John Levene

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John Levene

Acting 84 December 24, 1941

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK

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 work…

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Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.9 1963 TV Show
Z-Cars

Z-Cars

7.3 1962 TV Show
UFO

UFO

7.7 1970 TV Show
Big Bad BeetleBorgs

Big Bad BeetleBorgs

6.5 1996 TV Show
Softly, Softly

Softly, Softly

7.5 1966 TV Show
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

7.5 1971 TV Show
Callan

Callan

7.0 1967 TV Show
Psychomania

Psychomania

5.5 1973 Movie
Detective

Detective

9.0 1964 TV Show
The Adventurer

The Adventurer

6.3 1972 TV Show
Tales of the Tardis

Tales of the Tardis

5.6 2023 TV Show
Dark Places

Dark Places

5.5 1973 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    John Levene: In Conversation

    Movie Self

  2. 2023
    Tales of the Tardis

    TV show Sergeant Benton

  3. 2023
    Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster

    Movie

  4. 2022
    Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi

    Movie

  5. 2018
    Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa

    TV show Self

  6. 2017
    The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years

    Movie

  7. 2015
    Longleat '83: The Lost Footage

    Movie

  8. 2015
    Myth Makers

    TV show Himself

  9. 2013
    Scotch Mist in Sussex

    Movie

  10. 2013
    Remembering Douglas Camfield

    Movie

  11. 2012
    Living with Levene

    Movie Self

  12. 2010
    Satan Hates You

    Movie The Reverend Bernie Shanks

  13. 2008
    The Ties That Bind Us

    Movie Sergeant Benton (archive footage)

  14. 2006
    Automatons

    Movie Communications Captain

  15. 2002
    Chronotrip

    Movie

  16. 2002
    CanniBallistic!

    Movie Bernie Shanks

More credits
  1. 2001
    ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis

    Movie

  2. 1996
    Big Bad BeetleBorgs

    TV show Lord T.N. Crumpetts

  3. 1993
    Return to Devil's End

    Movie Self

  4. 1988
    Wartime

    Movie John Benton

  5. 1987
    Myth Runner

    Movie Himself

  6. 1975
    Doctor Who: The Android Invasion

    Movie RSM Benton

  7. 1975
    Permission to Kill

    Movie Adams

  8. 1975
    Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons

    Movie RSM Benton

  9. 1975
    The Growing Pains of PC Penrose

    TV show Motorist

  10. 1975
    Doctor Who: Robot

    Movie RSM Benton

  11. 1974
    Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders

    Movie Sergeant Benton

  12. 1974
    Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

    Movie Sergeant Benton

  13. 1973
    Doctor Who: The Green Death

    Movie Sergeant Benton

  14. 1973
    Dark Places

    Movie Doctor

  15. 1973
    Psychomania

    Movie Constable

  16. 1973
    The Jensen Code

    TV show Military Policeman

  17. 1973
    Whoops Baghdad

    TV show Cassim

  18. 1973
    Doctor Who: The Three Doctors

    Movie Sergeant Benton

  19. 1972
    The Adventurer

    TV show Tony

  20. 1972
    Doctor Who: The Time Monster

    Movie Sergeant Benton

  21. 1972
    Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks

    Movie Sergeant Benton

  22. 1971
    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    TV show Constable

  23. 1971
    Doctor Who: The Dæmons

    Movie Sergeant Benton

  24. 1971
    Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

    Movie Sergeant Benton