John Julian Somers (12 November 1903 – 11 November 1976), known as Julian Somers, was a prolific English stage and screen actor.

Career

By 1934, Somers was appearing in rep at Croydon.^[1] In 1937, he was on stage in Jeffrey Dell's play Night Alone at the Embassy Theatre with Alexander Archdale.^[2] In 1944, he appeared as the White Rabbit in a stage production of Alice in Wonderland.^[3]

Early film roles came in The Peterville Diamond (1942) and Caravan (1946). Outside his developing screen career as a supporting actor, Somers continued to be heard in BBC radio productions and to appear in West End theatre plays and reviews.^[4]

Private life

In October 1939, Somers was living with his mother, Ethel M. Somers, at Wolnoth, Park Lane, Leatherhead, and was registered as an actor.^[5] In the summer of 1950, he married Betty Margaret Newcombe at Finsbury.^[6] They had three sons and a daughter.

Death

Somers died in London in 1976, aged 72. At the time of his death, he was living at 33, Wharton Street, Clerkenwell.^[7] He was cremated at Islington.^[8]

Filmography

Film

• The Peterville Diamond (1942) as Andre
• Caravan (1946) as Manoel
• The Small Back Room (1949) as Dr Bryan
• Diamond City (1949) as van Niekerk
• Hunted (1952) as Jack Lloyd
• The Gambler and the Lady (1952) as Licasi^[9]
• The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) as Posse leader
• Three Steps to the Gallows (1953) as John Durante
• The Long Memory (1953) as Delaney
• Fatal Journey (1954) as Goff
• The Battle of the River Plate (1956) as Quartermaster of Graf Spee
• The Moonraker (1957) as Captain Foster
• The One That Got Away (1957) as Clerk^[10]
• Time Without Pity (1957) as First Warder
• Battle of the V-1 (1957) as Reichsfuehrer
• Miracle in Soho (1957) as Potter
• A Night to Remember (1958) as Bull^[10]
• Another Time, Another Place (1958) as Hotel Manager
• Room at the Top (1959) as St Clair
• The Giant Behemoth (1959) as Rear Admiral Summers
• Sink the Bismarck! (1960) as Civilian on HMS Prince of Wales
• Reluctant Bandit (1965)
• Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) as Jan Coggan^[11]
• The Snow Goose (1971) as Jim

Television

• The Adventures of Robin Hood: “The Crusaders” (1958) as Sir Paul
• The Invisible Man: “Blind Justice” (1959) as Simmons
• The Avengers, episode "Man in the Mirror" (1963), as Mike Brown
• Coronation Street (1963) as Ministry of Pensions Supervisor
• Gideon's Way: “The Great Plane Robbery” (1965) as Cameron
• ITV Play of the Week: The Winds of Green Monday (1965) as Bosun Brien
• Thursday Theatre: “Celebration” (1965) as Arthur Broadbent
• Churchill's People: “A Wilderness of Roses” (1975) as John Mauteby

Notes

External links

• Julian Somers at IMDb
• Julian Somers, aveleyman.com