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Jon Pertwee
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Actor Born: July 7, 1919 in London, England, UK Death: May 20, 1996 in New York City, NY Biography:Though he regularly worked on screen, stage, and television, veteran British actor "Jon Pertwee" may best be remembered for playing the third Dr. Who in the long-running British sci-fi television series of the same name from 1970 to 1974. The son of actor "Roland Pertwee", he started out on-stage and then made his feature film debut in "A Yank at Oxford" (1937). A string of popular films followed, but "Pertwee" temporarily abandoned movies to serve with the British Navy during WWII. Upon his return, he reestablished his film career and subsequently proved himself a gifted and multi-talented artist; while appearing in a series of Carry On films, he was compared to "Danny Kaye". After leaving the "Dr. Who" series, "Pertwee" appeared in several London West End musicals and also returned to feature films such as One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing and The House That Dripped Blood (1971). In 1978, "Pertwee"... Full Biography
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