John Leyton

John Leyton

Born: February 17, 1939
in 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.

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.

Movies for John Leyton...

A Life in the Death of Joe Meek
Title: A Life in the Death of Joe Meek
Character: Self
Released: October 30, 2013
Type: Movie
This documentary chronicles the rise, fall and resurrection of Joe Meek. It shows, due in equal measures to his pioneering DIY recording techniques, hit-making philosophy and a life full of social, psychological and sexual obstacles.
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Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
Title: Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
Character: Sir Edward
Released: June 19, 2008
Type: Movie
Set against a backdrop of early '60s London, Telstar is the story of the world's first independent record producer, Joe Meek. A maverick genius who enjoyed phenomenal success with Telstar – the biggest selling record of it's time – before bad luck, depression, heartbreak and paranoia led to his downfall.
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Colour Me Kubrick
Title: Colour Me Kubrick
Character: Lord Charles Benson
Released: October 6, 2005
Type: Movie
The true story of a man who posed as director Stanley Kubrick during the production of Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut, despite knowing very little about his work and looking nothing like him.
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Title: Jukebox Heroes
Character: Self
Released: July 17, 2001
Type: TV
Series on the unsung heroes of British pop.
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The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
Title: The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
Character: Himself
Released: February 8, 1991
Type: Movie
Documentary about the influential pop composer and record producer Joe Meek, who died in dramatic circumstances in 1967 after a bizarre childhood and a career, often controversial, which spanned the period from the mid-50s to the rise of the Beatles in the 60s. At the end of his life he was suffering from paranoid delusions that people were watching him through walls. Alan Lewens' film charts an Ortonesque tale of post-war Britain.
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Baby Talk
Title: Baby Talk
Character: Steve
Released: April 21, 1981
Type: Movie
It's such a simple, natural thing to have a baby, thinks Mary. But she and husband Paul are preoccupied with their careers. Can their young neighbour Tessa help, or are the emotions around a new baby more complex than anyone had expected?
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Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
Title: Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
Character: Dave Boot
Released: January 4, 1981
Type: Movie
When D. C. Dangerous Davies, not held in high regard by his superiors, is assigned to find a notorious criminal kingpin, he uncovers the details of 15-year-old cold case.
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Schizo
Title: Schizo
Character: Alan Falconer
Released: November 11, 1976
Type: Movie
A recently-married woman who has been labeled as mentally unstable, begins to suspect that someone close to her is the culprit in a sudden string of murders.
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Krakatoa, East of Java
Title: Krakatoa, East of Java
Character: Rigby
Released: December 26, 1968
Type: Movie
A team of maritime salvage workers are about to embark on a recovery dive. However the 1883 Krakatoa Volcano eruption provides more pressing problems.
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Title: Jericho
Released: September 15, 1966
Type: TV
Jericho is an American espionage series set during World War II. The series stars John Leyton, Don Francks and Marino Masé as secret agents, and aired on CBS from September 1966, to January 1967.
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The Idol
Title: The Idol
Character: Timothy
Released: February 1, 1966
Type: Movie
A rebellious student embarks on an affair with the mother of his best friend, leading to disastrous consequences.
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Every Day's a Holiday
Title: Every Day's a Holiday
Character: Gerry Pullman
Released: July 14, 1965
Type: Movie
A group of teenagers take jobs at a holiday camp for the summer and enter a TV talent show
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Von Ryan's Express
Title: Von Ryan's Express
Character: Lt. Orde
Released: June 23, 1965
Type: Movie
Von Ryan's Express stars Frank Sinatra as a POW colonel who leads a daring escape from WWII Italy by taking over a freight train, but he has to win over the British soldiers he finds himself commanding.
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Guns at Batasi
Title: Guns at Batasi
Character: Private Wilkes
Released: October 30, 1964
Type: Movie
An anachronistic martinet RSM on a remote Colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat must use his experience to defend those in his care.
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Title: Ready Steady Go!
Character: Self
Released: August 9, 1963
Type: TV
Ready Steady Go! is one of the UK's first rock/pop music television programmes and was a forerunner of MTV-type programming. It was conceived by Elkan Allan, head of Rediffusion TV. Allan was assisted by record producer/talent manager Vicki Wickham, who became the show's producer, and Michael Lindsay-Hogg who was appointed the show's director in 1965. It was broadcast from August 1963 until December 1966. It was produced by Associated-Rediffusion the weekday ITV contractor for London, called Rediffusion-London post 1964. The live show was eventually networked nationally. The show gained its highest ratings on 20 March 1964 when it featured the Beatles being interviewed and performing their songs "It Won't Be Long", "You Can't Do That" and "Can't Buy Me Love" - the last of which was a hit at the time. RSG! USA! was a Dick Clark production in 1964. A trademark infringement ended the show after six episodes. Its last episode was broadcast on 23 December 1966.
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The Great Escape
Title: The Great Escape
Character: Willie 'Tunnel King'
Released: July 3, 1963
Type: Movie
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.
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It's Trad, Dad!
Title: It's Trad, Dad!
Character: Himself
Released: March 30, 1962
Type: Movie
The hero and heroine want to popularize a trad jazz in their town. Some older people feel displeased about a trad jazz, and prevent their trying. The hero and heroine go to London television studio to ask trad jazz musician to support their trial.
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Title: Biggles
Character: Ginger
Released: April 1, 1960
Type: TV
Biggles was a 1960s television series based on the Biggles series of books by W.E. Johns. Neville Whiting played the title role.
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I'm All Right Jack
Title: I'm All Right Jack
Character: Recruit to Detto (uncredited)
Released: August 18, 1959
Type: Movie
Naive Stanley Windrush returns from the war, his mind set on a successful career in business. Much to his own dismay, he soon finds he has to start from the bottom and work his way up, and also that the management as well as the trade union use him as a tool in their fight for power.