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Private Walker

Private Joe Walker is a fictional black market spiv (or "wholesales supplier", as he describes it) and Home Guard platoon member, first portrayed by James Beck in the British television sitcom Dad's Army. Appearing in the first six series, Walker was one of the seven primary characters in Dad's Army.

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Occupation
Black market spiv
Affiliated with
Home Guard
Created by
Jimmy Perry · David Croft
First appearance
"The Man and the Hour"
Last appearance
"Things That Go Bump in the Night"
Portrayed by
Television · James Beck · Radio · Graham Stark · Larry Martyn

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Private Walker

Nodes45
Edges44
Triples25
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.044444
Components1

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Private Walker

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Portrayed by · 13
Private Walker → 1975/76 Stage Show, 2007 Stage Show, 2016 Film, 2019 Remakes, Daniel Mays, Graham Stark, James Beck, John Bardon, Larry Martyn, Leslie Grantham, Mathew Horne, Radio, Television
related to Concept and creation · 5
Private Walker → Arthur English, British, David Croft, Scriptwriter Jimmy Perry, The
Created by · 2
Private Walker → David Croft, Jimmy Perry
Affiliated with · 1
Private Walker → Home Guard
First appearance · 1
Private Walker → "The Man and the Hour"
Last appearance · 1
Private Walker → "Things That Go Bump in the Night"
Occupation · 1
Private Walker → Black market spiv
Relatives · 1
Private Walker → Grandmother

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walker army dad's spiv private first episode platoon series character black market beck portrayed played following british war television man

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Private WalkerAffiliated withHome Guard1.00infobox
Private WalkerCreated byJimmy Perry1.00infobox
Private WalkerCreated byDavid Croft1.00infobox
Private WalkerFirst appearance"The Man and the Hour"1.00infobox
Private WalkerLast appearance"Things That Go Bump in the Night"1.00infobox
Private WalkerOccupationBlack market spiv1.00infobox
Private WalkerPortrayed byTelevision1.00infobox
Private WalkerPortrayed byJames Beck1.00infobox
Private WalkerPortrayed byRadio1.00infobox
Private WalkerPortrayed byGraham Stark1.00infobox
Private WalkerPortrayed byLarry Martyn1.00infobox
Private WalkerPortrayed by1975/76 Stage Show1.00infobox
Private WalkerPortrayed byJohn Bardon1.00infobox
Private WalkerPortrayed by2007 Stage Show1.00infobox
Private WalkerPortrayed byLeslie Grantham1.00infobox
Private WalkerPortrayed by2016 Film1.00infobox
Private WalkerPortrayed byDaniel Mays1.00infobox
Private WalkerPortrayed by2019 Remakes1.00infobox
Private WalkerPortrayed byMathew Horne1.00infobox
Private WalkerRelativesGrandmother1.00infobox

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