Dads Army Star Dies, Clive Dunn, whose Dad's Army catchphrase "Don't panic!" was one of the most memorable in television history, has died at the age of 92 after a short illness.
Dunn was a natural comic actor, loved for his role as the bumbling butcher Lance Corporal Jack Jones in the huge TV hit comedy series Dad's Army.
Asked once what made Dad's Army so popular, he said: "Well, it was very well written wasn't it. You know, the story of these little old chaps deciding what they'll do if Hitler makes it over to Britain. We love people in authority making idiots of themselves. I'm so lucky because people would come up to me and say thank you for all those years of enjoyment."
Dunn was also an unlikely pop star, having a Number One hit with a song called Grandad - written by bass player Herbie Flowers after the actor challenged him to write a song for him. The single, a success on Top Of The Pops, topped the chart for three weeks in 1971 and was followed by an album called Permission to Sing Sir!
Dunn was a natural comic actor, loved for his role as the bumbling butcher Lance Corporal Jack Jones in the huge TV hit comedy series Dad's Army.
Asked once what made Dad's Army so popular, he said: "Well, it was very well written wasn't it. You know, the story of these little old chaps deciding what they'll do if Hitler makes it over to Britain. We love people in authority making idiots of themselves. I'm so lucky because people would come up to me and say thank you for all those years of enjoyment."
Dunn was also an unlikely pop star, having a Number One hit with a song called Grandad - written by bass player Herbie Flowers after the actor challenged him to write a song for him. The single, a success on Top Of The Pops, topped the chart for three weeks in 1971 and was followed by an album called Permission to Sing Sir!
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