Julian Somers


John Julian Somers, known as Julian Somers, was a prolific English stage and screen actor.

Career

By 1934, Somers was appearing in rep at Croydon. In 1937, he was on stage in Jeffrey Dell's play Night Alone at the Embassy Theatre with Alexander Archdale. In 1944, he appeared as the White Rabbit in a stage production of Alice in Wonderland.
Early film roles came in The Peterville Diamond and Caravan. 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. In 1952 he appeared in the West End in Raymond Massey's Hanging Judge.

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.
In the summer of 1950, he married Betty Margaret Newcombe at Finsbury. 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. He was cremated at Islington.

Filmography

Film