John Leyton
Born: 1939-02-17 in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2013
- A Life in the Death of Joe Meek as Self
2008
- Telstar: The Joe Meek Story as Sir Edward
2005
- Colour Me Kubrick as Lord Charles Benson
2001
- Jukebox Heroes as Self
1991
1981
- Baby Talk as Steve
- Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective as Dave Boot
1976
- Schizo as Alan Falconer
1974
- The Nearly Man as Brian Griffin
1968
- Krakatoa, East of Java as Rigby
1965
- Every Day's a Holiday as Gerry Pullman
- Von Ryan's Express as Lt. Orde
1964
- Guns at Batasi as Private Wilkes
1963
- The Great Escape as Willie 'Tunnel King'
- Ready Steady Go! as Self
1962
- It's Trad, Dad! as Himself
1960
- Biggles as Ginger
1959
- Danger Within as POW (uncredited)
- I'm All Right Jack as Recruit to Detto (uncredited)
- The Captain's Table as Passenger Watching Beauty Contest (uncredited)