John Comer

John Comer

Actor Mar 1 (died age 59) Stretford, Lancashire, England, UK 1955–2003 (48 year career)

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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 sch…

Known For

Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

Policeman (uncredited)

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

Ship's Officer

I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack

Shop Steward

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine

Sid

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

Villain

Villain

Waiter at House of Commons (uncredited)

Hell Is a City

Hell Is a City

Plainclothes Police Driver (uncredited)

The Family Way

The Family Way

Leslie Piper

Filmography

Acting (49)

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Movies (26)

Getting Sam Home

Getting Sam Home

as Sid

Memoirs of a Survivor

Memoirs of a Survivor

as Man Delivering Emily

The Boy Who Never Was

The Boy Who Never Was

as Newsagent

A Little Outing

A Little Outing

as Dad

Our Terry

Our Terry

as Arnold

South Riding

South Riding

Leeds United!

Leeds United!

as Billy Crane

Vinegar Trip

as Leslie

The Lovers!

The Lovers!

as Geoffrey's Dad

Kisses at Fifty

Kisses at Fifty

as George

Song at Twilight

Song at Twilight

as Mr. Calthrop

The Fishing Party

The Fishing Party

as Teaman

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

as Ship's Officer

Villain

Villain

as Waiter at House of Commons (uncredited)

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

There's a Girl in My Soup

There's a Girl in My Soup

as John, the porter

The Hunting of Lionel Crane

The Hunting of Lionel Crane

as Warrant Officer

Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

as Policeman (uncredited)

The Visitors

Happy DeathDay

The Best Pair of Legs in the Business

The Best Pair of Legs in the Business

as Bert

The Family Way

The Family Way

as Leslie Piper

Rotten to the Core

Rotten to the Core

as Policeman

Heavens Above!

Heavens Above!

as Butcher

Hell Is a City

Hell Is a City

as Plainclothes Police Driver (uncredited)

I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack

as Shop Steward

Television (23)

Charles II: The Power and The Passion

Charles II: The Power and The Passion

as Angry Man

Nice Work

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

as Mr. Dimmock

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle

as Sergeant Malley

Potter's Picture Palace

Survivors

Survivors

as Les Norton

The Life of Riley

as George Pollitt

I Didn't Know You Cared

I Didn't Know You Cared

as Les Brandon

South Riding

South Riding

as Bill Heyer

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine

as Sid

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine

as Sid

All Our Saturdays

Centre Play

Centre Play

as Arnold

Crown Court

Crown Court

Play for Today

Play for Today

as George

Doomwatch

Doomwatch

as Jack

On the House

as Jones

Castle Haven

The Man in Room 17

The Man in Room 17

as Sgt. Thomas Lynch

It's Dark Outside

It's Dark Outside

as Constable

The Avengers

The Avengers

as Groom

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

as Mr. Birtles

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

as Greengrocer