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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. | Actor Clive Dunn, best known for his role as Lance Corporal "Jonesy" Jones in Dad's Army, has died aged 92. |
| He died in Portugal on Tuesday from complications following an operation. | He died in Portugal on Tuesday 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. | 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. |
| Frank Williams, who played the Vicar on Dad's Army, said he was always "great fun" to be around. | Frank Williams, who played the Vicar on Dad's Army, said he was always "great fun" to be around. |
| "Of course he was so much younger than the part he played," he told BBC Radio Four. "It's very difficult to think of him as an old man really. | "Of course he was so much younger than the part he played," he told BBC Radio Four. "It's very difficult to think of him as an old man really. |
| "But he was a wonderful person to work with - great sense of humour, always fun, a great joy really." | "But he was a wonderful person to work with - great sense of humour, always fun, a great joy really." |
| 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 forays 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 forays 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 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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". |
| Dunn's final interview appeared in the most recent issue of href="http://www.theoldie.co.uk/in-this-issue" >The Oldie magazine, which made him its cover star. | |
| Writer Paul Bailey travelled to Dunn's cottage in Portugal in early September in order to speak to him. | |
| He told BBC News the 92-year old was "almost completely blind and hard of hearing" but still loved "a good joke and a glass of wine". | |
| "I asked him a fairly silly question: 'What is it like to be 92?'" he said. "He replied, 'The same as it was to be 91'." | |
| Mr Bailey said Dunn was "very stoic" when talking about his time as a PoW during the war. "He joked about it in a very English, self-deprecating way." | |
| Speaking to the actor in his artist's studio, Mr Bailey said Dunn's great sadness was that his failing eyesight meant he could not longer indulge in his passion for painting. | |
| Broadcaster Stephen Fry has 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." | Referring to Dunn's hit song Grandad, Father Ted writer Graham Linehan tweeted: "I love that he recorded this, then lived another 41 years." |
| "I had assumed that because he looked 85 at 40 that Clive Dunn was immortal," remarked comedian David Baddiel on his Twitter feed. | "I had assumed that because he looked 85 at 40 that Clive Dunn was immortal," remarked comedian David Baddiel on his Twitter feed. |
| Tony Pritchard of the Dad's Army Appreciation Society said Dunn had attended various conventions organised with the society and was "immensely popular" with its members. | Tony Pritchard of the Dad's Army Appreciation Society said Dunn had attended various conventions organised with the society and was "immensely popular" with its members. |
| "I met him many times over the years," he told BBC Radio Gloucestershire. "He was just a nice chap. He always had a joke to tell and was full of humour." | "I met him many times over the years," he told BBC Radio Gloucestershire. "He was just a nice chap. He always had a joke to tell and was full of humour." |
| Dunn is survived by his wife Priscilla Morgan and their two daughters, Jessica and Polly. | Dunn is survived by his wife Priscilla Morgan and their two daughters, Jessica and Polly. |
| What are your memories of Clive Dunn? Did you meet or work with him? Send us your comments and experiences using the form below. | What are your memories of Clive Dunn? Did you meet or work with him? Send us your comments and experiences using the form below. |
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