Deceased

How Did Jon Pertwee Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 76

Also known asJohn Devon Roland PertweeGenderMaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn07/07/1919Born inChelsea, London, England, UKDied20/05/1996Died inConnecticutCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ467601 ↗Buried atPutney Vale CemeteryTMDb#40960 ↗

John Devon Roland Pertwee, known professionally as Jon Pertwee, was an English actor. Born into a theatrical family, he became known as a comedy actor, playing Chief Petty Officer Pertwee in the BBC Radio sitcom The Navy Lark (1959–1977) and appearing in four films in the Carry On series (1964–1992).

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Filmography45 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2024	Doctor Who at the PromsMovie	The Doctor (3) (archive footage)	105
2019	Doctor Who and the Third ManMovie	—	100
1996	Noel's Telly YearsSeries	Self	77
1993	Doctor Who: Dimensions in TimeMovie	The 3rd Doctor	74
1992	Carry On ColumbusMovie	Duke of Costa Brava	73
1992	Virtual MurderSeries	Luis Silverado	73
1988	On the WaterfrontSeries	—	69
1984	Surprise, SurpriseSeries	Self	65
1981	The Best of the AdventuresMovie	Judd Blake (archive footage) (uncredited)	62
1980	A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas SpecialMovie	Worzel Gummidge	61
1979	Worzel GummidgeSeries	Worzel Gummidge	60
1979	Blankety BlankSeries	—	60
1979	The Paul Daniels Magic ShowSeries	Self	60
1978	The Water BabiesMovie	Salmon	59
1977	Adventures of a Private EyeMovie	Judd Blake	58
1975	One of Our Dinosaurs Is MissingMovie	Colonel	56
1973	Doctor Who: Carnival of MonstersMovie	The Doctor	54
1972	Doctor Who: The Curse of PeladonMovie	The Doctor	53
1971	The House That Dripped BloodMovie	Paul Henderson (segment 4 "The Cloak")	52
1970	Doctor Who: Spearhead from SpaceMovie	The Doctor	51
1970	The GoodiesSeries	Reverend Llewellyn Llewellyn Llewellyn Llewellyn	51
1970	Under the Table You Must GoMovie	Self	51
1966	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumMovie	Crassus	47
1966	Carry On Screaming!Movie	Dr. Fettle	47
1965	Carry On CowboyMovie	Sheriff Albert Earp	46
1964	Carry On CleoMovie	Soothsayer	45
1963	Doctor WhoSeries	The Doctor	44
1963	Ladies Who DoMovie	Sidney Tait	44
1961	The AvengersSeries	Brigadier Whitehead	42
1961	Nearly a Nasty AccidentMovie	Gen. Birkinshaw	42
1958	IvanhoeSeries	Peter the Peddler	39
1956	It's a Wonderful WorldMovie	Conductor	37
1954	The Gay DogMovie	A Betting Man	35
1953	Will Any Gentleman...?Movie	Charley Sterling	34
1951	Mr. Drake's DuckMovie	Reuben	32
1950	The Body Said No!Movie	Watchman	31
1949	Helter SkelterMovie	Headwaiter	30
1949	Dear Mr. ProhackMovie	Plover	30
1948	A Piece of CakeMovie	Mr. Short	29
1948	William Comes to TownMovie	Circus Superintendent	29
1947	Dancing with CrimeMovie	Police Constable (uncredited)	28
1946	Toad of Toad HallMovie	Judge	27
1939	There Ain't No JusticeMovie	Young Man in Cafe (uncredited)	20
1939	The Four Just MenMovie	Rally campaigner (uncredited)	20
1938	A Yank at OxfordMovie	Minor Role (uncredited)	19