John Comer

John Comer

Acting

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.…

Filmography

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Charles II: The Power and The Passion ★ 6.3 Charles II: The Power and The Passion 2003 Getting Sam Home ★ 8.0 Getting Sam Home 1983 Memoirs of a Survivor ★ 4.2 Memoirs of a Survivor 1981 Nice Work ★ 4.0 Nice Work 1980 The Boy Who Never Was The Boy Who Never Was 1980 All Creatures Great and Small ★ 7.8 All Creatures Great and Small 1978 A Little Outing A Little Outing 1977 Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle ★ 6.0 Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle 1977 Potter's Picture Palace Potter's Picture Palace 1976 I Didn't Know You Cared ★ 7.1 I Didn't Know You Cared 1975 Our Terry Our Terry 1975 Survivors ★ 7.9 Survivors 1975 The Life of Riley ★ 7.5 The Life of Riley 1975 Leeds United! ★ 10.0 Leeds United! 1974 South Riding South Riding 1974 South Riding ★ 9.0 South Riding 1974 Centre Play ★ 7.0 Centre Play 1973 Vinegar Trip Vinegar Trip 1973 All Our Saturdays ★ 9.0 All Our Saturdays 1973 Song at Twilight ★ 8.0 Song at Twilight 1973 Kisses at Fifty ★ 5.0 Kisses at Fifty 1973 Last of the Summer Wine ★ 7.1 Last of the Summer Wine 1973 The Lovers! ★ 6.0 The Lovers! 1973 Crown Court ★ 5.7 Crown Court 1972 Dr. Phibes Rises Again ★ 6.3 Dr. Phibes Rises Again 1972 The Fishing Party ★ 8.5 The Fishing Party 1972 Villain ★ 6.2 Villain 1971 There's a Girl in My Soup ★ 5.5 There's a Girl in My Soup 1970 Play for Today ★ 6.6 Play for Today 1970 On the House ★ 6.0 On the House 1970 Wuthering Heights ★ 6.4 Wuthering Heights 1970 Doomwatch ★ 6.4 Doomwatch 1970 The Hunting of Lionel Crane ★ 8.0 The Hunting of Lionel Crane 1970 Battle of Britain ★ 6.9 Battle of Britain 1969 Castle Haven Castle Haven 1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre ★ 7.0 ITV Saturday Night Theatre 1969 The Best Pair of Legs in the Business ★ 8.0 The Best Pair of Legs in the Business 1968 Happy DeathDay ★ 10.0 Happy DeathDay 1968 The Visitors The Visitors 1968 ITV Playhouse ★ 7.0 ITV Playhouse 1967 The Family Way ★ 6.7 The Family Way 1966 Rotten to the Core ★ 6.5 Rotten to the Core 1965 The Man in Room 17 ★ 6.3 The Man in Room 17 1965 It's Dark Outside It's Dark Outside 1964 Heavens Above! ★ 6.6 Heavens Above! 1963 The Avengers ★ 7.8 The Avengers 1961 Coronation Street ★ 5.4 Coronation Street 1960 Hell Is a City ★ 6.6 Hell Is a City 1960 I'm All Right Jack ★ 6.6 I'm All Right Jack 1959 Dixon of Dock Green ★ 6.0 Dixon of Dock Green 1955