John Singer

John Singer

Known for

Acting

Born

December 4, 1923

Birthplace

Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK

Died

July 7, 1987 (aged 63)

Biography

John Harold Singer was an English actor. He began as a child actor, popular in the 1930s, and known for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. In later years he continued to act in numerous films, including In Which We Serve and The Cruel Sea. He died on 7 July 1987 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. His son, Steven Singer, became a TV scriptwriter.

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Best known work

In Which We Serve
In Which We Serve
1942
The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea
1953
Waltzes from Vienna
Waltzes from Vienna
1934
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1936
Q Planes
Q Planes
1939
Doctor at Sea
Doctor at Sea
1955
The Brave Don't Cry
The Brave Don't Cry
1952
High Treason
High Treason
1929
Tudor Rose
Tudor Rose
1936
Forbidden Cargo
Forbidden Cargo
1954

Filmography

  1. 1955

    Doctor at Sea

    as Sailor in Prison (uncredited)

  2. 1954

  3. 1953

  4. 1952

    Come Back Peter

    as Ted Hapgood

  5. 1952

    The Brave Don't Cry

    as Tam Stewart

  6. 1952

  7. 1950

    Four Men in Prison

    as Edward Hope

  8. 1948

    Fly Away Peter

    as Ted Hapgood

  9. 1942

  10. 1942

    Front Line Kids

    as Ginger Smith

  11. 1942

    Somewhere in Camp

    as Pvt. Jack Trevor

  12. 1939

    Q Planes

    as Newspaper Boy

  13. 1939

    What a Man!

    as Harold Bull

  14. 1938

  15. 1938

  16. 1937

  17. 1937

    It's Never Too Late to Mend

    as Matthew Josephs

  18. 1937

  19. 1936

  20. 1936

    The Amateur Gentleman

    as Boy (uncredited)

  21. 1936

  22. 1935

    Street Song

    as Billy

  23. 1935

  24. 1935

    Dandy Dick

    as Freddie

  25. 1935

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