Jon Pertwee's biography

Jon Pertwee is 77 years old explorer born at Chelsea. He was born on Monday 7th of July 1919. He is often nicknamed as The Tall Light Bulb. According to year of birth 1919 he belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 7th of July means he is Cancer. Cancer is a watery sign. They are very friendly and show motherly love to everyone. According to ascendant calculator, an important trait of these natives is their sensitive nature.

He is citizen of United Kingdom. His primary profession is to be explorer. You can know him also as comedian, film actor, stage actor. He is recently known as television actor.

Jon Pertwee's dad

Jon Pertwee's father's name is Roland Pertwee. He is known as actor. His father was born on Sunday 17th of May 1885 in Brighton. His father died on Friday 26th of April 1963 in London. Roland Pertwee was 44 years old, when this happened.

Jon Pertwee's family

Jon Pertwee's ex spouse

Jean Marsh

Jon Pertwee and Jean Marsh have been together since 1955 for 5 years. She is known as screenwriter. His ex spouse was born on Sunday 1st of July 1934 in Stoke Newington.

He has 1 son.

Jon Pertwee's son: Sean Pertwee

Jon Pertwee's son's name is Sean Pertwee. Sean is known as dub actor. His son was born on Thursday 4th of June 1964.

Jon Pertwee's schools

We found 3 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Sherborne School, Frensham Heights School.

Jon Pertwee's career

His main focus is to be explorer and video game industry.

How did Jon Pertwee die

He died on on Monday 20th of May 1996 when he was 77 years old at Connecticut. Jon Pertwees death was caused by heart attack. It happend like natural causes.

What Jon Pertwee has done for a first time

He came from a very successful theatrical family. He was the son of Roland Pertwee, the younger brother of Michael Pertwee and the first cousin of Bill Pertwee. He was also the father of actor Sean Pertwee and actress Dariel Pertwee.

Jon Pertwee's quotes

[when advised to portray the Doctor in Doctor Who (1963) as himself by Shaun Sutton] Who's that?
I like the best of everything.
[on why he preferred Doctor Who (1963) stories set on contemporary Earth] There's nothing more alarming than coming home and finding a Yeti sitting on your loo in Tooting Bec.
[on playing it straight in Doctor Who (1963)] In all my years as an actor, I had never been me - I had always hidden behind my glasses, mustaches and funny voices.
Tom Baker says he's the Doctor. You can't argue with Tom on that one, he did seven years and he always wins the polls.
Eddie Gray once said to me, "Don't worry, my son, take my advice, say the lines, take the money and go and buy something nice", which is the best advice I'd ever heard in my life.
I hate working in studios. That's why I adored doing Worzel Gummidge (1979), because we shot the whole thing on film, we were outside all the time.
I was very fond of the Ogrons, who were wonderful, because they were so big, even I was terrified of them.
Somehow I seem to have been gently bypassed as a serious actor. Too long enjoying life and working in Light Entertainment perhaps.
[from "Radio Times" 3 January 1970] Small children and animals are every actor's nightmare - I have to cope with monsters.
I'm an actor playing Doctor Who. I'm often asked questions about what the Doctor thinks and I say: 'How the hell do I know?' I'm speaking somebody else's lines.
[shortly before his death] At 76, I'm too old for all the stunts and the Venusian karate - I might find kicking somebody under the chin difficult nowadays.
[on Worzel Gummidge (1979)] It is an actor's dream because the man changes his mind and his head with monotonous regularity. So you go through all sorts of phases and characters, which appeals to me enormously.
[on Doctor Who (1963)] I like two things about it. I like the fun of doing it and I like the money.
I like working on stage because of the reaction. I like to play light comedy and hear the laughs.
In all my years as an actor, I had never been me - I had always hidden behind my glasses, mustaches and funny voices.
[on his spy work in WW2] I did all sorts. Teaching commandos how to use escapology equipment, compasses in brass buttons, secret maps in white cotton handkerchiefs, pipes you could smoke that also fired a .22 bullet. All sorts of incredible things.
[on being cast as The Doctor] When my agent approached the BBC and that long silence on the phone was over we were told that I was on their short list and had been ever since they wanted a replacement for Patrick Troughton.
Charles Laughton, the famous actor, said to me 'I understand you were thrown out of RADA.' I said 'Yes' and he said 'you're bound to do well, so was I'.
[concerning the inevitability of his career which he felt later on may have played against him] Because it was the family business, I never had to struggle to join it. I took it for granted, which is maybe why I've never taken it seriously enough.
I saw the Doctor as an interplanetary crusader and it was this dashing Pied Piper image that appealed to me. I could spread my cloak, take the Earth under my wing and say, 'It's all right now...I'll deal with this.'
My idea of relaxation is riding a motorbike, a bit of water skiing, or a nice burn-up in the jet-boat. My wife thinks I'm demented.

Jon Pertwee's body shape

Lets describe how Jon Pertwee looks. We will focus on his body shape. Body build is average.

Jon Pertwee