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". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For: Acting

Born: Stretford, Lancashire, England, UK, 1924-03-01

Died: 1984-02-11

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1959	I'm All Right Jack	Shop Steward	67
2	1960	Hell Is a City	Plainclothes Police Driver (uncredited)	66
3	1963	Heavens Above!	Butcher	63
4	1965	Rotten to the Core	Policeman	62
5	1966	The Family Way	Leslie Piper	67
6	1968	The Visitors		0
7	1968	Happy DeathDay		0
8	1968	The Best Pair of Legs in the Business	Bert	0
9	1969	Battle of Britain	Policeman (uncredited)	69
10	1970	The Hunting of Lionel Crane	Warrant Officer	0
11	1970	Wuthering Heights		62
12	1970	There's a Girl in My Soup	John, the porter	54
13	1971	Villain	Waiter at House of Commons (uncredited)	63
14	1972	The Fishing Party	Teaman	100
15	1972	Dr. Phibes Rises Again	Ship's Officer	63
16	1973	The Lovers!	Geoffrey's Dad	59
17	1973	Kisses at Fifty	George	0
18	1973	Song at Twilight	Mr. Calthrop	0
19	1973	Vinegar Trip	Leslie	0
20	1974	South Riding		0
21	1974	Leeds United!	Billy Crane	0
22	1975	Our Terry	Arnold	0
23	1977	A Little Outing	Dad	0
24	1980	The Boy Who Never Was	Newsagent	0
25	1981	Memoirs of a Survivor	Man Delivering Emily	42

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	Dixon of Dock Green	Greengrocer	53
2	1960	Coronation Street	Mr. Birtles	54
3	1961	The Avengers	Groom	77
4	1965	The Man in Room 17	Sgt. Thomas Lynch	53
5	1967	Sam And Janet	Det-Sgt Runcorn	0
6	1969	Castle Haven		0
7	1970	Doomwatch	Jack	60
8	1970	On the House	Jones	55
9	1970	Play for Today	George	63
10	1972	Crown Court		54
11	1972	Crown Court	Constable Kershaw	54
12	1972	Crown Court	Police Sergeant Kershaw	54
13	1973	Last of the Summer Wine	Sid	71
14	1973	All Our Saturdays		0
15	1975	The Life of Riley	George Pollitt	60
16	1975	Survivors	Les Norton	79
17	1975	I Didn't Know You Cared	Les Brandon	68
18	1976	Potter's Picture Palace		0
19	1977	Murder Most English	Sergeant Malley	55
20	1978	All Creatures Great and Small	Mr. Dimmock	77
21	1980	Nice Work		40

John Comer

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