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person_profile-John Comer

John Comer Died at age: 59

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

John Comer

Date of Birth:

Mar 01, 1924

Country of birth:

Anglie

Died:

Feb 11, 1984

Biography of

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 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".

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John Comer

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Filmography of

John Comer

Found 17 Movies in total

Memoirs of a Survivor

Man Delivering Emily ( Actor )

... 1981

Leeds United!

Billy Crane ( Actor )

... 1974

Song at Twilight

Mr. Calthrop ( Actor )

... 1973

Kisses at Fifty

George ( Actor )

... 1973

The Lovers!

Geoffrey's Dad ( Actor )

... 1973

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

Ship's Officer ( Actor )

... 1972

... 1972

Villain

Waiter at House of Commons (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1971

There's a Girl in My Soup

John, the porter ( Actor )

... 1970

... 1970

The Hunting of Lionel Crane

Warrant Officer ( Actor )

... 1970

Battle of Britain

Policeman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1969

The Family Way

Leslie Piper ( Actor )

... 1966

Rotten to the Core

Policeman ( Actor )

... 1965

Heavens Above!

Butcher ( Actor )

... 1963

Hell Is a City

Plainclothes Police Driver (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1960

I'm All Right Jack

Shop Steward ( Actor )

... 1959