Arthur Rigby (actor)

Arthur Rigby
Photo from a 1965 programme
Born
Arthur Turner

(1900-09-27)27 September 1900
London, UK
Died25 April 1971(1971-04-25) (aged 70)
Worthing, Sussex, UK
OccupationActor & writer
Years active1928–1965
SpouseSheila MacEvoy
RelativesWilliam Franklyn (nephew)

Arthur Rigby (born Arthur Turner; 27 September 1900 – 25 April 1971) was an English actor and writer.[1][2] He was best known for playing Sgt Flint on the TV series Dixon of Dock Green, appearing in 253 episodes from 1955 to 1965.[3] He also appeared with Dixon 's star Jack Warner in the 1949 film The Blue Lamp, which was also the film in which the character of PC George Dixon was created.[4]

As a writer, Rigby co-wrote the book (with Stanley Lupino), for the musical play So This is Love, which ran for 321 performances at the Winter Garden Theatre in London's West End in 1928.[5][6] This was adapted to film twice, first as Love Lies, in 1932, and then as Lucky to Me in 1939.[7][8] Rigby also co-wrote (with Stanley Brightman), the musical comedy Darling, I Love You, which ran for 147 performances at London's Gaiety Theatre in 1930, and was also later filmed as The Deputy Drummer (1935).[9][10] He additionally supplied stories and scripts for the films Puppets of Fate (1933), Who's Your Father?, Trust the Navy (both 1935), and Hot News (1936).[1]

His parents were the actors Arthur Rigby Sr. and Mary Rigby; and Rigby was sometimes credited as Arthur Rigby Jr.[11]

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  3. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Dixon of Dock Green (1955-76)". screenonline.org.uk.
  4. ^ "Arthur Rigby". aveleyman.com.
  5. ^ "Theatre collections: record view - Special Collections & Archives - University of Kent". kent.ac.uk.
  6. ^ "Chronology of London Shows 1928 - The Guide to Musical Theatre". guidetomusicaltheatre.com.
  7. ^ "Love Lies (1932)". Archived from the original on 21 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Lucky to Me (1939)". Archived from the original on 21 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Chronology of London Shows 1930 - The Guide to Musical Theatre". guidetomusicaltheatre.com.
  10. ^ Gifford, Denis (1 April 2016). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN 9781317740636 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ "William Franklyn". 1 November 2006.