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]
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