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John Devon Roland Pertwee (/ˈpɜːrtwiː/; 7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996), 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 (and three other roles) in the BBC Radio sitcom The Navy Lark (1959–1977) and appearing in four films in the Carry On series (1964–1992).
On television, Pertwee starred as the third incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction series Doctor Who (1970–1974), hosted the game show Whodunnit? (1974–1978), and played the title character in Worzel Gummidge (1979–1981 and 1987–1989). Towards the end of his life he maintained a close association with Doctor Who by appearing at many fan conventions related to the series and giving interviews.
Born in Chelsea, London, and, having French Huguenot ancestry, his surname was an Anglicisation of "Perthuis", the origins of his surname being "de Perthuis de Laillevault", the family being counts descended from Charlemagne. Jon was the son of screenwriter and actor Roland Pertwee and distant cousin of actor Bill Pertwee. Pertwee's mother, Avice Scholtz, separated from his father Roland when Pertwee was young. His father remarried, and his mother found a new partner, Louis Auguste De La Garde, with whom Pertwee did not build a relationship; she died in 1951, leaving Pertwee's elder brother Michael as her executor. Avice's sister Daphne married Captain Philip Cecil Clowes and became the mother of Pertwee's cousin, the writer St John Legh Clowes (1907–1951). Actor Henry Ainley, a close friend of his father, was his godfather. Coincidentally, Ainley's son Anthony appeared as the Master – a renegade Time Lord who was the Doctor's greatest enemy – alongside Pertwee in the Doctor Who anniversary story "The Five Doctors" (1983).
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The most expensive item with a signature of Jon Pertwee (Autographed DR WHO vintage JON PERTWEE signed postcards) was sold in November 2019 for £750.00 while the cheapest item (JON PERTWEE 3rd THIRD DOCTOR WHO SIGNED AUTOGRAPH 6 x 4 inches PRE PRINTED PHOTO) found a new owner for £0.49 in February 2024. The month with the most items sold (20) was May 2025 with an average selling price of £103.72 for an autographed item of Jon Pertwee. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2025 with £120.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.49 was July 2017. In average, an autographed item from Jon Pertwee is worth £31.00.
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