David Croft (TV producer)

David Croft
Croft in May 2011
Born
David John Andrew Sharland

(1922-09-07)7 September 1922
Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset, England
Died27 September 2011(2011-09-27) (aged 89)
Other namesDavid John Croft
Occupations
  • Writer
  • producer
  • director
  • actor
Years active1939–2011
Spouse
Ann Callender
(m. 1952)
Children7
Parent(s)Reginald Sharland
Annie Croft
RelativesSimon Cadell (son-in-law)
AwardsBritish Comedy Awards
2003 Lifetime Achievement Award
Writers' Guild of Great Britain
1969 Best Comedy Script Dad's Army
1970 Best Comedy Script Dad's Army
1971 Best Comedy Script Dad's Army
Desmond Davies award (1981)
Websitewww.davidcroft.co.uk

Major David John Croft, OBE (born David John Andrew Sharland; 7 September 1922 – 27 September 2011) was an English television comedy screenwriter, producer and director. He produced and wrote a string of BBC sitcoms with partners Jimmy Perry and Jeremy Lloyd, including Dad's Army, Are You Being Served?, It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Hi-de-Hi! and 'Allo 'Allo!