ACTOR · FROM FRINTON-ON-SEA, UK
John Leyton
Born 1939 · 87 years old19 credits since 1959
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ABOUT JOHN
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born17 February 1939
BirthplaceFrinton-on-Sea, UK
Known forActing
On Cineora11 of 19 titles
Known for
The titles people know John from.
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 11
- Average IMDb
- 6.6
- Highest rated
- The Great EscapeIMDb 8.2
- Working since
- 1959
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2000s
2 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average
Movieas Sir Edward
Movieas Lord Charles Benson
The 1980s
3 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
as Steve
Movieas Dave Boot
The Square Leopard
Not on Cineoraas Gerald Parish · 6 episodes
The 1970s
3 titles · IMDb 5.8 on averageSend in the Girls
Not on Cineoraas Ben · 1 episode
Movieas Alan Falconer
as Brian Griffin · 8 episodes
The 1960s
8 titles · IMDb 6.6 on averageMovieas Rigby
as Nicholas Gage · 16 episodes
Movieas Timothy
as Gerry Pullman
Movieas Lt. Orde
Movieas Private Wilkes
Movieas Willie 'Tunnel King'
as Ginger · 2 episodes
The 1950s
3 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
Movieas Recruit to Detto (uncredited)
Movieas POW (uncredited)
as Passenger Watching Beauty Contest (uncredited)
