Alan Haines
Alan Haines ( 6 June 1924 – 17 April 2011 ) was a British actor and playwright who spent four years in the Royal Navy during World War II — including at D-Day on his 20th birthday and appeared in many West End shows and touring productions , as well as in the cult TV series Dad's Army and Van der Valk and two notable films: "Dad's Army" and "The Man in the White Suit" , and the acclaimed BBC TV Series "Perfect Strangers" . 
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