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	~~\| name = Brian Jackson~~		\| image = Brian Jackson (actor).jpg
	\| image = Brian Jackson ~~as Godfrey~~.~~jpeg~~
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	\| caption = ~~Playing [[Private Godfrey]] in the ''[[Dad's Army (stage show)\|Dad's Army]]'' stage show (2007)~~		\| caption =
	\| birth_name = Osmond Brian Jackson		\| birth_name = Osmond Brian Jackson
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1931\|04\|06\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1931\|04\|06\|df=y}}
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	\| occupation = Actor, photographer and producer		\| occupation = Actor, photographer and producer
	\| yearsactive = 1958–2019		\| yearsactive = 1958–2019
	\| spouse = ~~{{unbulleted list\|~~{{marriage\|Irene Berry\|<!--unknown-->\|<!--unknown-->\|end=div.}} \|{{marriage\|Eunice Gayson\|1968\|1977\|<!--unknown-->}}\|{{marriage\|Ann Barker\|1998\|}}}}		\| spouse =
			*{{marriage\|Irene Berry\|<!--unknown-->\|<!--unknown-->\|end=div.}}
			*{{marriage\|Eunice Gayson\|1968\|1977\|<!--unknown-->}}
			*{{marriage\|Ann Barker\|1998\|2022}}
	\| children = 5		\| children = 5
	}}		}}
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	*[http://www.brianjacksonfilms.co.uk/ Brian Jackson Films]		*[http://www.brianjacksonfilms.co.uk/ Brian Jackson Films]
	*~~[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/~~4ce2ba025905e Brian Jackson~~] at the [[British Film Institute]]~~		*{{BFI\|4ce2ba025905e\|Brian Jackson}}
	* {{IMDb name\|0413319}}		* {{IMDb name\|0413319}}

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{{short description|British actor (1931–2022)}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Brian Jackson
| image = Brian Jackson as Godfrey.jpeg
| imagesize =
| caption = Playing [[Private Godfrey]] in the ''[[Dad's Army (stage show)|Dad's Army]]'' stage show (2007)
| birth_name = Osmond Brian Jackson
| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|04|06|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bolton]], [[Lancashire]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|07|02|1931|04|06|df=y}}
| death_place =
| occupation = Actor, photographer and producer
| yearsactive = 1958–2019
| spouse = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|Irene Berry|||end=div.}} |{{marriage|Eunice Gayson|1968|1977|}}|{{marriage|Ann Barker|1998|}}}}
| children = 5
}}

'''Osmond Brian Jackson''' (6 April 1931 – 2 July 2022) was a British actor, photographer and producer who was especially famous as [[Man from Del Monte|"The Man from Del Monte"]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d2s6AAAAMAAJ&q=%22jackson+brian%22|title=International Television Almanac|year=1979 |publisher=Quigley Publishing Company}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://retromash.com/podcast/brian-jackson/|title=Brian Jackson: The Man from Del Monte|publisher=retromash.com|accessdate=12 November 2022}}</ref>

==Life and career==
Jackson was born on 6 April 1931 in [[Bolton]], [[Lancashire]], England.<ref name=ci>{{cite magazine |date=November 2022 |page=44 |title=Brian Jackson, 91 |magazine=Classic Images}}</ref> He began his career as a [[Fleet Air Arm]] photographer and cameraman,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/casualty-star-collapsed-filming-set-9106502|title=Casualty star collapsed while filming on set|publisher=Mirror.co.uk}}</ref> then spent many years in the theatre appearing in the plays with repertory seasons at the [[Old Vic]] and the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] at [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] and London. In 1969–70, he appeared in [[Mame (musical)|''Mame'']] at the [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]], starring [[Ginger Rogers]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Martin |first=Kathy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c76wDQAAQBAJ&dq=Man+from+Del+Monte&pg=PA12 |title=Famous Brand Names and Their Origins |date=19 February 2017|publisher=Pen and Sword |isbn=978-1-78159-015-7 |language=en}}</ref>

He was a regular actor on TV and [[BBC]] radio drama. For several years Jackson was exclusively contracted worldwide as [[Man from Del Monte|The Man From Del Monte]],<ref name="ci" /> filming 25 commercials shown in 32 countries.

In addition to his acting career, Jackson owned and ran several TV production and international distribution companies from his photographic, film & recording studios at Hampden Gurney Studios complex at [[Marble Arch]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brian-jackson.com:80/about-me|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401000637/http://www.brian-jackson.com/about-me|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 April 2015|title=Brian Jackson|publisher=|access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref>

Jackson was married to, and divorced from, Irene Berry, and they had a son and daughter. He also had a daughter with Eunice Gayson, to whom he was married from 1968 to 1977. He was married to Ann Barker from 1998 until his death. They had a daughter, and he had another son from another relationship.<ref name="ci" />

Jackson died from [[prostate cancer]] in London on 2 July 2022, at the age of 91.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brian Jackson: Star of Man from Del Monte adverts dies aged 91 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-62098144 |access-date=8 July 2022 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1958|| ''[[Carry On Sergeant]]'' || Second Recruit ||
|-
|1961|| ''[[Gorgo (film)|Gorgo]]'' || Army Officer || Uncredited
|-
|1961|| ''[[Taste of Fear]]'' || Plainclothes Officer || Uncredited
|-
|1962|| ''[[Some Like It Cool]]'' || Mike Hall ||
|-
|1965|| ''[[The Heroes of Telemark]]'' || Norwegian Naval Attache || Uncredited
|-
|1974|| ''Escort Girls'' || Harvey Matelow ||
|-
|1976|| ''The Deadly Females'' || Tony ||
|-
|1978|| ''[[Revenge of the Pink Panther]]'' || Police Chief ||
|-
|1992|| ''[[Shadowchaser]]'' || President ||
|-
|1997|| ''[[Mrs Brown]]'' || Secretary || Uncredited
|-
|1998|| ''[[The Big Swap]]'' || The Professor ||
|-
|2008|| ''[[Ealing Comedy (film)|Ealing Comedy]]'' || [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] / Alec Guinness ||
|-
|2008|| ''[[Cash and Curry (film)|Cash and Curry]]'' || Brian ||
|-
|2012|| ''Le Baiser/The kiss'' (shortfilm)|| Jake ||
|-
|2018|| ''Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda'' || Denis ||
|-
|2019|| ''[[Saint Maud]]'' || Drummer || Final film role
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.brianjacksonfilms.co.uk/ Brian Jackson Films]
*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba025905e Brian Jackson] at the [[British Film Institute]]
* {{IMDb name|0413319}}

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