http://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Dr_Who_star_dies_of_heart_attackDr Who star dies of heart attack - Revision history2026-05-17T06:44:10ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.33.0http://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php?title=Dr_Who_star_dies_of_heart_attack&diff=21553&oldid=prevJohn Lavalie: Created page with "{{obit|Jon Pertwee}}{{article | publication = Irish Independent | file = 1996-05-21 Irish Independent.jpg | px = 250 | height = | width = | date = 1996-05-21 | author = | p..."2019-01-19T22:31:04Z<p>Created page with "{{obit|Jon Pertwee}}{{article | publication = Irish Independent | file = 1996-05-21 Irish Independent.jpg | px = 250 | height = | width = | date = 1996-05-21 | author = | p..."</p>
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FORMER Dr Who's last night paid tribute to actor Jon Pertwee, who has died aged 76 from a heart attack while on holiday with his wife and friends.<br />
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The actor played the cult Time Lord for four years during the 1970s and went on to appear as children's character Worsel Gummidge for nearly a decade.<br />
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Dr Who number four, Tom Baker, said: "I am very sorry to hear the news. I was a great admirere of such a stylish actor.<br />
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Another, Conn Baker, said he was "devastated".<br />
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"He was a man of such presence and stature. I can't believe he has gone — it is a great shock. Of all of the interpretations of the Doctor his was the most straight in terms of avoiding comedy."<br />
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Pertwee, whose acting career spanned 60 years was found dead in bed by his German-born second wife Ingeborg yesterday.<br />
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He had no history of health problems and had nicked right up until the end of his life.<br />
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He was using the holiday in Connecticut to take a break from his popular one man tour of Britain which he was due to resume on Thursday.<br />
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Jon Pertwee, dead at 76<br />
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