Dad's Army star Bill Pertwee dies aged 86 - BBC News BBC News Dad's Army star Bill Pertwee dies aged 86 27 May 2013 Image caption Pertwee also took part in BBC radio show Round the Horne Bill Pertwee, who played Warden Hodges in Dad's Army, has died, his agent has confirmed. The 86-year-old also starred as PC Wilson in You Rang M'Lord? He also appeared in three Carry On films. Agent Meg Poole said he died peacefully on Monday with his family around him. He is survived by his son Jonathan. His Dad's Army character was a greengrocer who became chief air raid warden when World War II broke out. His catchphrase was: "Put that light out!" He was a thorn in the side of Captain Mainwaring and Sgt Wilson (played by Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier respectively), who called him "a common little man". Pertwee, who was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, lived in a residential home in Wadebridge, Cornwall.

He was airlifted to The Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro on Sunday where he died at 03:30 BST on Monday surrounded by family. The actor first played the grumpy Dad's Army warden in 1968. The show went on to earn a Bafta for best comedy in 1971 and inspired a film - also starring Pertwee - in the same year. Pertwee was a founder member and the president of the Dad's Army Appreciation Society. His son Jonathan said: "He would give everything a go. He was very dedicated to the people around him and he was very dedicated to his charity work. Media captionActor Bill Pertwee has passed away at the age of 86. "But also he was very humble about the whole thing, he was the subject of This is Your Life in 1999, and he'd always think how lucky he was," he added. "He'd say 'marvellous, isn't it, to be in this business', because he said ' I'm not really a proper actor', but he was extraordinarily versatile." Mr Pertwee said his father had a continued affection for Dad's Army. "He loved it.

He loved the people in it, it was a big part of his life and he used to have a lot of fun with Clive (Dunn) and John Le Mesurier and Frank Williams and all of them. They just had a a great bond." His agent Ms Poole also paid tribute: "He was a really, really nice man. Very bright, very intelligent. "He came from a big theatrical family, a big showbusiness family, and like all of them it was his life and it was very important to him and he was a hugely professional, very clever man." His wife, actress Marion McLeod, died in 2005. They were married for 45 years. Frank Williams, who played the vicar in Dad's Army, told the BBC: "He always used to play himself down as an actor... I think he was a very good actor... Bill was a lovely man. "He was the life and soul of the party, great fun." Pertwee was made an MBE in 2006 for his services to charity - he supported children's hospices. Image caption You Rang M'Lord? was a sitcom set in 1927 about life above and below the stairs.

It ran from 1988 to 1993. In 1957, Pertwee wrote to BBC director and producer Richard Afton in search of his big TV break. In the letter , he mentions his cousin, the actor Jon Pertwee, who became one of the stars of the hit radio comedy The Navy Lark before taking on the title role in Doctor Who in 1970. Bill Pertwee had only been an entertainer for a couple of years when he wrote the letter, having served his apprenticeship in variety halls across the country. His break eventually came with the offer to join the hugely popular radio show Beyond Our Ken with Kenneth Horne and Kenneth Williams. This led to him appearing in the radio series Round The Horne, again starring Williams and created by Barry Took and Marty Feldman. He also appeared opposite Morecambe and Wise writer Eddie Braben - who died last week - in The Show with Ten Legs. Pertwee's other credits included Carry on Loving, Carry on Girls and Carry On at Your Convenience.

Dad's Army star Bill Pertwee who played warden Hodges dies in his sleep, age 86 | Daily Mail Online Dad's Army star Bill Pertwee who played warden Hodges dies in his sleep, age 86 The actor was known for his role as the air raid Warden Hodges The actor had been ill over Christmas and was living in Cornwall Pertwee's argumentative character on Dad's Army was well known for his frequent wartime cry of 'Put that light out!' comments Bill Pertee was known for his role as the air raid warden Hodges in the 1970s comedy Dad's Army As stroppy air raid warden Mr Hodges, he was the scourge of Captain Mainwaring and his bumbling Home Guard platoon. Seldom did an episode of Dad’s Army go by without the officious character in the white tin hat trying to sabotage their efforts or ordering all and sundry to: ‘Put that light out!’ Yesterday the light went out for ever on Bill Pertwee, the actor who played Hodges as a man on the edge of hysteria during his frequent clashes with the Walmington-on-Sea troop in the church hall they were forced to share as a base.

Pertwee, 86, appeared in 60 of the 80 episodes of the much-loved BBC comedy, which ran for nine series from 1968 to 1977 and is still being repeated now. His death means that the only surviving cast members are Ian Lavender, 67, who played ‘stupid boy’ Private Pike, and 81-year-old Frank Williams, who was the vicar the Rev Farthing. Pertwee had been ill over Christmas and was living in a residential home in Wadebridge, Cornwall. He was airlifted to hospital and died in the early hours of yesterday with his family at his bedside. Marion McLeod, his wife of 45 years, died on the same date in 2005. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Pertwee became involved in showbusiness in 1954 by helping his cousin Jon Pertwee, who later starred in Doctor Who, when he was on tour performing a seaside variety show.

Scroll down for video A scene from Dad's Army featuring Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe) and Bill Pertwee who attempt a salute A talented mimic as well as an actor, he appeared in three Carry On films, had a long career in theatre and TV, and was in more than 1,000 radio broadcasts for BBC comedy shows including Beyond Our Ken and Round The Horne. But it was the role of Bert Hodges, the greengrocer with dirty fingernails who seemed to have let the power of being an air raid warden go to his head, for which he is best remembered. He was president of the Dad’s Army Appreciation Society and yesterday his son Jonathan told how his father had a continued affection for the sitcom and his co-stars including Arthur Lowe as Mainwaring, John Le Mesurier as Sergeant Wilson and Clive Dunn as Lance Corporal Jones. ‘He loved it. He loved the people in it, it was a big part of his life and he used to have a lot of fun with Clive Dunn and John Le Mesurier and Frank Williams and all of them. They just had a great bod,’ he said.

Paying tribute to his father, he added: ‘He would give everything a go. He was very dedicated to the people around him and he was very dedicated to his charity work. 'But also he was very humble about the whole thing. He’d say, “Marvellous, isn’t it, to be in this business”, because he said, “I’m not really a proper actor”, but he was extraordinarily versatile.’ In 2007 he received an MBE for his charitable services in supporting children’s hospices. Arthur Lowe died in 1982 aged 66, and John Le Mesurier the following year aged 71. Clive Dunn died at the age of 92 last year.

Actors in the Dad's Army television series including Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, John Laurie and Clive Dunn Bill Pertwee after receiving his MBE at Buckingham Palace in 2007 for his charity work and right also Actor Bill Pertwee with Arthur the famous Spillers cat and Jake the dog at the Imperial War Museum Bill Pertwee: Actor best known for his role as the curmudgeonly Warden Hodges in Dad's Army | The Independent Bill Pertwee: Actor best known for his role as the curmudgeonly Warden Hodges in Dad's Army Monday 27 May 2013 23:00 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Dad's Army star Bill Pertwee died peacefully today with his family around him, his agent said Getty Images The actor Bill Pertwee played more than a satellite character in Dad's Army, the perennially popular BBC sitcom about a hapless Second World War Home Guard platoon on England's south coast. As ARP Warden Hodges, he was the antagonist who mocked and ridiculed the bumbling unit in the fictional town of Walmington-on-Sea.

He also challenged the authority of its commanding officer, Captain Mainwaring (played by Arthur Lowe), the pompous, grammar school-educated bank manager who appointed himself to the role over his second-in-command, the laconic, public school-educated Sergeant Wilson (John Le Mesurier). "Put that light out!" Pertwee would shout as he burst into the church hall where Mainwaring – whom he called "Napoleon" – was drilling his platoon. It was one of a number of catchphrases for which the sitcom's characters became famous. A greengrocer by trade, the chief air-raid warden could be as pompous as his adversary, but was more coarse – and, when confronted with real danger, showed a cowardly streak by handing back authority to Mainwaring. The ensemble comedy began in 1968, ran until 1977 with audiences of up to 20 million, and is still repeated today. There was even a 1971 feature film, a radio adaptation (1974-76) and a stage show (Shaftesbury Theatre and national tour, 1975-76), all including Pertwee.

The irony of his being cast as the grumpy warden was that David Croft – who created the sitcom with Jimmy Perry – wanted him on set, knowing that his background in stand-up comedy would always bring humour to it. "I had worked for David the previous year," recalled Pertwee. "It was just a small part in an episode of Hugh and I, with Terry Scott and Hugh Lloyd. I only had a couple of lines, but I had to shout at Terry Scott and push him about a bit in a cinema queue. That must have stuck in David's mind." Pertwee was born in Buckinghamshire, nephew of the actor-writer Roland Pertwee and cousin of the actor Jon Pertwee (who was considered for the role of Mainwaring in Dad's Army) and the playwright Michael Pertwee. He moved from place to place as a child because his sales rep father took different jobs around the country. When he was 12, his father died and his Brazilian mother was left to bring up Pertwee and his two older brothers alone. The eldest, James, was killed in an RAF bombing mission over Germany in 1941.

After leaving Southend College, Pertwee landed work as a factory machinist with the Southend Motor and Aero Club, whose wartime role was to make parts for Spitfire cannon. A postwar job with the City stockbrokers Oxley Knox was short-lived after he answered a telephone call with the voice of the broadcaster Raymond Glendenning. It was a talent that would later serve him well – but, at the time, it earned him the sack. He then worked in the sports department of a London store, Burberry, before spending five years as a window cleaner. However, his ambition was to enter show business and, in 1954, he offered comedy material to Beryl Reid as she was about to open in a London revue. He was invited to join the company and soon gave up his window-cleaning job. Later, he performed at London's famous Windmill Theatre – between the strip acts – and in variety with his wife-to-be, Marion Macleod (real name Marion Rose). Pertwee's break came in the heyday of radio comedy, when, in 1959, he was invited to join the cast for the second series of Beyond Our Ken, starring Kenneth Horne.

He played many characters in the sketch-based programme until it ended in 1964, when the writer, Eric Merriman, fell out with the BBC. A year later, with scripts by Barry Took and Marty Feldman, it was relaunched as Round the Horne and Pertwee was in the first three series (1965-67). One of his most memorable characters was Seamus Android, a parody of the This Is Your Life presenter Eamonn Andrews. He had already played the ARP warden in Dad's Army when he appeared as the village policeman in the sitcom Two in Clover (1969-70), starring Sid James and Victor Spinetti as insurance company invoice clerks leaving their jobs to take over a working farm. Many one-off roles followed in series such as Bless This House (1971), Love Thy Neighbour (1972), Man About the House (1974), It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1981) and Hi-de-Hi! (1986). When Jimmy Perry and David Croft launched the upstairs-downstairs period sitcom You Rang, M'Lord?

(pilot 1988, series 1990-93), Pertwee was cast as PC Wilson. He also appeared in two Carry On films: as a barman in ...Loving (1970) and as a fire brigade chief who debags the mayor in ...Girls (1973). On stage, Pertwee acted in West End productions of There Goes the Bride (Piccadilly Theatre, 1974), Worzel Gummidge (Cambridge Theatre, 1981-82), Run for Your Wife (Shaftesbury Theatre, 1983) and See How They Run (Shaftesbury Theatre, 1984-85). Pertwee was a founder member of the Dad's Army Appreciation Society, of which he was president, and wrote the book Dad's Army: The Making of a Television Legend (1989).

He was also author of Pertwee's Promenades and Pierrots: One Hundred Years of Seaside Entertainment (1979), By Royal Command (1981), The Station Now Standing: Britain's Colourful Railway Stations (1991), Stars in Battledress: A Light-hearted Look at Service Entertainment in the Second World War (1992), A Funny Way to Make a Living (his autobiography, 1996) and Beside the Seaside: A Celebration of 100 Years of Seaside Entertainment (1999). Pertwee's wife died in 2005. Their son, Jonathan James, followed the couple into acting as James Pertwee. William Desmond Pertwee, actor and writer: born Amersham, Buckinghamshire 21 July 1926; MBE 2007; married 1960 Marion Rose (died 2005; one son); died Cornwall 27 May 2013.

Bill Pertwee dead aged 86: Light goes out as Dad's Army's Warden Hodges dies - Mirror Online TV Bill Pertwee dead aged 86: Light goes out as Dad's Army's Warden Hodges dies The actor, who played the stroppy air raid warden in the classic TV comedy, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family Share Dad's Army star: Bill Pertwee (Photo: Getty) Share Get celebs updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Actor Bill Pertwee , known to millions as Warden Hodges in Dad’s Army, has died aged 86. The star, who played the warden in 60 episodes of Dad’s Army between 1968 and 1977, died at 3.30am today. Bill’s Dad’s Army character was a greengrocer who became chief air raid warden when World War II broke out.

His catchphrase was: “Put that light out!” The warden was a thorn in the side of Captain Mainwaring and Sgt Wilson (played by Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier respectively), who called him “a common little man”. Agent Meg Poole said he died peacefully today with his family around him. He is survived by his son Jonathan. Ms Poole said: “He was a really, really nice man. Very bright, very intelligent. “He came from a big theatrical family, a big show business family, and like all of them it was his life and it was very important to him and he was a hugely professional, very clever man.” The actor, who had spent time in a nursing home, had been ill over Christmas but was living at home in Cornwall. He was airlifted to The Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro yesterday where he remained until his death today. Pertwee’s son Jonathan said: “He would give everything a go. He was very dedicated to the people around him and he was very dedicated to his charity work. “But also he was very humble about the whole thing, he was the subject of This is Your Life in 1999, and he’d always think how lucky he was.

“He’d say ‘marvellous, isn’t it, to be in this business’, because he said 'I’m not really a proper actor', but he was extraordinarily versatile.” He said Dad’s Army was very important to his father. He said: “He loved it. He loved the people in it, it was a big part of his life and he used to have a lot of fun with Clive and John Le Mesurier and Frank Williams and all of them. They just had a a great bond.” Pertwee’s death comes just months after that of Clive Dunn who played Lance Corporal Jones in the hit show. He died aged 92 last November. The news of his death was met by thousands of messages from fans on twitter. Former Doctor Who star Colin Baker said: “Just heard about Bill Pertwee - lovely man - did a play with him - he was a true gent. V sad.” The only two surviving members of the show are Ian Lavender, 66, who played Private Pike and 81 year old Frank Williams who was Rev Farthing. Pertwee's agent Ms Poole added: “Anybody who was in Dad’s Army was very well known.

“If you’re in Dad’s Army, which has never been off the television in one way or another, they’ve been repeated endlessly by the BBC, they’re repeated endlessly on digital channels and people watch it and it’s still getting incredibly good ratings.” In 1989 Pertwee also wrote a book book about the making of the series called “Dad’s Army: The Making of a Television Legend”, which was republished in 2009 for the show’s 40th anniversary celebrations. He also wrote an autobiography, ‘A Funny Way to Make a Living’, and “Promenades and Pierrots: One Hundred Years of Seaside Entertainment”. Pertwee received an MBE for his charitable services in June 2007 and said at the time it was a surprise and “a great honour”. As well as starring in Dad’s Army, Pertwee also starred as PC Wilson in You Rang M’Lud? And appeared in three Carry On films.

He got his big break in radio after writing to the BBC director and producer Roger Afton in 1957 and Pertwee then went on to perform in operas, pantomimes, and the 2010 World Cup song. Pertwee and Roy Hudd starred in their first pantomime together in the 1950s and over the years Pertwee worked with Spike Milligan, Kenneth Williams, George Burns and Sammy Davis Junior. Jonathan Pertwee, said: “He just had a great love for people around him but he was very very down to earth. He wasn’t at all starry but he loved the business and the people in it.” Pertwee was also a skilled impressionist and was in more than 1,000 radio broadcasts for BBC comedy programmes Round the Horne and Beyond our Ken. The actor, who was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, received the Comic Heritage Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004 and was on This is your Life in 1999. Dad's Army cast: Who is still alive? Bill Pertwee was one of the last of the actors who starred in Dad’s Army.

The show revolved around joke figure Captain Mainwaring, dubbed “Napoleon” by Pertwee’s Hodges who hated the pompous bank manager. Arthur Lowe, starred in TV comedies such as Bless Me Father and died in 1982 at 66. John Le Mesurier was Sergeant Wilson, the Captain’s posh No2, catchphrase: “Do you think that’s wise, sir.” He was Sir Gawain in Walt Disney’s Unidentified Flying Oddball and died in 1983 aged 71. Clive Dunn OBE, Lance corporal Jones, catchprase, “Don’t Panic” played Charlie Quick in children’s 80s show Grandad. He died in 2012 aged 92. John Laurie, Private Frazer, catchphrase: “We’re all doomed” appeared in Peter Sellers’ film Prisoner of Zenda in 1979. He died in 1980 aged 83. James Beck, Private Walker, died in 1973 aged 44. Arnold Ridley, Private Godfrey, died in 1984 aged 88.

Janet Davies, Mrs Pike died in 1986 aged 59. Edward Sinclair, verger Maurice Yeatman, died in 1977 aged 63. Ian Lavender, Private Pike, 66, has starred in Eastenders and is the last of surviving cast with Frank Williams, 81, who played the Reverend Timothy Farthing. Like us on Facebook Bill Pertwee - Telegraph TV & Radio Obituaries Bill Pertwee Bill Pertwee, who has died aged 86, made his name as the irascible ARP Warden Hodges in the 1970s BBC sitcom Dad’s Army; he also successfully featured in Round The Horne. Bill Pertwee, who played ARP Warden Hodges in Dad's Army, has died at the age of 86 6:42PM BST 27 May 2013 As chief tormentor of the local Home Guard commander, Capt Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe), Warden Hodges proved far more of an irritant than the armed hordes of Nazi Germany which (almost) invariably left the citizens of Walmington-on-Sea in peace.

Dressed in the brief authority of wartime office, Hodges pulled rank at every opportunity to act as a one-man counterweight to the military might represented by Capt Mainwaring’s platoon. With the perfect put-down — Hodges riled Mainwaring by twitting him as “Napoleon” — Pertwee played the town’s tinpot dictator with total aplomb. The show’s creators, David Croft and Jimmy Perry, were apt to use the same coterie of actors in all their television series, and so Pertwee followed his long-running part in Dad's Army with a regular part of the policeman, PC Wilson, in You Rang M’Lord?, which ran for 26 episodes between 1988 and 1992. Yet it was as Warden Hodges that Pertwee found his place in the public imagination. For away from the Home Guard parades and manoeuvres, the character was a humble high street greengrocer, as in thrall to (and in fact in awe of) the pompous bank manager – Mainwaring – as Cpl Jones (the butcher) and even Pte Fraser (the undertaker).

And it was upon such satirical appreciation of the essentially English nuances of class that the huge success of Dad’s Army was built. Related Articles Bill Pertwee's classic comedy 27 May 2013 William Desmond Anthony Pertwee was born on July 21 1926 at Amersham, Buckinghamshire, the youngest of three brothers. His father, who was of Huguenot descent (the family name originally having been Pertuis), had not followed his own father into farming, but made his living as an engineer working for a firm selling tarmacadam to councils. His mother had herself been born in Brazil. In the early 1930s the family moved to Glasbury-on-Wye in Radnorshire, and then, as their fortunes faltered, to Colnbrook, near Windsor, Newbury, and finally Erith in Kent. There, Bill’s eldest brother joined the Atlas Preservative Company as export manager, the managing director being a 20-year-old Denis Thatcher, whose father owned the firm. Bill was educated at a local convent and, following his father’s death, moved with his mother and brothers to Blackheath, south London.

Evacuated at the outbreak of the Second World War to Sussex, he attended a local private school run by an eccentric called Felix Eames. Another move, to Wilmington in Kent, landed him at Dartford Technical College, and in 1941 his eldest brother, who had joined the RAF, was killed when his aircraft crashed in Yorkshire while returning from a bombing mission over Germany. After the family’s final move, to Westcliff-on-Sea, Bill found a place at Southend College and took a job at the Southend Motor and Aero Club, which before the war had repaired funfair rides and dodgem cars, but was then making parts for Spitfire cannons. When the war ended, Pertwee was offered a job with Oxley Knox, a firm of City stockbrokers, but was sacked when he answered the office telephone with a facetious impression of the broadcaster Raymond Glendinning, only to find Mr Knox of Oxley Knox on the other end. An advertisement in The Daily Telegraph for salesmen vacancies at Burberry’s new sports department led to another job, but a family friend soon offered him a better one in his window and office cleaning business.

Throughout the late 1940s and early 1950s Pertwee developed his interest in showbusiness, becoming a regular at opening nights in the West End. In 1954 he became an assistant to his second cousin, the actor Jon Pertwee, and the following year he turned professional, joining a variety bill at Gorleston near Great Yarmouth on £6 a week. As a performer his first big radio break came in the early 1960s as a regular in the comedy series Beyond Our Ken, starring Kenneth Horne, followed by Round The Horne. The latter achieved cult status, but after eight years Pertwee was abruptly dropped. He wrote to various television producers asking for work, and was used as a warm-up man on such shows as Hancock and Up Pompeii, before in 1968 David Croft offered him a few episodes as the Warden in Dad’s Army. The booking eventually lasted for nine years. As well as the stage version of Dad’s Army (Shaftesbury, 1975) Pertwee also starred in the Ray Cooney farce There Goes The Bride, his first West End role, at the Piccadilly Theatre.

In 1975 he was part of the Dad’s Army ensemble that took part in the Royal Variety Performance. In the 1980s he appeared in the Ray Cooney farces See How They Run and Run For Your Wife, which successfully toured in Canada. Pertwee was the author of several books, the first of which, Promenades and Pierrots (1979) traced the history of seaside entertainment in Britain. A follow-up, By Royal Command (1981), looked at the links between the Royal family and showbusiness. His autobiography, A Funny Way To Make A Living, appeared in 1996. Bill Pertwee married, in 1960, Marion Rose. She predeceased him, and he is survived by their son, Jon, who is also an actor. Bill Pertwee, born July 21 1926, died May 27 2013 Bill Pertwee - IMDb IMDb Actor | Writer Bill Pertwee was born on July 21, 1926 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England as William Desmond Anthony Pertwee.

He was an actor and writer, known for Dad's Army (1968), You Rang, M'Lord? (1988) and Dad's Army (1971). He was married to Marion Pertwee . He died on May 27, 2013 in Truro, Cornwall, England. See full bio » Born: a list of 30 people created 02 Jun 2013 a list of 104 people created 29 Oct 2013 a list of 581 people created 20 Jan 2014 a list of 105 people created 16 Feb 2014 a list of 400 people created 11 months ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Bill Pertwee's work have you seen?

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See more » Publicity Listings: 1 Portrayal | 2 Articles | See more » Alternate Names: Did You Know? Personal Quote: [on his cousin Jon Pertwee ] He was an actor's actor. He was brilliant on radio - a great voices man. He was also marvellous on stage and television. See more » Trivia: His hobbies were cricket and writing. He wrote books about seaside entertainment, the history of Royal Command performances, military entertainers, and the making of Dad's Army (1968). See more » Star Sign: Dad's Army: Amazon.co.uk: Bill Pertwee: 9781844861057: Books By Mr. A. Whiteside on 5 Jan. 2011 Format: Hardcover This is an absolute must have for any fan of the classic sit-com 'Dad's Army'. Written by Bill Pertwee who played Warden Hodges, the book features many stories concerning the stars of this much loved show. It gives an inside look from someone who was actually there and it is an excellent book.

There are listings of every episode from TV to radio, sections on the movie and stage show and also a round up of the character's featured, including minor ones. There is very little left out and this really is a book that is very difficult to put down once you start browsing through it. There are loads of colour and black and white photos, many of them I had never seen before. I know that there are quite a few books out there about this programme but the fact that this is compiled by a cast member makes this unique and very hard to beat. Highly recommended. Bill Pertwee Dead: Dad's Army Actor Who Played Warden Hodges Passes Away | The Huffington Post Bill Pertwee Dead: Dad's Army Actor Who Played Warden Hodges Passes Away 27/05/2013 13:09 | Updated 27 May 2013 160 Huffington Post UK Bill Pertwee, who played Warden Hodges in Dad’s Army, has died, his agent has said. Agent Meg Poole, of Richard Stone Partnership, said: "He was a really, really nice man. Very bright, very intelligent.

Pertwee was described as a 'bright and intelligent man' She added: "He came from a big theatrical family, a big show business family, and like all of them it was his life and it was very important to him and he was a hugely professional, very clever man." Pertwee's wife died several years ago and he is survived by his son, Jonathan, she said. One of Pertwee's more memorable quotes was made whilst he talking to Captain Mainwaring: "I hope you stay up there to let me enjoy this war in peace. Because I do enjoy this war. I've never enjoyed anything as much in all my life... And you! You always spoil it." Bill Pertwee Dies Aged 86 Bill Pertwee Dies Aged 86 1 Old pals' last salute for Dad's Army star Pertwee: 'Stupid boy' Pike actor Ian Lavender among mourners at funeral | Daily Mail Online RIP ARP Warden Hodges: Old pals' last salute for Dad's Army star Pertwee.

'Stupid boy' Pike actor Ian Lavender among mourners at funeral Bill Pertwee starred as air raid warden Hodges with the famous wartime cry, 'Put that light out!' Appeared in 60 out of the 80 episodes of the much-loved comedy series Funeral in Brighton attended by his two surviving former co-stars Famous white tin helmet worn when in character was perched on his coffin Died peacefully in his sleep at age of 86 Bill Pertwee, star of Dad's Army, dies aged 86 | UK news | The Guardian UK news Bill Pertwee, star of Dad's Army, dies aged 86 Actor who played air raid warden Hodges in 1970s sitcom died peacefully with his family around him, his agent said Bill Pertwee played air raid warden Hodges in 1970s TV sitcom Dad's Army.

Photograph: Dave Hogan/Getty Images UK news Bill Pertwee, star of Dad's Army, dies aged 86 Actor who played air raid warden Hodges in 1970s sitcom died peacefully with his family around him, his agent said Press Association Monday 27 May 2013 09.56 EDT First published on Monday 27 May 2013 09.56 EDT This article is 3 years old Dad's Army star Bill Pertwee died on Monday at the age of 86. The actor, who was best known for his role as the air raid warden Hodges in the classic 1970s comedy, died peacefully in his sleep, according to his agent Meg Poole. The actor had been ill over Christmas and was at a home in Cornwall at the time of his death. Pertwee's argumentative character was well known for his frequent wartime cry of "Put that light out!" Poole said: "Anybody who was in Dad's Army was very well known.

If you're in Dad's Army, which has never been off the television in one way or another, they've been repeated endlessly by the BBC, they're repeated endlessly on digital channels and people watch it and it's still getting incredibly good ratings." In 1989 Pertwee wrote a book about the making of the series called Dad's Army: The Making of a Television Legend, which was republished in 2009 for the show's 40th anniversary celebrations. He also wrote an autobiography, A Funny Way to Make a Living, and Promenades and Pierrots: One Hundred Years of Seaside Entertainment. Pertwee received an MBE for charitable services in 2007. Several other Dad's Army stars have died recently, including Clive Dunn last November and Philip Madoc last March. As well as starring in Dad's Army, Pertwee appeared in three Carry On films, Carry on Loving (1970), Carry on at Your Convenience (1971) and Carry On Girls (1973). Pertwee's son Jonathan said: "He would give everything a go.

He was very dedicated to the people around him and he was very dedicated to his charity work. "But also he was very humble about the whole thing … He'd say 'marvellous, isn't it, to be in this business', because he said 'I'm not really a proper actor', but he was extraordinarily versatile." Jonathan said Dad's Army was very important to his father. He loved it. He loved the people in it, it was a big part of his life and he used to have a lot of fun with Clive and John Le Mesurier and Frank Williams and all of them. They just had a great bond."

Question: Bill Pertwee played which character in Dads Army?
Answer: Warden Hodges