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Ian Lavender, who played Private Frank Pike in BBC sitcom Dad’s Army, has died aged 77.. The actor. who died on Friday, was cast in the show in 1969, when he was just 22, and played the role for ...
In 1968, aged 22, Lavender was cast as Private Frank Pike, the youngest member and "stupid boy" of the platoon in the BBC sitcom Dad's Army.This made him a household name and gave him the great advantage of working alongside a number of experienced actors during his formative years, helping him to hone his acting skills.
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Stanley James Carroll Beck (21 February 1929 – 6 August 1973) was an English television actor. He appeared in a number of programmes, but is best known for the role of Private Walker, a cockney spiv, in the BBC sitcom Dad's Army from the show's beginning in 1968 until his sudden death in 1973.
Davies died on 22 September 1986 from breast cancer, which had metastasized to her lungs. Her Dad's Army co-star Bill Pertwee said that she "spent her last days in a hospice and died peacefully" adding that she was a "lovely woman".
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Dad's Army: 58 1973-08-06 Pancreatitis: 6 Character written out during the episode The Recruit with a letter saying he was "gone to The Smoke". Character was never seen or mentioned again. Glenn Strange: Sam Gunsmoke: 238 1973-09-20 Lung cancer: 14 Character killed off. Patricia Cutts: Blanche Hunt: Coronation Street: 2 1974-09-06 Suicide by ...
Born in Wigan, Lancashire, Bean's father played football for local side Wigan Borough, [2] and he attended Wigan Grammar School.Bean's first appearance had been as a shepherd in a school play, and much against his parents' intentions, he took up acting professionally until being called up for National Service.