Jon Pertwee

Person · Open Library

Born

1919-07-07

Died

1996-05-20

Works

12

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting · Chelsea, London, England, UK

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…

Known for

• Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War — Dr. Who (archive footage) (uncredited)2025
• Reach for the Stars: The Starwatch Story — Self (Archive)2025
• Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour — The Doctor (3) (archive footage)2024
• Doctor Who at the Proms — The Doctor (3) (archive footage)2024
• Talking Doctor Who — Self / The Doctor (3) (archive footage)2023
• Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals — Self - archive2023
• Jon, The Man Who Was Doctor Who — Self (Archive)2023
• Tales of the Tardis — The Doctor2023
• Panopticon Destiny – The Matrix Files2021
• Jon Pertwee: Uncut! — Himself2021

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Country

GB

Active from

1919-07-07

Active to

1996-05-20

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

3,166

Total plays

22,950

John Devon Roland Pertwee (July 7, 1919 – May 20, 1996), better known as Jon Pertwee, was an English actor. Born in Chelsea, London, 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 Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), from which he was also expelled after he refused to play the small part of a wind in a Greek play. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jon

via Last.fm · Jon Pertwee

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Rethinking the Inception Architecture for Computer Vision

   · 2016 · cited 21,516x

2. Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

   · 2012 · cited 10,718x

3. Safety, Activity, and Immune Correlates of Anti–PD-1 Antibody in Cancer

   · 2012 · cited 10,715x

4. Mindfulness-based interventions in context: Past, present, and future.

   · 2003 · cited 9,913x

5. A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

   · 2012 · cited 9,212x

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Key dates

Born

7 July 1919

Died

20 May 1996

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Roland

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Place of birth

Chelsea

Place of death

Connecticut

Spouse

Jean Marsh

Child

Sean Pertwee

Father

Roland Pertwee

Sibling

Michael Pertwee