Arthur Lowe

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Name: Arthur Lowe

First reported Jun 08 2013 - Updated Jun 08 2013 - 1 reports

Hospice

Happy family memories of Dad's Army star Bill Pertwee

WHEN Bill Pertwee was offered the role of Warden Hodges in the pilot episode of Dad's Army, he grabbed it with both hands, and was sure it would prove to be a huge success but it seemed he was the only one who had faith in the fledgling comedy.His son ... [Published This is Cornwall - Jun 08 2013]

Entities: Bill Pertwee, Memory, Nigel Cassidy, Hospice

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 1 reports

Tributes to Dad's Army favourite

ACTOR Bill Pertwee, who lived in Wadebridge for the last year of his life, died in the early hours of Monday morning. He was 86.The actor was best known for playing Warden Hodges in Dad's Army, and also appeared in three Carry On films.Mr Pertwee lived ... [Published This is Cornwall - May 29 2013]

Entities: Bill Pertwee, John Le Mesurier (actor), Arthur Lowe, Clive Dunn, Meg Poole

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 1 reports

Put that light out! How Dad's Army's Bill Pertwee perfected the great British jobsworth

Its a perfect portrait of the kind of minor official who prospers not because they are good at their job but because they know the rule-book backwards. Because of that the programme can be, at times, too painful to watch.It reminds me of one of those ... [Published Daily Express - May 29 2013]

Entities: Bill Pertwee, Jo Enright, John Le Mesurier (actor), Arthur Lowe, Russell Tovey

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 28 2013 - 1 reports

That light went out.

Bill Pertwee is dead. Guardian obit here , BBC account here . In recent years Radio 4 Extra has taken to playing his reminiscences from time to time, in which he sounds like the antithesis of the character he is best known for and also reveals an amazing ... [Published Crooked Timber - May 28 2013]

Entities: Bill Pertwee, Arthur Lowe, Mimicry

First reported May 27 2013 - Updated May 28 2013 - 3 reports

Bill Pertwee

Actor and star of Dad's Army;Born: July 21, 1926; Died: May 27, 2013. , who has died aged 86, was a comedy actor famous for his role as the cantankerous air raid warden Hodges in the television sit-com Dad's Army. Hodges had two missions in life: to prick ... [Published Herald Scotland - May 28 2013]

Entities: Bill Pertwee, William Hodges, Arthur Lowe, DAVID CROFT

First reported May 27 2013 - Updated May 27 2013 - 1 reports

Bill Pertwee Dies Aged 86

Actor Bill Pertwee, known for his role in the BBC comedy Dad’s Army, has died at the age of 86 his agent has announced.Pertwee played Warden Hodges in 60 episodes of the classic sitcom penned by Jimmy Perry and David Croft. Warden Hodges was the rival ... [Published ATV Network Today - May 27 2013]

Entities: Bill Pertwee, Arthur Lowe, Jon Pertwee, Jimmy Perry

First reported May 27 2013 - Updated May 27 2013 - 1 reports

Dad’s Army star Bill Pertwee- aka Warden Hodges – dies aged 86

Bill Pertwee sprang to fame as Warden Hodges in Dad’s Army, which ran for nine years in the late 60s and 70s (Picture: PA)Actor Bill Pertwee, best remembered for his role as air raid warden Hodges in the classic sitcom Dad’s Army, has died aged 86.His ... [Published Metro.co.uk - May 27 2013]

Entities: Bill Pertwee, Ian Lavender, Arthur Lowe, Meg Poole

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

Dad's Army creator on 'captain of comedy' Arthur Lowe: from the archive, 16 April 1982

Dad's Army scriptwriter Jimmy Perry salutes Arthur Lowe, Captain Mainwaring of the Home Guard, who has died aged 66It was a wonderful sunny day, as it always seemed to be when we were filming Dad's Army. David Croft and I were standing in a street in ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Arthur Lowe, DAVID CROFT, Hugh Lloyd, Jimmy Perry

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That light went out. [Published Crooked Timber - May 28 2013] Bill Pertwee is dead. Guardian obit here , BBC account here . In recent years Radio 4 Extra has taken to playing his reminiscences from time to time, in which he sounds like the antithesis of the character he is best known for and also reveals an amazing ...