Dad's Army star dies

[astroron (Ron)]

Clive Dunn (lance corporal Jones) has died at 92.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20239694
He was such a part of a lot of UK comedy programs in the middle
part of the last century.
RIP Clive.
cheers

[niko]

Wow, that's a good innings.

I'm surprised he was only 92 - I'd have thought those Dad's Army guys were about 120 by now!

[goober (Doug)]

Permission to speak!

I think Dunn was in his mid-40's when he first played played Jonesy. They are still great for a spin, and "The Deadly Attachment" is one of the great British sitcom episodes. "Don't tell him, Pike!"

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by niko

Wow, that's a good innings.

I'm surprised he was only 92 - I'd have thought those Dad's Army guys were about 120 by now!

If you read the article ,he nearly always played parts older than he really was
I don't think there can be more than a couple of the original cast living though.
Cheers

[Larryp (Laurie)]

The english went through a golden era of comedies back then. Most still look ok now.

[UK1 (Rob)]

I think only one or two of the cast is still alive ...Pike....
think he went to Eastenders

[lacad01 (Adam)]

Sad but a good innings. For some reason the episode which sticks in my mind was when he was demonstrating how to use a wire cheese slicer as a garotte. He was always so gung-ho.

[kustard (Simon)]

I always enjoyed watching DA as a kid, didn't really get a lot of the jokes though I reckon

[UK1 (Rob)]

D"A still being shown on foxtel

[Ric]

"They don't like it up em" and "Don't panic"

Two classic lines.

RIP Clive and thanks for all the laughs

[erick (Eric)]

Originally Posted by Ric

"They don't like it up em" and "Don't panic"

Two classic lines.

Exactly what came to my mind!

Remember the various usages of his butcher's van.

Well done, Clive.

[Ric]

Yep, the butchers van was a classic old van.

Definitely a collectors item now I'd reckon.

[anthony.tony]

He Played His part Well - Tony