Autographs of Jimmy Perry
James Perry OBE (20 September 1923 – 23 October 2016) was an English scriptwriter and actor. He devised and co-wrote the BBC sitcoms Dad's Army (1968–1977), It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1981), Hi-De-Hi (1980–1988) and You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993), all with David Croft. Perry co-wrote the theme tune of Dad's Army, "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr. Hitler?" along with Derek Taverner, for which Perry received an Ivor Novello Award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors in 1971. More about Jimmy Perry
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James Perry was born in Barnes, Surrey on 20 September 1923. His father, Arthur, was an antiques dealer, whose shop was in South Kensington, London. He was a founder of the British Antique Dealers' Association. His son was educated at two independent schools, Colet Court and St Paul's School, which at the time were both based in Hammersmith in West London.
The teenaged Perry partly served as the model for the mummy's boy character Private Pike in Dad's Army. In a 2013 interview with Neil Clark for The Daily Telegraph, he said his own mother "didn't go so far as making me wear a scarf, but she came pretty near". A regular visitor to the cinemas and the theatres in Hammersmith, his school report said: "We fear for his future". He left school aged 14. In an exchange with his father Perry commented, "I don't need any qualifications. I'm going to be a famous film star or a great comedian", to which his father responded with the phrase "you stupid boy". Read even more about Jimmy Perry at Wikipedia
The teenaged Perry partly served as the model for the mummy's boy character Private Pike in Dad's Army. In a 2013 interview with Neil Clark for The Daily Telegraph, he said his own mother "didn't go so far as making me wear a scarf, but she came pretty near". A regular visitor to the cinemas and the theatres in Hammersmith, his school report said: "We fear for his future". He left school aged 14. In an exchange with his father Perry commented, "I don't need any qualifications. I'm going to be a famous film star or a great comedian", to which his father responded with the phrase "you stupid boy". Read even more about Jimmy Perry at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Jimmy Perry
In total, we tracked 69 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Jimmy Perry (Dads Army Display Arthur Lowe James Beck Jimmy Perry Cast Signed x12 UACC RD) was sold in June 2018 for £750.00 while the cheapest item (JIMMY PERRY - HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH - CARD / PAPER - DAD'S ARMY / HI-DE-HI!) found a new owner for £0.98 in April 2016. The month with the most items sold (4) was May 2015 with an average selling price of £18.79 for an autographed item of Jimmy Perry. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2018 with £750.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.09 was May 2013. In average, an autographed item from Jimmy Perry is worth £10.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jimmy Perry were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dad's Army Writer Jimmy Perry Signed Picture | £12.00 | |
| Dads Army, Hi-Di-Hi, Jimmy Perry - hand signed card | £9.65 | |
| JIMMY PERRY & DAVID CROFT AUTOGRAPHS - Signed autograph book pages DAD'S ARMY | £52.00 | |
| JIMMY PERRY ( DAD'S ARMY ) - SIGNED - COLOUR PHOTO | £6.99 | |
| JIMMY PERRY (1923-2016) Comedy Script Writer - Dad's Army etc Signed pic | £5.75 | |
| JIMMY PERRY (HI DE HI) GENUINE HAND SIGNED CARD | £20.00 | |
| JIMMY PERRY - COMEDY SCRIPT WRITER - DADS ARMY - SUPERB SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH | £25.00 | |
| JIMMY PERRY - SCRIPT-WRITER - DAD'S ARMY - RARE AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO | £79.99 | |
| Jimmy Perry - Scriptwriter - Dad's Army - Original Hand Signed Autograph | £14.95 | |
| Jimmy Perry hand signed photo | £4.99 | |
| Jimmy Perry hand signed photo | £6.50 | |
| JIMMY PERRY HAND SIGNED PHOTO WRITER DADS ARMY HI DE HI | £19.95 | |
| Jimmy PERRY scriptwriter `Dads Army` signed photograph | £19.80 | |
| Jimmy Perry, David Croft vintage signed card's Dad's Army AFTAL#145 | £41.00 | |
| Original signed 6x4 photo of writer Jimmy Perry (1923-2016) Hi-de-Hi, Dad's Army | £9.99 | |