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Clive Dunn(1920-2012)

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Clive Dunn
The misadventures of a ragtag group of elderly Home Guard local defense volunteers at the onset of WW2.
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Dad's Army (1971)
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Clive Dunn was born on 9 January 1920 in Brixton, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Dad's Army (1968), The Avengers (1961) and Bootsie and Snudge (1960). He was previously married to Priscilla Morgan and Patricia Kenyon. He died on 6 November 2012 in Faro, Algarve, Portugal.
BornJanuary 9, 1920
DiedNovember 6, 2012(92)
BornJanuary 9, 1920
DiedNovember 6, 2012(92)
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Patrick Macnee and Clive Dunn in The Avengers (1961)
James Beck, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Ian Lavender, John Le Mesurier, Arthur Lowe, and Arnold Ridley in Dad's Army (1968)
James Beck, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Ian Lavender, John Le Mesurier, Arthur Lowe, and Arnold Ridley in Dad's Army (1968)
Clive Dunn, John Le Mesurier, and Arthur Lowe in Dad's Army (1968)
Clive Dunn in Dad's Army (1968)
James Beck, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Ian Lavender, John Le Mesurier, Arthur Lowe, and Arnold Ridley in Dad's Army (1968)
Clive Dunn in Dad's Army (1968)
Clive Dunn, John Laurie, and John Le Mesurier in Dad's Army (1968)
Clive Dunn and John Le Mesurier in Dad's Army (1968)
James Beck, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Ian Lavender, John Le Mesurier, Arthur Lowe, and Arnold Ridley in Dad's Army (1968)
Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Ian Lavender, John Le Mesurier, Arthur Lowe, and Arnold Ridley in Dad's Army (1968)
Clive Dunn, Arthur Lowe, Bill Pertwee, and Edward Sinclair in Dad's Army (1968)

Known for

Dad's Army (1968)
Dad's Army
8.1
TV Series
  • LCpl. Jack Jones
The Avengers (1961)
The Avengers
8.3
TV Series
  • Martin
Alfie Bass and Bill Fraser in Bootsie and Snudge (1960)
Bootsie and Snudge
7.0
TV Series
  • Henry Beerbohm 'Old' Johnson
  • The Tunneller
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
5.7
  • Dr. Zimmerman
  • 1968

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Actor

  • Noel's House Party (1991)
    Noel's House Party
  • And There's More
  • Much Ado About Nothing (1984)
    Much Ado About Nothing
  • Clive Dunn in Grandad (1979)
    Grandad
  • Jan Francis and Sarah Greene in Aladdin and the Forty Thieves (1984)
    Aladdin and the Forty Thieves
  • Metal Mickey (1980)
    Metal Mickey
  • The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
    The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
  • Dad's Army (1968)
    Dad's Army
  • Clive Dunn in My Old Man (1974)
    My Old Man
  • Benny Hill in A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958)
    A Christmas Night with the Stars
    • ...
  • Full House
  • Dad's Army (1971)
    Dad's Army
  • David Nixon's Magic Box
  • From a Bird's Eye View (1970)
    From a Bird's Eye View
  • A Cup of Kindness

Writer

  • The Children's Television Caravan

Additional Crew

  • Clive Dunn in Grandad (1979)
    Grandad

Videos2

My Old Man: The Complete First Series
Clip 1:41
My Old Man: The Complete First Series
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Trailer 2:52
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Personal details

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    • January 9, 1920
    • Brixton, London, England, UK
    • November 6, 2012
    • Faro, Algarve, Portugal(complications from an operation)
    • Priscilla MorganJune 1959 - November 6, 2012 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    He acted in Eugène Labiche's play, "An Italian Straw Hat", in a Theatre of Comedy production at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, England with Tom Conti, Stratford Johns, Janine Duvitski, Mark Hadfield, Sheila Keith, Edward Lyon, Deborah Norton, Simon Butteriss, John Dalby, Amanda Royle, Chris Samsworth, Derek Smee, Dave Warwick and Norman Warwick in the cast.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Article
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He was a POW in Austria for 4 years during WWII
  • Quotes
    I felt sorry for them. They didn't really have much more than we had ourselves. Some of the nicest chaps I met were German guards.
    • Catchphrases "Don't panic!" and "Permission to speak"

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