Jon Pertwee
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| - | John Devon Roland Pertwee dropped his third letter while a young actor in the radio series ''The Navy Lark''. He was the third incarnation of ''Dr Who'' and the TV face of head-swapping scarecrow Worzel Gummidge. | + | John Devon Roland Pertwee dropped his third letter while a young actor in the radio series ''The Navy Lark''. He was the third incarnation of ''Dr Who'' and the TV face of head-swapping scarecrow Worzel Gummidge. He died from a heart attack in 1996, aged 76. |
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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Biography
John Devon Roland Pertwee dropped his third letter while a young actor in the radio series The Navy Lark. He was the third incarnation of Dr Who and the TV face of head-swapping scarecrow Worzel Gummidge. He died from a heart attack in 1996, aged 76.
Trivia
Apparently, he was a talented waterskier.
Cousin of Bill Pertwee.
Brother of actor/writer Michael Pertwee.
