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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 4,111th most popular actor (up from 4,205th in 2019), the 3,504th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,292nd in 2019) and the 497th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Jon Pertwee ranks 4,111 out of 13,578. Before him are Richard Todd, Roger Rees, Carice van Houten, Miyoshi Umeki, Nikolai Burlyayev, and Dorothy Gish. After him are Penelope Ann Miller, Scott Eastwood, Jeremy Northam, Shabana Azmi, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs, and Vladimir Mashkov.

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Among people born in 1919, Jon Pertwee ranks 224. Before him are Nilla Pizzi, Arnold Meri, Wilson Greatbatch, Béla Sárosi, Bep Voskuijl, and Richard Todd. After him are Grisha Filipov, Lennie Tristano, Wasfi Tal, Michel Déon, Wu Wenjun, and Robert Pinget. Among people deceased in 1996, Jon Pertwee ranks 209. Before him are Gabriel Alonso, Lydia Chukovskaya, Yun Chi-young, Aliki Vougiouklaki, William Bonin, and Julio César Méndez Montenegro. After him are Camilla Horn, Zainab Biisheva, Gizella Farkas, Lola Beltrán, Rob Hall, and Duane Hanson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jon Pertwee ranks 3,505 out of 8,785. Before him are Reg Parnell (1911), Edmund Purdom (1926), Fred Yates (1884), Roger Rees (1944), Frederick W. Lanchester (1868), and Henry Edward Manning (1808). After him are Jeremy Northam (1961), Samson of Dol (490), William Nicol (1770), Alex Kingston (1963), Grace Elliott (1754), and Trevor Francis (1954).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Jon Pertwee ranks 497. Before him are Nicholas Clay (1946), Philip Jackson (1948), Gabrielle Anwar (1970), Garry Chalk (1952), Edmund Purdom (1926), and Roger Rees (1944). After him are Jeremy Northam (1961), Alex Kingston (1963), Edward Woodward (1930), Tania Mallet (1941), Sally Hawkins (1976), and Ben Miller (1966).

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