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| Dad's Army star Bill Pertwee dies aged 86 | |
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| Bill Pertwee, who played Warden Hodges in Dad's Army, has died, his agent has confirmed. | 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'Lud? He also appeared in two 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. | |
| Ms Poole of said: "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." |