John Charlesworth

John Charlesworth

Born: November 12, 1935
Died: April 2, 1960
in Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
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!".

Movies for John Charlesworth...

So Evil, So Young
Title: So Evil, So Young
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
A young girl is framed for a robbery and sent to a harsh reform school, where she becomes the target of a vicious warden.
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The Angry Silence
Title: The Angry Silence
Character: Intern
Released: March 10, 1960
Type: Movie
When the union in his factory walks out on strike, a family man refuses to participate, risking the wrath — and retaliation — of his fellow workers.
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The Man Upstairs
Title: The Man Upstairs
Character: Army Lieutenant
Released: September 30, 1958
Type: Movie
The mental breakdown of a guilt-ridden man provides the drama in this fascinating psychological profile starring Richard Attenborough as a scientist who can't live with himself after he accidently kills the brother of his fiancee.
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Five on a Treasure Island
Title: Five on a Treasure Island
Character: Fischerjunge Jan
Released: August 1, 1957
Type: Movie
A story of the location of shipwrecked treasure (gold ingots) being hunted down by 4 children George, Julian, Dick and Ann (sic) and their dog Tim up against a couple of machinating baddies...
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The Adventures of Hal 5
Title: The Adventures of Hal 5
Released: January 1, 1957
Type: Movie
A very old Austin 7 car is found by two children and bought by their uncle, the Vicar, but the garage proprietor conceals its faulty transmission, which leads to some surprising developments.
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Title: The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Character: Robert
Released: September 15, 1956
Type: TV
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot is a British television series first broadcast in 1956, produced by Sapphire Films for ITC Entertainment and screened on the ITV network. The series starred William Russell as the eponymous Sir Lancelot, a Knight of the Round Table in the time of King Arthur at Camelot.
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Yield to the Night
Title: Yield to the Night
Character: Alan Price
Released: June 19, 1956
Type: Movie
Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.
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The Blue Peter
Title: The Blue Peter
Character: Andrew Griffin
Released: November 1, 1955
Type: Movie
A Merchant Navy hero of the Korean War returns to England after three years of captivity in Communist hands, his mind confused by brain-washing and indoctrination at the hands of his captors, and accepts a post as an instructor at the Outward Bound Sea School.
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John of the Fair
Title: John of the Fair
Character: John Claydon
Released: February 28, 1954
Type: Movie
Set in the fairgrounds of 18th century England, the story of a kidnapped heir who regains his rightful inheritance to title and estates with the help of his friends.
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The Oracle
Title: The Oracle
Character: Denis
Released: June 1, 1953
Type: Movie
An Irish "oracle" foretells the next day's track results to a newspaperman, resulting in a national uproar.
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The Magic Box
Title: The Magic Box
Character: Graham Friese-Greene
Released: January 1, 1952
Type: Movie
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to include his first wife's so that it sounded more impressive for the photographic portrait work he was so good at. But he was also an inventor and his search for a way to project moving pictures became an obsession that ultimately changed the life of all those he loved.
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Scrooge
Title: Scrooge
Character: Peter Cratchit
Released: November 28, 1951
Type: Movie
Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman; until he is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve who show him how his unhappy childhood and adult behavior has left him a selfish, lonely old man.
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Tom Brown's Schooldays
Title: Tom Brown's Schooldays
Character: East
Released: April 17, 1951
Type: Movie
When Tom Brown arrives at Rugby boarding school, he’s mercilessly tormented by the school’s evil bully Flashman. With the help of his friend East, plucky Brown devises a plan to get back at Flashman; in the meantime, he’s asked to look out for a timid new student, whose life is accidentally put in peril during a school race.
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Last Holiday
Title: Last Holiday
Released: May 15, 1950
Type: Movie
George Bird is a salesman of agricultural machinery who finds out that he hasn't long to live. On his doctor's advice, he goes to an exclusive seaside resort to spend his savings on one last holiday.