John Junkin
Born: 1930-01-29 in Ealing, London, England, UK
Died: 2006-03-07
Known For: Acting
Biography
John Francis Junkin (29 January 1930 – 7 March 2006) was an English actor and scriptwriter who had a long career in radio, television and film, specialising in comedy. In 1960, Junkin joined Joan Littlewood's Stratford East Theatre Workshop and played the lead in the original production of Sparrers Can't Sing. A few years later, he joined the Royal Court Theatre company, and was the foil to Tony Hancock in some of Hancock's last work for British television. In 2006, he passed away from lung cancer in Aylesbury.
Filmography
2004
- The Football Factory as Albert Moss
2002
- When Steptoe Met Son as Self
2001
- Chica de Río as Mr. Bigelow
2000
- The Sins as Archie Rogers
1998
- The Last Salute as Norman
1996
- Noel's Telly Years as Self
1995
- The Queen's Nose as Bert
1994
1993
- Harry as Mal
1990
- Mr. Bean as Maître D'
- Chicago Joe and the Showgirl as George Heath
1988
- A Handful of Dust as Blenkinsop
1987
- Inspector Morse as Chief Inspector Holroyd
1984
- The Bill
- Sharon and Elsie as Tommy Wallace
1983
- Down at the Hydro as Businesman
1982
1981
- The Kenny Everett Naughty Joke Box as Self
- Dancing Country as Jack
1980
- Juliet Bravo as Les
1979
- Dick Turpin as Dr. Mandragola
- Terry and June as Sgt. Tucker
- Only When I Laugh as Landlord
- Licensed to Love and Kill as Helicopter Mechanic
- That Summer! as Mr Swales
1978
- All Creatures Great and Small as Luke Benson
- Out as Ralph Veneker
- Brass Target as Carberry
- Scully's New Year's Eve as Jack
- Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse as Mr. Dixon
1977
- The Professionals as Hollis
- Confessions from a Holiday Camp as Mr. William Whitemonk
- Wombling Free as County Surveyor
1976
1975
- The Sweeney as Taxi Yard Proprietor
- Looking for Clancy as Jim Clancy
- Lord Peter Wimsey: Five Red Herrings as Mr. Alcock
- The Rough With The Smooth as Harold King
1974
- Playhouse as Jack
- Slater's Day as Freddy Slater
1973
- Man at the Top ... (Additional Writing)
1972
- Sykes as Eye Consultant
- Scoop as Baldwin
- Both Ends Meet as Pip Pepper
1971
1970
- Play for Today as Jack
- The Goodies as Police Sergeant
- Catweazle as Sergeant Bottle
- Queenie's Castle as Inspector Hardacre
- On the House as Charlie Cattermole
- Simon Simon as 2nd Workman - Driver
1969
- Softly Softly: Task Force as Norden
- W. Somerset Maugham as Don Agosto
- Up Pompeii! as Odius
- Journey to the Unknown as Robert
1968
- The Company of Five as Dave
- It's Marty
- Thingumybob
1967
- The World of Wodehouse as Harry Barber
- Sam and Janet as Sam Marshall
- How I Won the War as Large Child
- The Plank as One Eyed Truck Driver
1966
- Till Death Us Do Part as Wally the Milkman
- Kaleidoscope as Dominion Porter
- The Wrong Box as 1st Engine Driver
- Doctor in Clover as Prison Warder (uncredited)
- Cooperama
- The Sandwich Man as Chauffeur
- Watch the Birdies as Kendall
1965
- Thirty-Minute Theatre as Jeffrey
- The Troubleshooters as Macann
- A Slight Case Of...
1964
- A Hard Day's Night as Shake
- The Pumpkin Eater as Undertaker
- A World Of His Own
- Hot Enough for June as Clerk in Opening Scene
1963
- Sergeant Cork as Perryman
- The Human Jungle as McCutcheon
- The Wrong Arm of the Law as Maurice (uncredited)
- Sparrows Can't Sing as Bridge Operator
- Heavens Above! as Reporter at Space Launch Site (uncredited)
- The Break as Harry
1962
- Dr. Finlay's Casebook as John Grieve
- The Brain as Frederick (uncredited)
- The Primitives as Arthur
1961
- The Avengers as Sergeant
- Drama 61-67
- Winning Widows
1960
- Coronation Street as Bill Fielding
- The Odd Man as Male Nurse
- And the Same to You ... (Additional Writing)
- Doctor in Love as Policeman (uncredited)
1959
1955
- Dixon of Dock Green as Dan Stuart