Clive Robert Dunn OBE (born 9 January 1920) is a retired English actor, singer and entertainer best known for his role as Lance-Corporal Jack Jones in the BBC sitcom Dad's Army, and Sam Cobbett in the Yorkshire Television sitcom My Old Man. is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... An entertainer is someone who is hired to entertain people. ... Lance Corporal Jack Jones is a fictional Home Guard platoon lance-corporal and butcher portrayed by Clive Dunn in the BBC television sitcom Dads Army. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... A British sitcom is a situation comedy (sitcom) produced in the United Kingdom. ... Dad’s Army was a British sitcom about the Home Guard in the Second World War. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Born in London, he is the cousin of actress Gretchen Franklin. Dunn played small film roles from the 1930s onwards. After a break for service in the army in World War II, in the course of which he spent four years in prisoner-of-war camps and labour camps in Austria, he worked for many years in music halls and theatres. In 1956 and 1957, Dunn appeared in The Tony Hancock Show. In the 1960s he made many appearances with Tony Hancock, Michael Bentine, Dora Bryan and Dick Emery, among others, before winning the role of Jones in Dad's Army in 1968. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Gretchen Franklin as Ethel Skinner in EastEnders Gretchen Franklin (July 7, 1911 – July 11, 2005) was an English actress. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Tony Hancock Show was a black-and-white British sketch show starring Tony Hancock that was broadcast for two series from 1956 to 1957. ... Biography published in 1978 (1983 paperback reprint shown) Anthony John Hancock (12 May 1924 – 24 June 1968) was a major figure in British television and radio comedy in the 1950s and 1960s, known as Tony Hancock. ... Michael Bentine (January 26, 1922 - November 26, 1996) was a comedian, comic actor, and member of the Goons. ... Dora Bryan OBE (born Dora Mary Broadbent on February 7, 1924) is a British actress, a household name with a huge list of films to her credit. ... Dick Emery Dick Emery (February 19, 1919 - January 2, 1983) was a British comedian and actor, popular during the 1960s and 1970s. ...

From an early time his trademark character was that of a doddering old man. This first made an impression in the show Bootsie and Snudge, a spinoff from The Army Game. Dunn played the old dogsbody at a slightly seedy gentlemen's club where the characters Pvt. "Bootsie" Bisley (Alfie Bass) and Sgt. Claude Snudge (Bill Fraser) found work after leaving the Army. Bootsie and Snudge was a series written by Barry Took and Marty Feldman, also known for the BBC radio series Round the Horne. ... The Army Game was a British television series about life in National Service broadcast between 1957 and 1961 by Granada Television . ... Look up dogsbody in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The noted gentlemans Reform Club A Gentlemens club is a members club originally designed for male members of the English upper class. ... Alfie Bass as the Giant in The Goodies and the Beanstalk (VHS) Alfred Bass (April 8, 1921 – July 15, 1987) was a diminutive cockney-accented Jewish actor, born in Bethnal Green, London, England. ... Bill Fraser in Doctor Who in 1980. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

In 1967 he made a guest appearance in an episode of The Avengers, playing the proprietor of a toy shop in "Something Nasty in the Nursery". The Avengers is a British 1960s television series featuring secret agents in a fantasy 1960s Britain. ...

Dunn was actually one of the younger members of the cast, at 48, when he took on the role of the elderly butcher whose military service in earlier wars made him the most experienced member of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard, as well as being one of the most decrepit. Butcher shop in Valencia A butcher is someone who prepares various meats and other related goods for sale. ... Walmington-on-Sea was a fictional seaside resort where the BBC tv comedy series, BBC radio series and film Dads Army was based. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Dunn's strong Socialist beliefs often caused him to fall out with Arthur Lowe, who was a committed Conservative and played Captain George Mainwaring. In fact, when the series ended and Dunn finally accepted an OBE, after many offers, it was reported that Lowe would only accept a higher-rated honour from the Queen.^[3] Arthur Lowe (22 September 1915 — 15 April 1982) was a BAFTA Award winning English actor. ...

After Dad's Army ended, Dunn capitalised on the role by playing the title character in the children's TV series Grandad, from 1979 to 1984. He had previously had a number one hit single with the song "Grandad" in November 1970, accompanied by a children's choir. He performed the song four times on Top of the Pops. The B-side of "Grandad", "I Play The Spoons", also received considerable airplay. After the cancellation of Grandad in 1984, he effectively disappeared from the screen, retiring to Portugal.^[4] In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ... A song which has charted in one of the worlds music charts, or (if a specialist genre of music) had proven popularity. ... This article is about the musical composition. ... Grandad is a popular song by Clive Dunn. ... Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ... “B-Sides” redirects here. ... Airplay is a technical term used in the radio industry to state how frequently a song is being played on a radio station. ...

Following the success of the song "Grandad", Dunn released several other singles. A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ...

• "My Lady (Nana)" / "Tissue Paper & Comb", Columbia, 1971
• "Wonderful Lilly" / "Pretty Little Song", Columbia, 1972
• "Let's Take A Walk" / "Tell Us", Columbia, 1972
• "Our Song" / "She's Gone", EMI, 1973
• "Grandad" / "My Lady (Nana)" (reissue), EMI, 1973
• "My Old Man" / "My Own Special Girl", EMI, 1974
• "Holding On" / "My Beautiful England", Reprise, 1976
• "Goodnight Ruby" / "Thank You and Goodnight", Decca, 1977
• "Thinking of You This Christmas" / "'Arry 'Arry 'Arry", Sky Records, 1978
• "There Ain't Much Change From A Pound These Days" / "After All These Years" (with John Le Mesurier), KA Records, 1982.
• "Grandad" (reissue) / "There's No-One Quite Like Grandma", EMI, 1988.

A 2006 article described Dunn as having eye trouble and sometimes being unable to see, but otherwise he appears to be in good health.^[1] John Le Mesurier (Bedford, 5 April 1912 – Ramsgate, 15 November 1983), born John Charles Elton Le Mesurier De Somerys Halliley, was a BAFTA Award winning English actor. ...

He is, along with Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Frank Williams, Eric Longworth, Pamela Cundell and Colin Bean, who played Private Sponge, one of the few surviving members of the Dad's Army cast. He married actress Priscilla Morgan in 1959^[5] and they have two daughters. Dunn and his family all now live in Portugal^[6] Ian Lavender (born 16 February 1946) is a film and television actor best known for his role as Private Frank Pike in the BBC comedy series Dads Army. ... William Desmond Anthony Pertwee (born July 21, 1926) Amersham, Buckinghamshire, is a British comedy actor. ... Frank Williams (born 1931) was a British actor. ... Pamela Cundell (born 1926 in Croydon, England) is a British actress who has appeared in many TV shows and movies since 1966. ... Colin Bean (b. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Select television roles

Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... Bootsie and Snudge was a series written by Barry Took and Marty Feldman, also known for the BBC radio series Round the Horne. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Dad’s Army was a British sitcom about the Home Guard in the Second World War. ... Lance Corporal Jack Jones is a fictional Home Guard platoon lance-corporal and butcher portrayed by Clive Dunn in the BBC television sitcom Dads Army. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... This article is about the year. ...

Notes

External links

• Clive Dunn at the Internet Movie Database
• Clive Dunn at TV.com

For the in-memory database management system, see In-memory database. ... TV.com is a website belonging to the CNET Games and Entertainment family of websites. ... This is a list of primary and significant recurring characters who were featured in the BBC sitcom Dads Army, which ran from 1968 - 1977. ... Dad’s Army was a British sitcom about the Home Guard in the Second World War. ... Arthur Lowe (22 September 1915 — 15 April 1982) was a BAFTA Award winning English actor. ... John Le Mesurier (Bedford, 5 April 1912 – Ramsgate, 15 November 1983), born John Charles Elton Le Mesurier De Somerys Halliley, was a BAFTA Award winning English actor. ... John Laurie (25 March 1897 - 23 June 1980) was an actor born in Dumfries, Scotland. ... This article does not adequately cite its references. ... Arnold Ridley (January 7, 1896 — March 12, 1984) was a British playwright and actor. ... Ian Lavender (born 16 February 1946) is a film and television actor best known for his role as Private Frank Pike in the BBC comedy series Dads Army. ... William Desmond Anthony Pertwee (born July 21, 1926) Amersham, Buckinghamshire, is a British comedy actor. ... Frank Williams (born 1931) was a British actor. ... Edward Sinclair (1914 - 29 August 1977) was a British actor most famous for his role as the verger in Dads Army. ... Pamela Cundell (born 1926 in Croydon, England) is a British actress who has appeared in many TV shows and movies since 1966. ...