English writer, scriptwriter, producer, author and actor (1923–2016)
Jimmy Perry
OBE
Perry in May 2011
Born
James Perry (1923-09-20)20 September 1923 Barnes, Surrey, England
Died
23 October 2016(2016-10-23) (aged 93) London, England
Occupation
Scriptwriter, actor
Period
1960–1993
Genre
Television
Notable works
Dad's Army (1968–1977)
The Gnomes of Dulwich (1969)
It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1981)
Room Service (1979)
Hi-de-Hi! (1980–1988)
You Rang M'Lord? (1988–1993)
High Street Blues (1989)
Spouse
Gillian Margaret Holland
(m. 1953, separated)
Partner
Mary Husband (1999–2016)
Children
1
Relatives
Jane Perry (third cousin)
Diane Holland (sister-in-law)
James PerryOBE (20 September 1923 – 23 October 2016) was an English scriptwriter and actor. He devised and co-wrote the BBC sitcoms Dad's Army (1968–1977), It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1981), Hi-De-Hi (1980–1988) and You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993), all with David Croft. Perry co-wrote the theme tune of Dad's Army, "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr. Hitler?" along with Derek Taverner, for which Perry received an Ivor Novello Award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors in 1971.[1][2]
^"The Ivors 1971" Archived 1 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine, TheIvors.com; retrieved 2 January 2018.
^"Dad's Army creator Jimmy Perry dies". BBC Online. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
the Grave. Perry's autobiography, A Stupid Boy, was published in 2002. Actress Jane Perry was JimmyPerry's third cousin. In 1953, Perry married actress...
role of Private Walker in Dad's Army, originally written by JimmyPerry for himself. Perry approved of the casting of Beck: "He had the right mix of cheekiness...
2016). "JimmyPerry obituary". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 9 January 2022. Hayward, Anthony (24 October 2016). "JimmyPerry obituary:...
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Yul Brynner. It Ain't Half Hot Mum is a BBC comedy series written by JimmyPerry and David Croft, the writers of Dad's Army. Set in World War II British...
was one of the seven primary characters in Dad's Army. Scriptwriter JimmyPerry originally intended to play the part of Private Walker himself, but was...
other acting work. In 1968 he took on his role in Dad's Army, written by JimmyPerry and David Croft. The profile he gained from the role led to further character...
Half Hot Mum and Lord Meldrum in You Rang, M'Lord?, both written by JimmyPerry and David Croft. He also had other roles in British film and television...
Bhatti". IMDb. Retrieved 24 January 2019. Morgan-Russell, Simon. (2004). JimmyPerry and David Croft. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 72. ISBN 0-7190-6555-0...
being Perry's primary source of income after being out of work for many years. On June 1, 2007, Caravello filed a lawsuit alleging that Jimmy Kimmel...
being "a comic masterpiece of the British cinema", while the writer JimmyPerry cited the film as an influence on key character development for Dad's...
introduced by their mutual friend, JimmyPerry. When it was decided that there would be a Dad's Army radio series, Perry and Croft were too busy writing...
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