- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 1, 1924
- Place of Birth
- Stretford, Lancashire, England, UK
- Died
- February 11, 1984
John Comer
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 Conte…
Filmography
tvCharles II: The Power and The Passion
2003 · Angry Man
movieGetting Sam Home
1983 · Sid
movieMemoirs of a Survivor
1981 · Man Delivering Emily
Nice Work
tvNice Work
1980
movieThe Boy Who Never Was
1980 · Newsagent
tvAll Creatures Great and Small
1978 · Mr. Dimmock
movieA Little Outing
1977 · Dad
Premiere
tvPremiere
1977 · Dad
tvMurder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
1977 · Sergeant Malley
Potter's Picture Palace
tvPotter's Picture Palace
1976
tvI Didn't Know You Cared
1975 · Les Brandon
movieOur Terry
1975 · Arnold
tvSurvivors
1975 · Les Norton
The Life of Riley
tvThe Life of Riley
1975 · George Pollitt
movieLeeds United!
1974 · Billy Crane
movieSouth Riding
1974
tvSouth Riding
1974 · Bill Heyer
tvCentre Play
1973 · Arnold
Vinegar Trip
movieVinegar Trip
1973 · Leslie
All Our Saturdays
tvAll Our Saturdays
1973
movieSong at Twilight
1973 · Mr. Calthrop
movieKisses at Fifty
1973 · George
tvLast of the Summer Wine
1973 · Sid
movieThe Lovers!
1973 · Geoffrey's Dad
tvCrown Court
1972 · , Constable Kershaw, Police Sergeant Kershaw
movieDr. Phibes Rises Again
1972 · Ship's Officer
movieThe Fishing Party
1972 · Teaman
movieVillain
1971 · Waiter at House of Commons (uncredited)
movieThere's a Girl in My Soup
1970 · John, the porter
tvPlay for Today
1970 · George
On the House
tvOn the House
1970 · Jones
movieWuthering Heights
1970
tvDoomwatch
1970 · Jack
movieThe Hunting of Lionel Crane
1970 · Warrant Officer
movieBattle of Britain
1969 · Policeman (uncredited)
Castle Haven
tvCastle Haven
1969
tvITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
movieThe Best Pair of Legs in the Business
1968 · Bert
Happy DeathDay
movieHappy DeathDay
1968
The Visitors
movieThe Visitors
1968
tvITV Playhouse
1967 · Jacko
movieThe Family Way
1966 · Leslie Piper
movieRotten to the Core
1965 · Policeman
tvThe Man in Room 17
1965 · Sgt. Thomas Lynch
tvIt's Dark Outside
1964 · Constable
movieHeavens Above!
1963 · Butcher
tvThe Avengers
1961 · Groom
tvCoronation Street
1960 · Mr. Birtles, Taxi Driver
movieHell Is a City
1960 · Plainclothes Police Driver (uncredited)
movieI'm All Right Jack
1959 · Shop Steward
tvDixon of Dock Green
1955 · Greengrocer