Ian Lavender

Ian Lavender: the 77-year-old star of Dad's Army

Actor Ian Lavender, who portrayed Private Pike in the popular television series Dad's Army, passed away at the age of 77.

Lavender, who was born in Birmingham, was only 22 years old when he was chosen to play the guileless platoon member in a brand-new sitcom.

At the age of 77, actor Ian Lavender, who portrayed Private Pike in the popular television series Dad's Army, passed away.

Lavender was just 22 years old when he was chosen to play the guileless platoon member in a brand-new sitcom. He was born in Birmingham.

Although Lavender was up in the Midlands, she attended the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School to study acting.

He had just graduated from acting school when he was chosen for the part that would make him most famous.

One broadcast the beloved series Dad's Army (1968–1977), which followed a Home Guard platoon during World War II.

In addition, John Le Mesurier played Sergeant Wilson, Arnold Ridley played Private Godfrey, and Arthur Lowe played Captain Mainwaring.

The troop's youngest member and a bank clerk, Pike was the unfortunate one.

He would frequently run into Mainwaring, who would yell at him, calling him a "you stupid boy!"

In the 1970s, the show frequently drew over 18 million people, and its influence on British popular culture has endured.

Its other catchphrases, including "Don't panic!" and "Put that light out!" and "They don't like it up 'em!" are still in use.

Lavender spent four years as a cast member on the One serial opera EastEnders, having joined in 2001.

Fifteen years after his first visit, he made a brief comeback to Walford but departed in 2017 due to a sepsis diagnosis.

The next year was Dad's Army's fiftieth anniversary, which Royal Mail celebrated with a set of stamps that included the principal characters.