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John Charlesworth

1935-11-12 – 1960-04-02 (age 24) Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
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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!".

Known For

Scrooge
Scrooge

1951

as Peter Cratchit

Last Holiday
The Magic Box
The Magic Box

1952

as Graham Friese-Greene

The Angry Silence
The Angry Silence

1960

as Intern

Yield to the Night
Yield to the Night

1956

as Alan Price

Tom Brown's Schooldays
The Man Upstairs
The Man Upstairs

1958

as Army Lieutenant

So Evil, So Young
Dead Lucky
Dead Lucky

1960

as Hon. Stanley Dewsbury

The Oracle
The Oracle

1953

as Denis

The Blue Peter
The Blue Peter

1955

as Andrew Griffin

Five on a Treasure Island
Five on a Treasure Island

1957

as Fischerjunge Jan

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John of the Fair

1954

as John Claydon

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Date at Midnight

1960

as Tommy