John Charlesworth

John Charlesworth

Known for

Acting

Born

November 12, 1935

Birthplace

Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK

Died

April 2, 1960 (aged 24)

Biography

John Charlesworth was born on November 12, 1935, in Hull, England. He was an actor, known for A Christmas Carol (1951), Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) and The Children of the New Forest (1955). He died on April 2, 1960, in Birmingham, England.

British juvenile actor of the 1950s, who committed suicide by gassing himself. He left a note saying "In this life, you can only let so many people down, then you realize you have gone too far!".

Best known work

Scrooge
Scrooge
1951
Last Holiday
Last Holiday
1950
Yield to the Night
Yield to the Night
1956
The Angry Silence
The Angry Silence
1960
The Magic Box
The Magic Box
1952
The Man Upstairs
The Man Upstairs
1958
Tom Brown's Schooldays
Tom Brown's Schooldays
1951
So Evil, So Young
So Evil, So Young
1961
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956
Five on a Treasure Island
Five on a Treasure Island
1957

Filmography

  1. 1961

    So Evil, So Young

    as Tom

  2. 1960

    Dead Lucky

    as Hon. Stanley Dewsbury

  3. 1960

  4. 1960

  5. 1958

    The Man Upstairs

    as Army Lieutenant

  6. 1957

    Five on a Treasure Island

    as Fischerjunge Jan

  7. 1957

  8. 1956

    The Adventures of Sir LancelotTV

    as Robert (1 episode)

  9. 1956

    Yield to the Night

    as Alan Price

  10. 1955

    The Blue Peter

    as Andrew Griffin

  11. 1954

    John of the Fair

    as John Claydon

  12. 1953

    The Oracle

    as Denis

  13. 1952

    The Magic Box

    as Graham Friese-Greene

  14. 1951

    Scrooge

    as Peter Cratchit

  15. 1951

  16. 1950

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