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John Devon Roland Pertwee ( July 7, 1919May 20, 1996), better known as Jon Pertwee, was a British actor. He is best known for his roles in the science fiction television series Doctor Who, where he played the third incarnation of the Doctor, and as the title character in the series Worzel Gummidge.


He was also a talented comedian, his most famous comedy role being the conniving Officer Pertwee in The Navy Lark on BBC Radio and in another radio comedy series "Waterlogged Spa". He also appeared in Carry on Cleo (1964), Carry On Screaming! (1966), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) and Carry On Cowboy (1965).

He made a guest appearance in the "Lords and Ladies" episode of the BBC Radio 4 comedy series " Harry Hill's Fruit Corner" – playing a Time LordThis article is about the Time Lords from Doctor Who''. See Time Lord (Ultima) for information on the character from the Ultima series and The Timelords for information about the musical group. The Time Lords are a fictional race of humanoids, originating of course.

He was married twice, first to Jean Marsh ( 19551955 is a common year starting on Saturday. see link for calendar) Events January events January 2 Panama president Jose Antonio Remon is assassinated. January 19 The Scrabble board game debuts. February events February 8 Nikolai Bulganin ousts Georgi Mal- 1960Events January-February January 1 Independence of Cameroon January 9 Aswan High Dam construction begins in Egypt January 11 Chad declares its independence. January 14 Ralph Chubb, the gay poet and printer, dies at Fair Oak Cottage in Hampshire. January 23), whom he divorced, and then to Ingebourg Rhoesa, by whom he had two children, SeanSean Pertwee (born June 4, 1964) is a British actor. He is the son of Jon Pertwee, best known for being the third Doctor Who. Sean co-owns the Natural Nylon film production company along with Sadie Frost, Jude Law, Jonny Lee Miller and Ewan McGregor. and Dariel .

Pertwee would continue to act in films and television as well as make appearances worldwide in support of Doctor Who until his death from a heart attackplaque builds up in the walls of blood vessels. Acute myocardial infarction AMI or MI , commonly known as heart attack is a serious, sudden heart condition characterized by varying degrees of chest pain, weakness, sweating, nausea, and vomiting, sometimes whilst on holiday in the AmericanThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in state of ConnecticutConnecticut is a state of the United States, part of the New England region. Connecticut was one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. USS Connecticut was named in honor of this state. History Main article on May 20, 1996. He passed away only days after the American broadcast of the Doctor Who television movie which used in its opening credits a logo based on the one from his era of the television series. He was 76 years old.

His last association with the series was posthumous. With the approval of his widow, Ingeborg, his voice was utilised as part of the plot of the Big Finish Productions 40th Anniversary Doctor Who audio drama, Zagreus. Pertwee's voice was culled from a fan-produced Doctor Who film, "Devious", portions of which were recorded prior to his death.


Preceded by:
Patrick Troughton
Doctor Who Followed by:
Tom Baker


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