Eric Longworth

Eric Longworth in character|frame Eric Groves Longworth (20 July 1918 – 20 August 2008) was a British actor. He appeared in the BBC comedy Dad's Army as Mr Gordon, the town clerk of Walmington-on-Sea.

Life and career Longworth was born in Shaw and Crompton, Lancashire. He had decided from an early age to become an actor, but whilst at Rydal School in north Wales had his hopes dashed when his father died suddenly and he had to leave help support the family. He was 17 at the time. He enlisted in the army in 1939 at the outbreak of World War II. He joined the BEF in France and was evacuated from the Dunkirk beaches. Following retraining in Yorkshire he sailed for India where he was commissioned into the Indian Army rising to captain be for being demobbed in 1946 when he sailed home to England.

As a young man he had joined the Crompton Stage Society, a local amateur company, playing character parts. After being demobbed he decided to turn professional, joining the Oldham Coliseum Theatre, and staying with them for 11 years.

Filmography Film All Neat in Black Stockings (1968) - Businessman Perfect Friday (1970) - House of Lords messenger Ooh… You Are Awful (1972) - Passport booth customer (uncredited) No Sex Please, We're British (1973) - Man with lighter The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976) - Man at ball (uncredited)

Television No Hiding Place (1963) - 1st businessman ITV Television Playhouse (1963) - Mr Pickwick Martin Chuzzlewit (1964) - Second card player United! (1966) - Gerald Compton - recurring character Boy Meets Girl (1967–69) - Policeman ITV Play of the Week (1967) - Shop assistant 'Turn-up for Tony''' (1968, television film) - Foreman The First Lady (1968) - EarnshawCoronation Street (1967–76) - Nat Lumley - recurring character Foreign Exchange (1970, television film) - BoremanDad's Army (1972–77) - Town clerk - recurring characterDie Katze von Kensington (1996, television film)