List of Jon Pertwee credits

Pertwee in 1996

John Devon Roland Pertwee (7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996), known professionally as Jon Pertwee, was an English actor who appeared in film, television, theatre, radio and video games over a career spanning nearly six decades.

He is best known for portraying the third incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction television series Doctor Who (1970–1974, 1983), the title character in the children's television series Worzel Gummidge (1979–1981, 1987–1989) and Chief Petty Officer Pertwee in the long-running radio sitcom The Navy Lark (1959–1977). His other notable credits include four Carry On films, the ITV game show Whodunnit? and numerous stage productions in London's West End and on Broadway.

Acting credits

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1937 Dinner at the Ritz [1]
1938 A Yank at Oxford Minor Role Uncredited [2]
1939 The Four Just Men Rally Campaigner [3]
Young Man's Fancy [1]
1947 Dancing with Crime Police Constable Uncredited [4]
1948 Trouble in the Air Truelove [5]
William Comes to Town Circus Superintendent [6]
A Piece of Cake Mr. Short [7]
1949 Murder at the Windmill Detective Sergeant (as Jon Pertwer) [2]
Helter Skelter Headwaiter / Charles II [8]
Dear Mr. Prohack Plover [9]
Miss Pilgrim's Progress Postman Perkins [10]
1950 The Body Said No! Watchman [11]
1951 Mr Drake's Duck Reuben [12]
1953 Will Any Gentleman...? Charley Sterling [13]
1954 The Gay Dog A Betting Man [14]
1955 A Yank in Ermine[1] Slowburn Jenks [15]
1956 It's a Wonderful World Conductor Uncredited
1959 The Ugly Duckling Victor[16] Jekyll
1960 Just Joe Prendergast [17]
Not a Hope in Hell Dan [18]
1961 Nearly a Nasty Accident General Birkinshaw [19]
1963 Ladies Who Do Sidney Tait [20]
1964 Carry On Cleo Soothsayer [2]
1965 I've Gotta Horse Costumier's assistant
You Must Be Joking! Storekeeper (Hare Factory) Uncredited
Carry On Cowboy Sheriff Albert Earp [2]
How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment Adam
1966 Carry On Screaming! Doctor Fettle [2]
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Crassus
Runaway Railway Station Master [21]
1969 Up in the Air Figworthy
Under the Table You Must Go Himself Documentary
1970 I Understand Short film; Uncredited
1971 The House That Dripped Blood Paul Henderson Anthology film; "The Cloak"
1975 One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing Colonel [22]
1977 Adventures of a Private Eye Judd Blake [2]
No. 1 of the Secret Service The Rev. Walter Braithwaite [23]
1978 The Water Babies Salmon / Kraken Voice
Wombling Free Womble [24]
1981 Zanussi - The Appliance of Science Third Doctor Corporate video
1983 The Boys in Blue Coastguard [2]
1985 The Little Green Man Narrator
1992 Carry On Columbus Duke of Costa Brava [2]
1993 The Airzone Solution Oliver Threthewey [25]
1994 The Zero Imperative[26] Dr. Jeremiah O'Kane Direct-to-video
1994 Cloud Cuckoo Grandfather Short film [27]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1947 The Wandering Jew[28] Boemond, Prince of Tarentum TV movie
Toad of Toad Hall The Judge [29]
Mediterranean Merry-Go-Round 2 episodes
1957 Rise About It TV movie
1958 Ivanhoe Peter the Peddler Episode: "The Swindler"
Dick Whittington and his Cat Alderman Fitzwarren TV movie
1959 Glencannon Champagne Charlie Episode: "Champagne Charlie"
1963 The Dickie Henderson Show[30] Uncredited Episode: "The Hypnotist"
1965 A Slight Case of...[31] Episode: "The Enemy Within"
Mother Goose The Squire TV movie [32]
1966 David Nixon's Comedy Bandbox Guest 1 episode
1966–1967 Jackanory[31] Storyteller 20 episodes
1967 The Avengers[31] Brigadier Whitehead Episode: "From Venus with Love"[28]
Beggar My Neighbour[31] Major Henley 1 episode
1970–1974 Doctor Who Third Doctor 128 episodes
1973 The Generation Game Vampire New Year Special [20]
1974–1978 Whodunnit? Presenter 41 episodes
1975 The Goodies Reverend Llewellyn

Llewellyn Llewellyn Llewellyn

 Episode: "Wacky Wales" [29]
1977 Four Against the Desert Staff TV movie [33]
1979–1981 Worzel Gummidge Worzel Gummidge 31 episodes [20]
1982 The Saturday Show Worzel Gummidge
The Curious Case of Santa Claus Dr. Merryweather [34]
1983–1986 SuperTed Spotty Voice; 36 episodes
1983 Doctor Who Third Doctor Episode: "The Five Doctors" [35]
1984 Omnibus James McNeill Whistler Docudrama [29]
1985 Do You Know the Milkyway? Dr. Neuross TV movie [2]
1985 The Little Green Man Narrator Voice; 13 episodes
1986 SuperTed: Super Safe with SuperTed Spotty
1987–1989 Worzel Gummidge Down Under Worzel Gummidge 22 episodes [20]
1988 Starwatch Commander Jason Havlin
1989 The Further Adventures of SuperTed Spotty Voice; English (UK) version; 13 episodes
1991 Doctor Who: The Troughton Years Presenter Video
1992 Rear Window Dr. Solomon Episode: "Tales Out of School: The Fiction of Geoffrey Trease"
Virtual Murder Luis Silverado Episode: "A Torch for Silverado" [36][37]
Doctor Who: The Pertwee Years Presenter Video
1993 Noel's House Party Third Doctor In character, introducing Dimensions in Time [38]
Dimensions in Time 2 episodes; Children in Need charity special
1994 The Zero Imperative Dr. Jeremiah O'Kane Video
Myth Makers Vol. 7: Wendy Padbury Spottyman
1995 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles General Von Kramer Episode: "Attack of the Hawkmen" [39]
Live with the Goggles Worzel Gummidge
2009 Devious Third Doctor Short fan film; partially released on The War Games 2009 DVD [40]

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1938 Interference [41]
The Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles Festival Theatre, Cambridge
Goodbye, Mr. Chips Q Theatre
1939 To Kill a Cat Esmond Proust Aldwych Theatre, London, Q Theatre, London, and other locations
1952 Ranch in the Rockies Hemlock Soames Empress Hall, Earls Court, London
1952–1953 Wonderful Time A Prospector / performer / The Pupils London Palladium and London Hippodrome
1957–1958 Touch It Light Ogleby Theatre Royal, Strand Theatre and other locations
1962 See You Inside Various locations
1963–1965 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Marcus Lycus Strand Theatre [28]
1966–1972 There's a Girl in My Soup Andrew Golders Green Hippodrome, Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), London and other locations
1967–1968 Music Box Theatre, New York City
1968–1969 Oh, Clarence! Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe Lyric Theatre (Shaftesbury Ave), London, Opera House, and other locations
1974 The Bedwinner Pat Plummer Royalty Theatre [42]
1975–1976 Irene Madame Lucy Adelphi Theatre, London
1979–1980 Jack and the Beanstalk Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon
1980–1981 Worzel Gummidge Worzel Gummidge Birmingham Repertory Theatre
1981–1982 Cambridge Theatre, London
1989 Doctor Who The Ultimate Adventure Third Doctor Wimbledon Theatre [43]
1992–1993 Scrooge Jacob Marley [35]

Audio drama

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1938 Voyage to the Sun BBC radio debut [29]
Lillibulero Recorded in Northern Ireland
1993 Doctor Who: The Paradise of Death Third Doctor [43]
1996 Doctor Who: The Ghosts of N-Space
2003 Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures Story: "Zagreus"; Archival audio

Video games

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1984 Deus Ex Machina The Storyteller [44]
1995 Discworld[45] Fool / Chucky / Windle Poons
1997 Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors Third Doctor Archival audio [46]
2015 Lego Dimensions

Discography

Albums

Year Title Label Notes Ref.
1962 Jon Pertwee Sings Songs For Vulgar Boatmen Philips Records [47]
1965 I've Gotta Horse Decca Records Contributor
1966 Children's Favourites Music for Pleasure
Oliver!
My Fair Lady Regal
1968 The Arcadians Columbia Records
1969 The Water Babies Major Minor
1972 Wonderful Children's Songs

(with June Whitfield)

 Contour
David Frost Presents The Pied Piper (Of Hamelin) Starline
1975 Songs from Hans Andersen and others

(with Laura Lee and the Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra)

 Contour
1976 Irene EMI Records
1980 Worzel Gummidge Sings

(with Una Stubbs and Geoffrey Bayldon)

 Decca Records
Treasure Island Pinnacle Storyteller
Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
1981 Worzel Gummidge

(with Una Stubbs and Geoffrey Bayldon)

 Multi Media Tapes
1982 Worzel Gummidge Sings Decca Records [48]
1993 A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum EMI Records Contributor

Singles

Year Title Label Notes Ref.
1969 "The Runaway Train"/"The Ugly Duckling"

(with Jessie Matthews)

 Music for Pleasure
1972 "Who is the Doctor" Purple Records Cover of the Doctor Who theme music [42]
1973 "I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly" Music for Pleasure
1976 "I'm The Noodle Doodle Man" Heinz Promotional single for Heinz [49]
1980 "Worzel's Song" Decca Records Reached No. 33 on the UK charts [50][51]
"The Worzel Gummidge Christmas Maxi Single" Contributor
1981 "Pride Of Bamburgh"

(with Tom Matthews)

 Cambar Records
1983 "SuperTed The Music" Rainbow Communications Contributor
1984 "Jon Pertwee and Friends Sing the Beatles" Flightline Promotions Charity single for the Liverpool Children's Hospital

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Ainsworth 2016, p. 50.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Westthorp, Alex (28 March 2014). "Doctor Who: the film careers of William Hartnell & Jon Pertwee". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on 14 March 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "The Four Just Men | Film 1939 | TV-MEDIA". tv-media.at (in German). Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Dancing with Crime Summary, Trailer, Cast, Where to Watch and More". Screen Rant. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Trouble in the Air". TV Guide. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "William Comes to Town". TV Guide. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "A Piece of Cake". TV Guide. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Helter Skelter". TV Guide. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Dear Mr. Prohack". TV Guide. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Miss Pilgrim's Progress". TV Guide. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "The Body Said No!". TV Guide. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Mr Drake's Duck". TV Guide. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Will Any Gentleman...?". TV Guide. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "The Gay Dog". TV Guide. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "A Yank in Ermine Summary, Trailer, Cast, Where to Watch and More". Screen Rant. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "The Ugly Duckling". TV Guide. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "Just Joe". TV Guide. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Not a Hope in Hell". TV Guide. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "Nearly a Nasty Accident". TV Guide. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "Jon Pertwee". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  21. ↑ "Runaway Railway". TV Guide. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "One Of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing cast & crew". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  23. ↑ "No. 1 of the Secret Service". TV Guide. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "Wombling Free". TV Guide. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  25. ↑ "The Airzone Solution". TV Guide. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  26. ↑ O'Brien, Steve; Longridge, Chris (17 January 2018). "13 semi-official Doctor Who spin-offs you've almost certainly never heard of". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 7 February 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  27. ↑ "Working List of Films Made with the Support of the First Reels Scheme", Glasgow Short Film Festival: 13–17 March 2019 (PDF), p. 60
  28. 1 2 3 Ainsworth 2016, p. 51.
  29. 1 2 3 4 Mulkern, Patrick (21 May 2019). "Celebrating Doctor Who star Jon Pertwee's centenary with rare photos and extracts from the Radio Times archive". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 29 January 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
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  32. ↑ "Mother Goose". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  33. ↑ "Four Against the Desert". TV Guide. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  34. ↑ "CURIOUS CASE OF SANTA CLAUS, the". Moving Image Archive. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  35. 1 2 Ainsworth 2016, p. 53.
  36. ↑ "Virtual Murder". TV Guide. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  37. ↑ "Virtual Murder". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
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  40. ↑ K, Cameron (29 June 2009). "Doctor Who: The War Games DVD review". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
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  42. 1 2 Ainsworth 2016, p. 52.
  43. 1 2 Muir, John Kenneth (2015). A Critical History of Doctor Who on Television. McFarland. pp. 414–416. ISBN 978-1-4766-0454-1.
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  45. ↑ "The History Of Discworld". Retro Gamer. No. 164. Bath: Future plc. pp. 82–89. ISSN 1742-3155.
  46. ↑ Smith, Tony (7 November 2013). "The Curse of Who: Why has there never been a decent videogame with the Doctor?". The Register. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
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  48. ↑ "News" (PDF). Record Business. Vol. 5, no. 8. 31 May 1982. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
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