Clive Dunn died on this day 12 years ago, aged 92.
- Dunn's actual first name was Robert, and he adopted 'Clive' as a stage name in his 20s. He was a cousin of actress (and DeathList alumnus) Gretchen Franklin.
- Dunn's main acting schtick was that he would portray characters much older than he actually was- and when he was given the role of Lance Corporal Jones in Dad's Army, he was younger than some of his castmates (i.e. John Le Mesurier and Arthur Lowe). His catchphrase of "Don't panic, don't panic" would make its way into the British vernacular zeitgeist.
- In 1971, Dunn released the novelty song "Grandad", which topped the UK Singles chart:
This would lead to him getting a show of the same name, which ran from 1979 to 1984- this song also served as its theme.
- In 1987, Dunn made history by debuting atop the first DeathList, and would go on to make 16 appearances between then and 2012- a record until surpassed by Kirk Douglas' 17th appearance in 2019. He's also been immortalized by this emoji you'll see when you post something someone else recently said in the same thread that you failed to spot-