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Classify Talented English Actor, Entertainer, Cabaret Performer, Vaudeville Comedian.
John Devon Roland Pertwee
(born 7th July 1919, Chelsea, London - died age 76, 20th May, 1996, Sherman, Connecticut, U.S.),
known professionally as Jon Pertwee,
as an English actor, entertainer and cabaret performer.
Pertwee starred as the Third Doctor in the highly popular
English science-fiction series Doctor Who between 1970 and 1974,
and also spent 18 years (1959–1977) playing Chief petty officer
Pertwee in The Navy Lark on BBC Radio.
He later played the title character in the series in the popular
English children's TV series Worzel Gummidge from 1979 to 1981,
and again from 1987 to 1989.
As an actor, Pertwee appeared in many comedy roles
and was once described as having "rubbery features and ability to affect silly voices".
Earlier in his career, Pertwee had worked as a vaudeville comedian,
performed at the Glasgow Empire Theatre and shared a bill with Max Wall and Jimmy James.
Born in Chelsea, London, and having Huguenot ancestry
(his surname was an Anglicisation of "Perthuis";
the origins of his surname being "de Perthuis de Laillevault"),
Jon was the son of screenwriter and actor Roland Pertwee
and distant cousin of actor Bill Pertwee.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Pertwee
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