John Levene

Personal Info

Birthday

December 24, 1941

(83 years old)

Place of Birth

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK

Also Known As

John Anthony Blake

John Levene

Biography

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

Doctor Who

UFO

Big Bad BeetleBorgs

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventurer

Tales of the Tardis

Psychomania

Whoops Baghdad

Filmography

2025
John Levene In Conversation
as Self
2024
Frankenstein Versus Dracula
as Bram Stoker
The Seduction of Dracula
as Dr. Polidori
The Reincarnation of Dracula
as Dr. Seward
2021
Devils Weekend
as Self
2012
Living with Levene
as Self
2010
Satan Hates You
as The Reverend Bernie Shanks
2008
The Ties That Bind Us
as Sergeant Benton (archive footage)
2006
Automatons
as Communications Captain
1997
Myth Makers 37: Roger Delgado
as Self
1993
Return to Devil's End
as Self
1988
Wartime
as John Benton
1987
Myth Runner
as Himself
1975
Doctor Who: The Android Invasion
as RSM Benton
Permission to Kill
as Adams
Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons
as RSM Benton
Doctor Who: Robot
as RSM Benton
1974
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
as Sergeant Benton
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
as Sergeant Benton
1973
Doctor Who: The Green Death
as Sergeant Benton
Dark Places
as Doctor
Psychomania
as Constable
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
as Sergeant Benton
1972
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
as Sergeant Benton
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
as Sergeant Benton
1971
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
as Sergeant Benton
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
as Sergeant Benton
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
as Sergeant Benton
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
as Sergeant Benton
1970
Lay Down Your Arms
as Ernie
Doctor Who: Inferno
as Sergeant Benton / Platoon Under Leader Benton
Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death
as Sergeant Benton
1968
Doctor Who: The Invasion
as Corporal Benton
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear
as Yeti