caption death_date death_place birth_place name birth_date yearsactive image article_title birth_name
as ? '' mr. mash in '' are you being served 7 august 1994 kent , england , uk london , england larry martyn 22 march 1934 1951-1993 larry martyn aybs.jpg larry martyn
 lawrence martyn
larry martyn

lawrence `` larry '' martyn -lrb- 22 march 1934 - 7 august 1994 -rrb- was an english actor known for his comedy performances .
martyn was born in london and was a former member of the parachute regiment .
he was famous as mr. mash in the bbc comedy series `` are you being served ? ''
, appearing in the first three series before being replaced by arthur english .
he was unable to continue in this role because he was committed to the television series `` spring and autumn '' with jimmy jewel .
other tv appearances included `` dad 's army '' , `` on the buses '' , `` look - mike yarwood ! ''
, `` rising damp '' , `` the detectives '' and `` grange hill '' .
he also played alongside frankie howerd in two of his bbc shows , `` up pompeii ! ''
and `` whoops baghdad '' .
