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John Levene

John Levene

John Levene is an actor, comedian, and singer, best known for his role as Sergeant - later Corporal - Benton in the British sci-fi television show Doctor Who. Levene has also worked as a cruise ship entertainer, and as a voice-over artist for entities such as The Walt Disney Company and The Queen Mary Hotel. He also established the audio-visual company Genesis Communications, which has worked with companies such as British Airways and KFC.

Known for

John Levene: In Conversation
John Levene: In Conversation
2025 • Self
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
2023
Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi
Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi
2022
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015
Remembering Douglas Camfield
Remembering Douglas Camfield
2013
Scotch Mist in Sussex
Scotch Mist in Sussex
2013
Living with Levene
Living with Levene
2012 • Self

Full filmography

Satan Hates You
Satan Hates You
2010 • The Reverend Bernie Shanks
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The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us
2008 • Sergeant Benton (archive footage)
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Automatons
Automatons
2006 • Communications Captain
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CanniBallistic!
CanniBallistic!
2002 • Bernie Shanks
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Wartime
Wartime
1988 • John Benton
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Myth Runner
Myth Runner
1987 • Himself
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Doctor Who: Robot
Doctor Who: Robot
1975 • RSM Benton
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Dark Places
Dark Places
1973 • Doctor
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Psychomania
Psychomania
1973 • Constable
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Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
1971 • Sergeant Benton
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Doctor Who: Inferno
Doctor Who: Inferno
1970 • Sergeant Benton / Platoon Under Leader Benton
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Doctor Who: The Invasion
Doctor Who: The Invasion
1968 • Corporal Benton
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John Levene – Biography, Known For & Filmography