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John Leyton

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Born: February 17, 1939 in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK

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. Alongsid...

All Credits23 Titles

Film

18 Titles
The Great Escape
7.9
FILM
The Great Escape1963
Von Ryan's Express
7.1
FILM
Von Ryan's Express1965
Krakatoa, East of Java
5.9
FILM
Krakatoa, East of Java1969
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
5.5
FILM
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story2008
Schizo
5.6
FILM
Schizo1976
Colour Me Kubrick
5.7
FILM
Colour Me Kubrick2005
Guns at Batasi
7.1
FILM
Guns at Batasi1964
I'm All Right Jack
6.6
FILM
I'm All Right Jack1959
Danger Within
6.3
FILM
Danger Within1959
The Captain's Table
6.0
FILM
The Captain's Table1959
The Idol
4.9
FILM
The Idol1966
Baby Talk
7.0
FILM
Baby Talk1981
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
6.2
FILM
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective1981
A Life in the Death of Joe Meek
9.0
FILM
A Life in the Death of Joe Meek2013
It's Trad, Dad!
5.7
FILM
It's Trad, Dad!1962
The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
8.0
FILM
The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek1991

Series

5 Titles
Ready Steady Go!
7.0
SERIES
Ready Steady Go!1963–
Jericho
7.3
SERIES
Jericho1966–
The Nearly Man
10.0
SERIES
The Nearly Man1974–
Biggles
7.5
SERIES
Biggles1960–
Jukebox Heroes
SERIES
Jukebox Heroes2001–
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