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Overview
Date of Birth:
7 September 1922, Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset, England, UK more
Trivia:
He first entered show-business in 1929, at the age of 7, when he appeared... more
Awards:
2 wins & 13 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
British Actress Sugden Dies
(From WENN. 1 July 2009, 3:01 PM, PDT)
London's Lunch Club Honors Scriptwriter Jimmy Perry
(From CinemaRetro. 30 April 2009, 5:44 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
David Croft O.B.E. | David Croft OBE
IMDb Resume:
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Filmography
Writer:
- The Return of 'Allo 'Allo! (2007) (TV) (characters)
- "Oh, Doctor Beeching!" (11 episodes, 1996-1997)
- Ton Up (1997) TV episode (writer)
- Love Is a Very Splendid Thing (1997) TV episode (writer)
- The Van (1997) TV episode (writer)
- Father's Day (1997) TV episode (writer)
- No Milk for the Minister (1997) TV episode (writer)
(6 more) - "Selection Box" (1 episode, 1997)
- Dad's Army (1997) TV episode (Dad's Army created and written by) - Perry & Croft: The Sitcoms (1995) (TV) (writer)
- Which Way to the War (1994) (TV) (written by)
- The Best of 'Allo 'Allo! (1994) (TV) (characters)
- "You Rang, M'Lord?" (26 episodes, 1988-1993)
- Well, There You Are Then...! (1993) TV episode (written by)
- Fall of the House of Meldrum (1993) TV episode (written by)
- The Truth Revealed (1993) TV episode (written by)
- Come to the Ball (1993) TV episode (written by)
- Requiem for a Parrot (1993) TV episode (written by)
(21 more) - "Grace & Favour" (12 episodes, 1992-1993)
... aka Are You Being Served? Again! (USA)
- Episode #2.6 (1993) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #2.5 (1993) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #2.4 (1993) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #2.3 (1993) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #2.2 (1993) TV episode (writer)
(7 more) - "'Allo 'Allo!" (85 episodes, 1982-1992)
- A Winkle in Time (1992) TV episode (creator)
- A Fishy Sendoff (1992) TV episode (creator)
- The Fishmonger Float (1992) TV episode (creator)
- René Artois Is Still Dead (1992) TV episode (creator)
- Missing and Presumed Dead (1992) TV episode (creator)
(80 more) - The Best of 'Are You Being Served?' (1992) (TV) (writer)
- A Night of Comic Relief 2 (1989) (TV) (uncredited)
- "Hi-De-Hi!" (58 episodes, 1980-1988)
- The Wind of Change (1988) TV episode (written by)
- Wedding Bells (1988) TV episode (written by)
- Let Them Eat Cake (1988) TV episode (written by)
- The Perils of Peggy (1988) TV episode (written by)
- Marry-Go-Round (1988) TV episode (written by)
(53 more) - "Are You Being Served?" (68 episodes, 1972-1985)
... aka Grace Brothers
- The Pop Star (1985) TV episode (creator)
- Friends and Neighbours (1985) TV episode (creator)
- The Night Club (1985) TV episode (creator)
- Gambling Fever (1985) TV episode (creator)
- The Hold-Up (1985) TV episode (creator)
(63 more) - "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" (56 episodes, 1974-1981)
- The Last Roll Call (1981) TV episode (written by)
- The Long Road Home (1981) TV episode (written by)
- Never the Twain Shall Meet (1981) TV episode (written by)
- The Last Warrior (1981) TV episode (written by)
- Aquastars (1981) TV episode (written by)
(51 more) - "Are You Being Served?" (16 episodes, 1980-1981)
... aka Are You Being Served in Australia? (USA)
- Camping In (1981) TV episode (co-creator)
- Dear Sexy Knickers (1981) TV episode (co-creator)
- Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend (1981) TV episode (co-creator)
- Front Page Story (1981) TV episode (co-creator)
- Heir Apparent (1981) TV episode (co-creator)
(11 more) - "Oh Happy Band" (1980) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Beanes of Boston (1979) (TV) (writer)
- "Come Back Mrs. Noah" (6 episodes, 1977-1978)
- The Last Chance (1978) TV episode (writer)
- The Housing Problem (1978) TV episode (writer)
- Who Goes Home? (1978) TV episode (writer)
- To the Rescue (1978) TV episode (writer)
- In Orbit (1978) TV episode (writer)
(1 more) - "Dad's Army" (80 episodes, 1968-1977)
- Never Too Old (1977) TV episode (written by)
- Number Engaged (1977) TV episode (written by)
- The Miser's Hoard (1977) TV episode (written by)
- Knights of Madness (1977) TV episode (written by)
- The Making of Private Pike (1977) TV episode (written by)
(75 more) - Are You Being Served? (1977) (BBC television series)
... aka 'Are You Being Served?': The Movie - The Rear Guard (1976) (TV) (writer)
- "Comedy Playhouse" (1 episode, 1972)
- Are You Being Served? (1972) TV episode (writer) - "Birds in the Bush" (1972) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka The Virgin Fellas (UK: new title) - Dad's Army (1971) (screenplay)
- "A Christmas Night with the Stars" (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 25 December 1968 (1968) TV episode (script) - "The Eggheads" (1961) TV series (unknown episodes)
Producer:
- "Selection Box" (producer: Dad's Army) (1 episode, 1997)
- Dad's Army (1997) TV episode (producer: Dad's Army) - "Oh, Doctor Beeching!" (1995) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- Perry & Croft: The Sitcoms (1995) (TV) (producer) (archive)
- Which Way to the War (1994) (TV) (producer)
- "You Rang, M'Lord?" (producer) (26 episodes, 1988-1993)
- Well, There You Are Then...! (1993) TV episode (producer)
- Fall of the House of Meldrum (1993) TV episode (producer)
- The Truth Revealed (1993) TV episode (producer)
- Come to the Ball (1993) TV episode (producer)
- Requiem for a Parrot (1993) TV episode (producer)
(21 more) - "Grace & Favour" (1992) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
... aka Are You Being Served? Again! (USA) - The Best of 'Are You Being Served?' (1992) (TV) (producer)
- "'Allo 'Allo!" (producer) (61 episodes, 1982-1989)
- The Flying Bed (1989) TV episode (producer)
- Fanny's Wedding (1989) TV episode (producer)
- The Fence (1989) TV episode (producer)
- Intelligence Officers (1989) TV episode (producer)
- Rescuing the Airmen (1989) TV episode (producer)
(56 more) - "Hi-De-Hi!" (producer) (21 episodes, 1980-1987) (executive producer) (12 episodes, 1983-1988)
- The Wind of Change (1988) TV episode (executive producer)
- Wedding Bells (1988) TV episode (executive producer)
- Let Them Eat Cake (1988) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Perils of Peggy (1988) TV episode (executive producer)
- Marry-Go-Round (1988) TV episode (executive producer)
(28 more) - 'Allo 'Allo! at the London Palladium (1988) (producer)
- "Are You Being Served?" (producer) (45 episodes, 1972-1981) (executive producer) (17 episodes, 1974-1985)
... aka Grace Brothers
- The Pop Star (1985) TV episode (executive producer)
- Friends and Neighbours (1985) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Night Club (1985) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Hold-Up (1985) TV episode (executive producer)
- Grounds for Divorce (1985) TV episode (executive producer)
(57 more) - "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" (producer) (50 episodes, 1974-1981)
- The Last Roll Call (1981) TV episode (producer)
- The Long Road Home (1981) TV episode (producer)
- Never the Twain Shall Meet (1981) TV episode (producer)
- The Last Warrior (1981) TV episode (producer)
- Aquastars (1981) TV episode (producer)
(45 more) - "Oh Happy Band" (1980) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- "Come Back Mrs. Noah" (producer) (6 episodes, 1977-1978)
- The Last Chance (1978) TV episode (producer)
- The Housing Problem (1978) TV episode (producer)
- Who Goes Home? (1978) TV episode (producer)
- To the Rescue (1978) TV episode (producer)
- In Orbit (1978) TV episode (producer)
(1 more) - "Dad's Army" (producer) (70 episodes, 1968-1977)
- Never Too Old (1977) TV episode (producer)
- Number Engaged (1977) TV episode (producer)
- The Miser's Hoard (1977) TV episode (producer)
- Knights of Madness (1977) TV episode (producer)
- The Making of Private Pike (1977) TV episode (producer)
(65 more) - Are You Being Served? (1977) (executive producer)
... aka 'Are You Being Served?': The Movie - Further Up Pompeii! (1975) (TV) (producer)
- "Comedy Playhouse" (producer) (2 episodes, 1972)
- Are You Being Served? (1972) TV episode (producer)
- Born Every Minute (1972) TV episode (producer) - "Steptoe and Son" (producer) (1 episode, 1972)
- Divided We Stand (1972) TV episode (producer) - "Up Pompeii" (producer) (7 episodes, 1970)
- The Love Potion (1970) TV episode (producer)
- Spartacus (1970) TV episode (producer)
- The Actors (1970) TV episode (producer)
- Britannicus (1970) TV episode (producer)
- The Senator and the Asp (1970) TV episode (producer)
(2 more) - "Hugh and I Spy" (1968) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- "Beggar My Neighbour" (1966) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- "A Slight Case of..." (producer) (6 episodes, 1965)
- Exposure (1965) TV episode (producer)
- Identity (1965) TV episode (producer)
- Class (1965) TV episode (producer)
- The Enemy Within (1965) TV episode (producer)
- Opium (1965) TV episode (producer)
(1 more) - "Hugh and I" (producer) (18 episodes, 1962-1965)
- A Brace of Pheasants (1965) TV episode (producer)
- Escort Duty (1964) TV episode (producer)
- Coal Comfort (1964) TV episode (producer)
- Pen Friends (1964) TV episode (producer)
- New Year Resolution (1964) TV episode (producer)
(13 more) - "World of His Own" (1964) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- "Impromptu" (1964) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- "The Benny Hill Show" (1955) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes, 1961)
- "The Eggheads" (1961) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- "This Is Your Life" (1955) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
Director:
- Which Way to the War (1994) (TV)
- "You Rang, M'Lord?" (13 episodes, 1988-1990)
- Royal Flush (1990) TV episode
- Stranger in the Night (1990) TV episode
- The Wounds of War (1990) TV episode
- The Meldrum Vases (1990) TV episode
- Money Talks (1990) TV episode
(8 more) - "'Allo 'Allo!" (30 episodes, 1982-1989)
- It's Raining Italians (1989) TV episode
- Rene's Ghost (1989) TV episode
- Desperate Doings in the Dungeon (1988) TV episode
- The Jet-Propelled Mother-In-Law (1987) TV episode
- The Sausage in the Trousers (1987) TV episode
(25 more) - "Hi-De-Hi!" (18 episodes, 1984-1987)
- Tell It to the Marines (1987) TV episode
- September Song (1986) TV episode
- Only the Brave (1986) TV episode
- God Bless Our Family (1986) TV episode
- Pigs Might Fly (1986) TV episode
(13 more) - A Portrait Special (1986) (V)
- "Are You Being Served?" (6 episodes, 1975-1979)
... aka Grace Brothers
- The Punch and Judy Affair (1979) TV episode
- The Apartment (1979) TV episode
- German Week (1975) TV episode (uncredited)
- Cold Store (1975) TV episode
- Coffee Morning (1975) TV episode (uncredited)
(1 more) - "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" (20 episodes, 1974-1977)
- The Eternal Quadrangle (1977) TV episode
- Front Line Entertainers (1977) TV episode
- Twenty-One Today (1976) TV episode
- Ticket to Blighty (1976) TV episode
- The Night of the Thugs (1975) TV episode
(15 more) - "Dad's Army" (33 episodes, 1968-1977)
- Never Too Old (1977) TV episode (uncredited)
- Knights of Madness (1977) TV episode (uncredited)
- Is There Honey Still for Tea? (1975) TV episode (uncredited)
- When You've Got to Go (1975) TV episode (uncredited)
- Ring Dem Bells (1975) TV episode (uncredited)
(28 more) - Further Up Pompeii! (1975) (TV)
- Not Now Darling (1973)
- "Birds in the Bush" (1972) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka The Virgin Fellas (UK: new title) - "Steptoe and Son" (1 episode, 1972)
- Divided We Stand (1972) TV episode (uncredited) - "Up Pompeii" (3 episodes, 1970)
- Britannicus (1970) TV episode
- The Senator and the Asp (1970) TV episode
- Vestal Virgins (1970) TV episode - "A Christmas Night with the Stars" (2 episodes, 1964-1968)
- Episode dated 25 December 1968 (1968) TV episode
- Episode dated 25 December 1964 (1964) TV episode - "One O'Clock Show" (1959) TV series
Composer:
- The Best of 'Allo 'Allo! (1994) (TV)
- "Grace & Favour" (12 episodes, 1992-1993)
... aka Are You Being Served? Again! (USA)
- Episode #2.6 (1993) TV episode
- Episode #2.5 (1993) TV episode
- Episode #2.4 (1993) TV episode
- Episode #2.3 (1993) TV episode
- Episode #2.2 (1993) TV episode
(7 more) - "'Allo 'Allo!" (7 episodes, 1988-1992)
- A Winkle in Time (1992) TV episode
- A Fishy Sendoff (1992) TV episode
- The Fishmonger Float (1992) TV episode
- René Artois Is Still Dead (1992) TV episode
- Missing and Presumed Dead (1992) TV episode
(2 more)
Music Department:
- "'Allo 'Allo!" (composer: theme music) (9 episodes, 1991)
- The Gypsy Carnival (1991) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- The Ice Cream Truck (1991) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- Stuck! (1991) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- The Spirit of Nouvion (1991) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- Lines of Communication (1991) TV episode (composer: theme music)
(4 more)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- "Comedy Connections" (archivist) (1 episode, 2007)
- It Ain't Half Hot, Mum (2007) TV episode (archivist) - "Nature" (consultant) (1 episode, 2002)
- Big Red Roos (2002) TV episode (consultant)
Actor:
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) (uncredited) .... Perkins - Greengrocer's boy
... aka Goodbye Mr. Chips! (USA: alternative title)
Self:
- The Man Who Made Eric & Ernie (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- "Comedy Connections" .... Himself (5 episodes, 2003-2008)
- Dad's Army (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- It Ain't Half Hot, Mum (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- 'Allo 'Allo! (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Hi-De-Hi! (2004) TV episode .... Himself
- Are You Being Served? (2003) TV episode .... Himself - Jonathan Ross Salutes 'Dad's Army' (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- 50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- The Passing Years (2007) (V) (as David Croft O.B.E.) .... Himself
- 'We Are the Boys...': Ian Lavender (2007) (V) (as David Croft O.B.E.) .... Himself
- Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- The Return of 'Allo 'Allo! (2007) (TV) (as David Croft OBE) .... Himself
- A Tribute to John Inman (2007) (TV) (as David Croft OBE) .... Himself
- 'We Are the Boys...': Clive Dunn (2007) (V) (as David Croft O.B.E.) .... Himself
- 'We Are the Boys...': Arthur Lowe (2006) (V) (as David Croft O.B.E.) .... Himself
- 'We Are the Boys...': John Le Mesurier (2006) (V) (as David Croft O.B.E.) .... Himself
- 'We Are the Boys...': John Laurie (2006) (V) (as David Croft O.B.E.) .... Himself
- The Ultimate Sitcom (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- Who Killed the Sitcom? (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- 'We Are the Boys...': James Beck (2005) (V) (as David Croft O.B.E.) .... Himself
- 'We Are the Boys...': Arnold Ridley (2005) (V) (as David Croft O.B.E.) .... Himself
- "Breakfast" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 5 May 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "Britain's Best Sitcom" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Dad's Army (2004) TV episode .... Himself - The British Comedy Awards 2003 (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- 'Dad's Army': Missing Presumed Wiped (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- Don't Panic! The 'Dad's Army' Story (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- "Funny Turns" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- John Inman (1999) TV episode .... Himself - "Funny Women" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Mollie Sugden (1999) TV episode .... Himself - "Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom" (1999) TV mini-series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
- "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
- David Croft (1995) TV episode .... Himself - Perry & Croft: The Sitcoms (1995) (TV) .... Himself
- "Omnibus" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
- Perry and Croft: The Sitcoms (1995) TV episode .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Wrote an introduction for "Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes" (1998), a book of the scripts for the second series which was presumed lost at the time. more
Genres:
Comedy | War | Documentary | Short more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Sitcom | Farce | Independent Film more
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