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John Comer
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Acting
Birthday
1924-03-01,Stretford, Lancashire, England, UK
Gender
Male
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

Filmography

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Happy DeathDay
1968-12-12

The Hunting of Lionel Crane

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The Hunting of Lionel Crane
1970-01-21

I'm All Right Jack

6.7

I'm All Right Jack
1959-08-18

The Fishing Party

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The Fishing Party
1972-06-01

Kisses at Fifty

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Kisses at Fifty
1973-01-22

Battle of Britain

6.8

Battle of Britain
1969-09-15

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Vinegar Trip
1973-04-24

The Best Pair of Legs in the Business

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The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
1968-12-28

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Our Terry
1975-07-28

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South Riding
1974-09-16

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The Visitors
1968-01-05

6.261

Heavens Above!
1963-05-20

6.3

Villain
1971-05-26

A Little Outing

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A Little Outing
1977-10-20

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Leeds United!
1974-10-31

Memoirs of a Survivor

4.1

Memoirs of a Survivor
1981-09-01

5.9

The Lovers!
1973-01-01

6.7

The Family Way
1966-12-18

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

6.3

Dr. Phibes Rises Again
1972-07-01

Wuthering Heights

6.237

Wuthering Heights
1970-06-09

There's a Girl in My Soup

5.4

There's a Girl in My Soup
1970-12-15

Song at Twilight

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Song at Twilight
1973-02-05

Rotten to the Core

6.2

Rotten to the Core
1965-07-14

6.81

Hell Is a City
1960-04-10

All Our Saturdays

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All Our Saturdays
1973-02-14

7.7

The Avengers
1961-01-07

5.4

Crown Court
1972-10-11

Last of the Summer Wine

7.1

Last of the Summer Wine
1973-01-04

7.9

Survivors
1975-04-16

I Didn't Know You Cared

6.8

I Didn't Know You Cared
1975-08-27

4

Nice Work
1980-10-15

Potter's Picture Palace

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Potter's Picture Palace
1976-09-13

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Castle Haven
1969-04-04

Murder Most English

5.5

Murder Most English
1977-05-08

6.1

Play for Today
1970-10-15

5.4

Crown Court
1972-10-11

5.4

Crown Court
1972-10-11

All Creatures Great and Small

7.7

All Creatures Great and Small
1978-01-08

The Man In Room 17

5.333

The Man In Room 17
1965-06-11

Dixon of Dock Green

5.3

Dixon of Dock Green
1955-07-09

Coronation Street

5.3

Coronation Street
1960-12-09

5.7

Doomwatch
1970-02-09