James Beck
James Beck | |
|---|---|
James Beck as Private Walker in the Dad's Army episode "The Honourable Man" in 1973, just over a week before his collapse | |
| Born | Stanley James Carroll Beck 21 February 1929 |
| Died | 6 August 1973 (aged 44) Roehampton, London, England |
| Resting place | Putney Vale Cemetery, London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1961–1973 |
| Spouse |
Kathleen Bullus (m. 1959) |
Stanley James Carroll Beck (21 February 1929 – 6 August 1973) was an English television actor. He appeared in a number of programmes, but is best known for the role of Private Walker, a cockney spiv, in the BBC sitcom Dad's Army from the show's beginning in 1968 until his sudden death in 1973.