Deceased
How Did John Comer Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 59GenderMaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn01/03/1924Born inStretford, Lancashire, England, UKDied11/02/1984Died inBlackpoolCauseesophageal cancerWikidataQ6226799 ↗Buried atCarleton Crematorium and CemeteryTMDb#198556 ↗
John Comer was a British comic actor. He was best known for his roles in Coronation Street as Mr Birtles, then as a taxi driver, and later as Wilf Jones, in Emmerdale Farm as Ernie Shuttleworth, Les Brandon in I Didn't Know You Cared, and cafe owner Sid in Last of the Summer Wine.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Charles II: The Power and The PassionSeries | Angry Man | 79 |
| 1978 | All Creatures Great and SmallSeries | Mr. Dimmock | 54 |
| 1975 | SurvivorsSeries | Les Norton | 51 |
| 1973 | Last of the Summer WineSeries | Sid | 49 |
| 1973 | Centre PlaySeries | Arnold | 49 |
| 1972 | Crown CourtSeries | Police Sergeant Kershaw | 48 |
| 1972 | Dr. Phibes Rises AgainMovie | Ship's Officer | 48 |
| 1971 | VillainMovie | Waiter at House of Commons (uncredited) | 47 |
| 1970 | Play for TodaySeries | George | 46 |
| 1970 | DoomwatchSeries | Jack | 46 |
| 1969 | Battle of BritainMovie | Policeman (uncredited) | 45 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries | — | 45 |
| 1968 | The Best Pair of Legs in the BusinessMovie | Bert | 44 |
| 1967 | ITV PlayhouseSeries | Jacko | 43 |
| 1966 | The Family WayMovie | Leslie Piper | 42 |
| 1965 | The Man in Room 17Series | Sgt. Thomas Lynch | 41 |
| 1965 | Rotten to the CoreMovie | Policeman | 41 |
| 1964 | It's Dark OutsideSeries | Constable | 40 |
| 1961 | The AvengersSeries | Groom | 37 |
| 1960 | Coronation StreetSeries | Mr. Birtles | 36 |
| 1960 | Hell Is a CityMovie | Plainclothes Police Driver (uncredited) | 36 |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock GreenSeries | Greengrocer | 31 |