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'''John Devon Roland Pertwee''' was an English actor, comedian, entertainer, cabaret performer and TV presenter, who voiced [[Spottyman]] in the UK version of ''[[The Further Adventures of SuperTed]]''.
'''John Devon Roland Pertwee''' was an English actor, comedian, entertainer, cabaret performer and TV presenter, who voiced [[Spotty]] in the UK version of ''[[The Further Adventures of SuperTed]]''.


Pertwee died in his sleep from a heart attack on [[May 20]], [[1996]], at the age of 76.
Pertwee died in his sleep from a heart attack on [[May 20]], [[1996]], at the age of 76.
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===20th century===
===20th century===
* ''[[The Further Adventures of SuperTed]]'' ([[1989]])
* ''[[The Further Adventures of SuperTed]]'' ([[1989]])
** Spottyman (UK version)
** Spotty (UK version)


==Other roles==
==Other roles==

Revision as of 17:56, 28 November 2022

Jon Pertwee
File:Jon Pertwee.png
Years active at Hanna-Barbera 1989
Characters played Spotty

John Devon Roland Pertwee was an English actor, comedian, entertainer, cabaret performer and TV presenter, who voiced Spotty in the UK version of The Further Adventures of SuperTed.

Pertwee died in his sleep from a heart attack on May 20, 1996, at the age of 76.

Roles

20th century

Other roles

Behind the scenes

  • Pertwee became famous for playing not one but two British icons. The first one was the third incarnation of the Doctor from the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who, from 1970 to 1974, and the title character of Worzel Gummidge on ITV from 1979-1981, and again on Channel 4 when they revived it as Worzel Gummidge Down Under between 1987 to 1989. The 1996 TV movie of Doctor Who was dedicated to him.

References