David Lodge

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-08-19 (82 years old)

Deathday

2003-10-18

Place of Birth

Rochester, Kent, England, UK

David Lodge

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David William Frederick Lodge (19 August 1921 in Rochester, Kent - 18 October 2003 in Northwood, Middlesex) was a British character actor. Before turning to acting he worked as a circus clown. He also appeared in Gang Shows and variety before making his screen debut in The Cockleshell Heroes and going on to feature in many British films usually portraying military types, and often comedic roles. He was a close friend of Peter Sellers and appeared as part of Spike Milligan's team on his Q programmes. Amazingly, in 1958 he appeared in ten films, possibly a record. He appeared in a 1969 episode of Randal...

Acting

1956

The Long Arm

as Detective at Car Lot (uncredited)

1984

1968

Only When I Larf

as Captain (uncredited)

1976

Carry On England

as Captain Bull

1970

Scream and Scream Again

as Detective Inspector Phil Strickland

1973

Carry On Girls

as Police Inspector

1974

Carry On Dick

as Bullock

1972

Mutiny on the Buses

as Safari Guard

1962

Trial and Error

as Frank Bateson

1960

Never Let Go

as Cliff

1964

1955

The Cockleshell Heroes

as Marine Ruddock

1966

Press for Time

as Mr. Ross

1968

Corruption

as Groper

1960

Two-Way Stretch

as Jelly Knight

1962

Kill or Cure

as Richards

1962

Captain Clegg

as Navy Bosun

1971

On the Buses

as Busman

1972

1989

Edge of Sanity

as Underwood

1961

1960

Watch Your Stern

as Security sergeant

1969

1958

Up the Creek

as Scouse

1972

The Fiend

as CID Inspector

1969

1960

Jazz Boat

as Holy Mike

1965

1965

Cup Fever

as Mr. Bates

1960

The Bulldog Breed

as Chief Petty Officer Knowles

1964

Guns at Batasi

as Muscles

1959

1959

I'm All Right Jack

as Card Player

1962

On the Beat

as Insp. Hobson

1962

Time to Remember

as Jumbo Johnson

1966

1975

Carry On Behind

as Landlord

2001

The Paranormal Peter Sellers

as Self (Archive footage)

1962

The Boys

as Mr. Herne

1971

Bachelor of Arts

as Customs Officer

1961

Carry On Regardless

as Wine Connoisseur

1959

1959

1961

1971

1967

The Sky Bike

as Airfield Guard

1957

1970

1966

The Wrong Box

as Corpse Remover

1958

Ice Cold in Alex

as C.M.P Captain (Tank Trap)

1958

The Silent Enemy

as Sergeant

1972

1958

Tank Force!

as Patterson

1969

Oh! What a Lovely War

as Recruiting Sergeant at Music Hall

1964

1966

After the Fox

as Policeman

1957

These Dangerous Years

as Sgt Lockwood

1967

Smashing Time

as Caretaker

1971

Blood Suckers

as Colonel

1970

Hoffman

as Foreman (uncredited)

1959

1970

Eyewitness

as Local Policeman

1971

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

as Guest Appearance (segment "Sloth")

1965

The Intelligence Men

as Stage Manager

1962

Go to Blazes

as Sergeant

1965

1958

I Was Monty's Double

as Sergeant RAPC

1957

The Naked Truth

as Policeman

1963

1964

1972

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