Name
John Junkin
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1930-01-29
Deathday
2006-03-07 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Ealing, London, England, UK
Biography
John Francis Junkin (29 January 1930 – 7 March 2006) was an English actor and scriptwriter who had a long career in radio, television and film, specialising in comedy. In 1960, Junkin joined Joan Littlewood's Stratford East Theatre Workshop and played the lead in the original production of Sparrers Can't Sing. A few years later, he joined the Royal Court Theatre company, and was the foil to Tony Hancock in some of Hancock's last work for British television. In 2006, he passed away from lung cancer in Aylesbury.
Known For
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Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifyi...
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The Football Factory is more than just a study of the English obsession with football viol...
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A young man travels to Prague to join his new employer, unaware that he is being used as a...
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Barney Lincoln is a rambling gambling man who scores sensational wins at poker and chemin ...
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In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—...
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English aristocrat Tony Last welcomes tragedy into his life when he invites John Beaver to...
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Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a su...
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General George S. Patton died in a car accident in 1945. But was his death actually a murd...
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Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wi...
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The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police....
- 1964 A Hard Day's Night as Shake
- 2001 Chica de Río as Mr. Bigelow
- 1967 The Plank as One Eyed Truck Driver
- 1983 Down at the Hydro as Businesman
- 1978 Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse as Mr. Dixon
- 1969 Journey to the Unknown as Robert
- 1970 Simon Simon as 2nd Workman - Driver
- 2004 The Football Factory as Albert Moss
- 2002 When Steptoe Met Son as Self
- 1966 The Sandwich Man as Chauffeur
- 1981 The Kenny Everett Naughty Joke Box as Self
- 1960 Doctor in Love as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1966 The Wrong Box as 1st Engine Driver
- 1963 Heavens Above! as Reporter at Space Launch Site (uncredited)
- 1978 Scully's New Year's Eve as Jack
- 1990 Chicago Joe and the Showgirl as George Heath
- 1964 The Pumpkin Eater as Undertaker
- 1964 Hot Enough for June as Clerk in Opening Scene
- 1979 That Summer! as Mr Swales
- 1978 Brass Target as Carberry
- 1967 How I Won the War as Large Child
- 1963 Sparrows Can't Sing as Bridge Operator
- 1976 Confessions of a Driving Instructor as Luigi
- 1977 Confessions from a Holiday Camp as Mr. William Whitemonk
- 1988 A Handful of Dust as Blenkinsop
- 1977 Wombling Free as County Surveyor
- 1963 The Break as Harry
- 1966 Doctor in Clover as Prison Warder (uncredited)
- 1966 Kaleidoscope as Dominion Porter
- 1981 Dancing Country as Jack
- 1963 The Wrong Arm of the Law as Maurice (uncredited)
- 1962 The Primitives as Arthur
- 1962 The Brain as Frederick (uncredited)
- 1974 Slater's Day as Freddy Slater
- 1979 Licensed to Love and Kill as Helicopter Mechanic
- 1984 The Bill ( 1 episode )
- 1977 The Professionals ( 1 episode ) as Hollis
- 1961 The Avengers ( 1 episode ) as Sergeant
- 1971 Jason King ( 1 episode )
- 1982 Countdown ( 43 episodes )
- 1994 Law and Disorder ( 6 episodes )
- 1975 The Sweeney ( 1 episode ) as Taxi Yard Proprietor
- 1990 Mr. Bean ( 1 episode ) as Maître D'
- 1970 Catweazle ( 1 episode ) as Sergeant Bottle
- 1959 No Hiding Place ( 4 episodes )
- 1982 Odd One Out ( 46 episodes )
- 1965 A Slight Case Of... ( 1 episode )
- 1966 Cooperama ( 7 episodes )
- 1982 The Kenny Everett Television Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1968 It's Marty ( 12 episodes )
- 1968 Thingumybob ( 8 episodes )
- 1976 Hello Cheeky ( 13 episodes )
- 1963 The Human Jungle ( 1 episode ) as McCutcheon
- 1978 All Creatures Great and Small ( 1 episode ) as Luke Benson
- 1979 Terry and June ( 1 episode ) as Sgt. Tucker
- 1970 The Goodies ( 1 episode ) as Police Sergeant
- 1987 Inspector Morse ( 1 episode ) as Chief Inspector Holroyd
- 1980 Juliet Bravo ( 1 episode ) as Les
- 1975 Lord Peter Wimsey: Five Red Herrings ( 3 episodes ) as Mr. Alcock
- 1960 Coronation Street ( 2 episodes ) as Bill Fielding
- 1972 Sykes ( 1 episode ) as Eye Consultant
- 1970 Play for Today ( 1 episode ) as Jack
- 1969 Softly Softly: Task Force ( 1 episode ) as Norden
- 1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Jeffrey
- 1965 The Troubleshooters ( 1 episode ) as Macann
- 1961 The Avengers ( 1 episode ) as Sheriff
- 1955 Dixon of Dock Green ( 1 episode ) as Dan Stuart
- 1972 Both Ends Meet ( 1 episode ) as Pip Pepper
- 1978 Out ( 5 episodes ) as Ralph Veneker
- 1979 Dick Turpin ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Mandragola
- 1995 The Queen's Nose ( 1 episode ) as Bert
- 1974 Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Jack
- 1970 On the House ( 12 episodes ) as Charlie Cattermole
- 1972 Scoop ( 7 episodes ) as Baldwin
- 1964 A World Of His Own ( 1 episode )
- 1967 Sam and Janet ( 15 episodes ) as Sam Marshall
- 1975 Looking for Clancy ( 3 episodes ) as Jim Clancy
- 1969 Up Pompeii! ( 1 episode ) as Odius
- 1966 Till Death Us Do Part ( 3 episodes ) as Wally the Milkman
- 1984 Sharon and Elsie ( 6 episodes ) as Tommy Wallace
- 1967 The World of Wodehouse ( 1 episode ) as Harry Barber
- 1960 The Odd Man ( 1 episode ) as Male Nurse
- Soon Hello Cheeky ( 0 episode )
- 1979 Only When I Laugh ( 1 episode ) as Landlord
- 1963 Sergeant Cork ( 1 episode ) as Perryman
- 1993 Harry ( 1 episode ) as Mal
- 1998 The Last Salute ( 1 episode ) as Norman
- 1961 Drama 61-67 ( 1 episode )
- 2000 The Sins ( 2 episodes ) as Archie Rogers
- 1968 The Company of Five ( 1 episode ) as Dave
- 1962 Dr. Finlay's Casebook ( 1 episode ) as John Grieve
- 1969 W. Somerset Maugham ( 1 episode ) as Don Agosto
- 1966 Watch the Birdies ( 5 episodes ) as Kendall
- 1996 Noel's Telly Years ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 The Rough With The Smooth ( 6 episodes ) as Harold King
