Actor
John Leyton
February 17, 1939 · Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Richard Attenborough
4 titles together
The Great Escape, I'm All Right Jack, Guns at Batasi
Dennis Price
2 titles together
I'm All Right Jack, Danger Within
Liz Fraser
2 titles together
I'm All Right Jack, Every Day's a Holiday
John Le Mesurier
2 titles together
I'm All Right Jack, The Captain's Table
Jack Watson
2 titles together
Schizo, The Idol
Bernard Lee
2 titles together
Danger Within, Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
Full filmography · 17
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
as Sir Edward
20085.5
Colour Me Kubrick
as Lord Charles Benson
20055.7
Baby Talk
as Steve
1981
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
as Dave Boot
1981
Schizo
as Alan Falconer
19765.6
Krakatoa, East of Java
as Rigby
19695.8
The Idol
as Timothy
1966
Every Day's a Holiday
as Gerry Pullman
1965
Von Ryan's Express
as Lt. Orde
19657
Guns at Batasi
as Private Wilkes
19646.9
The Great Escape
as Willie 'Tunnel King'
19637.9
I'm All Right Jack
as Recruit to Detto (uncredited)
19596.6