1970 to 1974 and as the title character in the series Worzel Gummidge. Also well-known for his 18 year stint on BBC Radio as Chief Petty Officer Pertwee in The Navy Lark.
Born in Chelsea, London, to a family descended from Huguenots (the name was an Anglicisation of "Pertuis"). He was the son of noted screenwriter and actor Roland Pertwee and cousin of actor Bill Pertwee who played Chief Warden Hodges in the comedy Dad's Army (coincidentally, Jon Pertwee was the writers' first choice for the role of Captain George Mainwaring in Dad's Army). Pertwee was educated at Frensham Heights School, an independent school in Rowledge, near Farnham in Surrey, and at some other schools from which he was expelled. After school, he went to the Royal...
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