John Leyton

Person · Open Library

Works

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Film & TV

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.…

Known for

• A Life in the Death of Joe Meek — Self2013
• Telstar: The Joe Meek Story — Sir Edward2008
• Colour Me Kubrick — Lord Charles Benson2005
• Jukebox Heroes — Self2001
• The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek — Himself1991
• Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective — Dave Boot1981
• Baby Talk — Steve1981
• Send in the Girls — Ben1978
• Schizo — Alan Falconer1976
• The Nearly Man — Brian Griffin1974

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United Kingdom

Active from

1939-02-17

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

47,844

Total plays

316,971

John Leyton is an English actor and singer. As a singer he is best known for his hit song "Johnny Remember Me", (written by Geoff Goddard and produced by the legendary Joe Meek) which reached Number 1 in the UK chart in August 1961. John Dudley Leyton was born on 17 February 1939 in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex. After completing his National Service, he studied drama, paying his way through drama school with bit-part roles in films and on television. His first major acting role was his portrayal of Gi

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

John

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Frinton-on-Sea

Occupation

film actor

Educated at

Highgate School

Languages spoken

English language

Genre

pop music

Instrument

voice

Image

John Leyton Von Ryan's Express.jpg

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