Biography
Roland Pertwee (15 May 1885 – 26 April 1963) 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. He was also the second cousin of actor Bill Pertwee and grandfather of actors Sean Pertwee and Dariel Pertwee.
From the 1910s to 1950s, he worked as a writer on many British films, providing either the basic story or full screenplay. He was one of many writers who worked on the script of A Yank at Oxford starring Robert Taylor and Vivien Leigh, the film in which his son Jon made his screen debut, and on Caravan.While he seemingly preferred writing, he acted in ten films (1915–45) and directed Breach of Promise (1942), which he also wrote.
Filmography
all 53
Movies 53
Writer 49
Director 1
It's a Great Day (1955)
Black Jack (1950)
Diamond City (1949)
Silent Dust (1949)
Nightbeat (1947)
The Magic Bow (1946)
Caravan (1946)
Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945)
They Were Sisters (1945)
Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945)
The Halfway House (1944)
The Night Invader (1943)
The Lamp Still Burns (1943)
The Gentle Sex (1943)
Talk About Jacqueline (1942)
The Day Will Dawn (1942)
Adventure in Blackmail (1942)
Jeannie (1941)
'Pimpernel' Smith (1941)
Freedom Radio (1941)
It Happened to One Man (1940)
Dangerous Comment (1940)
The Proud Valley (1940)
Return to Yesterday (1940)
They Came by Night (1940)
The Spy in Black (1939)
Young Man's Fancy (1939)
The Four Just Men (1939)
The Ware Case (1938)
Kicking the Moon Around (1938)
A Yank at Oxford (1938)
Dinner at the Ritz (1937)
Non-Stop New York (1937)
King Solomon's Mines (1937)
Without Regret (1935)
Man of the Moment (1935)
Honours Easy (1935)
British Agent (1934)
The Night of the Party (1934)
The Ghoul (1933)
Sleeping Car (1933)
The Silver Greyhound (1932)
Illegal (1932)
Help Yourself (1932)
Murder on the Second Floor (1932)
A Voice Said Goodnight (1932)
Honor of the Family (1931)
I Like Your Nerve (1931)
The Road to Singapore (1931)
Interference (1928)
A South Sea Bubble (1928)
The Vortex (1928)
Aunt Rachel (1920)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1885-05-15
Deathday1963-04-26 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceBrighton, United Kingdom
ChildrenMichael Pertwee, Jon Pertwee
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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