John Singer (actor)

English 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[edit]

* 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[edit]

1. ^ a b "Johnny Singer". Archived from the original on December 20, 2016.
2. ^ "John Singer". www.aveleyman.com.
3. ^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111975 - via Google Books.
4. ^ "Jonathan Singer – Movies and Filmography – AllMovie". AllMovie.
5. ^ Steven Singer | BFI

## External links[edit]

* John Singer at IMDb

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