Campbell Singer

Campbell Singer (16 March 1909 – 16 February 1976) was a British character actor who featured in a number of stage, film and television roles during his long career.[1][2][3] He was also a playwright.[4]

Campbell Singer
Born	Jacob Kobel Singer 16 March 1909 London, England, UK
Died	16 February 1976 (aged 66) London, England, UK
Occupation	Actor & writer
Spouse(s)	Gillian Maude (1954 - 16 February 1976) (his death)

Singer was a regular in British post-war comedy films, often playing policemen.[5] He first appeared on television in 1946, making regular appearances in the following three decades including several episodes of 'Hancock's Half Hour', and played the lead, John Unthank, in the BBC drama series 'Private Investigator' in 1958/59.[6][7]

From the early 1960s he appeared more consistently on television. He played several roles in the 1966 Doctor Who story The Celestial Toymaker, and made two appearances in different roles in the popular television series Dad's Army, including as corrupt politician Sir Charles McAllister.[8][9] He also featured as Mr Finney in a Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Christmas Special, and played a lodger in an episode of On the Buses.[10][11]

As a writer, Singer co-authored several plays with George Ross, including Guilty Party, Difference of Opinion and Any Other Business, some of which were also televised.[12][13][14][15]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1947	Take My Life	Police Station Sergeant	Uncredited
1947	Jim the Penman	Sutro
1947	The Woman in the Hall	Von Soll's servant
1948	Dick Barton - Special Agent	Sir George Cavendish
1948	Operation Diamond	Bert
1949	The Spider and the Fly	Belfort's Escort	Uncredited
1949	Rover and Me	Mr. Jackson
1950	The Blue Lamp	Station Sergeant	Uncredited
1950	Hangman's Wharf	Inspector Prebble
1950	Someone at the Door	Inspector Spedding
1950	Cage of Gold	A Policeman
1950	Dick Barton at Bay	Sir George Cavendish
1950	Blackout	Inspector
1951	The Quiet Woman
1951	Pool of London	Station Sgt.	Uncredited
1951	A Case for PC 49	Sgt. Wright
1951	The Case of the Missing Scene	Film Producer
1952	The Happy Family	Policeman
1952	Home at Seven	Inspector Hemingway
1952	Emergency Call	Sgt. Phillips
1952	Lady in the Fog	Inspector Rigby
1952	The Ringer	Station Sergeant Carter
1953	Time Bomb	Inspector Branson
1953	The Yellow Balloon	Potter
1953	Appointment in London	Flight Sergeant
1953	The Titfield Thunderbolt	Police Sergeant
1953	Street Corner	Desk Sgt. Bates	Uncredited
1953	The Intruder	War Office Clerk
1953	The Girl on the Pier	Joe Hammond
1954	Conflict of Wings	Flt. Sgt. Campbell
1954	Forbidden Cargo	Sergeant Dodson, River Police	Uncredited
1954	To Dorothy a Son	Pub Landlord
1956	Ramsbottom Rides Again		Uncredited
1958	Davy	Stage Doorkeeper
1958	The Square Peg	Sergeant Loder
1958	The Young and the Guilty	Joe Marshall
1959	No Trees in the Street	Inspector
1960	The Trials of Oscar Wilde	Inspector
1960	The Hands of Orlac	Inspector Henderson
1960	Danger Man	General Abeijon / Colonel Segur	TV Series, 2 episodes
1961	Girl on the Roof	Sir Archibald	Uncredited
1962	The Pot Carriers	Prison Officer Mott
1962	The Wild and the Willing	Herbert Gilby	Uncredited
1962	On the Beat	Bollington
1962	Flat Two	Hurley Brown
1963	The Fast Lady	Kingscombe
1964	Go Kart Go	Policeman

References

1. "Campbell Singer". www.aveleyman.com.
2. "Campbell Singer - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
3. "Campbell Singer - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
4. League, The Broadway. "Calculated Risk – Broadway Play – Original - IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
5. "Campbell Singer".
6. "Campbell Singer".
7. Pitts, Michael R. (28 October 2017). Famous Movie Detectives III. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810836907 – via Google Books.
8. "The Celestial Toymaker ★★★★".
9. Pertwee, Bill (3 November 2009). Dad's Army: The Making of a TV Legend. Bloomsbury USA. ISBN 9781844861057 – via Google Books.
10. Perry, Chris (3 February 2016). The Kaleidoscope British Christmas Television Guide 1937-2013. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781900203609 – via Google Books.
11. Walker, Craig (21 June 2011). On The Buses: The Complete Story. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 9781907792168 – via Google Books.
12. "Guilty Party - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
13. "Difference of Opinion (1967)".
14. McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111975 – via Google Books.
15. "Any Other Business (1964)".

External links

• Campbell Singer on IMDb
• Campbell Singer at the Internet Broadway Database