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Clive Dunn, Dad's Army actor, dies aged 92 | Clive Dunn, Dad's Army actor, dies aged 92 |
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Actor Clive Dunn, best known for his role as Lance Corporal "Jonesy" Jones in Dad's Army, has died aged 92. | |
He was in Portugal and died from complications following an operation. | He was in Portugal and died from complications following an operation. |
Dunn - whose famous catchphrases included "Don't panic, don't panic" and "They don't like it up 'em" - became a recording star in 1971 when his record, Grandad, reached number one. | |
He is survived by his wife Priscilla Morgan and their two daughters, Jessica and Polly. | He is survived by his wife Priscilla Morgan and their two daughters, Jessica and Polly. |
Born in London in January 1920, Dunn studied at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. | Born in London in January 1920, Dunn studied at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. |
He made his first foray into acting in the 1930s, appearing alongside Will Hay in Boys Will Be Boys in 1935 and Good Morning Boys in 1937. | He made his first foray into acting in the 1930s, appearing alongside Will Hay in Boys Will Be Boys in 1935 and Good Morning Boys in 1937. |
His acting career was interrupted by World War II, during which he spent four years as a German prisoner. | His acting career was interrupted by World War II, during which he spent four years as a German prisoner. |
The actor would later say that Dad's Army, which ran from 1968 to 1977, was his revenge on his former captors. | |
The much-loved show featured the exploits of a Home Guard platoon formed to protect the seaside village of Walmington-on-Sea from possible German attack during World War II. | |
As well as Dad's Army, Dunn also appeared in such TV shows as Bootsie and Snudge, My Old Man and Grandad. | |
His last screen credit came playing the Shakespearean clown Verges in a 1984 TV version of Much Ado About Nothing. | |
He spent his last three decades in Portugal, where he occupied himself as an artist painting portraits, landscapes and seascapes until his sight failed. | |
Dunn, who was awarded an OBE in 1975, spent much of his acting life playing characters older than himself. | Dunn, who was awarded an OBE in 1975, spent much of his acting life playing characters older than himself. |
Even at 19 he played a doddery old man in a production of JM Barrie's play Mary Rose. | Even at 19 he played a doddery old man in a production of JM Barrie's play Mary Rose. |
Dunn's agent, Peter Charlesworth, said he would be "sorely missed" and that his death was "a real loss to the acting profession". | Dunn's agent, Peter Charlesworth, said he would be "sorely missed" and that his death was "a real loss to the acting profession". |
Broadcaster Stephen Fry also paid tribute, saying he was "saddened to hear of the death of Clive Dunn, the immortal Corporal Jones from Dad's Army". | |
Referring to Dunn's hit song Grandad, Father Ted writer Graham Linehan tweeted: "I love that he recorded this, then lived another 41 years." | |
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