John Comer

John Comer

Birthday: 1924-03-01

Deathday: 1984-02-11

Place of birth: Stretford, Lancashire, England, UK

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0173747

Biography:

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

Played in movies:

The Fishing Party

Score: 10.0

Battle of Britain

Score: 6.9

The Family Way

Score: 6.7

I'm All Right Jack

Score: 6.7

Hell Is a City

Score: 6.6

Heavens Above!

Score: 6.3

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

Score: 6.3

Rotten to the Core

Score: 6.2

Wuthering Heights

Score: 6.2

Villain

Score: 6.2

The Lovers!

Score: 5.9

There's a Girl in My Soup

Score: 5.5

Memoirs of a Survivor

Score: 4.2

The Boy Who Never Was

Score: 0.0

Song at Twilight

Score: 0.0

Leeds United!

Score: 0.0

A Little Outing

Score: 0.0

The Visitors

Score: 0.0

South Riding

Score: 0.0

Our Terry

Score: 0.0

The Best Pair of Legs in the Business

Score: 0.0

Vinegar Trip

Score: 0.0

Kisses at Fifty

Score: 0.0

The Hunting of Lionel Crane

Score: 0.0

Happy DeathDay

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Survivors

Score: 7.9

All Creatures Great and Small

Score: 7.7

The Avengers

Score: 7.7

Last of the Summer Wine

Score: 7.1

I Didn't Know You Cared

Score: 6.8

Play for Today

Score: 6.3

The Life of Riley

Score: 6.0

Doomwatch

Score: 6.0

On the House

Score: 5.5

Murder Most English

Score: 5.5

Coronation Street

Score: 5.4

Crown Court

Score: 5.4

Crown Court

Score: 5.4

Crown Court

Score: 5.4

Dixon of Dock Green

Score: 5.3

The Man in Room 17

Score: 5.3

Nice Work

Score: 4.0

It's Dark Outside

Score: 0.0

Castle Haven

Score: 0.0

Potter's Picture Palace

Score: 0.0

All Our Saturdays

Score: 0.0