Arthur Rigby (actor)

Arthur Rigby
Photo from a 1965 programme
Born Arthur Turner
(1900-09-27)27 September 1900
London, England, United Kingdom
Died 25 April 1971(1971-04-25) (aged 70)
Worthing, Sussex, England, UK
Cause of death Complications from a stroke
Occupation Actor & writer
Years active 1928–65
Spouse(s) Sheila MacEvoy
Parent(s) Arthur Rigby Sr.
Mary Rigby
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][12]

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 "Arthur Rigby".
  2. ↑ "Arthur Rigby - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  3. ↑ "BFI Screenonline: Dixon of Dock Green (1955-76)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  4. ↑ "Arthur Rigby". www.aveleyman.com.
  5. ↑ "Theatre collections: record view - Special Collections & Archives - University of Kent". www.kent.ac.uk.
  6. ↑ "Chronology of London Shows 1928 - The Guide to Musical Theatre". www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com.
  7. ↑ "Love Lies (1932)".
  8. ↑ "Lucky to Me (1939)".
  9. ↑ "Chronology of London Shows 1930 - The Guide to Musical Theatre". www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com.
  10. ↑ Gifford, Denis (1 April 2016). "British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film". Routledge – via Google Books.
  11. ↑ "William Franklyn". 1 November 2006.
  12. ↑ "Arthur Rigby, Jr (1900-1971) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com.

See Wikipedia entry on "Dixon of Dock Green"; also "Who's Who in the Theatre," 16th edition (1977), page 1065.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.