Clive Dunn OBE

 

Lived in: Brixton, Hampstead, Algarve

 

Profession: Actor

 

About his life:

 

• Attended Sevenoaks School in London and later studied at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.

• Düring WWII, Dunn joined the British army in 1940 and served in the Greek Campaign, where he and his regiment were captured as prisoners of war for over four years.

• Resumed his acting career in theatre, but had his first television role in Surprise Attack in 1951.

• He is most acclaimed for his role as Jack Jones in the famous 1968-77 sitcom ‘Dad’s Army’.

• Played the role of Charlie Quick in the TV show ‘Granddad’ from 1979-84.

 

Interesting Fact:

• During the last three decades of his life, Dunn retired to Algarve in Portugal, where took up painting.

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