John Comer

Career timeline

1. 1924 · Born

   Born in Stretford, Lancashire, England, UK

2. 1955 · Screen debut

   Dixon of Dock Green (TV)

3. 1960 · Breakthrough

   Coronation Street (TV)

4. 1984 · Died

   February 11, 1984

5. 2003 · Latest release

   Charles II: The Power and The Passion (TV)

Career in numbers

2 1950s

15 1960s

30 1970s

4 1980s

1 2000s

• Drama29
• Comedy20
• Crime7
• Tv Movie6
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy3
• Romance3

Highest-rated title All Creatures Great and Small 1978 7.8 Most popular title Coronation Street 1960 5.3

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside John Comer in our catalogue.

John Gorrie

4 titles together

Robert Fuest

3 titles together

John Mackenzie

3 titles together

Herbert Wise

3 titles together

Ted Kotcheff

3 titles together

Simon Gray

3 titles together

Michael Apted

3 titles together

Jane Freeman

2 titles together

Anthony Read

2 titles together

Nigel Williams

2 titles together

1. 2003 Charles II: The Power and The Passion as Angry Man TV
2. 1983 Last of the Summer Wine: Getting Sam Home as Sid Movie
3. 1981 Memoirs of a Survivor as Man Delivering Emily Movie
4. 1980 Nice Work TV
5. 1980 The Boy Who Never Was as Newsagent Movie
6. 1978 All Creatures Great and Small as Mr. Dimmock 7.8 TV
7. 1977 A Little Outing as Dad Movie
8. 1977 Premiere as Dad TV
9. 1977 Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle as Sergeant Malley TV
10. 1976 Potter's Picture Palace TV
11. 1975 I Didn't Know You Cared as Les Brandon TV
12. 1975 Our Terry as Arnold Movie
13. 1975 Survivors as Les Norton 7.9 TV
14. 1975 The Life of Riley as George Pollitt TV
15. 1974 Leeds United! as Billy Crane Movie
16. 1974 South Riding as Bill Heyer TV
17. 1974 South Riding Movie
18. 1973 Centre Play as Arnold TV
19. 1973 Vinegar Trip as Leslie Movie
20. 1973 All Our Saturdays as Wilf TV
21. 1973 Song at Twilight as Mr. Calthrop Movie
22. 1973 Kisses at Fifty as George Movie
23. 1973 Last of the Summer Wine as Sid 7.2 TV
24. 1973 The Lovers! as Geoffrey's Dad Movie
25. 1972 Crown Court TV
26. 1972 Dr. Phibes Rises Again as Ship's Officer 6.2 Movie
27. 1972 The Fishing Party as Teaman Movie
28. 1971 Villain as Waiter at House of Commons (uncredited) 6.1 Movie
29. 1971 Bless This House as Barman TV
30. 1970 There's a Girl in My Soup as John, the porter 5.5 Movie
31. 1970 Play for Today as George TV
32. 1970 On the House as Jones TV
33. 1970 Wuthering Heights 6.4 Movie
34. 1970 Doomwatch as Jack TV
35. 1970 The Hunting of Lionel Crane as Warrant Officer Movie
36. 1969 Battle of Britain as Policeman (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
37. 1969 Castle Haven TV
38. 1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre TV
39. 1968 The Best Pair of Legs in the Business as Bert Movie
40. 1968 Happy DeathDay Movie
41. 1968 The Visitors Movie
42. 1967 ITV Playhouse as Jacko TV
43. 1966 The Family Way as Leslie Piper 6.7 Movie
44. 1965 Rotten to the Core as Policeman Movie
45. 1965 The Man in Room 17 as Sgt. Thomas Lynch TV
46. 1964 It's Dark Outside as Constable TV
47. 1963 Heavens Above! as Butcher 6.6 Movie
48. 1961 The Avengers as Groom 7.8 TV
49. 1960 Coronation Street as Mr. Birtles 5.3 TV
50. 1960 Hell Is a City as Plainclothes Police Driver (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
51. 1959 I'm All Right Jack as Shop Steward 6.6 Movie
52. 1955 Dixon of Dock Green as Greengrocer TV

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