Arthur Rigby (actor)
Arthur Rigby | |
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 Photo from a 1965 programme | |
| Born | Arthur Turner 27 September 1900 London, UK |
| Died | 25 April 1971 (aged 70) |
| Occupation | Actor & writer |
| Years active | 1928–65 |
| Spouse | Sheila MacEvoy |
| Relatives | William 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]
Selected filmography
- Jack's the Boy (1932)
- You Made Me Love You (1933)
- The Deputy Drummer (1935)
- Trust the Navy (1935)
- Hot News (1936)
- The Prisoner of Corbal (1936)
- Cheer Up (1936)
- Hold My Hand (1938)
- The Blue Lamp (1950)
- Miss Robin Hood (1952)
- Small Town Story (1953)
- The Blue Parrot (1953)
- Dangerous Cargo (1954)
- The Long Arm (1956)
- Behind the Headlines (1956)
- Crossroads to Crime (1960)
References
- ^ a b "Arthur Rigby".
- ^ "Arthur Rigby - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Dixon of Dock Green (1955-76)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "Arthur Rigby". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "Theatre collections: record view - Special Collections & Archives - University of Kent". www.kent.ac.uk.
- ^ "Chronology of London Shows 1928 - The Guide to Musical Theatre". www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com.
- ^ "Love Lies (1932)".
- ^ "Lucky to Me (1939)".
- ^ "Chronology of London Shows 1930 - The Guide to Musical Theatre". www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com.
- ^ Gifford, Denis (1 April 2016). "British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film". Routledge – via Google Books.
- ^ "William Franklyn". 1 November 2006.
See Wikipedia entry on "Dixon of Dock Green"; also "Who's Who in the Theatre," 16th edition (1977), page 1065.
External links
- Arthur Rigby at IMDb
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