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Jon Pertwee

1919 - 1996

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John Devon Roland Pertwee (; 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jon Pertwee is the 4,205th most popular actor, the 3,292nd most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 493rd most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Jon Pertwee ranks 4,205 out of 13,578. Before him are Jung Woo-sung, Iya Savvina, Won Bin, Lewis Arquette, Laura Innes, and Jessica Harper. After him are Gates McFadden, Regimantas Adomaitis, Ji Jin-hee, O. E. Hasse, Val Avery, and Eric Winter.

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Among people born in 1919, Jon Pertwee ranks 233. Before him are Wilson Greatbatch, Åke Seyffarth, Manna Dey, Antonio Pietrangeli, Arnold Meri, and Dries van der Lof. After him are Gottfried Dienst, William Stokoe, Augusts Voss, Kateryna Yushchenko, Helen Walton, and Roberto Bonomi. Among people deceased in 1996, Jon Pertwee ranks 210. Before him are Claude Mauriac, Rene Bond, Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani, Raaj Kumar, Ennio de Giorgi, and Ottis Toole. After him are Lola Beltrán, Pasqualino De Santis, Hermann Kesten, Morton Gould, Gabriel Alonso, and Karol Jokl.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jon Pertwee ranks 3,292 out of 8,785. Before him are George Chapman (1559), John Marshall (1876), Graham Gouldman (1946), Carole Pateman (1940), Lydia Becker (1827), and Henry Wood (1869). After him are Emil Voigt (1883), Charles Blagden (1748), Ajahn Brahm (1951), Tony Kaye (1952), James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797), and Roland Orzabal (1961).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Jon Pertwee ranks 493. Before him are Donald Sumpter (1943), Marina Sirtis (1955), Carey Mulligan (1985), Noah Taylor (1969), Reginald Owen (1887), and Edmund Purdom (1926). After him are Tommy Cooper (1921), Ian McNeice (1950), Catherine Bell (1968), Clive Russell (1945), Eric Sykes (1923), and May Whitty (1865).

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