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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK, 1939-02-17

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1959	Danger Within	POW (uncredited)	62
2	1959	I'm All Right Jack	Recruit to Detto (uncredited)	67
3	1962	It's Trad, Dad!	Himself	56
4	1963	The Great Escape	Willie 'Tunnel King'	79
5	1964	Guns at Batasi	Private Wilkes	71
6	1965	Von Ryan's Express	Lt. Orde	71
7	1965	Every Day's a Holiday	Gerry Pullman	65
8	1966	The Idol	Timothy	49
9	1968	Krakatoa, East of Java	Rigby	59
10	1976	Schizo	Alan Falconer	57
11	1981	Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective	Dave Boot	59
12	1981	Baby Talk	Steve	70
13	1991	The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek	Himself	60
14	2005	Colour Me Kubrick	Lord Charles Benson	57
15	2008	Telstar: The Joe Meek Story	Sir Edward	56
16	2013	A Life in the Death of Joe Meek	Self	0
17		The Unexpected Return of Mr Meek	Self	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1960	Biggles	Ginger	50
2	1963	Ready Steady Go!	Self	70
3	1966	Jericho		65
4	1974	The Nearly Man	Brian Griffin	0
5	2001	Jukebox Heroes	Self	0

John Leyton

Film

Television