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Clive Dunn

British actor (1920-2012) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 92

Clive Robert Bertram Dunn was an English actor. Although he was only 48 and one of the youngest cast members, he was cast in a role many years his senior, as the elderly Lance Corporal Jones in the BBC sitcom Dad's Army, which ran for nine series and 80 episodes between 1968 and 1977.

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A life in dates

2012Died6 November 2012John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather LovelyFilm, 20122007Hitler: The Comedy YearsFilm, Jack Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)2000A Life on the Box: Arthur LoweFilm1984Much Ado About NothingFilm, Verges1979GrandadSeries1974My Old ManSeries, Sam1971Dad's ArmyFilm, Lance Corporal Jack Jones1969Crooks and CoronetsFilm, Basil1968CillaSeries1967Just Like a WomanFilm, Graff von Fischer1965You Must Be JokingFilm, Kelly (Studio doorman)1964HMS ParadiseSeries, Tugboat Captain1962She'll Have to GoFilm, Chemist1961What a WhopperFilm, Mr. Slate1960Bootsie and SnudgeSeries, Henry Beerbohm 'Old' Johnson1959No Hiding PlaceSeries1957The Adventures Of Charlie QuickSeries1956Hancock's Half HourSeries1949Boys in BrownFilm, Holdup Man1939Goodbye, Mr. ChipsFilm, Youth (uncredited)1937Good Morning, Boys!Film, Minor Role (uncredited)1935Boys Will Be BoysFilm, Schoolboy watching rugby (uncredited)1920Born9 January 1920

People around Clive

  • Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1939
  • The Magic Christian 1969
  • Dad's Army 1971

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Filmography 28

48 credits on file

Television 19

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

Officer of the Order of the British Empire

About this person

As a recording artist, he achieved a number 1 on the UK Singles Chart in 1971 with "Grandad".

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 2012 · aged 92