
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.[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
Known For(44 works)

Coronation Street
1960Coronation Street
1960

Coronation Street
1960Coronation Street
1960

The Avengers
1961The Avengers
1961

Play for Today
1970Play for Today
1970

Crown Court
1972Crown Court
1972

Crown Court
1972Crown Court
1972

Crown Court
1972Crown Court
1972

Last of the Summer Wine
1973Last of the Summer Wine
1973

ITV Playhouse
1967ITV Playhouse
1967

All Creatures Great and Small
1978All Creatures Great and Small
1978

Doomwatch
1970Doomwatch
1970

Dixon of Dock Green
1955Dixon of Dock Green
1955

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969

Survivors
1975Survivors
1975

Charles II: The Power and The Passion
2003Charles II: The Power and The Passion
2003

Centre Play
1973Centre Play
1973

The Man in Room 17
1965The Man in Room 17
1965

Battle of Britain
1969Battle of Britain
1969

I Didn't Know You Cared
1975I Didn't Know You Cared
1975

South Riding
1974South Riding
1974

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
1977Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
1977

It's Dark Outside
1964It's Dark Outside
1964

Wuthering Heights
1970Wuthering Heights
1970

Villain
1971Villain
1971

There's a Girl in My Soup
1970There's a Girl in My Soup
1970

Dr. Phibes Rises Again
1972Dr. Phibes Rises Again
1972

The Lovers!
1973The Lovers!
1973

I'm All Right Jack
1959I'm All Right Jack
1959

The Family Way
1966The Family Way
1966

Hell Is a City
1960Hell Is a City
1960

The Hunting of Lionel Crane
1970The Hunting of Lionel Crane
1970

Memoirs of a Survivor
1981Memoirs of a Survivor
1981

Heavens Above!
1963Heavens Above!
1963

Leeds United!
1974Leeds United!
1974

Rotten to the Core
1965Rotten to the Core
1965

Getting Sam Home
1983Getting Sam Home
1983

Kisses at Fifty
1973Kisses at Fifty
1973

South Riding
1974South Riding
1974

The Fishing Party
1972The Fishing Party
1972

The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
1968The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
1968

Our Terry
1975Our Terry
1975

The Boy Who Never Was
1980The Boy Who Never Was
1980

Song at Twilight
1973Song at Twilight
1973

A Little Outing
1977A Little Outing
1977