John Charlesworth

John Charlesworth

Actor

Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
November 12, 1935

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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Representative Works

Scrooge
Scrooge
7.4
/ English
Last Holiday
Last Holiday
7.1
/ English
The Magic Box
The Magic Box
6.5
/ English
So Evil, So Young
So Evil, So Young
4.7
/ English
Yield to the Night
Yield to the Night
6.9
/ English
The Blue Peter
The Blue Peter
7.0
/ English
Date at Midnight
Date at Midnight
8.0
/ English
The Angry Silence
The Angry Silence
7.2
/ English
John of the Fair
John of the Fair
No Rating Yet
/ English
The Oracle
The Oracle
6.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Scrooge
1951Nominee

Best Performance

Scrooge

Last Holiday
1950Nominee

Best Performance

Last Holiday

The Magic Box
1952Nominee

Best Performance

The Magic Box

Career Highlights

Tom Brown's Schooldays
1951Highlight

Best Performance

Tom Brown's Schooldays

So Evil, So Young
1961Highlight

Best Performance

So Evil, So Young