Campbell Singer

Campbell Singer was a British character actor whose long career covered the theater, films and television, and he wrote plays as well. Born in London in 1909, he became a regular in British comedy films of the post-war years and often played policemen. He first worked on television in 1946 and appeared on the small screen for three decades afterwards, among them several episodes of Hancock's Half Hour and the lead, John Unthank, in the BBC series Private Investigator in 1958 and 1959. From the early 1960s his television work grew steadier; he took several roles in a 1966 Doctor Who serial, The Celestial Toymaker, and two different parts in Dad's Army. He also turned up in The Avengers, in a Christmas special of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, and in episodes of On the Buses and Rising Damp. With George Ross he co-wrote plays including Guilty Party and Difference of Opinion, some of which were shown on television.