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John Charlesworth

Acting Born Nov 12, 1935 Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK 16 credits

Biography

John Charlesworth was born on November 12, 1935, in Hull, England. He was an actor, known for A Christmas Carol (1951), Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) and The Children of the New Forest (1955). He died on April 2, 1960, in Birmingham, England.

British juvenile actor of the 1950s, 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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Known for

Film

3 Men and a Baby

as Robert
Film

Scrooge

as Peter Cratchit
Film

Last Holiday

1950
Film

The Magic Box

as Graham Friese-Greene
Film

The Angry Silence

as Intern

Hensuki: Are You Willing to Fall in Love With a Pervert, As Long As She's a Cutie?

as Tom

Full filmography

  • The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956) as Robert
  • Scrooge (1951) as Peter Cratchit
  • Last Holiday (1950)
  • The Magic Box (1952) as Graham Friese-Greene
  • Yield to the Night (1956) as Alan Price
  • The Angry Silence (1960) as Intern
  • Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) as East
  • The Blue Peter (1955) as Andrew Griffin
  • So Evil, So Young (1961) as Tom
  • Dead Lucky (1960) as Hon. Stanley Dewsbury
  • The Oracle (1953) as Denis
  • The Adventures of Hal 5 (1957)
  • The Man Upstairs (1958) as Army Lieutenant
  • Five on a Treasure Island (1957) as Fischerjunge Jan
  • John of the Fair (1954) as John Claydon
  • Date at Midnight (1960) as Tommy