John Comer
- Schauspiel
- 1. März 1924 · Stretford, Lancashire, England, UK
- 11. Februar 1984
Biografie
John Comer (died 1984) was a British comic actor. He starred in the television series I Didn't Know You Cared, Last of the Summer Wine and All Our Saturdays. Born and brought up in Stretford, Lancashire, Comer gained an engineering apprenticeship at Metropolitan-Vickers, Trafford Park. Comer began his career performing a comedy routine around local social clubs and pubs in the 1930s and 1940s. In 1952, with his younger brother Tony, he performed in a children's theatre production for local schools in Stretford.[citation needed] The siblings then formed a double act named the Comer Brothers. In 1957 the brothers began a regular slot at the Manchester Apollo, performing a variety act entitled Comer's Cottage. In 1958 the Comer Brothers participated in an ITV talent show called Bid for Fame and began working for Butlin's. In 1959 they won first prize in the Butlin's National Talent Contest, winning £1,000 and a film contract with the Boulting Brothers. In 1959 the Boulting Brothers cast John and Tony Comer in the film I'm All Right Jack, in which they starred alongside Peter Sellers and Richard Attenborough as trade union shop stewards. Their next film roles were in 1961, when they featured alongside Rita Tushingham in A Taste of Honey. However shortly afterwards Tony decided to leave showbusiness and returned to full-time work at Metropolitan-Vickers, while John decided to continue pursuing his film career. He appeared in the Boulting Brothers' 1967 film The Family Way as a father-of-the-bride to Hayley Mills's character, whose father John Mills portrayed her father-in-law. He gained a recurring role in 1973 as the primary supporting role of Sid in the new BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine. He also starred in a long-running advertising campaign for Home Brew Beer. 1977 saw him appear as Bill Malley in the BBC series "Murder Most English". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Filmografie
- Charles II: The Power and The Passion · Angry Man
- Last of the Summer Wine: Getting Sam Home · Sid
- Memoiren einer Überlebenden · Man Delivering Emily
- Nice Work
- The Boy Who Never Was · Newsagent
- Der Doktor und das liebe Vieh · Mr. Dimmock
- A Little Outing · Dad
- Premiere · Dad
- Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle · Sergeant Malley
- Potter's Picture Palace
- I Didn't Know You Cared · Les Brandon
- Our Terry · Arnold
- Survivors · Les Norton
- The Life of Riley · George Pollitt
- Leeds United! · Billy Crane
- South Riding
- South Riding · Bill Heyer
- Centre Play · Arnold
- Vinegar Trip · Leslie
- All Our Saturdays · Wilf
- Song at Twilight · Mr. Calthrop
- Kisses at Fifty · George
- Last of the Summer Wine · Sid
- The Lovers! · Geoffrey's Dad
- Crown Court · Constable Kershaw, Police Sergeant Kershaw
- Die Rückkehr des Dr. Phibes · Ship's Officer
- The Fishing Party · Teaman
- Die alles zur Sau machen · Waiter at House of Commons (uncredited)
- Bless This House · Barman
- Ein Mädchen in der Suppe · John, the porter
- Play for Today · George
- On the House · Jones
- Sturmhöhe
- Doomwatch · Jack
- The Hunting of Lionel Crane · Warrant Officer
- Luftschlacht um England · Policeman (uncredited)
- Castle Haven
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre
- The Best Pair of Legs in the Business · Bert
- Happy DeathDay
- The Visitors
- ITV Playhouse · Jacko
- Honigmond 67 · Leslie Piper
- Rotten to the Core · Policeman
- The Man in Room 17 · Sgt. Thomas Lynch
- It's Dark Outside · Constable
- Himmlische Freuden · Butcher
- Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone · Groom
- Coronation Street · Mr. Birtles, Taxi Driver
- Hetzjagd · Plainclothes Police Driver (uncredited)
- Junger Mann aus gutem Haus · Shop Steward
- Dixon of Dock Green · Greengrocer