Dad's Army (1971) featured a cast of 55 tracked actors. Of these, 5 (12%) are still alive today and 36 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is George Roubicek, age 91. This film starred Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier.
12% still with us· verified cast9% of full cast · incl. 14 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 12% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 76.7 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast55 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1971 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Arthur Lowe Captain George Mainwaring | Captain George Mainwaring | Deceased | 22/09/1915 | 66 | 15/04/1982 | 56 |
 John Le Mesurier Sergeant Arthur Wilson | Sergeant Arthur Wilson | Deceased | 05/04/1912 | 71 | 15/11/1983 | 59 |
 Clive Dunn Lance Corporal Jack Jones | Lance Corporal Jack Jones | Deceased | 09/01/1920 | 92 | 06/11/2012 | 51 |
 John Laurie Private James Frazer | Private James Frazer | Deceased | 24/03/1897 | 83 | 23/06/1980 | 74 |
 James Beck Private Joe Walker | Private Joe Walker | Deceased | 21/02/1929 | 44 | 06/08/1973 | 42 |
 Arnold Ridley Private Charles Godfrey | Private Charles Godfrey | Deceased | 07/01/1896 | 88 | 12/03/1984 | 75 |
 Ian Lavender Private Frank Pike | Private Frank Pike | Deceased | 16/02/1946 | 77 | 02/02/2024 | 25 |
 Liz Fraser Mrs. Mavis Pike | Mrs. Mavis Pike | Deceased | 14/08/1930 | 88 | 06/09/2018 | 41 |
 Bernard Archard Major General Fullard | Major General Fullard | Deceased | 20/08/1922 | 85 | 01/05/2008 | 49 |
 Derek Newark Sergeant Major Dawkins | Sergeant Major Dawkins | Deceased | 08/06/1933 | 65 | 11/08/1998 | 38 |
 Bill Pertwee A.R.P. Warden Hodges | A.R.P. Warden Hodges | Deceased | 21/07/1926 | 86 | 27/05/2013 | 45 |
 Frank Williams Reverend Timothy Farthing | Reverend Timothy Farthing | Deceased | 02/07/1931 | 90 | 26/06/2022 | 40 |
 Edward Sinclair Verger Henry Yeatman | Verger Henry Yeatman | Deceased | — | — | 29/08/1977 | — |
Anthony Sagar Police Sergeant | Police Sergeant | Deceased | 19/06/1920 | 52 | 24/01/1973 | 51 |
 Pat Coombs Mrs. Hall | Mrs. Hall | Deceased | 26/08/1926 | 75 | 25/05/2002 | 45 |
 Roger Maxwell General Wilkinson | General Wilkinson | Deceased | 01/01/1900 | 71 | 24/11/1971 | 71 |
 Paul Dawkins Nazi General | Nazi General | Deceased | 05/12/1918 | 60 | 26/06/1979 | 53 |
 Sam Kydd Nazi Orderly | Nazi Orderly | Deceased | 15/02/1917 | 65 | 26/03/1982 | 54 |
 Michael Knowles Staff Captain | Staff Captain | Living | 26/04/1937 | 89 | — | 34 |
 Fred Griffiths Bert King | Bert King | Deceased | 08/03/1912 | 82 | 27/08/1994 | 59 |
John Baskcomb Mayor | Mayor | Deceased | 07/02/1916 | 84 | 29/03/2000 | 55 |
 George Roubicek German Radio Operator | German Radio Operator | Living | 25/05/1935 | 91 | — | 36 |
Scott Fredericks Nazi Photographer | Nazi Photographer | Deceased | 15/03/1943 | 74 | 06/11/2017 | 28 |
 Ingo Mogendorf Nazi Pilot | Nazi Pilot | Living | 01/01/1940 | 86 | — | 31 |
Franz Van Norde Franz | Franz | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
John Henderson Elliott | Elliott | Living | 01/01/1949 | 77 | — | 22 |
Harriet Rhys Miss Janet King | Miss Janet King | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Dervis Ward A.A. Man | A.A. Man | Deceased | 05/12/1923 | 72 | 27/03/1996 | 48 |
 Robert Raglan Inspector Hardcastle | Inspector Hardcastle | Deceased | 07/04/1909 | 76 | 18/07/1985 | 62 |
 John D. Collins Lieutenant Short | Lieutenant Short | Living | 02/12/1942 | 83 | — | 29 |
Alan Haines Captain Crisp | Captain Crisp | Deceased | 06/06/1924 | 86 | 17/04/2011 | 47 |
Desmond Cullum-Jones Private Desmond | Private Desmond | Deceased | 01/12/1924 | 77 | 06/06/2002 | 47 |
Colin Bean Private Sponge | Private Sponge | Deceased | 15/04/1926 | 83 | 20/06/2009 | 45 |
Frank Godfrey Private | Private | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Freddie Wiles Private | Private | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Freddie White Private | Private | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Leslie Noyes Private Lesley | Private Lesley | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
David Fennell Private | Private | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Hugh Hastings Private Hastings | Private Hastings | Deceased | 01/01/1917 | 87 | 26/11/2004 | 54 |
George Hancock Private Hancock | Private Hancock | Deceased | 05/11/1906 | 85 | 28/12/1991 | 65 |
Bernard Severn Private | Private | Deceased | 06/03/1922 | 74 | 19/05/1996 | 49 |
Alvar Liddell Self (voice) | Self (voice) | Deceased | 11/09/1908 | 72 | 07/01/1981 | 63 |
Donald Campbell Townsman (uncredited) | Townsman (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Harold Coyne Townsman (uncredited) | Townsman (uncredited) | Deceased | 01/01/1923 | 90 | 24/03/2013 | 48 |
George Curtis Townsman (uncredited) | Townsman (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Anthony Eden Self (archive sound) (uncredited) | Self (archive sound) (uncredited) | Deceased | — | — | 14/01/1977 | — |
 George Hilsdon Townsman (uncredited) | Townsman (uncredited) | Deceased | 25/04/1907 | 75 | 28/05/1982 | 64 |
Jason James Hostage (uncredited) | Hostage (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Pat Judge Townsman (uncredited) | Townsman (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Maureen Nelson German Corporal (uncredited) | German Corporal (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Fred Peck Townsman (uncredited) | Townsman (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Guy Standeven Army Officer (uncredited) | Army Officer (uncredited) | Deceased | 28/08/1928 | 70 | 01/10/1998 | 43 |
Reg Thomason Townsman (uncredited) | Townsman (uncredited) | Deceased | 29/11/1918 | 84 | 30/08/2003 | 53 |
Reg Turner German Naval Officer (uncredited) | German Naval Officer (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Fred Wood Townsman (uncredited) | Townsman (uncredited) | Deceased | 26/10/1922 | 80 | 01/01/2003 | 49 |