Jon Pertwee

Birth Name:

John Devon Roland Pertwee

Birth Place:

London, England

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Served in the Royal Navy during World War II and briefly worked in Naval Intelligence with future Prime Minister Jim Callaghan
Studied at the Central School of Dramatic Arts and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
Made his screen acting debut in the film "A Yank at Oxford" in 1938
Started out in repertory theatre and music halls with one of his early roles being in the West End's "To Kill a Cat" with John Salew, who one day sent him to a radio commitment he couldn't attend and eventually becoming his permanent replacement
Quote: "Somehow I seem to have been gently bypassed as a serious actor․ Too long enjoying life and working in Light Entertainment perhaps․"
Best known for his role as the Third Doctor in "Doctor Who" and as the title character in "Worzel Gummidge․"
Spent 18 years on the radio series "The Navy Lark" beginning in 1959
Did voice-over work for the cartoons "Superted" in the 1980s and "The Little Green Man" in 1985
His debut episode as The Doctor in January 1970 was the first of the series to be made in color
The car known as "the Whomobile" in the "Doctor Who" was his own personal custom car

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