John Singer (actor)
John Harold Singer (AKA Johnny Singer) (4 December 1923 in Hastings, Sussex, England – 7 July 1987 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) 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)
- The Black Room Mystery (1935) - as Raoul the Butler (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".
- "John Singer". www.aveleyman.com.
- McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). "The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
- "Jonathan Singer - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- Steven Singer | BFI
External links
- John Singer on IMDb
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