<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Marion Rose (1960--2005; her death) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Jonathan (b . 1966) </Td> </Tr> <P> William Desmond Anthony Pertwee, MBE (21 July 1926--27 May 2013) was an English comedy actor . He was best known for his role as the antagonist ARP Warden Hodges in the sitcom Dad's Army . </P> <P> Pertwee was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire on 21 July 1926 . His mother was Brazilian and his English father, James Francis Carter Pertwee, travelled the country as a salesman until he became ill and died in 1938, when Bill Pertwee was 12 . The family moved home many times during Pertwee's childhood and he lived in Hereford, Glasbury, Colnbrook, Newbury, Erith, Belvedere, Blackheath, Storrington, Westcliff - on - Sea, Wilmington and Worthing . His education was disrupted by the moves and he attended many schools including an independent convent school, a small independent school, followed by Frensham Heights School in Surrey, Dartford Technical College and Southend College . </P>

Who played warden hodges in dad's army