Portrait of Jon Pertwee

Acting

Jon Pertwee

Career

Active from 1946 to 2009, with a break from 1995 to 2008, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
43
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Doctor Who: Inferno
Doctor Who: Inferno
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jon Pertwee Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    2.5, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    3.2, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Doctor Who 3
  • Nostalgic Adventure 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Classic Sci-Fi 3
  • Classic Sci-Fi Adventure 2
  • Alien Invasion 2
  • Time Travel 2
  • Simple Storytelling 2
  • Good vs. Evil 2
  • British Television 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Community Spirit 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

104
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles · average score 66
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (2025)

as Dr. Who (archive footage) (uncredited)

Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour (2024)

as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)

Doctor Who at the Proms
Doctor Who at the Proms (2024)

as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)

Tales of the Tardis
Tales of the Tardis (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as The Doctor

2010s

4 titles · average score 84
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015)
GoodWatch score 82

as The Doctor (3) (picture) (uncredited)

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)
GoodWatch score 86

as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)

Doctor Who at the Proms
Doctor Who at the Proms (2013)

as 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 Pertwee (2013)

as (archive footage)

2000s

4 titles · average score 73
Devious
Devious (2009)

as Third Doctor

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor (2008)
GoodWatch score 73

as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)

The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us (2008)

as The Third Doctor (archive footage)

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 (2008)

as (archival footage)

1990s

7 titles · average score 48
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen (1995)
GoodWatch score 65

as General Von Kramer

PROBE: The Zero Imperative
PROBE: The Zero Imperative (1994)

as Dr. Jeremiah O'Kane

The Airzone Solution
The Airzone Solution (1993)
GoodWatch score 52

as Oliver Threthewey

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993)
GoodWatch score 47

as The 3rd Doctor

Police 5: The Master
Police 5: The Master (1993)

as The Doctor (archive footage)

Carry On Columbus
Carry On Columbus (1992)
GoodWatch score 30

as Duke of Costa Brava

Virtual Murder
Virtual Murder (1992)

TV show · as Luis Silverado

1980s

16 titles · average score 58
The Further Adventures of SuperTed
The Further Adventures of SuperTed (1989)

TV show

On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront (1988)

TV show

Worzel Gummidge Down Under
Worzel Gummidge Down Under (1987)

TV show · as Worzel Gummidge

SuperTed: Super Safe with SuperTed
SuperTed: Super Safe with SuperTed (1986)

as Spotty ( voice)

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks (1984)

as The Doctor (3) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983)
GoodWatch score 79

as The Third Doctor

SuperTed
SuperTed (1983)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Spotty

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead (1983)

as The Doctor (3) (archive footage)

The Curious Case Of Santa Claus
The Curious Case Of Santa Claus (1982)

as Dr. Merryweather

The Boys in Blue
The Boys in Blue (1982)
GoodWatch score 50

as Coastguard

The Best of the Adventures
The Best of the Adventures (1981)

as Judd Blake (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special (1980)

as Worzel Gummidge

1970s

35 titles · average score 63
Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks
Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks (1974)

as The Doctor

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders (1974)

as The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors (1973)

as The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Green Death
Doctor Who: The Green Death (1973)

as The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Doctor Who: The Time Monster (1972)
GoodWatch score 63

as The Doctor

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks (1972)

as The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Mutants
Doctor Who: The Mutants (1972)

as The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil (1971)

as The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Doctor Who: The Dæmons (1971)

as The Doctor

Doctor Who: Inferno
Doctor Who: Inferno (1970)
GoodWatch score 83

as The Doctor

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space (1970)

as The Doctor

Doctor Who and the Silurians
Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970)

as The Doctor

1960s

15 titles · average score 69
Up in the Air
Up in the Air (1969)

as Figworthy

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
GoodWatch score 75

as Crassus

Carry On Screaming!
Carry On Screaming! (1966)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dr. Fettle

How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment
How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment (1965)

as Adam

I've Gotta Horse
I've Gotta Horse (1965)

as Costumier's Assistant

Runaway Railway
Runaway Railway (1965)

as Station Master

Carry On Cowboy
Carry On Cowboy (1965)
GoodWatch score 57

as Sheriff Albert Earp

Carry On Cleo
Carry On Cleo (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

as Soothsayer

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as The Doctor

Ladies Who Do
Ladies Who Do (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

as Sidney Tait

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Brigadier Whitehead

Nearly a Nasty Accident
Nearly a Nasty Accident (1961)

as Gen. Birkinshaw

1950s

8 titles · average score 62
The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling (1959)
GoodWatch score 58

as Victor Jekyll

Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Peter the Peddler

It's a Wonderful World
It's a Wonderful World (1956)

as Conductor

A Yank in Ermine
A Yank in Ermine (1955)

as Slowburn Jenks

The Gay Dog
The Gay Dog (1954)

as A Betting Man

Will Any Gentleman...?
Will Any Gentleman...? (1953)
GoodWatch score 60

as Charley Sterling

Mr. Drake's Duck
Mr. Drake's Duck (1951)

as Reuben

The Body Said No!
The Body Said No! (1950)

as Watchman

1940s

8 titles · average score 61
Murder at the Windmill
Murder at the Windmill (1949)

as Police Sergeant

Dear Mr. Prohack
Dear Mr. Prohack (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

as Plover

Miss Pilgrim's Progress
Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1949)

as Postman Perkins

Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

as Headwaiter

A Piece of Cake
A Piece of Cake (1948)

as Mr. Short

William Comes to Town
William Comes to Town (1948)

as Circus Superintendent

Dancing with Crime
Dancing with Crime (1947)
GoodWatch score 63

as Police Constable (uncredited)

Toad of Toad Hall
Toad of Toad Hall (1946)

as Judge

1930s

3 titles · average score 62
The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Rally campaigner (uncredited)

There Ain't No Justice
There Ain't No Justice (1939)

as Young Man in Cafe (uncredited)

A Yank at Oxford
A Yank at Oxford (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as Minor Role (uncredited)