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?Work (1970)Actor • 1970
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?Work (1970)Actor • 1970
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?Work (1966)Actor • 1966
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?Work (1966)Actor • 1966
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?Work (1959)Actor • 1959
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William Desmond Anthony Pertwee (21 July 1926 – 27 May 2013) was an English actor and comedian. He played Chief Harp Warden Hodges in Dad's Army and P.C. From Amersham.
Biography & Career
Wilson in You Rang, M'Lord?. Pertwee was whose journey began on in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, on 21 July 1926. He was the youngest of three boys of a Brazilian mother and an English father, James Francis Carter Pertwee, who traveled the country as a salesman until he became ill and died in 1938, when Bill Pertwee was 12. The family moved home many times during Pertwee's childhood and he lived in Hereford, Glasbury, Colnbrook, Newbury, Erith, Belvedere, Blackheath, Storrington, Westcliff-on-Sea, Wilmington and Worthing. His education was disrupted by the moves and he attended many schools including an independent convention school, a small independent school, followed by Frensham Heights School in Surrey, Dartford Technical College and Southend College. Pertwee left school during the Second World War and worked for a company that made parts for Spitfire cannons.
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- 1959: Career Milestone
- 1966: Career Milestone
- 1970: Career Milestone
- 2007: Award
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🏆 Awards & Achievements
Award (2007)
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