Jon Pertwee centenary: Fans pay tribute to Doctor Who and Worzel Gummidge star on what would have been his 100th birthday
Fans have paid tribute to late Doctor Who and Worzel Gummidgestar Jon Pertwee on what would have been his 100th birthday.
Chelsea-born Pertwee’s birthday would have been on Sunday.
The beloved entertainer. , who died on May 20, 1996, captured the nation’s hearts with his roles, which many took to social media to pay homage to.
Others also highlighted his service in the Royal Navy, in which he served as a Naval Intelligence Officer during the Second World War.
One fan wrote: “The debonair, witty and irreplaceable Jon Pertwee was born on this day in 1919. A true gentleman and TV legend.”
Another said: “Easily one of the most gifted actor’s to portray the doctor #JonPertwee was simply incredible.”
Jon Pertwee would’ve been 100 years old today. So happy birthday to one of the best Doctors ever to grace our screens… pic.twitter.com/4PwsaJgOnU
— Jim Woods (@thedextive) July 7, 2019
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Many recalled him as one of their favourite Doctors from the Doctor Who series, in which he starred in from 1970 to 1974.
He was the third incarnation of the titular character.
“The man who put the Lord in Time Lord, he was charming, dazzling, quick witted and glittered like the star he was. We were lucky he not only joined the Who family, but embraced it too. Much missed,” wrote one fan.
A tribute written about Pertwee, who also starred in The Navy Lark, on the Doctor Who News website said:
“One of the greatest stars of Doctor Who and one of programmes greatest ambassadors, Jon Pertwee is remembered with as much affection today as he was when he hung up his velvet jacket and shrugged off the character of the Third Doctor at the end of his tenure in 1974.
“The fact that over forty-five years later the character lives on, remembered in Comic strips and Audio Books, on Blu-ray releases and in fan fiction, is a great tribute to the man who brought the incarnation to life.”