Alan Haines (6 June 1924 – 17 April 2011) was a British actor and playwright who spent four years in the

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during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

— including at D-Day on his 20th birthday and appeared in many West End shows and touring productions, as well as in the cult TV series

Dad's Army ''Dad's Army'' is a British television sitcom about the United Kingdom's Home Guard during the Second World War. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, and originally broadcast on BBC1 from 31 July 1968 to 13 November 1977. It ran fo ...

and

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and two notable films: ''Dad's Army'' and ''

The Man in the White Suit ''The Man in the White Suit'' is a 1951 British satirical science fiction comedy film made by Ealing Studios. It stars Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood and Cecil Parker and was directed by Alexander Mackendrick. The film was nominated for an A ...

'', and the acclaimed BBC TV Series '' Perfect Strangers''. He died in

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on 17 April 2011.

Works

* ''The Prince of Portobello'' Play (1962)listing in Doollee.com
* Autobiography Haines (2006) ''The Mad Mad-Century Rag'' London: MER Publishing (2007),

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1951) - Reporter (uncredited) * ''

The Eyes of Annie Jones ''The Eyes of Annie Jones'' is a 1964 American-British drama film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Richard Conte, Francesca Annis and Joyce Carey. The film tells the story of a sleepwalking young woman involved with a murder. Plot ...

'' (1964) - Const. Marlowe * ''

'' (1971) - Marine Officer

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* 1924 births 2011 deaths Royal Navy sailors Royal Navy personnel of World War II People from Weston-super-Mare British male stage actors British male television actors British male film actors British male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century British dramatists and playwrights 20th-century British male writers {{UK-playwright-stub