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Clive Dunn OBE | |
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![]() Clive Dunn in 1951 | |
Born | Clive Robert Benjamin Dunn 9 January 1920 |
Died | 6 November 2012 | (aged 92)
Cause of death | Surgery |
Nationality | British |
Citizenship | English |
Education | Sevenoaks School |
Alma mater | Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, singer, author |
Years active | 1935–1988 & 1997–2002 |
Notable work | Lance-Corporal Jones |
Television | Dad's Army |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Spouse(s) | Priscilla Morgan (m. 1959-2012, his death) |
Children | Jessica, Polly |
Clive Robert Benjamin Dunn OBE (9 January 1920 – 6 November 2012) was an English actor, comedian, singer, artist, and author. Dunn is most known for his role as Lance-Corporal Jones, the butcher (meat-cutter) in Dad's Army.
Life
[change | change source]Dunn was born and grew up in Covent Garden, London, in the United Kingdom. He went to school at Sevenoaks and at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. As a child, he almost died from problems after his family got a doctor to remove his third nipple.[1]
Dunn spent four years as a prisoner of war in Nazi Germany during World War II.[2] He married Priscilla Morgan in 1959. They had two daughters, Jessica and Polly. Dunn and his family moved to Portugal where he spent his time painting until he became blind.[2] In 1975, he was created an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).[2]
Death
[change | change source]Dunn died on the morning of 6 November 2012, in a hospital in Algarve, Portugal, from problems after a surgery. He was 92 years old.[3] He had worked in acting for almost 50 years.[2]
Movies
[change | change source]- Boys Will Be Boys (1935)
- Good Morning, Boys (1937)
- A Yank at Oxford (1938)
- Boys and Brown (1949)
- The Treasure of San Teresa (1959)
- What a Whopper (1961)
- The Fast Lady (1962)
- She'll Have to Go (1963)
- The Mouse on the Moon (1963)
- You Must Be Joking (1965)
- The Mini-Affair (1967)
- Just Like a Woman (1967)
- Crooks and Coronets (1969)
- The Magic Christian (1969)
- Dad's Army (1971)
- The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
Television shows
[change | change source]- Bootsie and Snudge (1960-1963)
- Dad's Army (1968-1977)
- Here Come the Double Deckers! (1970-1971)
- My Old Man (1974-1975)
- Grandad (1979-1984)
- Much Ado About Nothing (1984)
Songs
[change | change source]- "My Name (Nina)" (1971)
- "Wonderful Lily" (1972)
- "Let's Take A Walk" (1972)
- "Our Song" (1973)
- "Grandad" (1973)
- "My Old Man" (1974)
- "Holding On" (1976)
- "Goodnight Ruby" (1977)
- "Thinking of You This Christmas" (1978)
- "There Ain't Much Change From A Pound These Days" (1982)
- "Grandad" (1988)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Rebecca Tyrrel: 'Chandler Bing thought his third nipple opened a gateway to Narnia'". The Independent. 28 January 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "BBC News - Clive Dunn, Dad's Army actor, dies aged 92". bbc.co.uk. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ↑ "Clive Dunn Obituary". BBC News. 8 November 2012.