who played captain square in dad's army
Geoffrey Lumsden
title: Geoffrey Lumsden text: Captain Square in "Dad's Army", the pompous commander of the Eastgate platoon of the Home Guard who was a rival of Captain Mainwaring. Other TV appearances included "Rookery Nook", "Upstairs, Downstairs", "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" and "Edward & Mrs. Simpson". Lumsden died in London in 1984 aged 69. Geoffrey Lumsden Geoffrey Forbes Lumsden (26 December 1914 – 4 March 1984) was a British character actor who had a lengthy career on television. Lumsden was born in London in 1914 and attended Repton School. By the time he had left school, both his parents had died. While living with his title: Robert Dorning text: Under the Sun" (1982) and "Mona Lisa" (1986). In 1958 Dorning began a lengthy television career appearing in many classic comedies such as "Hancock's Half Hour" (1959–60), "Bootsie and Snudge" (1960), "Steptoe and Son" (1965) and "Rising Damp" (1978). Dorning played Mr. West, the bank inspector, in the classic "Dad's Army" episode "Something Nasty in the Vault" (1969) in which a bomb lands on Mainwaring's bank. Writer Jimmy Perry initially envisaged Jon Pertwee as the pompous bank manager and Home Guard officer Captain Mainwaring with Robert Dorning as Sergeant Wilson but eventually gave the roles to Arthur Lowe and John title: Dad's Army text: Army") or by being in professions exempt from conscription. "Dad's Army" deals almost exclusively with men over military age, and featured older British actors, including Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Arnold Ridley and John Laurie. Younger members of the cast included Ian Lavender, Clive Dunn (who played the oldest guardsman, Lance Corporal Jones, despite being one of the youngest cast members), and James Beck (who died suddenly during production of the sixth series in 1973). Other regular cast members included Frank Williams as the vicar, and Bill Pertwee as the chief ARP warden. In 2004, "Dad's Army" was voted fourth title: Dad's Army text: as Sergeant Wilson, Tom Courtenay as Lance Corporal Jones, Michael Gambon as Private Godfrey, Blake Harrison as Private Pike, Daniel Mays as Private Walker and Bill Paterson as Private Frazer. The cast also includes Catherine Zeta-Jones, Sarah Lancashire and Mark Gatiss. The film was mostly made on location in Yorkshire. Filming took place on the beach at North Landing, Flamborough Head, Yorkshire and at nearby Bridlington. It opened in February 2016 to negative reviews. In 1975 "Dad’s Army" transferred to the stage as a revue, with songs, familiar scenes from the show and individual "turns" for cast members. It was title: Dad's Army text: to 25 September 1970 at Shepperton Studios and various other locations. After shooting the film, the cast returned to working on the fourth television series. The film's UK première was on 12 March 1971 at the Columbia Theatre, London. Critical reviews were mixed, but it performed well at the UK box office. Discussions were held about a possible sequel, to be called "Dad's Army and the Secret U-Boat Base", but the project never came to fruition. Another film was released in 2016, written by Hamish McColl and directed by Oliver Parker and featuring Toby Jones as Captain Mainwaring, Bill Nighy