- Born
- Died
- Birth nameArthur Ian Lavender
- Height5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
- Ian Lavender attended Bournville Technical College in the West Midlands, and then studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He graduated in 1967. Acting on the stage at Canterbury followed, and his first television work was the ATV play "Flowers At My Feet" in 1968. He then became the youngest cast member of Dad's Army (1968), working with veterans Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier and John Laurie.
Much of Lavender's subsequent television work came in the form of comedy roles. He is also an accomplished stage actor, having performed in repertory and at the West End. He loves cricket, golf and gardening.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- SpousesMichele Hardy(1993 - February 2, 2024) (his death)Suzanne Kerchiss(1967 - 1976) (divorced, 2 children)
- With the death of Frank Williams (Rev Timothy Farthing) in June 2022 he became the last surviving regular/main cast member of Dad's Army (1968).
- His character in Dad's Army (1968), Private Pike was actually based on one of the writers, Jimmy Perry, as a young man.
- A huge Buster Keaton fan since childhood, after being taken to a screening of The General (1926). He has cited the time he found the star's grave in Hollywood's Fountain Lawns cemetery as his proudest moment.
- Has appeared in many pantomines, one being Mother Goose.
- He is a celebrity supporter of the Orchid Cancer Appeal in the United Kingdom.
- It's rather sad that Dad's Army (1968) has to be repeated on the TV, although I'm delighted to see it, of course. But there's a need for it because they're not making programmes for the whole family to watch. Sadly, everything now is done for demographics, whether it's selling a chocolate bar or television (2008).
- It's amazing that there are children watching this (Dad's Army (1968)) now whose parents were not born when we started. But it's because it's so funny, and all the family can watch it, your sick granny, the kids, everyone.
- I'm not happy with making or selling anything for a particular group. Why cut people out? It's divisive. Why make things that only your children want?
- Carry on Behind (1976) - £1,000
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