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	==Origins==		==Origins==
	Robert Dorning was born at 108 Croppers Hill in [[St Helens, Merseyside\|St Helens]], [[w:Lancashire\|Lancashire]], England, on 13 May 1913. His father was Robert John Dorning who worked in a local pit as a coal miner haulier and his mother was Mary Elizabeth Dorning, formerly Howard.<ref>Information from his entry in the Register of Births.</ref> He was educated at [[w:Cowley International College\|Cowley Grammar School\|]] in St Helens, where he also learnt to play [[w:violin\|violin]] and [[w:saxophone\|saxophone]]. After leaving school, Dorning studied drama and dance in [[w:Liverpool\|Liverpool]] with the intention of becoming a ballet dancer.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/robert-dorning-p19759\|title=Robert Dorning - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos\|website=AllMovie}}</ref> During the 1930s he had a brief career as a musical comedian in theatre, before choosing acting as his profession.		Robert Dorning was born at 108 Croppers Hill in [[w:St Helens, Merseyside\|St Helens]], [[w:Lancashire\|Lancashire]], England, on 13 May 1913. His father was Robert John Dorning who worked in a local pit as a coal miner haulier and his mother was Mary Elizabeth Dorning, formerly Howard.<ref>Information from his entry in the Register of Births.</ref> He was educated at [[w:Cowley International College\|Cowley Grammar School\|]] in St Helens, where he also learnt to play [[w:violin\|violin]] and [[w:saxophone\|saxophone]]. After leaving school, Dorning studied drama and dance in [[w:Liverpool\|Liverpool]] with the intention of becoming a ballet dancer.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/robert-dorning-p19759\|title=Robert Dorning - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos\|website=AllMovie}}</ref> During the 1930s he had a brief career as a musical comedian in theatre, before choosing acting as his profession.

	==Film roles==		==Film roles==

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	\| image = ~~Robert_Dorning_~~(actor).webp		\| image = Robert Dorning (actor).webp
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	\| birth_name = Robert John Dorning		\| birth_name = Robert John Dorning
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=y\|1913\|5\|13}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=y\|1913\|05\|13}}
	\| birth_place = [[St Helens, Merseyside\|St Helens]], [[Lancashire]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:St Helens, Merseyside\|St Helens]], [[w:Lancashire\|Lancashire]], England
	\| death_date ={{death date and age~~\|df=y~~\|1989\|2\|21\|1913\|5\|13}}		\| death_date ={{death date and age\|1989\|02\|21\|1913\|05\|13\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[London]] [[England]]		\| death_place = [[w:London\|London]] [[w:England\|England]]
	\| occupation = Musician, ballet dancer, actor		\| occupation = Musician, ballet dancer, actor
	\| spouse = Honor Shepherd		\| spouse = Honor Shepherd
	\| children = 2, including [[Stacy Dorning\|Stacy]]		\| children = 2, including [[w:Stacy Dorning\|Stacy]]
	}}		}}
	'''Robert Dorning''' (13 May 1913 – 21 February 1989) was a musician, dance band vocalist, ballet dancer and stage, film and television actor. He is known to have performed in at least 77 television and film productions between 1940 and 1988.		'''Robert Dorning''' (13 May 1913 – 21 February 1989) was a musician, dance band vocalist, ballet dancer and stage, film and television actor. He is known to have performed in at least 77 television and film productions between 1940 and 1988.

	==Origins==		==Origins==
	Robert Dorning was born at 108 Croppers Hill in [[St Helens, Merseyside\|St Helens]], [[Lancashire]], England, on 13 May 1913. His father was Robert John Dorning who worked in a local pit as a coal miner haulier and his mother was Mary Elizabeth Dorning, formerly Howard.<ref>Information from his entry in the Register of Births.</ref> He was educated at [[Cowley International College\|Cowley Grammar School]] in St Helens, where he also learnt to play [[violin]] and [[saxophone]]. After leaving school, Dorning studied drama and dance in [[Liverpool]] with the intention of becoming a ballet dancer.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/robert-dorning-p19759\|title=Robert Dorning - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos\|website=AllMovie}}</ref> During the 1930s he had a brief career as a musical comedian in theatre, before choosing acting as his profession.		Robert Dorning was born at 108 Croppers Hill in [[St Helens, Merseyside\|St Helens]], [[w:Lancashire\|Lancashire]], England, on 13 May 1913. His father was Robert John Dorning who worked in a local pit as a coal miner haulier and his mother was Mary Elizabeth Dorning, formerly Howard.<ref>Information from his entry in the Register of Births.</ref> He was educated at [[w:Cowley International College\|Cowley Grammar School\|]] in St Helens, where he also learnt to play [[w:violin\|violin]] and [[w:saxophone\|saxophone]]. After leaving school, Dorning studied drama and dance in [[w:Liverpool\|Liverpool]] with the intention of becoming a ballet dancer.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/robert-dorning-p19759\|title=Robert Dorning - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos\|website=AllMovie}}</ref> During the 1930s he had a brief career as a musical comedian in theatre, before choosing acting as his profession.

	==Film roles==		==Film roles==
	His first known film role was in the crime drama, ''They Came By Night'' (1940). However, his acting career was interrupted by [[World War II]] and Dorning served in the [[Royal Air Force\|RAF]]. After being demobbed, he utilised his ballet dancing talents when cast as a dancer in ''[[The Red Shoes (1948 film)\|The Red Shoes]]'' (1948).<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-red-shoes-v40734/cast-crew\|title=The Red Shoes (1948) - Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger - Cast and Crew\|website=AllMovie}}</ref> During the 1950s he had supporting roles in at least ten films, although one was the well-received prisoner of war film, ''[[The One That Got Away (1957 film)\|The One That Got Away]]'' (1957), in which he had the role of Corporal Wilson, the rest were mainly crime dramas.<ref name=bfi/> Although his film career was overshadowed by his more prolific television work, towards the end of his career he was cast in a number of notable film productions. These included the [[Hammer Film Productions\|Hammer]] film ''[[Fanatic (1965 film)\|Fanatic]]'' (1965), ''[[Cul-de-sac (1966 film)\|Cul-de-Sac]]'' (1966), directed by [[Roman Polanski]], ''[[Man About the House]]'' (1974), ''[[Confessions of a Pop Performer]]'' (1975), ''[[Carry On Emmannuelle]]'' (1978), ''[[The Human Factor (1979 film)\|The Human Factor]]'' (1979), ''[[Ragtime (film)\|Ragtime]]'' (1981), Agatha Christie's ''[[Evil Under the Sun (1982 film)\|Evil Under the Sun]]'' (1982) and ''[[Mona Lisa (1986 film)\|Mona Lisa]]'' (1986).<ref name=bfi>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fcd80f1\|title=Robert Dorning\|website=BFI}}</ref>		His first known film role was in the crime drama, ''They Came By Night'' (1940). However, his acting career was interrupted by [[w:World War II\|World War II]] and Dorning served in the [[w:Royal Air Force\|RAF]]. After being demobbed, he utilised his ballet dancing talents when cast as a dancer in ''[[w:The Red Shoes (1948 film)\|The Red Shoes]]'' (1948).<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-red-shoes-v40734/cast-crew\|title=The Red Shoes (1948) - Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger - Cast and Crew\|website=AllMovie}}</ref> During the 1950s he had supporting roles in at least ten films, although one was the well-received prisoner of war film, ''[[The One That Got Away (1957 film)\|The One That Got Away]]'' (1957), in which he had the role of Corporal Wilson, the rest were mainly crime dramas.<ref name=bfi/> Although his film career was overshadowed by his more prolific television work, towards the end of his career he was cast in a number of notable film productions. These included the [[Hammer Film Productions\|Hammer]] film ''[[Fanatic (1965 film)\|Fanatic]]'' (1965), ''[[Cul-de-sac (1966 film)\|Cul-de-Sac]]'' (1966), directed by [[Roman Polanski]], ''[[Man About the House]]'' (1974), ''[[Confessions of a Pop Performer]]'' (1975), ''[[Carry On Emmannuelle]]'' (1978), ''[[The Human Factor (1979 film)\|The Human Factor]]'' (1979), ''[[Ragtime (film)\|Ragtime]]'' (1981), Agatha Christie's ''[[Evil Under the Sun (1982 film)\|Evil Under the Sun]]'' (1982) and ''[[Mona Lisa (1986 film)\|Mona Lisa]]'' (1986).<ref name=bfi>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fcd80f1\|title=Robert Dorning\|website=BFI}}</ref>

	==Television roles==		==Television roles==

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{{Infobox person
| image = Robert_Dorning_(actor).jpg
| caption = in ''[[The Sweeney]]'' episode: ''Trojan Bus'' (1975)
| birth_name = Robert John Dorning
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1913|5|13}}
| birth_place = [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]], [[Lancashire]], England
| death_date ={{death date and age|df=y|1989|2|21|1913|5|13}}
| death_place = [[London]] [[England]]
| occupation = Musician, ballet dancer, actor
| spouse = Honor Shepherd
| children = 2, including [[Stacy Dorning|Stacy]]
}}
'''Robert Dorning''' (13 May 1913 – 21 February 1989) was a musician, dance band vocalist, ballet dancer and stage, film and television actor. He is known to have performed in at least 77 television and film productions between 1940 and 1988.

==Origins==
Robert Dorning was born at 108 Croppers Hill in [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]], [[Lancashire]], England, on 13 May 1913. His father was Robert John Dorning who worked in a local pit as a coal miner haulier and his mother was Mary Elizabeth Dorning, formerly Howard.<ref>Information from his entry in the Register of Births.</ref> He was educated at [[Cowley International College|Cowley Grammar School]] in St Helens, where he also learnt to play [[violin]] and [[saxophone]]. After leaving school, Dorning studied drama and dance in [[Liverpool]] with the intention of becoming a ballet dancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/robert-dorning-p19759|title=Robert Dorning - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos|website=AllMovie}}</ref> During the 1930s he had a brief career as a musical comedian in theatre, before choosing acting as his profession.

==Film roles==
His first known film role was in the crime drama, ''They Came By Night'' (1940). However, his acting career was interrupted by [[World War II]] and Dorning served in the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]]. After being demobbed, he utilised his ballet dancing talents when cast as a dancer in ''[[The Red Shoes (1948 film)|The Red Shoes]]'' (1948).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-red-shoes-v40734/cast-crew|title=The Red Shoes (1948) - Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger - Cast and Crew|website=AllMovie}}</ref> During the 1950s he had supporting roles in at least ten films, although one was the well-received prisoner of war film, ''[[The One That Got Away (1957 film)|The One That Got Away]]'' (1957), in which he had the role of Corporal Wilson, the rest were mainly crime dramas.<ref name=bfi/> Although his film career was overshadowed by his more prolific television work, towards the end of his career he was cast in a number of notable film productions. These included the [[Hammer Film Productions|Hammer]] film ''[[Fanatic (1965 film)|Fanatic]]'' (1965), ''[[Cul-de-sac (1966 film)|Cul-de-Sac]]'' (1966), directed by [[Roman Polanski]], ''[[Man About the House]]'' (1974), ''[[Confessions of a Pop Performer]]'' (1975), ''[[Carry On Emmannuelle]]'' (1978), ''[[The Human Factor (1979 film)|The Human Factor]]'' (1979), ''[[Ragtime (film)|Ragtime]]'' (1981), Agatha Christie's ''[[Evil Under the Sun (1982 film)|Evil Under the Sun]]'' (1982) and ''[[Mona Lisa (1986 film)|Mona Lisa]]'' (1986).<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fcd80f1|title=Robert Dorning|website=BFI}}</ref>

==Television roles==
In 1958 Dorning began a lengthy television career appearing in many classic comedies such as ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'' (1959–60), ''[[Bootsie and Snudge]]'' (1960), ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'' (1965), ''[[Wodehouse Playhouse]]'' (1978), and ''[[Rising Damp]]'' (1978). Dorning played Mr. West, the bank inspector, in the classic ''[[Dad's Army]]'' episode "[[Something Nasty in the Vault]]" (1969) in which a bomb lands on Mainwaring's bank.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/d4tn9/dads-army--s3-e5-something-nasty-in-the-vault/|title=Dad's Army - S3 - Episode 5: Something Nasty in the Vault|website=Radio Times}}</ref> Writer [[Jimmy Perry]] initially envisaged [[Jon Pertwee]] as the pompous bank manager and Home Guard officer [[Captain Mainwaring]] with Robert Dorning as [[Sergeant Wilson]] but eventually gave the roles to [[Arthur Lowe]] and [[John Le Mesurier]] respectively.<ref>''Dad's Army: Missing Presumed Wiped'' (2001), documentary, BBC Television.</ref>

Dorning also had roles in a number of television soap operas and appeared as two different ''[[Coronation Street]]'' characters. He was Edward Wormold in 1965 and Alderman Rogers in an episode in 1972. In addition to this, he also starred alongside [[Arthur Lowe]] in the second series of Coronation Street spin-off ''[[Pardon the Expression]]'', and a follow up series, ''[[Turn Out the Lights (TV series)|Turn out the Lights]]'' as Wally Hunt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/pardon_the_expression/|title=Pardon The Expression - ITV Sitcom|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/turn_out_the_lights/|title=Turn Out The Lights - ITV Sitcom|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref> He played Tupman in the [[Musical film|TV musical]] ''[[Pickwick (TV movie)|Pickwick]]'' for the [[BBC]] in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b757a831c|title=Pickwick (1969)|website=BFI}}</ref> In 1974 he played Lewis Potter in ''[[Emmerdale|Emmerdale Farm]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmerdale.org/emmerdale/cast/p.htm|title=Emmerdale Farm/Emmerdale All Time Cast & Characters|website=emmerdale.org}}</ref> Dorning also appeared in a number of television thrillers including ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' (1966), ''[[The Sweeney]]'' (1975), ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'' (1978) and ''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]'' (1988).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=25783|title=Robert Dorning|website=aveleyman.com}}</ref>

In 1975, Dorning took the part of Colonel Grope, described as "an ex-Indian army, alcoholic racialist", in [[The Melting Pot (television programme)|''The Melting Pot'']].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8b7841bf|title=The Melting Pot (1975)|website=BFI}}</ref> This was a sitcom written by [[Spike Milligan]] and [[Neil Shand]], which was cancelled by the BBC after just one episode.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Milligan |first1=Spike |authorlink1=Spike Milligan |last2=Shand |first2=Neil |authorlink2=Neil Shand |title=The Melting Pot |year=1983 |publisher=[[Robson Books]] |location=London |isbn=0-86051-195-2 |at=introductory pages }}</ref>

==His thespian family==
His daughter, [[Stacy Dorning]] (born 1958), is perhaps better known than her father, having starred in the children's television series ''[[The Adventures of Black Beauty]]'' (1973–74) as well as ''[[Just William]]'' (1976).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/562667/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Adventures of Black Beauty, The (1972-74)|website=screenonline.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/976179/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Just William (1977-78)|website=screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> Acting was a family tradition as Robert's [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]]-born wife, Honor Shepherd (1926–2000), had been an actress since the age of eleven when she played a dwarf in ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' (1937). Like her husband she appeared in a number of television programmes, including ''[[Emergency Ward 10]]'' (1957), ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'' (1961), ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'' (1966) and ''[[Juliet Bravo]]'' (1981).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bab9a2990|title=Honor Shepherd|website=BFI}}</ref> Their youngest daughter Kate Dorning appeared in ''[[Rumpole of the Bailey]]'' (1979) ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'' (1980) and ''Alice in Wonderland'' (1986).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1f58e72|title=Kate Dorning|website=BFI}}</ref>

Family members would sometimes appear together within the same programme. In 1979 Kate, Stacy and their mother Honor all appeared within an episode of the television drama ''[[Dick Turpin]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/TVEpisode.aspx?FilmID=2295&Episode=19790203|title=Dick Turpin: S1|website=aveleyman.com}}</ref>

Kate Dorning's son Jack Dorning is continuing the family tradition, graduating from [[Rose Bruford College|Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://intrepidensemble.com/who-we-are/|title=Who we are - Intrepid Ensemble}}</ref>

Robert Dorning died on 21 February 1989 in London of [[diabetes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/5222557.robert-a-man-of-many-parts/|title=Robert: A man of many parts|website=Warrington Guardian}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[They Came by Night]]'' (1940) - (uncredited)
* ''[[The Red Shoes (1948 film)|The Red Shoes]]'' (1948) - Dancer
* ''[[Lady in the Fog]]'' (1952) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''[[You Pay Your Money]]'' (1957) - Birdwatcher (scenes deleted)
* ''[[The One That Got Away (1957 film)|The One That Got Away]]'' (1957) - Corporal Wilson (uncredited)
* ''[[Moment of Indiscretion]]'' (1958) - (Mr. Evans)
* ''[[Links of Justice]]'' (1958) - (uncredited)
* ''The Secret Man'' (1958) - Captain Scott
* ''[[Innocent Meeting]]'' (1959) - (uncredited)
* ''[[Top Floor Girl]]'' (1959) - Carter (uncredited)
* ''[[No Safety Ahead]]'' (1959) - (uncredited)
* ''Mystery in the Mine'' (1959) - Milkman
* ''[[Man Accused]]'' (1959) - Beckett
* ''Live Now - Pay Later'' (1962) - (unconfirmed)
* ''[[Fanatic (film)|Fanatic]]'' (1965) - Ormsby
* ''[[Cul-de-sac (1966 film)|Cul-de-Sac]]'' (1966) - Philip Fairweather
* ''The Troublesome Double'' (1967) - The Mayor
* ''[[Salt and Pepper (film)|Salt and Pepper]]'' (1968) - Club secretary
* ''[[School for Sex]]'' (1969) - Civil servant
* ''[[Pickwick (1969 film)|Pickwick]]'' (1969) - [[Tracy Tupman]]
* ''[[The Black Windmill]]'' (1974) - Jeweller (uncredited)
* ''[[Man About the House (film)|Man About the House]]'' (1974) - Col. Manners (uncredited)
* ''Smokey Joe's Revenge'' (1974) - Mr. Williams
* ''[[Confessions of a Pop Performer]]'' (1975) - Augustus
* ''[[I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight]]'' (1976) - Man at Party
* ''[[The Ups and Downs of a Handyman]]'' (1976) - Newsagent
* ''Must Wear Tights'' (1978) - Agent
* ''[[Carry On Emmannuelle]]'' (1978) - The Prime Minister
* ''[[The Human Factor (1979 film)|The Human Factor]]'' (1979) - Jameson
* ''The Great Monkey Rip-Off'' (1979) - Sir Charles Fitzhugh
* ''[[Ragtime (film)|Ragtime]]'' (1981) - Gent with Stanford White
* ''[[Evil Under the Sun (1982 film)|Evil Under the Sun]]'' (1982) - Concierge
* ''[[Mona Lisa (1986 film)|Mona Lisa]]'' (1986) - Hotel Bedroom Man
* ''[[Pirates (1986 film)|Pirates]]'' (1986) - Commander of Marines
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0233923}}
*[http://archive.thisissthelens.co.uk/2004/8/26/2627.html Childhood Recollections]

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