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John Levene

 
General Information (John Levene)
  
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Mostly Credited As: John Levene
Sometimes Credited As: John Anthony Blake
Birth Name: John Anthony Blake
Date Of Birth: December 24, 1941 (Age 68)
Country Of Birth: United Kingdom
Birth Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Leaving home at 21, John Anthony Woods started off working in a tailors shop on Regents Street, London. He was inspired to become an actor when Telly Savalas, who at the time was working on "The Dirty Dozen", walked into the shop. Savalas commented they needed extras in the film, so John went to audition for the part of one of the men who beat up Charles Bronson’s character in a toilet but was turned away as he was not a union member.

John therefore joined an agency who employed extras. He had to change his name to John Levene to avoid confusion with another John Woods who was already registered with the union. He started off as a desk sergeant answering the telephone in Z Cars and appeared in two Doctor Who serials: firstly as a Cyberman extra in The Moonbase then as a Yeti extra in The Web of Fear. When it came to The Invasion, Levene was once again cast as a Cyberman extra but got the part of Benton after the original actor was sacked. In 1970’s The Ambassadors of Death, the character was promoted to Sergeant and became a regular over the next few years before being written out in The Android Invasion in 1975.

In 1977, Levene retired from acting and in the 1980s moved to America
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John Levene TV Appearances
  
Episode Cast Credits 
Show: Beetleborgs (1996) 
  • The Curse of Mums' Tomb 01x37: (Apr/03/1997) As Lord T.N. Crumpets 
Show: Doctor Who (1963) 
• 86 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Saturday February 03rd, 1968)
  • The Android Invasion, Part Four 13x16: (Dec/13/1975) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Android Invasion, Part Three 13x15: (Dec/06/1975) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Android Invasion, Part Two 13x14: (Nov/29/1975) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Android Invasion, Part One 13x13: (Nov/22/1975) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Terror of the Zygons, Part Four 13x04: (Sep/20/1975) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Terror of the Zygons, Part Three 13x03: (Sep/13/1975) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Terror of the Zygons, Part Two 13x02: (Sep/06/1975) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Terror of the Zygons, Part One 13x01: (Aug/30/1975) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Robot, Part Four 12x04: (Jan/18/1975) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Robot, Part Three 12x03: (Jan/11/1975) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Robot, Part Two 12x02: (Jan/04/1975) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Robot, Part One 12x01: (Dec/28/1974) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Planet of the Spiders, Part Six 11x26: (Jun/08/1974) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Planet of the Spiders, Part Five 11x25: (Jun/01/1974) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Planet of the Spiders, Part Four 11x24: (May/25/1974) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Planet of the Spiders, Part Three 11x23: (May/18/1974) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Planet of the Spiders, Part Two 11x22: (May/11/1974) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Planet of the Spiders, Part One 11x21: (May/04/1974) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Part Six 11x10: (Feb/16/1974) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Part Five 11x09: (Feb/09/1974) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Part Four 11x08: (Feb/02/1974) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Part Three 11x07: (Jan/26/1974) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Part Two 11x06: (Jan/19/1974) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Part One 11x05: (Jan/12/1974) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Green Death, Episode Six 10x26: (Jun/23/1973) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Green Death, Episode Five 10x25: (Jun/16/1973) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Green Death, Episode Four 10x24: (Jun/09/1973) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Three Doctors, Part Four 10x04: (Jan/20/1973) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Three Doctors, Part Three 10x03: (Jan/13/1973) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Three Doctors, Part Two 10x02: (Jan/06/1973) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Time Monster, Episode Six 09x26: (Jun/24/1972) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Time Monster, Episode Four 09x24: (Jun/10/1972) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Time Monster, Episode Three 09x23: (Jun/03/1972) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Time Monster, Episode Two 09x22: (May/27/1972) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Time Monster, Episode One 09x21: (May/20/1972) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Day of the Daleks, Part Four 09x04: (Jan/22/1972) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Day of the Daleks, Part Three 09x03: (Jan/15/1972) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Day of the Daleks, Part Two 09x02: (Jan/08/1972) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Day of the Daleks, Part One 09x01: (Jan/01/1972) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Dæmons, Episode Five 08x25: (Jun/19/1971) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Dæmons, Episode Four 08x24: (Jun/12/1971) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Dæmons, Episode Three 08x23: (Jun/05/1971) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Dæmons, Episode Two 08x22: (May/29/1971) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Dæmons, Episode One 08x21: (May/22/1971) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Claws of Axos, Part Four 08x14: (Apr/03/1971) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Claws of Axos, Part Three 08x13: (Mar/27/1971) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Claws of Axos, Part Two 08x12: (Mar/20/1971) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Claws of Axos, Part One 08x11: (Mar/13/1971) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Mind of Evil, Part Six 08x10: (Mar/06/1971) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Mind of Evil, Part Five 08x09: (Feb/27/1971) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Mind of Evil, Part Four 08x08: (Feb/20/1971) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Mind of Evil, Part Three 08x07: (Feb/13/1971) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Mind of Evil, Part Two 08x06: (Feb/06/1971) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Mind of Evil, Part One 08x05: (Jan/30/1971) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Terror of the Autons, Part Four 08x04: (Jan/23/1971) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Terror of the Autons, Part Three 08x03: (Jan/16/1971) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Terror of the Autons, Part Two 08x02: (Jan/09/1971) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Terror of the Autons, Part One 08x01: (Jan/02/1971) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Inferno, Episode Seven 07x25: (Jun/20/1970) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Inferno, Episode Six 07x24: (Jun/13/1970) As Sergeant Benton/Platoon Under Leader Benton 
  • Inferno, Episode Five 07x23: (Jun/06/1970) As Sergeant Benton/Platoon Under Leader Benton 
  • Inferno, Episode Four 07x22: (May/30/1970) As Sergeant Benton/Platoon Under Leader Benton 
  • Inferno, Episode Three 07x21: (May/23/1970) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Inferno, Episode Two 07x20: (May/16/1970) As Sergeant Benton 
  • Inferno, Episode One 07x19: (May/09/1970) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Ambassadors of Death, Part Seven 07x18: (May/02/1970) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Ambassadors of Death, Part Six 07x17: (Apr/25/1970) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Ambassadors of Death, Part Five 07x16: (Apr/18/1970) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Ambassadors of Death, Part Four 07x15: (Apr/11/1970) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Ambassadors of Death, Part Three 07x14: (Apr/04/1970) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Ambassadors of Death, Part Two 07x13: (Mar/28/1970) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Ambassadors of Death, Part One 07x12: (Mar/21/1970) As Sergeant Benton 
  • The Invasion, Part Eight 06x18: (Dec/21/1968) As Corporal Benton 
  • The Invasion, Part Seven 06x17: (Dec/14/1968) As Corporal Benton 
  • The Invasion, Part Six 06x16: (Dec/07/1968) As Corporal Benton 
  • The Invasion, Part Five 06x15: (Nov/30/1968) As Corporal Benton 
  • The Invasion, Part Four 06x14: (Nov/23/1968) As Corporal Benton 
  • The Invasion, Part Three 06x13: (Nov/16/1968) As Corporal Benton 
  • The Invasion, Part Two 06x12: (Nov/09/1968) As Corporal Benton 
  • The Invasion, Part One 06x11: (Nov/02/1968) As Corporal Benton 
  • The Web of Fear, Part Six 05x28: (Mar/09/1968) As Yeti 
  • The Web of Fear, Part Five 05x27: (Mar/02/1968) As Yeti 
  • The Web of Fear, Part Four 05x26: (Feb/24/1968) As Yeti 
  • The Web of Fear, Part Three 05x25: (Feb/17/1968) As Yeti 
  • The Web of Fear, Part Two 05x24: (Feb/10/1968) As Yeti 
  • The Web of Fear, Part One 05x23: (Feb/03/1968) As Yeti 
Show: The Growing Pains Of PC Penrose (1975) 
  • The Peeper 01x02: (Sep/09/1975) As Motorist 
Show: The Adventurer (UK) (1972) 
  • I'll Get There Sometime 01x15: (Jan/11/1974) As Tony 
Show: Whoops Baghdad (1973) 
  • Genie of the Bottle 01x02: (Feb/01/1973) As Cassan 
Show: Callan (1967) 
  • I Never Wanted the Job 04x08: (Apr/19/1972) As Harold 
Show: The Regiment (1972) 
  • The Fortunes Of Peace 01x02: (Feb/28/1972) As Unknown 
Show: The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) 
  • The Affair of the Tortoise 01x10: (Nov/22/1971) As Policeman 
Show: UFO (1970) 
  • Close Up 01x11: (Dec/16/1970) As Interceptor Pilot 
Show: Softly, Softly (1966) 
  • A Quantity Of Gelignite 04x21: (Jan/30/1969) As Youth 
Show: Detective (1964) 
  • Detective Chief Inspector Dew, Crime Of Passion 02x14: (Aug/11/1968) As Detective 
Show: Z Cars (1962) 
• 13 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Monday March 27th, 1967)
  • A Litte Bit Of Respect Part 2 06x58: (Sep/19/1967) As PC, [Uncredited]
  • It's Easy Once You Know How Part 2 06x54: (Sep/05/1967) As PC, [Uncredited]
  • It's Easy Once You Know How Part 1 06x53: (Sep/04/1967) As PC 
  • First On The Scene Part 2 06x52: (Aug/29/1967) As Desk Constable 
  • First On The Scene Part 1 06x51: (Aug/28/1967) As Desk Constable, [Uncredited]
  • Boy Part 2 06x46: (Aug/08/1967) As PC, [Uncredited]
  • Boy Part 1 06x45: (Aug/07/1967) As PC, [Uncredited]
  • The Sledgehammer And The Nut Part 2 06x40: (Jul/18/1967) As PC, [Uncredited]
  • It Was Doing Nothing Part 1 06x37: (Jul/10/1967) As Police Constable 
  • The Placer Part 2 06x30: (Jun/13/1967) As PC 
  • Finch And Sons Part 2 06x20: (May/09/1967) As PC, [Uncredited]
  • Finch And Sons Part 1 06x19: (May/08/1967) As PC, [Uncredited]
  • The Great Fur Robbery Part 1 06x07: (Mar/27/1967) As Policeman, [Uncredited]
 
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John Levene Trivia
  
He played the only Doctor Who companion who never had a Christian name: Sergeant Benton. (Although in literary sources, they give him the name Sergeant John Benton.)
 
 
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