...ion = Retired [[Royal Navy]] and [[Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)|Merchant Navy]] sailor ...ish Merchant Navy|Merchant Navy]]. In spite of his past with the Royal and Merchant Navies, Albert cannot swim.<ref>[[As One Door Closes]]</ref> He lost contac

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| honorific_suffix = [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]] ...he comedy duo [[Morecambe and Wise]], who became a national institution on British television, especially for their [[Christmas|Christmas]] specials.

'''George Edward Cole''', [[w:Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (22 April 1925 – 5 August 2015) was an English actor whose c ...nd had an ambition to join the [[w:Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)|Merchant Navy]] but landed a part in a touring musical and chose acting as a career.

...14 January 1926&nbsp;– 14 November 2015) was a British actor. He was a [[British Academy Television Award|BAFTA TV Award]] winner and twice a [[Laurence Oli ...Us Do Part]]'' (1965–75), created by [[Johnny Speight]], which won him a [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actor|Best TV Actor]] [[BAFTA]] in 1967.

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...on productions. He played [[Captain Mainwaring]] in the [[w:British sitcom|British sitcom]] ''[[Dad's Army]]'' from 1968 until 1977, was nominated for seven [ Lowe's intention to join the [[w:Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)|Merchant Navy]] was thwarted by his poor eyesight.{{sfnp|Lord|2002|p=17}} His first job a

| honorific_suffix = [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]] '''Sir Michael Murray Hordern''' [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (3 October 1911{{snds}}2 May 1995)<ref name=dnb>Morley, Sherid