About John Singer
Lived 1923 – 1987 (aged 63). John Singer was an actor.
John Harold Singer (4 December 1923 – 7 July 1987), also known as Johnny Singer, was an English actor.
Singer was born in Hastings, Sussex, England, and began as a child actor, popular in the 1930s, and known for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936). In later years he continued to act in numerous films, including In Which We Serve (1942) and The Cruel Sea (1953). He died on 7 July 1987 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.
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)
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Frequently asked questions
Who was John Singer?
English actor (1923-1987)
When was John Singer born?
John Singer was born on 4 December 1923.
When did John Singer die?
John Singer died on 7 July 1987.
What was John Singer's occupation?
John Singer was an actor.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Singer (actor, born 1923)
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