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

(1929-02-21)21 February 1929
Died6 August 1973(1973-08-06) (aged 44)
Roehampton, London, England [2]
Resting placePutney Vale Cemetery, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1961–1973
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.

  1. ^ GRO Register of Births: MAR 1929 1b 407 ISLINGTON - Stanley J. C. Beck, mmn = Beck
  2. ^ GRO Register of Deaths: SEP 1973 5E 1087 WANDSWORTH - Stanley James C. Beck, DoB = 21 Feb 1929