Acting · Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK · Born December 24, 1941
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.
MovieJohn Levene: In Conversation
2025
as Self
TVTales of the Tardis
2023
as Sergeant Benton
MovieTime and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
2023
MovieDoctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi
2022
TVDoctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2018
as Self
MovieThe Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017
MovieLongleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015
TVMyth Makers
2015
as Himself
MovieScotch Mist in Sussex
2013
MovieRemembering Douglas Camfield
2013
MovieLiving with Levene
2012
as Self
MovieSatan Hates You
2010
as The Reverend Bernie Shanks
MovieThe Ties That Bind Us
2008
as Sergeant Benton (archive footage)
MovieAutomatons
2006
as Communications Captain
Chronotrip
2002
MovieCanniBallistic!
2002
as Bernie Shanks
MovieReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
TVBig Bad BeetleBorgs
1996
as Lord T.N. Crumpetts
MovieReturn to Devil's End
1993
as Self
MovieWartime
1988
as John Benton
MovieMyth Runner
1987
as Himself
MovieDoctor Who: The Android Invasion
1975
as RSM Benton
MoviePermission to Kill
1975
as Adams
MovieDoctor Who: Terror of the Zygons
1975
as RSM Benton
TVThe Growing Pains of PC Penrose
1975
as Motorist
MovieDoctor Who: Robot
1975
as RSM Benton
MovieDoctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974
as Sergeant Benton
MovieDoctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974
as Sergeant Benton
MovieDoctor Who: The Green Death
1973
as Sergeant Benton
MovieDark Places
1973
as Doctor
MoviePsychomania
1973
as Constable
TVThe Jensen Code
1973
as Military Policeman
Whoops Baghdad
1973
as Cassim
MovieDoctor Who: The Three Doctors
1973
as Sergeant Benton
TVThe Adventurer
1972
as Tony
MovieDoctor Who: The Time Monster
1972
as Sergeant Benton
MovieDoctor Who: Day of the Daleks
1972
as Sergeant Benton
TVThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Constable
MovieDoctor Who: The Dæmons
1971
as Sergeant Benton
MovieDoctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971
as Sergeant Benton
MovieDoctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971
as Sergeant Benton
MovieDoctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971
as Sergeant Benton
TVUFO
1970
as Interceptor Pilot
MovieLay Down Your Arms
1970
as Ernie
MovieDoctor Who: Inferno
1970
as Sergeant Benton / Platoon Under Leader Benton
MovieDoctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death
1970
as Sergeant Benton
MovieDoctor Who: The Invasion
1968
as Corporal Benton
MovieDoctor Who: The Web of Fear
1968
as Yeti
TVCallan
1967
TVSoftly, Softly
1966
TVDetective
1964
TVDoctor Who
1963
as RSM Benton
TVZ-Cars
1962
