Actor profile

John Levene

24th December 1941 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK Acting

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.

37 Movies 19 TV Shows 57 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

John Levene: In Conversation poster

John Levene: In Conversation 3rd March 2025 as Self

Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster poster

Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster 20th March 2023

Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi poster

Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi 4th April 2022

The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years poster

The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years 1st August 2017

Longleat '83: The Lost Footage poster

Longleat '83: The Lost Footage 1st October 2015

Remembering Douglas Camfield poster

Remembering Douglas Camfield 30th September 2013

Scotch Mist in Sussex poster

Scotch Mist in Sussex 30th September 2013

Living with Levene poster

Living with Levene 22nd October 2012 as Self

Satan Hates You poster

Satan Hates You 10th July 2010 as The Reverend Bernie Shanks

The Ties That Bind Us poster

The Ties That Bind Us 3rd March 2008 as Sergeant Benton (archive footage)

Automatons poster

Automatons 5th May 2006 as Communications Captain

CanniBallistic! poster

CanniBallistic! 16th January 2002 as Bernie Shanks

ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis poster

ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis 12th November 2001

Return to Devil's End poster

Return to Devil's End 30th January 1993 as Self

Wartime poster

Wartime 1st January 1988 as John Benton

Myth Runner poster

Myth Runner 1st January 1987 as Himself

Doctor Who: The Android Invasion poster

Doctor Who: The Android Invasion 22nd November 1975 as RSM Benton

Permission to Kill poster

Permission to Kill 20th November 1975 as Adams

Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons poster

Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons 20th September 1975 as RSM Benton

Doctor Who: Robot poster

Doctor Who: Robot 18th January 1975 as RSM Benton

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders poster

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders 8th June 1974 as Sergeant Benton

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs poster

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs 16th February 1974 as Sergeant Benton

Doctor Who: The Green Death poster

Doctor Who: The Green Death 23rd June 1973 as Sergeant Benton

Dark Places poster

Dark Places 1st May 1973 as Doctor

Psychomania poster

Psychomania 1st March 1973 as Constable

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors poster

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors 20th January 1973 as Sergeant Benton

Doctor Who: The Time Monster poster

Doctor Who: The Time Monster 24th June 1972 as Sergeant Benton

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks 22nd January 1972 as Sergeant Benton

Doctor Who: The Dæmons poster

Doctor Who: The Dæmons 19th June 1971 as Sergeant Benton

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos poster

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos 3rd April 1971 as Sergeant Benton

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil poster

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil 6th March 1971 as Sergeant Benton

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons poster

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons 23rd January 1971 as Sergeant Benton

Lay Down Your Arms poster

Lay Down Your Arms 23rd May 1970 as Ernie

Doctor Who: Inferno poster

Doctor Who: Inferno 9th May 1970 as Sergeant Benton / Platoon Under Leader Benton

Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death poster

Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death 2nd May 1970 as Sergeant Benton

Doctor Who: The Invasion poster

Doctor Who: The Invasion 21st December 1968 as Corporal Benton

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear poster

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear 9th March 1968 as Yeti

Tales of the Tardis poster

Tales of the Tardis 1st November 2023 as Sergeant Benton

Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa poster

Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa 2nd July 2018 as Self

Myth Makers poster

Myth Makers 1st February 2015 as Himself

Big Bad BeetleBorgs poster

Big Bad BeetleBorgs 7th September 1996 as Lord T.N. Crumpetts

The Growing Pains of PC Penrose poster

The Growing Pains of PC Penrose 2nd September 1975 as Motorist

The Jensen Code poster

The Jensen Code 28th February 1973 as Military Policeman

Whoops Baghdad poster

Whoops Baghdad 25th January 1973 as Cassim

The Adventurer poster

The Adventurer 29th September 1972 as Tony

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 20th September 1971 as Constable

UFO poster

UFO 16th September 1970 as Interceptor Pilot

Callan poster

Callan 6th February 1967

Softly, Softly poster

Softly, Softly 5th January 1966

Detective poster

Detective 30th March 1964

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 23rd November 1963 as RSM Benton

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 23rd November 1963 as Sergeant Benton

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 23rd November 1963 as Platoon Under Leader Benton

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 23rd November 1963 as Sgt. Benton

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 23rd November 1963 as John Benton

Z-Cars poster

Z-Cars 2nd January 1962