Arthur Rigby (born Arthur Turner; 27 September 1900 – 25 April 1971) was an English actor and writer. He was best known for playing Sgt Flint on the TV series ''

Dixon of Dock Green ''Dixon of Dock Green'' is a BBC police procedural television series about daily life at a fictional London police station, with the emphasis on petty crime, successfully controlled through common sense and human understanding. It ran from 1955 ...

'', appearing in 253 episodes from 1955 to 1965. 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. As a writer, Rigby co-wrote the book (with

Stanley Lupino Stanley Richard Lupino Hook (15 June 1893 – 10 June 1942), known professionally as Stanley Lupino, was an English actor, dancer, singer, librettist, director and short story writer. During the 1930s, Lupino appeared in a successful series of ...

), for the musical play ''So This is Love'', which ran for 321 performances at the

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in London's West End in 1928. This was adapted to film twice, first as '' Love Lies'', in 1932, and then as '' Lucky to Me'' in 1939. 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). 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). His parents were the actors Arthur Rigby Sr. and Mary Rigby; and Rigby was sometimes credited as Arthur Rigby Jr.

Filmography

References

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

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* 1900 births 1971 deaths 20th-century English male actors Male actors from London English male stage actors English male film actors English male television actors {{England-film-actor-stub