"In the radio adaptations of the series, Graham Stark stood in until Larry Martyn gave his portrayal of Walker for subsequent shows. John Bardon played Walker in the stage production in 1976. Scriptwriter Jimmy Perry originally intended to play the part himself, but was advised against it by his co-writer David Croft. Walker was based on a spiv character created and performed by British comedian and actor Arthur English (English was in the controversial episode ""Absent Friends"", and starred in ""Are You Being Served?""). Private Walker Private Joe Walker is a fictional black market spiv (or Wholesales Supplier, as he"
"James Beck Stanley James Carroll Beck (21 February 1929 – 6 August 1973) was an English actor who played the role of Private Walker, a cockney spiv, in the BBC sitcom ""Dad's Army"". Stanley James Carroll Beck was born in Islington, North London and attended Popham Road Primary School. His childhood was hard, with his father frequently unemployed and his mother making artificial flowers to provide a small income. After attending art college and doing his national service as a physical training instructor in the British Army, Beck took up acting. His early roles included Charlie Bell in an episode"
"mentioned. In the radio adaptations of ""Dad's Army"", Graham Stark stood in until Larry Martyn portrayed Walker for subsequent shows. John Bardon played Walker in the stage production in 1976. James Beck Stanley James Carroll Beck (21 February 1929 – 6 August 1973) was an English actor who played the role of Private Walker, a cockney spiv, in the BBC sitcom ""Dad's Army"". Stanley James Carroll Beck was born in Islington, North London and attended Popham Road Primary School. His childhood was hard, with his father frequently unemployed and his mother making artificial flowers to provide a small income. After"
"Private Pike Private Frank Pike is a fictional Home Guard private and junior bank clerk; he was appointed as the platoon's information officer by Captain Mainwaring in The Man and the Hour. He is frequently referred to by Captain Mainwaring as ""stupid boy"". In the BBC television sitcom ""Dad's Army"" he was portrayed by Ian Lavender. Pike was born in 1922, and is the youngest of the Walmington-on-Sea platoon. Aged 17 when the series begins, he is not old enough to join the army, although presumably he has reached, or is nearing, his 18th birthday when he is about to"
"Mainwaring refers to Pike as 'stupid boy' as he did in the series.<ref> Private Pike Private Frank Pike is a fictional Home Guard private and junior bank clerk; he was appointed as the platoon's information officer by Captain Mainwaring in The Man and the Hour. He is frequently referred to by Captain Mainwaring as ""stupid boy"". In the BBC television sitcom ""Dad's Army"" he was portrayed by Ian Lavender. Pike was born in 1922, and is the youngest of the Walmington-on-Sea platoon. Aged 17 when the series begins, he is not old enough to join the army, although presumably he"
"Ian Lavender Arthur Ian Lavender (born 16 February 1946) is an English stage, film and television actor. He is known for his role as Private Pike in the BBC comedy series ""Dad's Army"". He and Frank Williams are the last surviving major cast members. Arthur Ian Lavender was born in Birmingham, England. He attended Bournville Boys Technical School (later Bournville Grammar-Technical School for Boys) where he appeared in many school dramatic productions. From there he went to the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, with the assistance of a grant from the City of Birmingham. He quickly made his mark as"
"Private Godfrey Private Charles Godfrey MM is a fictional Home Guard platoon member and variously retired assistant in the sports department of the Civil Service Stores (TV) or tailor and assistant in the Army & Navy Stores (radio) portrayed by Arnold Ridley on the BBC television sitcom ""Dad's Army"". and in the 1971 ""Dad's Army"" film. Godfrey was born in 1871, and is a gentle, mild-mannered and kindly old gentleman, though more complex than at first evident. He is the only member of the platoon who has retired. In the episode ""Branded"" it is revealed that he was a conscientious"
"Private Frazer Private James Frazer is a fictional Home Guard platoon member and undertaker portrayed by John Laurie on the BBC television sitcom ""Dad's Army"". He is noted for his catchphrases ""we're doomed!"" and ""Rubbish!"" Frazer was born in 1872 and is a dour, trouble-stirring, exaggerating, wild-eyed Scottish undertaker (formerly the keeper of a philatelist's shop with a hobby of making coffins). He hails from the ""wild and lonely"" Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, an apparently desolate and bleak place that appears to have informed most of his pessimistic, dark tendencies. In several episodes he tells stories of"
"of Stars. Ian lives in Woolpit, Suffolk. Ian Lavender Arthur Ian Lavender (born 16 February 1946) is an English stage, film and television actor. He is known for his role as Private Pike in the BBC comedy series ""Dad's Army"". He and Frank Williams are the last surviving major cast members. Arthur Ian Lavender was born in Birmingham, England. He attended Bournville Boys Technical School (later Bournville Grammar-Technical School for Boys) where he appeared in many school dramatic productions. From there he went to the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, with the assistance of a grant from the City of"
"similarly categorised: ""I must have dropped off!"". Although Private Godfrey rarely wore his ribbons, he was awarded the usual trilogy of First World War campaign medals (commonly known as ""Pip, Squeak and Wilfred""), in addition to his Military Medal for bravery. He is portrayed by Michael Gambon in the 2016 ""Dad's Army"" film and Bernard Cribbins is currently set to portray Private Godfrey in a series of re-enactments of otherwise lost episodes of Dad's Army. Private Godfrey Private Charles Godfrey MM is a fictional Home Guard platoon member and variously retired assistant in the sports department of the Civil Service"
"cameo appearance in the episode ""My British Buddy"". Walker is the second-youngest member of the platoon, the youngest being Private Pike. A pleasant and amiable (if slightly shifty) personality, Walker is nevertheless a constant thorn in Captain Mainwaring's side, for he doesn't share Mainwaring's idealism, and makes cheeky and witty interruptions during his serious lectures. However, despite this he is good-natured and loyal to his commanding officer and platoon comrades, and is a valuable asset to the platoon, owing to his many ""business"" connections and his ability to mysteriously conjure up almost anything that, due to the War, is rationed"
"a talented young actor and following his graduation in 1967 appeared on stage in Canterbury. His first television appearance was as the lead in a Rediffusion play entitled ""Half Hour Story: Flowers at my Feet"" in 1968. In 1968, aged 22, Lavender was cast as Private Pike, the youngest member and 'stupid boy' of the platoon in the BBC sitcom ""Dad's Army"". This made him a household name and gave him the great advantage of working alongside a number of experienced actors during his formative years, helping him to hone his acting skills. He appeared in the entire run of"
"John Laurie John Paton Laurie (25 March 1897 – 23 June 1980) was a Scottish actor. Throughout a long career, Laurie performed a wide range of theatre and film work. He is perhaps best remembered to modern audiences for his role as Private Frazer in the sitcom ""Dad's Army"" (1968–1977). Laurie appeared in scores of feature films with directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Powell, and Laurence Olivier, generally playing bit-parts rather than leading roles. He was also a stage actor (particularly in Shakespearean roles) and speaker of verse, especially of Robert Burns. John Paton Laurie was born on 25"
"was offered the role of Private Walker in ""Dad's Army"", originally written by Jimmy Perry for himself. Perry approved of the casting of Beck: ""He had the right mix of cheekiness and charm. He gave the role a bit of oomph."" While popular in the role, Beck yearned for the challenge of other roles. Always in demand, he continued to work on TV programmes including ""A Family at War"" (1970) and ""Romany Jones"" (1972–73), in which he played the lead character of Bert Jones. He also recorded a pilot for an uncommissioned series called ""Bunclarke With an E"" (1973), which"
"second wife was Oonah Veronica Todd-Naylor, with whom he had a daughter. He died aged 83 from emphysema in the Chalfont and Gerrards Cross Hospital, Chalfont St Peter. John Laurie John Paton Laurie (25 March 1897 – 23 June 1980) was a Scottish actor. Throughout a long career, Laurie performed a wide range of theatre and film work. He is perhaps best remembered to modern audiences for his role as Private Frazer in the sitcom ""Dad's Army"" (1968–1977). Laurie appeared in scores of feature films with directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Powell, and Laurence Olivier, generally playing bit-parts rather"
"with the boy. The Making of Private Pike ""The Making of Private Pike"" is the second episode of the ninth series of the British comedy series ""Dad's Army"" that was originally transmitted on 9 October 1977. Finally, Mainwaring has his own staff car. Pike, still heady from his raspberryade binge, borrows it to drive his new girlfriend to the cinema in Eastgate. Pike's naive and immature nature ruins the date. On the way back, however, and nine miles from Walmington, it runs out of petrol. It takes Pike all night to push it back. It's time for Wilson to have"
"The Making of Private Pike ""The Making of Private Pike"" is the second episode of the ninth series of the British comedy series ""Dad's Army"" that was originally transmitted on 9 October 1977. Finally, Mainwaring has his own staff car. Pike, still heady from his raspberryade binge, borrows it to drive his new girlfriend to the cinema in Eastgate. Pike's naive and immature nature ruins the date. On the way back, however, and nine miles from Walmington, it runs out of petrol. It takes Pike all night to push it back. It's time for Wilson to have a serious word"
"Edwin Walker Edwin Anderson Walker (November 10, 1909 – October 31, 1993) — known as Ted Walker — was a United States Army officer who served in World War II and the Korean War. He became known for his staunch conservative political opinions and was criticized by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower for promoting a personal political opinion while in uniform. Walker resigned his commission during 1959, but Eisenhower refused to accept his resignation and gave Walker a new command of the 24th Infantry Division in Augsburg, Germany. Walker again resigned his commission during 1961 after being publicly and formally"
"as Sergeant Wilson, Tom Courtenay as Lance Corporal Jones, Michael Gambon as Private Godfrey, Blake Harrison as Private Pike, Daniel Mays as Private Walker and Bill Paterson as Private Frazer. The cast also includes Catherine Zeta-Jones, Sarah Lancashire and Mark Gatiss. The film was mostly made on location in Yorkshire. Filming took place on the beach at North Landing, Flamborough Head, Yorkshire and at nearby Bridlington. It opened in February 2016 to negative reviews. In 1975 ""Dad’s Army"" transferred to the stage as a revue, with songs, familiar scenes from the show and individual ""turns"" for cast members. It was"
"Private Snuffy Smith Private Snuffy Smith is a 1942 American film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring Bud Duncan as Snuffy Smith. Inspired by and envious of the $30 a month and free khaki britches and gold buttons of his friend Don Elbie, Snuffy Smith joins the US Army with his dog, Mr. Carson, concealed by an invisibility potion. As fate would have it, his company First Sergeant is Ed Cooper, a former revenuer who had unsuccessfully attempted to locate and destroy Snuffy's still. The clever Don Elbie has invented a new rangefinder that he hopes to have adopted"
"Colin Bean Colin Bean (15 April 1926 – 20 June 2009) was an English actor, best known for his role as Private Sponge in the BBC comedy series ""Dad's Army"". Born in Wigan, Lancashire, Bean's father played football for local side Wigan Borough, and he attended Wigan Grammar School. Bean's first appearance had been as a shepherd in a school play, and much against paternal intentions, he took up acting professionally until being called up for national service. He served for four years in the British Army after World War II, spending some time in Japan, and taking the opportunity"
"became the teacher, and for four successive winters, conducted the Ashland school. In the spring of 1863, he became a member of an independent military company, the only one in Southern Oregon, a cavalry company known as the ""Mountain Rangers,"" to which many of the leading citizens of the country belonged. He served as a private in this company the first year, the second year as a sergeant and in the third year was chosen captain, receiving his commissions before he had reached his twentieth year from Addison C. Gibbs, the old war governor of Oregon. In 1865, his father"
"boy character Private Pike was partly based upon the teenaged Jimmy Perry, who said, ""She didn't go so far as making me wear a scarf, but she came pretty near"". In an interview with the journalist Neil Clark, Perry said: ""It amazes me. I think it’s because it's the thing that all British people savour: we were on our own at that time and we didn’t turn away. ""Dad’s Army"" reminds us of our finest hour."" Perry and Croft continued their collaboration with ""It Ain't Half Hot Mum"" (1974–81). Inspired by Perry's wartime experience in the Royal Artillery Concert Party,"
"States Army in Okinawa, Japan, and later became an insurance and marketing executive. A soft-spoken and affable man, Walker had been President Nixon's special assistant responsible for both domestic and international travel. As such, Walker coordinated President Nixon's groundbreaking voyage to the People's Republic of China in February 1972. At 36, Walker was the youngest Director to hold the office and the second appointed from outside NPS. Lacking park experience, Walker made Russell E. Dickenson, an NPS careerist, his deputy. Walker advocated a policy of ""stabilization"", foreseeing that NPS funding and staffing would be inadequate for a continuing high influx"
"at the time were both based in Hammersmith in West London (now in Barnes). Not academically inclined, he apprenticed at a furniture store. With the outbreak of the Second World War, his family moved to Watford just outside London, where he served in the Home Guard and became involved in amateur dramatics. Perry is credited with the original idea for ""Dad's Army"", which was based on his experiences in the Home Guard during World War II; he had originally conceived it with the role of Walker in mind for himself. He also collaborated with Croft on ""It Ain't Half Hot"
"were too keen on investigating lapses in his records. Walker and Barbara had also divorced. However, Walker did not end his espionage, and began looking more aggressively among his children and family members for assistance (Walker was a private investigator during this time). By 1984, he had recruited his older brother Arthur, a retired Lieutenant Commander who then went to work at a military contractor, and his son Michael, an active duty seaman. Walker had also attempted to recruit his youngest daughter, who had enlisted in the United States Army, but she cut her military career short when she became"
"telling him the info is going to Israel. Walker and his wife separate. John Walker's daughter joins the Army and he tries to recruit her as a spy, but she gets married, becomes pregnant and leaves the service. Walker becomes a private detective. Walker’s son joins the Navy. Whitworth delivers a blurry roll of film because he wants more money. The Soviets think he has been turned and they try to kill Walker. Eventually Walker repairs his relationship with the Soviets. Walker recruits his son in the Navy as a spy. His ex-wife blackmails him into paying more so she"
"Private Pluto Private Pluto is a cartoon made by Walt Disney Productions in 1943. In this cartoon Pluto is in the army and he gets antagonized by two chipmunks, later known as Chip 'n' Dale, in their first appearance. This short showcases Pluto as a soldier. Pluto is a guard dog on a military base. He's told there are saboteurs, and is assigned to guard a pill-box (gun emplacement). First, Pluto tries to follow marching orders, contorting himself into quite a mess. Then, he engages in hijinks with two chipmunks who are using a cannon to store and crack their"
"his father was rector of St Wendreda's church. He was educated at Oakham School and King Edward's, Edgbaston and then read Theology at The Queen's College, Oxford. After graduating in 1908, Walker was associated with the Scouting movement, and was a personal secretary to Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the movement. He was one of the first two Scout inspectors, overseeing Wales and the South of England. He was present at Baden-Powell's first Scout camp in Humshaugh in 1908, and toured Canada with sixteen Scouts in 1910 to demonstrate Scouting. Walker was commissioned in the infantry in August 1914. He"
"the series, and in the spinoff film released in 1971. He appeared in 1974 in one episode of ""Man About the House"" (While The Cat's Away) as Mark. In 1983, he revived the role of Private Pike in the BBC Radio sitcom ""It Sticks Out Half a Mile"". The sitcom was a radio sequel to ""Dad's Army"", but ran for only one series. Lavender has continued to be associated with ""Dad's Army"", and still takes part in occasional fan conventions and cast reunions. He made a variety of appearances during 2008 in connection with the 40th anniversary of the series."
"scenes in the second half of the episode, as these were filmed weeks earlier than the studio scenes. In one of the videotaped sequences filmed after Beck's death*, the platoon is aboard Corporal Jones' van, when Captain Mainwaring tells Sergeant Wilson to ""take Private Walker's name"". Wilson writes the name 'Walker' in the condensation on the window. In the following episode, ""The Recruit"" (the series finale) Mainwaring reads a note written by Walker apologising for his absence, as he has gone ""up the Smoke"" (to London) to conduct one of his deals. This was the last time the character was"
"Captain Mainwaring Captain George Mainwaring () is a fictional character portrayed by Arthur Lowe in the BBC television sitcom ""Dad's Army"". He is the bank manager and Home Guard platoon commander, in the fictional seaside town of Walmington-on-Sea during the Second World War. He has become widely accepted and regarded as a classic British comic character owing to the popularity of both ""Dad's Army"" and Lowe's portrayal of him. Mainwaring was born in 1885 to Edmund Mainwaring and is a pompous, blustering figure with an overdeveloped sense of his importance, fuelled by his social status in Walmington-on-Sea as the bank"
"Footloose (G.I. Joe) Footloose is a fictional character from the """" toyline, comic books and cartoon series. He is the G.I. Joe team's infantry trooper, and debuted in 1985. His real name is Andrew D. Meyers, and his rank is that of corporal E-4. Footloose was born in Gary, Indiana. Footloose wears a jungle camouflage pattern in his uniform and is equipped with a PASGT helmet with additional camo over it. Footloose's primary military specialty is infantry, and his secondary military specialty is special services (basketball coach). He was his high school valedictorian, captain of the track team, and an"