Arthur Rigby (actor)

Arthur Rigby (born Arthur Turner; 27 September 1900 – 25 April 1971) was an English actor and writer.[1][2] He was best known for playing Sgt Flint on the TV series Dixon of Dock Green, appearing in 253 episodes from 1955 to 1965.[3] He also appeared with Dixon 's star Jack Warner in the 1949 film The Blue Lamp, which was also the film in which the character of PC George Dixon was created.[4]

Arthur Rigby
Photo from a 1965 programme
Born
Arthur Turner

(1900-09-27)27 September 1900
London, UK
Died25 April 1971(1971-04-25) (aged 70)
Worthing, Sussex, UK
OccupationActor & writer
Years active1928–65
SpouseSheila MacEvoy
RelativesWilliam Franklyn (nephew)

As a writer, Rigby co-wrote the book (with Stanley Lupino), for the musical play So This is Love, which ran for 321 performances at the Winter Garden Theatre in London's West End in 1928.[5][6] This was adapted to film twice, first as Love Lies, in 1932, and then as Lucky to Me in 1939.[7][8] Rigby also co-wrote (with Stanley Brightman), the musical comedy Darling, I Love You, which ran for 147 performances at London's Gaiety Theatre in 1930, and was also later filmed as The Deputy Drummer (1935).[9][10] He additionally supplied stories and scripts for the films Puppets of Fate (1933), Who's Your Father?, Trust the Navy (both 1935), and Hot News (1936).[1]

His parents were the actors Arthur Rigby Sr. and Mary Rigby; and Rigby was sometimes credited as Arthur Rigby Jr.[11]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1932Jack's the BoyPolice ConstableUncredited
1933You Made Me Love YouBrother
1935The Deputy DrummerSir Henry Sylvester
1935Trust the NavyLambert Terrain
1936Cheer UpBill Rachett
1936The Prisoner of CorbalMajor
1936Hot News
1938Hold My HandNorman Love
1950The Blue LampPoliceman at StationUncredited
1952Miss Robin HoodDetectiveUncredited
1953The Blue ParrotCharlie
1953Small Town StoryAlf Benson
1954Dangerous CargoFeathers
1956Who Done It?Police Station SergeantUncredited
1956The Long ArmDetective-Inspector at Chester
1956Behind the HeadlinesHollings
1960Crossroads to CrimeSergeant Pearson

References
  1. "Arthur Rigby". Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
  2. "Arthur Rigby - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  3. "BFI Screenonline: Dixon of Dock Green (1955-76)". screenonline.org.uk.
  4. "Arthur Rigby". aveleyman.com.
  5. "Theatre collections: record view - Special Collections & Archives - University of Kent". kent.ac.uk.
  6. "Chronology of London Shows 1928 - The Guide to Musical Theatre". guidetomusicaltheatre.com.
  7. "Love Lies (1932)". Archived from the original on 21 January 2018.
  8. "Lucky to Me (1939)". Archived from the original on 21 January 2018.
  9. "Chronology of London Shows 1930 - The Guide to Musical Theatre". guidetomusicaltheatre.com.
  10. Gifford, Denis (1 April 2016). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN 9781317740636 – via Google Books.
  11. "William Franklyn". 1 November 2006.

See Wikipedia entry on "Dixon of Dock Green"; also "Who's Who in the Theatre," 16th edition (1977), page 1065.



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