James Beck

James Beck
James Beck as Private Walker in the Dad's Army episode "The Honourable Man" in 1973, just over a week before his collapse
Born	Stanley James Carroll Beck (1929-02-21)21 February 1929 Islington, London, England[1]
Died	6 August 1973(1973-08-06) (aged 44) Roehampton, London, England [2]
Resting place	Putney Vale Cemetery, London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1961–1973
Spouse	Kathleen Bullus ​ (m. 1959)​

Stanley James Carroll Beck (21 February 1929 – 6 August 1973) was an English television actor. He appeared in a number of programmes, but is best known for the role of Private Walker, a cockney spiv, in the BBC sitcom Dad's Army from the show's beginning in 1968 until his sudden death in 1973.