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Patrick Cargill (3 June 1918 – 23 May 1996) was a British actor known for his role on the British television sitcom Father, Dear Father. Cargill was born to middle-class parents living in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex. After education at Haileybury College, he made his debut in the Bexhill Amateur Theatrical Society. However, he was aiming for a military career and was selected for training at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. Cargill became a commissioned officer in the Indian Army. After World War II ended, Cargill returned to Britain to focus on a stage career, and joined... MORE

Patrick Cargill (3 June 1918 – 23 May 1996) was a British actor known for his role on the British television sitcom Father, Dear Father. Cargill was born to middle-class parents living in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex. After education at Haileybury College, he made his debut in the Bexhill Amateur Theatrical Society. However, he was aiming for a military career and was selected for training at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. Cargill became a commissioned officer in the Indian Army. After World War II ended, Cargill returned to Britain to focus on a stage career, and joined Anthony Hawtrey's company at Buxton, Croydon, and later the Embassy Theatre at Swiss Cottage in London. He became a supporting player in John Counsell's repertory at Windsor alongside Barbara Bruce and Beryl Reid and scored a huge hit in the revue The World's the Limit, which was seen by the Queen and 26 of her guests one evening. He made his first West End appearance in 1953 in Ian Carmichael's revue High Spirits at the London Hippodrome. He also co-wrote the stage play Ring for Catty, with Jack Beale. The second of the Carry On films, Carry On Nurse, produced in 1959, was based on this play as was the LESS