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Who: Before And After #515

Name: Jon Pertwee [1919-1996]
Year(s): 1970-1974 / 1983
Stories: Spearhead From Space part 1 – Planet of The Spiders part 6 / The Five Doctors
Character(s): The Third Doctor [129 episodes]

NOTE:
Appeared in numerous Who-related projects:
  • The 1993 Children In Need special 'Dimensions in Time'
  • Appeared as Dr. Jeremiah O'Kane in the 1994 P.R.O.B.E. Story 'The Zero Imperative'
Reprised the role of the Third Doctor in a number of audio stories:
The BBC Audio Doctor Who stories
  • Glorious Goodwood
  • The Paradise of Death
  • The Ghosts of N-Space
The Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories
  • Zagreus
Read the abridged audiobook versions of
  • 'Planet of the Daleks'
  • 'The Curse of Peladon'

Before Who:
Films: A Yank at Oxford (1938), The Secret Four (1939), The Wandering Jew (1947), Dancing with Crime (1947), Toad of Toad Hall (1947), Trouble in the Air (1948), William Comes to Town (1948), A Piece of Cake (1948), Mystery at the Burlesque [due to a misprint, he was billed as Jon Pertwer ] (1948), Helter Skelter (1949), Dear Mr. Prohack (1949), Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1949), The Body Said No! (1950), Mr Drake's Duck (1951), Will Any Gentleman...? (1953), The Gay Dog (1954), A Yank in Ermine (1955), It's a Wonderful World (1956), Rise Above It (1957), Dick Whittington and His Cat (1958), The Ugly Duckling (1959), Just Joe (1960), Not a Hope in Hell (1960), Nearly a Nasty Accident (1961), Ladies Who Do (1963), Carry on Cleo* (1964), I've Gotta Horse (1965), You Must Be Joking! (1965), Carry on Cowboy* (1965), Mother Goose (1965), How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment (1965), Carry on Screaming!* (1966), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum* (1966), Runaway Railway (1966), Up in the Air (1969)



Television: Ivanhoe: The Swindler (1958) / Glencannon: Champagne Charlie (1959) / The Dickie Henderson Show: The Hypnotist (1963) / A Slight Case of...: The Enemy Within (1965) / Jackanory [20 episodes as Storyteller (1966-1977)] / The Avengers: From Venus with Love* (1967) / Beggar My Neighbour: Lay Down Your Arms (1967)

Radio: The Navy Lark (1959-1977) [Appeared in 244 episodes. Played various roles, mainly 'Chief Petty Officer Pertwee', but also Commander Weatherby, Vice-Admiral 'Burbly' Burwasher and "The Master". When the show ended, it was the longest-running comedy in British radio history. The program was specifically built around Pertwee because he was such a talented character actor]

After Who:
Films: The House That Dripped Blood* (1971), One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975), Adventures of a Private Eye (1977), No. 1 of the Secret Service (1977), Four Against the Desert (1977), The Water Babies (1978), Wombling Free (1978), The Boys in Blue* (1982), The Curious Case of Santa Claus (1982), Do You Know the Milkyway? (1985), Starwatch (1988), Carry on Columbus* (1992), The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen (1995)

Television: Whodunnit?* [42 episodes as the Presenter (1973-1978)] / The Goodies: Wacky Wales* (1975) / Worzel Gummidge* [31 episodes as Worzel Gummidge (1979-1981)] / SuperTed* [36 episodes as the voice of Spotty (1983-1986)] / The Little Green Man [12 episodes as the Narrator (1985)] / Worzel Gummidge Down Under [22 episodes as Worzel Gummidge (1987-1989)] / The Further Adventures of SuperTed [13 episodes as the voice of Spotty (1989)] / Virtual Murder: A Torch for Silverado (1992)
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