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Roland Pertwee (15 May 1885 [3] – 26 April 1963) [4] was an English playwright, film and television screenwriter, director and actor. He was the father of Doctor Who actor Jon Pertwee and playwright and screenwriter Michael Pertwee. [5] He was also the second cousin of actor Bill Pertwee and grandfather of actors Sean Pertwee and Dariel Pertwee.
Roland Pertwee. He was an English playwright, film and TV screenwriter, director and actor. He was the father of Dr. Who star Jon Pertwee and playwright Michael Pertwee. He was the uncle of actor Bill Pertwee and the grandfather of actors Sean and Dariel Pertwee.
LONDON, April 27 (AP)-- Roland Pertwee, a playwright, screen writer and novelist, died yesterday at the age of 78. View Full Article in Timesmachine »
Actor, famous for playing the title role in Worzel Gummidge and the Third Doctor in Doctor Who. John ‘Jon’ Devon Roland Pertwee (1919-1996) was born on 7 July 1919, the younger son of Roland Pertwee (1885-1963) and Avice (nee Scholtz) (1891-1948) of 86, Drayton Gardens, Chelsea. Jon’s father was a playwright, screenwriter, director and ...
Jon Pertwee (1919 – 1996) The original Huguenot family name, Perthuis de Laillevault was changed to Pertwee. Jon was born in London to Avice and Roland Pertwee, a respected actor and writer.
He was born John Devon Roland Pertwee at Chelsea on July 7 1919. His father Roland Pertwee was a playwright and scriptwriter whose television credits included the long-running The Grove Family (written with Jon's brother, Michael).
John Devon Roland Pertwee was born in July 1919 in London, a few months after the end of World War One. He joined a long established theatrical family, the son of the actor and playwright Roland. Pertwee had a varied education after being expelled from a number of minor public schools.
