Campbell Singer
Campbell Singer | |
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Born |
Jacob Kobel Singer 16 March 1909 London, England |
Died |
March 1976 (aged 66–67) London, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Campbell Singer (16 March 1909 - March 1976) was a British character actor who featured in a number of film and television roles during his long career.
He was a regular in British post-war comedy films, often playing policemen. From the early 1960s he switched to appearing in more television roles. He made two appearances in different roles in the popular television series Dad's Army, including as corrupt politician Sir Charles McAllister. He also featured as Mr Finney in a Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Christmas Special, played a lodger in an episode of On the Buses, and played several roles in the 1966 Doctor Who story The Celestial Toymaker.
Filmography
- Take My Life (1947)
- Jim the Penman (1947)
- Operation Diamond (1948)
- Dick Barton - Special Agent (1948)
- Hangman's Wharf (1950)
- Someone at the Door (1950)
- The Blue Lamp (1950)
- Cage of Gold (1950)
- Blackout (1950)
- Dick Barton at Bay (1950)
- Pool of London (1951)
- The Quiet Woman (1951)
- A Case for PC 49 (1951)
- Appointment in London (1952)
- The Happy Family (1952)
- Home at Seven (1952)
- Emergency Call (1952)
- Lady in the Fog (1952)
- The Ringer (1952)
- The Girl on the Pier (1953)
- Time Bomb (1953)
- The Yellow Balloon (1953)
- Street Corner (1953)
- The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
- The Intruder (1953)
- Conflict of Wings (1954)
- Forbidden Cargo (1954)
- To Dorothy a Son (1954)
- Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956)
- Davy (1957)
- The Square Peg (1958)
- The Young and the Guilty (1958)
- No Trees in the Street (1959)
- The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
- The Hands of Orlac (1960)
- Danger Man (1960-1962)
- Girl on the Roof (1961)
- The Pot Carriers (1962)
- The Fast Lady (1962)
- On the Beat (1962)
- Go Kart Go (1964)