who played mr cheeseman in dad's army
John Talfryn Thomas
title: Talfryn Thomas text: Talfryn Thomas John Talfryn Thomas (31 October 1922 – 4 November 1982) was a British character actor, best known for supporting roles on television in the 1970s, including those of Private Cheeseman in "Dad's Army" (1973-1974) and Tom Price in "Survivors" (1975), while Thomas also appeared with Jon Pertwee in two "Doctor Who" serials. John Talfryn Thomas was born in Swansea on 31 October 1922. He trained as an instrument mechanic but joined the local amateur dramatic society. During World War II, he joined the Royal Air Force (RAF), and was a rear gunner on a Lancaster bomber, flying on title: Talfryn Thomas text: as Mr. Cheeseman in the television series, "Dad's Army" (1973-1974). In 1975, Thomas appeared as Tom Price in seven episodes of the first series of the BBC TV series, "Survivors", acting alongside main stars Carolyn Seymour, Ian McCulloch and Lucy Fleming, before the character of Tom was killed off in the tenth episode of the first series. In 1979, Thomas appeared on "The Ken Dodd Laughter Show" with Rita Webb and Pat Ashton (and he was a regular on Ken Dodd's BBC radio comedy show). Talfryn Thomas' few films included "Sky West and Crooked" (1965) starring Hayley Mills, and Andrew 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 (2016 film) text: were also captured in Leeds and Pickering. Jones' van from the original television series, on loan from the Dad's Army Museum, was used in the film. "Dad's Army" has received generally negative reviews from critics, though Toby Jones' performance was praised. The film currently has a 31% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 29 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9. On Metacritic, it has a score of 38 out of 100, based on seven critics, which indicates "generally unfavourable reviews". Sean O'Grady, of "The Independent", gave the film a five star review, remarking that rather than threatening the series' 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