David Lodge (actor)


David William Frederick Lodge was an English actor.

Career

During the Second World War, Lodge served in the RAF. 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.
Lodge was a close friend of Peter Sellers and appeared as part of Spike Milligan's team on his Q programmes.
Lodge was very prolific during the 1950s and in 1958 alone he appeared in ten films.
In 1967 Lodge was in The Avengers episode entitled in which he played the actor policeman killed by Peter Wyngarde. He appeared in a 1969 episode of Randall and Hopkirk Deceased, and continuing with his military-type roles as Company Sergeant-Major Sharp in an episode of It Ain't Half Hot Mum in 1976. Lodge appeared in Carry On England. He played the role of drunk Captain Bull who is replaced as Captain of the Battery by Captain S. Melly.
Lodge appeared in five Carry On films and several of the TV series episodes. He appeared as a policeman in the opening episode of the legal drama The Main Chance and again in a later episode. He also appeared in two of the On the Buses films playing smaller roles.
Lodge was also a regular in the Q5 series from Spike Milligan appearing in 22 episodes as various characters.
Lodge appeared as 'Pop Garret' in episode 1 series 2 Chalk and Cheese of The Sweeney, and as 'Soldier Atkins' in the Minder episode Rocky Eight and a Half. He was a member of the Grand Order of Water Rats, and served as its "King Rat".

Selected filmography

Orders Are Orders as Bit Role The Cockleshell Heroes as Marine RuddockPrivate's Progress as Lance Corporal Parsons Women Without Men as PatrickThe Intimate Stranger as Police Sgt. BrownThe Long Arm as Detective Car Lot. The Counterfeit Plan as Sam WatsonThese Dangerous Years as Sgt. LockwoodStrangers' Meeting as FredThe Naked Truth as Constable JohnsonThe Silent Enemy as SergeantScotland Yard (film series) as Inspector TraversThe Safecracker as Parachute InstructorNo Time to Die as Maj. Fred Patterson, Australian POWUp the Creek as ScouseIce Cold in Alex as C.M.P. Captain Girls at Sea as Cpl. DuckettI Was Monty's Double as Sergeant R.A.P.C.Further Up the Creek as ScouseI Only Arsked! as Sergeant Potty ChambersIdol on Parade as ShortyLife in Emergency Ward 10 as Mr. PhillipsYesterday's Enemy as PerkinsBobbikins as Hargreave – Investigator from Scotland YardThe Ugly Duckling as PeeweeI'm All Right Jack as Card PlayerThe Running Jumping & Standing Still Film Two-Way Stretch as Jelly KnightJazz Boat as Holy MikeThe League of Gentlemen as C.S.M.Never Let Go as CliffWatch Your Stern as Security sergeantThe Bulldog Breed as CPO KnowlesThe Hellfire Club as TimothyCarry On Regardless as Wine ConnoisseurNo My Darling Daughter as FlaniganRaising the Wind as Taxi DriverMrs. Gibbons' Boys as Frank GibbonsGo to Blazes as SergeantThe Pirates of Blood River as SmithCaptain Clegg as Navy BosunThe Boys as Mr. HerneKill or Cure as Richards – Male NurseThe Dock Brief as Frank Bateson the LodgerOn the Beat as Inspector Cecil HobsonTwo Left Feet as BillThe Long Ships as OllaSaturday Night Out as ArthurA Shot in the Dark as Georges Duval, the Ballon gardenerGuns at Batasi as Sgt. 'Muscles' DunnThe Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders as Ship's captainCatch Us If You Can as LouisThe Intelligence Men as Stage ManagerSan Ferry Ann as DadCup Fever as Mr. BatesThe Alphabet Murders as SergeantThe Early Bird as Angry Husband The Wrong Box as Corpse Remover The Sandwich Man as CharlieAfter the Fox as Corpse Remover Press for Time as Mr. Ross Casino Royale Smashing Time as The CaretakerSeven Times Seven as Police SergeantOnly When I Larf Corruption as GroperHeadline Hunters as HarryThe Fixer as ZhitnyakWhat's Good for the Goose as PorterCrooks and Coronets as PolicemanOh! What a Lovely War as Recruiting Sergeant at Music HallThe Smashing Bird I Used to Know as Richard JohnsonThe Magic Christian as Ship's GuideIncense for the Damned as ColonelScream and Scream Again as Detective Inspector Phil Strickland Eyewitness as Local Policeman Hoffman as ForemanToomorrow as 1st Policeman Scramble The Railway Children as BandmasterOn the Buses as BusmanThe Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins as Guest Appearance The Fiend as C.I.D. InspectorNobody Ordered Love as SergeantMutiny on the Buses as Safari GuardRaising the Roof as ManagerHide and Seek as BakerThe Amazing Mr. Blunden as Mr. WickensGo for a Take as GrahamCarry On Girls as Police InspectorGhost in the Noonday Sun as ZanteQB VII as Sgt. FloryCarry On Dick as BullockThe Return of the Pink Panther as Mac, the Litton valetCarry On Behind as LandlordCarry On England as Captain BullSahara as EwingBloodbath at the House of Death as Inspector GouleEdge of Sanity as Underwood