Jump to content
Teddy

Clive Dunn

Recommended Posts

Bill Pertwee is President of the Dad's Army Appreciation Society (UK Branch) and Frank Williams is apparently Vice President, you can see for yourselves here.

 

Should we nominate Clive Dunn for perpetual life membership?

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Guest VSBfromH

... the tag line to the above should have been "unfortunately, whilst using the metal detector, Clive stumbled across a (previously) unexploded WWII landmine, and is now the 9th success on this year's Death List"

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

It'll take far more than a landmine to topple Clive. He's the Rasputin of aging comedic character actors.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I went to the Bressingham Steam Museum in Norfolk (I think) and it has a shrine to Dad's Army: a mocked-up street with Jones the Butcher, the bank etc in it (van included) and also a recreation of the village hall HQ and Mainwaring's office. A lot of episodes were filmed in that area (Thetford and there abouts). I don't know why I just told you this, but there you have it!

 

DWB :huh:

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Guest Guest

The one thing about Clive Dunn is he made aliving playing old men's roles, famously Jones in 'Dad's Army' and later in 'Grandad', when he was in fact he was round about a middle-aged man.

 

The make-up artists of the time those series were made should be congratulated as now at 82, he looks no different to how he he was whe naged-up.

 

I wonder if anyone actually recognised him out of character ?

I know Wilfred Brambell had that problem when out of his Steptoe character, the BBC club staff failed to recognise him.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
I know Wilfred Brambell had that problem when out of his Steptoe character.

Problem?

Yes, I'm sure it was a constant disappointment for him not to have complete strangers recognise him & shout 'you dirty old man' in his direction about 100 times a day every day for the rest of his life.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Guest mikebuk
I know Wilfred Brambell had that problem when out of his Steptoe character.

Problem?

Yes, I'm sure it was a constant disappointment for him not to have complete strangers recognise him & shout 'you dirty old man' in his direction about 100 times a day every day for the rest of his life.

I'm wondering if you're joking or you missed my point !

 

:(

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Mike

 

I'm trying to work out your homepage, or should I say the banner page?

:( Argh, my eyes, my eyes!

 

As for Wilfred Brambell not being recognised by the BBC club staff when not made up as old man Steptoe, does that mean they wouldn't let him into the building, wouldn't serve him at the bar, or something like that?

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I once went to see Lee and Herring live in Bedford. They had people in the giving reasons why they should be the King or Queen of the day. The bloke who was voted as having the best reason said that he had once punched Clive Dunn in a public toilet and knocked him to the ground by the urinals.

 

"You don't vote for Kings!"

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Guest mikebuk
Mike

 

I'm trying to work out your homepage, or should I say the banner page?

:) Argh, my eyes, my eyes!

 

As for Wilfred Brambell not being recognised by the BBC club staff when not made up as old man Steptoe, does that mean they wouldn't let him into the building, wouldn't serve him at the bar, or something like that?

Apparantly yes with Wilfred Brambell, he had to prove who he was as obviously not in the Steptoe character. I'm sure many actors have had recognition problems in this way.

 

 

 

OK Rude Kid and Stayin Alive, my homepage uses Java as does a lot of my site's pages, so if you can't see it the banners or graphics properly, youi'd need to make sure you have Java installed.

 

I have used grimreaper129 as my e-mail addresses for years ironically, so hence the element of the homepage. It is to do with being a fan of the WWE's The Undertaker.

 

 

:)

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Bloody hell, don't tell me that Dunn's going to outlive Pike?

I think Clive may suprise us all, and outlive everyone :referee:

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Nothing would surprise me about Clive Dunn's longevity - He was my hot tip in 1987 and remains a permanent reminder that the ol' DeathList game is never as easy as you think...

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Guest replica jones

does any one know if clive would have email as i would like to get in touch

i recently played jonesey in a local production of Dads Army in NZ

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Thought I'd drag this up again! Today is Clive's 85th birthday ( see p329 on ITV teletext)

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Guest snickerboy38
:)

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Guest BlackRosie
I know Wilfred Brambell had that problem when out of his Steptoe character.

Problem?

Yes, I'm sure it was a constant disappointment for him not to have complete strangers recognise him & shout 'you dirty old man' in his direction about 100 times a day every day for the rest of his life.

I'm wondering if you're joking or you missed my point !

 

:lol:

wilfred brambell should be on the deathlist

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    No registered users viewing this page.

×

Important Information

Your use of this forum is subject to our Terms of Use