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John Devon Roland Pertwee (7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996) was an English actor. Pertwee is best known for his role in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, in which he played the third incarnation of the Doctor from 1970 to 1974, and as the title character in the series Worzel Gummidge. He is 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 "Perthuis"; his full surname being "de Perthuis de Laillevault"), he was the son of noted screenwriter and actor Roland Pertwee and distant 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). The actor Henry Ainley, a close friend of his father, was his godfather and Ainley's son Anthony appeared alongside Pertwee in the 1983 Doctor Who anniversary story The Five Doctors.
Reverse the Polarity - a day in the life of Jon Pertwee
Jon Pertwee being hilarious
Jon Pertwee Interview on Wogan - March 1989 (Part 1 of 2)
Third Doctor regenerates - Jon Pertwee to Tom Baker - Doctor Who - Planet of the Spiders - BBC
Death Report: Jon Pertwee (1996)
I Am The Doctor (Jon Pertwee)
DOCTOR WHO AT 40 UK GOLD Jon Pertwee
ITV and BBC News: Jon Pertwee's Death (20-05-1996)
Babelcolour Tribute - Jon Pertwee
19 March 1994 BBC1 - Noel's House Party: Jon Pertwee Gotcha
Doctor Who : Jon Pertwee "Gotcha" Noel's H Party 20.03.94
Doctor who Jon Pertwee with Cilla Black
An Hour With Jon Pertwee Part 1/4
Jon Pertwee sings The Doctor