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name: "Ian Lavender"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ian-lavender"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 February 1946"
died: "2 February 2024"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:37:56.447591+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Ian Lavender

Actor. Born 16 February 1946 in Birmingham, England, UK. Died 2 February 2024.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 February 1946, Birmingham, England, UK
- **Died:** 2 February 2024
- **Active:** 1968–1974
- **Also known as:** Arthur Ian Lavender

## Biography

Ian Lavender was an English stage, film and television actor. Born Arthur Ian Lavender on 16 February 1946 in Birmingham, he trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He played Private Frank Pike in the BBC sitcom *Dad's Army* from 1968 to 1977, appearing in all 80 episodes as well as the 1971 feature film adaptation.

Lavender was the last surviving main cast member of *Dad's Army*. His other television work included a guest role in *Rising Damp* (1975), appearances in *EastEnders* as Derek Harkinson (2001–2005 and 2016–2017), and parts in series such as *Yes Minister*, *Keeping Up Appearances* and *Casualty*. He also worked extensively in theatre.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, bbc.co.uk, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Rising Damp* (1974), Fi1m 84, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/rising-damp.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Dad's Army* (1968), Actor

## Also known for

- *EastEnders* (1985), Derek Harkinson
- *Dad's Army* (2016), Brigadier Pritchard
- *Keeping Up Appearances* (1990), The Security Representative
- *Yes Minister* (1980)
- *Dad's Army* (1971), Private Frank Pike
- *Casualty* (1986), Benny Jenkins, Gordon Cunningham
- *Carry On Behind* (1975), Joe Baxter
- *Goodnight Sweetheart* (1993), Michael Sparrow

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