Clive Dunn

Clive Dunn OBE
Clive Dunn in 1951
Born
Clive Robert Benjamin Dunn

(1920-01-09)9 January 1920
Covent Garden, London, UK
Died6 November 2012(2012-11-06) (aged 92)
Algarve, Portugal
Cause of deathSurgery
NationalityBritish
CitizenshipEnglish
EducationSevenoaks School
Alma materItalia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian, singer, author
Years active1935–1988 & 1997–2002
Notable workLance-Corporal Jones
TelevisionDad's Army
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Spouse(s)Priscilla Morgan
(m. 1959-2012, his death)
ChildrenJessica, 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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • "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

  1. ↑ "Rebecca Tyrrel: 'Chandler Bing thought his third nipple opened a gateway to Narnia'". The Independent. 28 January 2012.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Clive Dunn Obituary". BBC News. 8 November 2012.

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