John Leyton

John Leyton

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.

  • Title : John Leyton
  • Popularity : 2.171
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1939-02-17
  • Place of Birth : Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
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John Leyton Movies

  • 1965
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    Von Ryan's Express

    Von Ryan's Express

    7.094 1965 HD

    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...

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  • 1963
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    The Great Escape

    The Great Escape

    7.9 1963 HD

    The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a...

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  • 1976
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    Schizo

    Schizo

    5.6 1976 HD

    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...

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  • 1964
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    Guns at Batasi

    Guns at Batasi

    6.98 1964 HD

    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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  • 1962
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    It's Trad, Dad!

    It's Trad, Dad!

    5.6 1962 HD

    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...

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  • 2013
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    A Life in the Death of Joe Meek

    A Life in the Death of Joe Meek

    1 2013 HD

    This documentary chronicles the rise, fall and resurrection of Joe Meek. It shows, due in equal measures to his pioneering DIY recording techniques,...

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  • 1965
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    Every Day's a Holiday

    Every Day's a Holiday

    6.5 1965 HD

    A group of teenagers take jobs at a holiday camp for the summer and enter a TV talent show

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  • 1966
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    The Idol

    The Idol

    4.9 1966 HD

    A rebellious student embarks on an affair with the mother of his best friend, leading to disastrous consequences.

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  • 1959
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    I'm All Right Jack

    I'm All Right Jack

    6.634 1959 HD

    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...

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  • 1981
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    Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

    Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

    5.9 1981 HD

    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...

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  • 2005
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    Colour Me Kubrick

    Colour Me Kubrick

    5.686 2005 HD

    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...

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  • 2008
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    Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

    Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

    5.6 2008 HD

    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...

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  • 1968
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    Krakatoa, East of Java

    Krakatoa, East of Java

    5.9 1968 HD

    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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  • 1991
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    The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek

    The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek

    6 1991 HD

    Documentary about the influential pop composer and record producer Joe Meek, who died in dramatic circumstances in 1967 after a bizarre childhood and...

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  • 1981
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    Baby Talk

    Baby Talk

    7 1981 HD

    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...

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  • 1959
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    Danger Within

    Danger Within

    6.2 1959 HD

    Drama set in an Italian prisoner of war camp during World War 2, where a group of British soldiers find their plans for escape thwarted by a...

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  • 1963
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    Ready Steady Go!

    Ready Steady Go!

    1 1963 HD

    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...

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  • 1966
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    Jericho

    Jericho

    6.5 1966 HD

    Jericho is an American espionage series set during World War II. The series stars John Leyton, Don Francks and Marino Masé as secret agents,...

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  • 2001
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    Jukebox Heroes

    Jukebox Heroes

    1 2001 HD

    Series on the unsung heroes of British pop.

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  • 1960
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    Biggles

    Biggles

    5 1960 HD

    Biggles was a Detective Air Inspector attached to Scotland Yard. Helping him was Ginger & Bertie and they fought against villains like von Stalhein....

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