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Death. Comer died of throat cancer in 1984, at the age of 59. [4] . The disease had so affected his voice that in his final television appearance, as cafe owner Sid, in the Last of the Summer Wine Christmas episode Getting Sam Home, his lines had to be dubbed by another actor, Tony Melody.
John Comer Death. John passed away on February 11, 1984 at the age of 59 in England, UK. John's cause of death was throat cancer.
THE family of the late John Comer – who played cafe-owner Sid in the long-running BBC series Last of the Summer Wine – is to donate £245,000 to a cancer hospice. John, who was from Stretford, died of throat cancer in 1983 aged 59, but his estate has only recently been finalised following the death of his wife Mollie three years ago.
John Comer as Sid and Jane Freeman as Ivy. John played Ivy's husband Sid from 1973. He died aged 59 in 1983, from throat cancer. Howard - Robert Fyfe
For John Comer's last ever appearance, in the 1983 feature-length Christmas special, "Getting Sam Home", illness caused by cancer affected his speech, and so his lines were dubbed over by another actor, Tony Melody. Comer died two months later in February 1984.
John Comer was born on March 1, 1924 in Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Last of the Summer Wine (1973), Emmerdale Farm (1972) and The Family Way (1966). He died on February 11, 1984 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK.
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John Comer was born on 1 March 1924 in Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Last of the Summer Wine (1973), Emmerdale Farm (1972) and The Family Way (1966). He died on 11 February 1984 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK.
