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[[caption-width-right:499:Mr. "[[Series/ItAintHalfHotMum La-de-dah]]" John Clegg.]]
John Walter Lawrence Clegg, (9 July 1934), is a British actor best known for playing Gunner Graham in ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum''.
He was born in British India in the area that is now Pakistan. When his parents moved back to the UK, he came along with them and studied at RADA, which was followed by some time spent at the Watford Palace Theatre Company. It was here he met many people he would work with again in his career, including Jimmy Perry, Creator/MichaelKnowles, Creator/DonaldHewlett, and Creator/MavisPugh, the latter of which he would marry in 1959, despite a [[MayDecemberRomance twenty-year age gap]] between the two.
His first TV appearance came in a 1961 episode of ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen''. Despite this, his career wouldn't pick up until The70s, wherein he made guest roles in {{Sitcom}}s including ''Whack-O!'', ''Father, Dear Father'', ''Lollipop Loves Mr. Mole'', ''Series/DadsArmy'', ''Series/BlessThisHouse'', and ''Series/AreYouBeingServed''. The aforementioned Jimmy Perry cast him as concert party pianist Gunner Graham in ''It Ain't Half Hot, Mum'' (which also starred Knowles and Hewlett), the role that Clegg would become most famous for. For a brief period in 1978, Clegg played Clifford Howes in ''Series/{{Crossroads}}''.
His acting career took a halt in The80s, but by The90s he was back to playing small roles on TV, including the recurring role of Mr. Franklyn in the first series of ''Series/YouRangMLord'', another series written by Perry and once more starring Knowles and Hewlett, alongside Clegg's wife, Mavis Pugh. His final acting role came in the 2006 short, ''Tommy the Kid'', as a police officer.
Not to be mistaken for Music/JohnnyClegg.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Films]]
* ''Film/BridgetJonesDiary'' (2001) -- Elderly Man
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen'', episode "George Takes a Bowler" (1961) -- Detective Constable Greaves
* ''Series/DadsArmy'', episode "Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel" (1972) -- Wireless Operator
* ''Series/BlessThisHouse'', episode "I'm Not Jealous, I'll Kill Him" (1973) -- Waiter
* ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum'', 56 episodes (1974-81) -- Gunner Jonathan "Paderewski" Graham
* ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'', 2 episodes:
** "Hoorah for the Holidays" (1974) -- Ready-Made Suit Customer
** "Wedding Bells" (1975) -- Bald-Headed Sweater Customer
* ''[[Series/WhodunnitUK Whodunnit?]]'', episode "A Bad Habit" (1976) -- Brother Paul
* ''Series/{{Crossroads}}'', 7 episodes (1978) -- Clifford Howes
* ''Series/YouRangMLord'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"A Deed of Gift", "Love and Money"[[/labelnote]] (1990) -- Mr. Franklyn
* ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor at the Top]]'', episode "Happy Birthday, Sir Geoffrey" (1991) -- Dinner Guest
* ''Series/MrBean'', episode "Back to School, Mr. Bean" (1994) -- Calligrapher
* ''Series/CoogansRun'', episode "The Curator" (1995) -- Alf
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[[caption-width-right:499:Mr. "[[Series/ItAintHalfHotMum La-de-dah]]" John Clegg.]]
John Walter Lawrence Clegg, (9 July 1934), is a British actor best known for playing Gunner Graham in ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum''.
He was born in British India in the area that is now Pakistan. When his parents moved back to the UK, he came along with them and studied at RADA, which was followed by some time spent at the Watford Palace Theatre Company. It was here he met many people he would work with again in his career, including Jimmy Perry, Creator/MichaelKnowles, Creator/DonaldHewlett, and Creator/MavisPugh, the latter of which he would marry in 1959, despite a [[MayDecemberRomance twenty-year age gap]] between the two.
His first TV appearance came in a 1961 episode of ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen''. Despite this, his career wouldn't pick up until The70s, wherein he made guest roles in {{Sitcom}}s including ''Whack-O!'', ''Father, Dear Father'', ''Lollipop Loves Mr. Mole'', ''Series/DadsArmy'', ''Series/BlessThisHouse'', and ''Series/AreYouBeingServed''. The aforementioned Jimmy Perry cast him as concert party pianist Gunner Graham in ''It Ain't Half Hot, Mum'' (which also starred Knowles and Hewlett), the role that Clegg would become most famous for. For a brief period in 1978, Clegg played Clifford Howes in ''Series/{{Crossroads}}''.
His acting career took a halt in The80s, but by The90s he was back to playing small roles on TV, including the recurring role of Mr. Franklyn in the first series of ''Series/YouRangMLord'', another series written by Perry and once more starring Knowles and Hewlett, alongside Clegg's wife, Mavis Pugh. His final acting role came in the 2006 short, ''Tommy the Kid'', as a police officer.
Not to be mistaken for Music/JohnnyClegg.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Films]]
* ''Film/BridgetJonesDiary'' (2001) -- Elderly Man
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen'', episode "George Takes a Bowler" (1961) -- Detective Constable Greaves
* ''Series/DadsArmy'', episode "Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel" (1972) -- Wireless Operator
* ''Series/BlessThisHouse'', episode "I'm Not Jealous, I'll Kill Him" (1973) -- Waiter
* ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum'', 56 episodes (1974-81) -- Gunner Jonathan "Paderewski" Graham
* ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'', 2 episodes:
** "Hoorah for the Holidays" (1974) -- Ready-Made Suit Customer
** "Wedding Bells" (1975) -- Bald-Headed Sweater Customer
* ''[[Series/WhodunnitUK Whodunnit?]]'', episode "A Bad Habit" (1976) -- Brother Paul
* ''Series/{{Crossroads}}'', 7 episodes (1978) -- Clifford Howes
* ''Series/YouRangMLord'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"A Deed of Gift", "Love and Money"[[/labelnote]] (1990) -- Mr. Franklyn
* ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor at the Top]]'', episode "Happy Birthday, Sir Geoffrey" (1991) -- Dinner Guest
* ''Series/MrBean'', episode "Back to School, Mr. Bean" (1994) -- Calligrapher
* ''Series/CoogansRun'', episode "The Curator" (1995) -- Alf
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