Actor
Jack Smethurst
Born April 9, 1932 in Collyhurst, Manchester, England, UK
Died February 16, 202219 films
An English television and film comic actor whose career dates back to the 1950s and is best known for his role as bigoted socialist Eddie Booth in Love Thy Neighbour.
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First watchA Kind of Loving19627.1as ConroyAs Vic Brown vacillates between infatuation and disinterest for his co-worker Ingrid Rothwell, she finds out that she is pregnant and Vic has to reconcile how he thought his life would go…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
19 films as actor- 1997La PassioneMickey O'Farrell
- 1991King RalphMiranda's Father
- 1981Chariots of FireSleeping Car Attendant
- 1973Love Thy NeighbourEddie Booth
- 1972For the Love of AdaLeslie Pollitt
- 1971Please Sir!Bus Driver
- 1971The Railwayman's New ClothesCharles Henshaw
- 1971The Yes GirlsSam Hed
- 1970Say Goodnight to Your GrandmaRay
- 1969Night After Night After NightChief Inspector
- 1966Run with the WindBernie
- 1966Doctor in CloverLong-Haired Patient (uncredited)
- 1964The Main ChanceRoss
- 1962A Kind of LovingConroy
- 1961Serjeant Musgrave's DanceSlow Collier
- 1961On the FiddleDai Tovey
- 1960Saturday Night and Sunday MorningWaiter (uncredited)
- 1960Watch Your SternSailor
- 1958Carry On SergeantFirst Recruit