Acting credits
23
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
John Leyton
Acting
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Movies: 18Series: 5
TMDB ID: 93125
IMDb ID: nm0508105
Known for: Acting
Born: February 17, 1939
Age: 86
Place of birth: Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2013
Years active: 55
Average TMDB rating: 6.41
Wikidata: Q1362791
Biography
John Dudley Leyton (born 17 February 1936) is an English actor and singer. Leyton as a singer is best known for his hit song "Johnny Remember Me" (written by Geoff Goddard and produced by Joe Meek), which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in August 1961 despite being banned by the BBC for its death references. His follow-up single, "Wild Wind", reached number two in the charts. Alongside singing, Leyton's acting career saw him appearing in television and films throughout the 1960s. His films included The Great Escape, Guns at Batasi, Von Ryan's Express and Krakatoa, East of Java. In 2009 he also had a small role in the film Telstar, a biopic based on Joe Meek's life in which Leyton himself was portrayed by Callum Dixon.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Leyton.
A Life in the Death of Joe Meek
as Self
2013 Movie
5.5
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
as Sir Edward
2008 Movie
5.7
Colour Me Kubrick
as Lord Charles Benson
2005 Movie
6.0
The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
as Himself
1991 Movie
7.0
Baby Talk
as Steve
1981 Movie
5.9
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
as Dave Boot
1981 Movie
5.5
Schizo
as Alan Falconer
1976 Movie
The Unexpected Return of Mr. Meek
as Self
Movie
5.8
Krakatoa, East of Java
as Rigby
1969 Movie
4.4
The Idol
as Timothy
1966 Movie
6.0
Every Day's a Holiday
as Gerry Pullman
1965 Movie
7.1
Von Ryan's Express
as Lt. Orde
1965 Movie
7.1
Guns at Batasi
as Private Wilkes
1964 Movie
7.9
The Great Escape
as Willie 'Tunnel King'
1963 Movie
5.6
It's Trad, Dad!
as Himself
1962 Movie
6.6
I'm All Right Jack
as Recruit to Detto (uncredited)
1959 Movie
6.2
Danger Within
as POW (uncredited)
1959 Movie
5.8
The Captain's Table
as Passenger Watching Beauty Contest (uncredited)
1959 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Leyton.
