John Leyton
- Recitazione
- 17 febbraio 1939 · Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
Biografia
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.
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Filmografia
- A Life in the Death of Joe Meek · In persona
- Telstar: The Joe Meek Story · Sir Edward
- Colour Me Kubrick · Lord Charles Benson
- Jukebox Heroes · In persona
- The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek · In persona
- Baby Talk · Steve
- Dangerous Davies: un caso senza soluzione · Dave Boot
- The Square Leopard · Gerald Parish
- Send in the Girls · Ben
- La terza mano · Alan Falconer
- The Nearly Man · Brian Griffin
- Krakatoa est di Giava · Rigby
- Jericho · Nicholas Gage
- La strada sbagliata · Timothy
- Every Day's a Holiday · Gerry Pullman
- Il colonnello Von Ryan · Lt. Orde
- Cannoni a Batasi · Private Wilkes
- Ready Steady Go! · In persona
- La grande fuga · Willie 'Tunnel King'
- It's Trad, Dad! · In persona
- The Johnny Leyton Touch · In persona
- Biggles · Ginger
- Nudi alla meta · Recruit to Detto (uncredited)
- Danger Within · POW (uncredited)
- Sotto coperta con il capitano · Passenger Watching Beauty Contest (uncredited)
- The Unexpected Return of Mr. Meek · In persona