Clive Dunn

Clive Dunn (1920–2012) was an English actor and comedian best known for playing Corporal Jones in the BBC sitcom Dad’s Army.

Corporal Jones: A veteran butcher in the Home Guard, played by Clive Dunn in Dad’s Army. Dunn’s portrayal made Jones the role most closely associated with his name.
Jimmy Perry: An English actor and television writer who co-created Dad’s Army with David Croft. Perry co-wrote the series in which Dunn played Corporal Jones.
York: A historic city in northern England and the birthplace of Clive Dunn. Dunn was born in York in 1920.
Dad’s Army (radio series): A BBC radio adaptation of the television sitcom Dad’s Army. Dunn reprised Corporal Jones for radio versions of the familiar ensemble.
Dad’s Army: A BBC sitcom about a British Home Guard platoon during the Second World War. Dunn became widely known through the series and its enduring ensemble comedy.
David Croft: An English television writer, producer, and director who co-created Dad’s Army. Croft helped shape the sitcom that became Dunn’s signature work.
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts: A London performing-arts school founded by actress Italia Conti. Dunn studied acting there before beginning his professional career.
Dad’s Army (1971 film): A feature-film adaptation of Dad’s Army, released in 1971. Dunn carried his television role as Jones into the cinema adaptation.
Grandad: A British sitcom starring Clive Dunn as a widowed grandfather who cares for his grandchildren. The role gave Dunn another popular television character after Dad’s Army.
Arthur Lowe: An English actor best known for playing Captain Mainwaring in Dad’s Army. Lowe’s pompous captain was Jones’s commanding officer and comic foil.

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