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John Charlesworth(1935-1960)

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Tom Brown (John Howard Davies) starts at Rugby boarding school. He is tormented by Flashman (John Forrest), the school bully.
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Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951)
John Charlesworth was born on 12 November 1935 in Hull, England, UK. He was an actor, known for A Christmas Carol (1951), Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) and John of the Fair (1954). He was married to Janet Elspeth Ross. He died on 2 April 1960 in Birmingham, England, UK.
BornNovember 12, 1935
DiedApril 2, 1960(24)
BornNovember 12, 1935
DiedApril 2, 1960(24)
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Known for

A Christmas Carol (1951)
A Christmas Carol
8.1
  • Peter Cratchit
  • 1951
Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951)
Tom Brown's Schooldays
7.1
  • East
  • 1951
John of the Fair (1954)
John of the Fair
6.8
  • John Claydon
  • 1954
The Children of the New Forest
TV Series
  • Edward Beverley

Credits

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Actor

  • So Evil, So Young (1961)
    So Evil, So Young
    5.2
    • Tom
    • 1961
  • Man from Interpol (1960)
    Man from Interpol
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Bruno
    • 1960
  • Vincent Ball, John Le Mesurier, and Betty McDowall in Dead Lucky (1960)
    Dead Lucky
    5.5
    • Hon. Stanley Dewsbury
    • 1960
  • The Angry Silence (1960)
    The Angry Silence
    7.2
    • Intern
    • 1960
  • Date at Midnight
    • Tommy
    • 1959
  • The Vise (1954)
    The Vise
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Tommy
    • 1959
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Giacomino
    • David
    • Dick Frewer ...
    • 1951–1959
  • No Hiding Place (1959)
    No Hiding Place
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Jimmy Carnes
    • 1959
  • No Safety Ahead (1959)
    No Safety Ahead
    • Jeff
    • 1959
  • The Adventures of Hal 5 (1958)
    The Adventures of Hal 5
    6.4
    • Ralph
    • 1958
  • Richard Attenborough in The Man Upstairs (1958)
    The Man Upstairs
    6.5
    • Army Lieutenant
    • 1958
  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Walter Forbes
    • Donnelly
    • 1957–1958
  • A Question of Infidelity (1958)
    A Question of Infidelity
    6.3
    • Club Reporter
    • 1958
  • One Man Absent
    TV Movie
    • Corporal 'Johnnie' Johnson
    • 1958
  • Jack Warner in Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
    Dixon of Dock Green
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Geoff Simms
    • 1958

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  • Born
    • November 12, 1935
    • Hull, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 2, 1960
    • Birmingham, England, UK(suicide)
  • Spouse
    • Janet Elspeth RossNovember 10, 1959 - ? (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage and television actor.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    British juvenile actor of the 1950's, who committed suicide by gassing himself. He left a note saying "In this life you can only let so many people down, then you realize you have gone too far!".

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