Jimmy Perry
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English writer, scriptwriter, producer, author and actor
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, James Perry was an English script writer and actor. He devised and co-wrote the BBC sitcomss Dad's Army , It Ain't Half Hot Mum , Hi-De-Hi and You Rang, M'Lord? , all with David Croft. Perry co-wrote the theme tune of Dad's Army, "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr. Hitler?" along with Derek Taverner, for which Perry received an Ivor Novello Award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors in 1971.