John Roland

Acting

July 7, 1919 – May 20, 1996 (aged 76)

Chelsea, London, England, UK

John Devon Roland "Jon" Pertwee (7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996) was an English actor, comedian, entertainer and cabaret performer. Born into a theatrical family, he served in the Royal Navy and the Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War. In his early career he worked as a stage comedian, which included performing at the Glasgow Empire Theatre and sharing a bill with Max Wall and Jimmy James.

Filmography

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War2025 · Dr. Who (archive footage) (uncredited)

Reach for the Stars: The Starwatch Story

Reach for the Stars: The Starwatch Story2025 · Self (Archive)

Stasi FC

Doctor Who at the Proms

Doctor Who at the Proms2024 · The Doctor (3) (archive footage)

Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour

Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour2024 · The Doctor (3) (archive footage)

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals2023 · Self - archive

Talking Doctor Who

Talking Doctor Who2023 · Self / The Doctor (3) (archive footage)

Tales of the Tardis

Tales of the Tardis2023 · The Doctor

Jon Pertwee: Uncut!

Jon Pertwee: Uncut!2021 · Himself

Panopticon Destiny – The Matrix Files

Panopticon Destiny – The Matrix Files2021

Doctor Who and the Third Man

Doctor Who and the Third Man2019

The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years

The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years2017

Panopticon Genesis

Panopticon Genesis2017

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song2015 · The Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited)

Longleat '83: The Lost Footage

Longleat '83: The Lost Footage2015

Myth Makers

Myth Makers2015 · Himself

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor2013 · The Doctor (3) (archive footage)

Doctor Who at the Proms

Doctor Who at the Proms2013 · The Doctor (3) (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee

A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee2013 · (archive footage)

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited2013 · Self

Life on Earth

Life on Earth2011 · Self (archive footage)

My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen

My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen2011 · Self (archive footage)

Devious

Devious2009 · Third Doctor

First Racket

First Racket2008 · The Doctor (3) (archive footage)

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

Celebration: Doctor Who in 19832008 · (archival footage)

The Ties That Bind Us

The Ties That Bind Us2008 · The Third Doctor (archive footage)

Five Doctors, One Studio

Five Doctors, One Studio2008

Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy2001 · Himself (archive footage)

The Home Whovian

The Home Whovian2001

Noel's Telly Years

Noel's Telly Years1996 · Self

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen1995 · General Von Kramer

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond1995

Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen

Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen1995

PROBE: The Zero Imperative

PROBE: The Zero Imperative1994 · Dr. Jeremiah O'Kane

Stranger than Fiction

Stranger than Fiction1994

Police 5: The Master

Police 5: The Master1993 · The Doctor (archive footage)

30 Years in the TARDIS

30 Years in the TARDIS1993 · Himself

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time1993 · The 3rd Doctor

My Music with Rhiannon Giddens

My Music with Rhiannon Giddens1993 · Self

The Airzone Solution

The Airzone Solution1993 · Oliver Threthewey

Carry On Columbus

Carry On Columbus1992 · Duke of Costa Brava