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Clive Dunn
London, Great Britain
Archival Overview
Beloved British comedic actor and entertainer immortalized as the excitable, doddering butcher Lance-Corporal Jack Jones in the iconic BBC sitcom 'Dad's Army', famous for catchphrases 'Don't panic!' and 'They don't like it up 'em!'.
Biographical Record
Clive Robert Benjamin Dunn studied acting at the Italia Conti Academy before serving in the 4th Queen's Own Hussars during World War II. Captured in Greece in 1941, he spent four grueling years as a prisoner of war in Austria. Upon demobilization, he specialized in playing elderly men while still in his thirties and forties.
Cast in 1968 as Lance-Corporal Jones in 'Dad's Army', Dunn played the aged Sudan veteran for nine seasons, winning the hearts of generations of British viewers. In 1970, he scored a number-one hit on the UK Singles Chart with the novelty song 'Grandad'. Appointed OBE in 1980, he spent his retirement in Portugal working as an artist.
Key Life Milestones
Debut as Corporal Jones in Dad's Army
Originated his legendary role in the BBC Home Guard comedy series that became a British cultural institution.
Number One UK Hit Grandad
Topped the UK Singles Chart with the beloved novelty single 'Grandad', performed alongside children from St Michael's School.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialFaro, Portugal