John Singer (actor)
John Harold Singer (4 December 1923 in Hastings, Sussex, England – 7 July 1987 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), also known as Johnny Singer, was an English actor.[1][2]
He began as a child actor, popular in the 1930s, and known for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936).[3] In later years he continued to act in numerous films, including In Which We Serve (1942) and The Cruel Sea (1953).[4] He died on 7 July 1987 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.[1] His son, Steven Singer, became a TV scriptwriter.[5]
Filmography
- Further Up the Creek (1958) – as despatch rider
- Track the Man Down (1955) – as police detective (uncredited)
- Up to His Neck (1954) – as R/T rating (uncredited)
- Betrayed (1954) – as paratrooper (uncredited)
- Forbidden Cargo (1954) – as seaman (uncredited)
- The Cruel Sea (1953) – as Gray
- Come Back Peter (1953) as Ted
- The Brave Don't Cry (1952) – as Tam Stewart
- Whispering Smith Hits London (1952) – as 1st Photographer
- The Dark Man (1951) – as Captain
- School for Randle (1949) – as Ted Parker
- Poet's Pub (1949) – as Cox (uncredited)
- Haunted Palace (1949) (Short)
- It's Hard to Be Good (1948) – as Cameraman (uncredited)
- Fly Away Peter (1948) – as Ted Hapgood
- In Which We Serve (1942) – as Moran
- Front Line Kids (1942) – as Ginger Smith
- Somewhere in Camp (1942) – as Pvt. Jack Trevor
- Somewhere in England (1940) – as Bert Smith
- Riding High (1939) – as Simon (uncredited)
- Q Planes (1939) – as Newspaper Boy (uncredited)
- What a Man! (1938) – as Harold Bull
- St. Martin's Lane (1938) – as Autograph Hunter (uncredited)
- Youth at the Helm (TV Movie, 1938) – as Office Boy (credited as Johnny Singer)
- No Parking (1938) – as Boy (uncredited)
- Darts Are Trumps (1938) – as Jimmy
- If I Were Boss (1938) – as Boy (uncredited)
- The Live Wire (1937) – as Boy (uncredited)
- Smash and Grab (1937) – as Boy Who Discovers Body (uncredited)
- Mr. Smith Carries On (1937) – as Boy (uncredited)
- Strange Adventures of Mr. Smith (1937) – as Boy (uncredited)
- Don't Get Me Wrong (1937) – as Boy (uncredited)
- It's Never Too Late to Mend (1937) – as Matthew Josephs (credited as Johnny Singer)
- This'll Make You Whistle (1936) – as Small Boy With Chewing Gum (uncredited)
- Not So Dusty (1936) – as Johnny Clark
- Tudor Rose (1936) – as Boy (uncredited)
- This Green Hell (1936) – as Billy Foyle
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936) – as Tobias Ragg (credited as Johnny Singer)
- King of the Castle (1936) – (uncredited)
- The Amateur Gentleman (1936) – as Boy (uncredited)
- Sweet Success (1936, Short) – as Boy in sweet shop (uncredited)
- Marry the Girl (1935) – as Office Boy (uncredited)
- Can You Hear Me, Mother? (1935) – as Boy (uncredited)
- Gay Old Dog (1935) – as Andrew V. Oakes (credited as Johnny Singer)
- The Price of a Song (1935) – as Boy (uncredited)
- Man of the Moment (1935) – as Small Boy (uncredited)
- The Phantom Light (1935) – as Cabin Boy (uncredited)
- Royal Cavalcade (1935) – as Boy
- Street Song (1935) – as Billy
- Dandy Dick (1935) – as Freddie
- Emil and the Detectives (1935) – as Tuesday
- My Heart is Calling (1935) – as Page boy
- Open All Night (1934)
- My Old Dutch (1934) – as Jim as a Child
- Love at Second Sight (1934) – as Boy (uncredited)
- Something Always Happens (1934) – as Billy
- The Blue Squadron (1934) – as Boy (uncredited)
- Those Were the Days (1934) – as Boy (uncredited)
- Waltzes from Vienna (1934) – as Boy (uncredited)
- Facing the Music (1933) – as Boy (uncredited)
- The Pride of the Force (1933) – as Boy (uncredited)
- The Bermondsey Kid (1933) – as Boy (uncredited)
- I Was a Spy (1933) – as Boy (uncredited)
- Sleeping Car (1933) – as Page Boy (uncredited)
- King of the Ritz (1933) – as Pageboy
- The Crime at Blossoms (1933) – as Boy (uncredited)
- Looking on the Bright Side (1932) – as Boy (uncredited)
- Love on the Spot (1932) – as Pageboy
- Jack's the Boy (1932) – as Boy (uncredited)
- Lord Babs (1932) – as Boy (uncredited)
- The Black Hand Gang (1930) – as Boy (uncredited)
- High Treason (1929) – as Boy (uncredited)
References
- "Johnny Singer". Archived from the original on December 20, 2016.
- "John Singer". www.aveleyman.com.
- McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111975 – via Google Books.
- "Jonathan Singer – Movies and Filmography – AllMovie". AllMovie.
- Steven Singer | BFI
External links
- John Singer at IMDb
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