John Comer

Known for ActingBorn 1924-03-01Died 1984-02-11Stretford, Lancashire, England, UK

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 encyclopediaRead more

Movies & web series

Leeds United!

Happy DeathDay

South Riding

All Our Saturdays

The Fishing Party

Getting Sam Home

Song at Twilight

The Hunting of Lionel Crane

The Best Pair of Legs in the Business

Survivors

All Creatures Great and Small

The Avengers

The Life of Riley

I Didn't Know You Cared

Last of the Summer Wine

Centre Play

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Playhouse

Battle of Britain

The Family Way

Charles II: The Power and The Passion

Play for Today

Heavens Above!

Hell Is a City

I'm All Right Jack

Rotten to the Core

Doomwatch

Wuthering Heights

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

The Man in Room 17

Villain

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle

The Lovers!

On the House

Dixon of Dock Green

Crown Court

There's a Girl in My Soup

Coronation Street

Kisses at Fifty

Memoirs of a Survivor

Nice Work

The Boy Who Never Was

A Little Outing

Potter's Picture Palace

Our Terry

South Riding

Vinegar Trip

Castle Haven