John Le Mesurier
| Born | April 5, 1912 |
| Hometown | Bedford, England |
| Height | 5'10" (1.78m) |
| Spouse | Hattie Jacques, June Melville |
| Children | Robin Le Mesurier, Kim Le Mesurier |
| Parents | Amy Michelle Le Mesurier, Charles Elton Halliley |
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Former BBC boss hails Dad's Army as 'best ever use of licence fee money'
- Classic sitcom 'Dad's Army' is the "best-ever use of licence fee money in the history of the BBC", according to the broadcaster's former head of comedy.
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Ian Lavender, the last surviving main cast member of Dad’s Army, has died at the age of 77.
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Ian Lavender, actor who played the naive Private Pike in Dad’s Army – obituary
Ian Lavender, the actor who has died aged 77, was celebrated for his portrayal of the endearingly naive Private Pike in the hugely successful television comedy series Dad’s Army (BBC, 1968-1977), and was the last surviving member of the main cast.
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Ian Lavender was plucked from obscurity to star in Dad’s Army
The actor who played the hapless Private Pike has died at the age of 77.
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Last surviving cast member of Dad's Army dies aged 77
Former 'Dad's Army' star Ian Lavender has died at the age of 77.
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Dad's Army actor Ian Lavender who played Private Pike dies
Ian Lavender, the last surviving member of Dad's Army, has died. Lavender, who played Private Frank Pike in the TV series, was 77 years old. Lavender also starred in Yes Minister and EastEnders and appeared on stage in a production of Shakespeare's The Merchant Of Venice.
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'It's a pleasure to bring them to life': how cartoonists saved Dad's Army
In the infant era of television, not everything was preserved. The greatest loss to posterity is, by common consent, about half of Not Only…But Also, starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, as well as almost 100 episodes of Doctor Who. It’s less well known that five episodes of Dad’s Army sank seemingly without trace.
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TV tonight: the remarkable, gruelling story of a gravedigger in Ukraine
The Grave follows the work of Vitaly Borovyi, who buried almost 450 bodies in a mass grave in Izium. Plus: The Long Shadow reaches its conclusion. Here’s what to watch this evening
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Julian Sands obituary
Actor whose blond hair and fine-boned looks saw him cast equally as dandy, devil or – in Room With a View – heart-throb
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Freddie Ross Hancock, publicist with a string of star clients who was forever linked to her doomed ex-husband Tony Hancock – obituary
Freddie Ross Hancock, who has died in New York aged 92, was an ambitious young publicist when she became the mistress and later the second wife of Tony Hancock, then struggling to rescue his reputation as one of Britain’s most popular comedians.
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Frank Williams, actor best remembered as the vicar Timothy Farthing in Dad’s Army – obituary
Frank Williams, who has died a few days short of his 91st birthday, was a theatre and television actor who applied his talent to such diverse roles as Satan, Queen Boadicea and, in a cinema advertisement for Guinness, a man who, having consumed the Irish beverage, acquires the ability to walk through walls; but he was most widely recognised for playing the Reverend Timothy Farthing in Dad’s Army.
