JOHN Clegg has died aged 90 as tributes poured in for the beloved star.
The actor was best known for playing gunner ‘Paderewski’ Graham in the BBC sitcom It Ain’t Half Hot Mum for 56 episodes.
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John Clegg has died aged 90 as tributes poured in for the BBC star
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BAFTA member Morris Bright MBE announced his death todayCredit: Avalon.ed
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Clegg starred in episodes of Dad’s Army and Mr. Bean
He also appeared in episodes of Dad’s Army and Mr. Bean, as well as in the romantic comedy Bridget Jones’s Diary.
Clegg starred in the TV series You Rang, M’Lord? and as Clifford Howes in Crossroads: Kings Oak.
The veteran’s most recent roles were in the TV movie Death in Holy Orders and the 2006 short Tommy the Kid.
He was married to co-star Mavis Pugh until her death in 2006.
The statement said he “died peacefully in care” and would be “missed by all his theater friends, friends in Chichester and his family”.
A private funeral will take place on August 29 in West Sussex.
BAFTA member Morris Bright MBE paid tribute to Clegg on Tuesday.
He said: “We are very sorry to hear that La Di Da Gunner Graham, actor John Clegg, has gone to that great concert party in heaven, aged 90.
– He was certainly one of the boys who entertained us.
The British Comedy Society posted on X: “We are saddened to learn of the death of actor John Clegg, best known as It Ain’t Half Hot Mum’s Padrewski, Gunner Graham. He was 90.”
Tributes from fans also poured in.
One wrote: “RIP lah-do-dah to Gunner Graham, actor John Clegg.
“A good change from an actor who has always been strong and steady on screen. #ItAintHalfHotMum”
Another said: “Deeply saddened to read that actor John Clegg, probably best known as La Di Da Gunner Graham in Not Half Hot Mom, has passed away aged 90.
“A life well lived and a joyful presence on our screens. #rip”
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