John Comer

Personal Info

Birthday

March 1, 1924

Day of Death

1984-02-11

(59 years old)

Place of Birth

Stretford, Lancashire, England, UK

John Comer

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.

Known For

Coronation Street

The Avengers

Last of the Summer Wine

Play for Today

Crown Court

All Creatures Great and Small

The Man in Room 17

Doomwatch

Filmography

1981
Memoirs of a Survivor
as Man Delivering Emily
1980
The Boy Who Never Was
as Newsagent
1977
A Little Outing
as Dad
1975
Our Terry
as Arnold
1974
Leeds United!
as Billy Crane
1973
Vinegar Trip
as Leslie
Song at Twilight
as Mr. Calthrop
Kisses at Fifty
as George
The Lovers!
as Geoffrey's Dad
1972
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
as Ship's Officer
The Fishing Party
as Teaman
1971
Villain
as Waiter at House of Commons (uncredited)
1970
There's a Girl in My Soup
as John, the porter
The Hunting of Lionel Crane
as Warrant Officer
1969
Battle of Britain
as Policeman (uncredited)
1968
The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
as Bert
1966
The Family Way
as Leslie Piper
1965
Rotten to the Core
as Policeman
1963
Heavens Above!
as Butcher
1960
Hell Is a City
as Plainclothes Police Driver (uncredited)
1959
I'm All Right Jack
as Shop Steward