Ian Lavender

Ian Lavender

Birth : 1946-02-16, Birmingham, England, UK

History

Arthur Ian Lavender is an English stage, film and television actor. He is known for his role as Private Pike in the BBC comedy series Dad's Army. He and Frank Williams are the last surviving major cast members.

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Ian Lavender

Movies

Dad's Army
Brigadier Pritchard
A cinema remake of the classic sitcom Dad's Army (1968). The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World War II draws to its conclusion.
That Day We Sang
Commissionaire
TV Film adaptation of Victoria Wood's hit musical set in Manchester in 1929 and 1969. When middle aged loners Tubby and Enid attend a reunion of the choir in which they sang as children, the music evokes powerful memories, leading them to realise they still have a chance to find happiness.
The Hooligan Factory
Grandpa
Danny wants something more. Expelled from school and living in his grandfathers flat, he longs to live up to the image of his estranged father Danny Senior
31 North 62 East
John Mandelson
A psychological thriller about how an elite SAS unit's position is revealed by the British Prime Minister to ensure an arms deal goes ahead and to secure his re-election.
Dad's Army: Missing Believed Wiped
Documentary about the lost episodes of Dad's Army (1968) and their recovery and restoration.
Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story
Victoria Wood presents the true story behind Britain's timeless comedy. Includes footage of the cast on location and incredible personal tales about the making of the series. Was Arthur Lowe really just like Captain Mainwaring? Why did the warden always end up in the water? And how did Corporal Jones find a bomb down his trousers? Find out why Dad's Army was the Queen Mother's favourite show.
God's Chosen Car Park
Gordon Hopper
Nathaniel Box, a self-styled prophet, along with his daughter Barbara and her fiancé Curtis, holds a night time press conference in an underground car park, devoutly believing that "a new Messiah for a New Age" will appear there before dawn - and their wait does not go unrewarded.
The Best of the Adventures
Ronald / Derek (archive footage)
A feature-length compilation of the funniest and naughtiest bits from the legendary 1970s’ Adventures of series!
Adventures of a Private Eye
Derek
While a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it upon himself to "solve" a case that comes in. Complications ensue.
Adventures of a Taxi Driver
Ronald
Joe North is a London taxi driver who manages to get himself into any number of sexual situations with various women.
Not Now, Comrade
Gerry Buss
Not Now, Comrade tells the story of Rudi, a Russian ballet star who defects to the West, and the chaos that befalls those who try to help him... not least London stripper Barbara, with whom he decides to take refuge!
Carry On Behind
Joe Baxter
Professors Vrooshka and Crump decide to visit an archaeological site to study the artifacts there. Lo and behold, it's right next to a caravan site where all manner of people are staying. With a randy Major owning the site, a snobbish mother, and the two professors' constant innuendos, the film ends with a sinking caravan site and a striptease performance as a replacement for the cabaret night.
Three for All
Carlo
A pop band and their girlfriends have fun in Spain
Confessions of a Pop Performer
Rodney
Either you've got it or you haven't - some like randy young Timothy Lea (Robin Askwith), manage to get it all the time! Signing up with a pop group, our boisterous hero progresses rapidly from local gigs to scoring a titillating hit with The Climax Sisters, with plenty of ribald adventures along the way!
Dad's Army
Pte. Frank Pike
Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series. The film told the story of the Home Guard platoon's formation and their subsequent endeavours at a training exercise.