John Levene
Known for Acting · 53 credits
- Born
- 1941-12-24 (age 84)
- Place of birth
- Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- John Anthony Blake
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
TV Shows (15)
Doctor Who
1963
as RSM Benton / Sergeant Benton / Platoon Under Leader Benton / Sgt. Benton / John Benton
Z-Cars
1962
Softly, Softly
1966
UFO
1970
as Interceptor Pilot
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Constable
Callan
1967
Big Bad BeetleBorgs
1996
as Lord T.N. Crumpetts
Detective
1964
The Adventurer
1972
as Tony
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2018
as Self
Tales of the Tardis
2023
as Sergeant Benton
The Growing Pains of PC Penrose
1975
as Motorist
Whoops Baghdad
1973
as Cassim
The Jensen Code
1973
as Military Policeman
Myth Makers
2015
as Himself
Movies (38)
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
Automatons
2006
as Communications Captain
Chronotrip
2002
Dark Places
1973
as Doctor
Doctor Who: Robot
1975
as RSM Benton
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
as Sergeant Benton (archive footage)
CanniBallistic!
2002
as Bernie Shanks
Doctor Who: Inferno
1970
as Sergeant Benton / Platoon Under Leader Benton
Permission to Kill
1975
as Adams
Satan Hates You
2010
as The Reverend Bernie Shanks
Scotch Mist in Sussex
2013
Remembering Douglas Camfield
2013
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
1971
as Sergeant Benton
Psychomania
1973
as Constable
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972
as Sergeant Benton
Lay Down Your Arms
1970
as Ernie
Return to Devil's End
1993
as Self
Living with Levene
2012
as Self
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
1973
as Sergeant Benton
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
2023
Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons
1975
as RSM Benton
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971
as Sergeant Benton
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear
1968
as Yeti
Doctor Who: The Green Death
1973
as Sergeant Benton
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974
as Sergeant Benton
Doctor Who: The Invasion
1968
as Corporal Benton
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971
as Sergeant Benton
Wartime
1988
as John Benton
Doctor Who: The Android Invasion
1975
as RSM Benton
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974
as Sergeant Benton
Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death
1970
as Sergeant Benton
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
1972
as Sergeant Benton
Myth Runner
1987
as Himself
John Levene: In Conversation
2025
as Self
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971
as Sergeant Benton
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017
Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi
2022
About 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. With 53 credits spanning from 1962 to 2025, John Levene has appeared in 38 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Levene Movies
- ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis (2001)
- Automatons (2006) — as Communications Captain
- Chronotrip (2002)
- Dark Places (1973) — as Doctor
- Doctor Who: Robot (1975) — as RSM Benton
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