Jon Pertwee worked with other comedians.
Jimmy James ( 20 May 1892 -- 4 August 1965 ) was a music hall , film , radio and television comedian and comedy actor . Jon Pertwee . Earlier in his career , Pertwee had worked as a vaudeville comedian , performed at the Glasgow Empire Theatre and shared a bill with Max Wall and Jimmy James . Max Wall ( 12 March 1908 -- 21 May 1990 ) , was an English comedian and actor , whose performing career covered music hall , theatre , films and television .