Actor
John Levene
December 24, 1941 · Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
John Levene is an actor, comedian, and singer, best known for his role as Sergeant - later Corporal - Benton in the British sci-fi television show Doctor Who. Levene has also worked as a cruise ship entertainer, and as a voice-over artist for entities such as The Walt Disney Company and The Queen Mary Hotel. He also established the audio-visual company Genesis Communications, which has worked with companies such as British Airways and KFC.
Notable work
Often works with
Nicholas Courtney
11 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: Robot, Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
Jon Pertwee
8 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: Robot, Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
Katy Manning
7 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: The Three Doctors, Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Richard Franklin
5 titles together
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil, Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders, Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Tom Baker
4 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: Robot, Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons
Patrick Troughton
4 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: The Three Doctors, Doctor Who: The Invasion
Full filmography · 47
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
cast
2023
Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi
cast
2022
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
cast
2017
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
cast
2015
Scotch Mist in Sussex
cast
2013
Remembering Douglas Camfield
cast
2013
Satan Hates You
as The Reverend Bernie Shanks
2010
The Ties That Bind Us
as Sergeant Benton (archive footage)
2008
Automatons
as Communications Captain
2006Chronotrip
cast
2002
CanniBallistic!
as Bernie Shanks
2002
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
cast
2001