Acting
John Levene
Born December 24, 1941 · Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
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
66
8.4
Doctor Who
RSM Benton, Sergeant Benton, Platoon Under Leader Benton, Sgt. Benton, John Benton
445.8
Psychomania
Constable
707.9
UFO
Interceptor Pilot
5.8
Dark Places
Doctor
6.2
Big Bad BeetleBorgs
Lord T.N. Crumpetts
7.6
Doctor Who: Robot
RSM Benton
7.4 TMDB
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
Sergeant Benton
8.8 TMDB
Doctor Who: The Invasion
Corporal Benton
7.5 TMDB
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Sergeant Benton
7.2
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Constable
8.1
Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons
RSM Benton
4.6
Automatons
Communications Captain
8.3
Callan
1967 · Series
7.9 TMDB
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Sergeant Benton
7.4 TMDB
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Sergeant Benton
7.4
Tales of the Tardis
Sergeant Benton
7.2 TMDB
Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death
Sergeant Benton
4.2
Satan Hates You
The Reverend Bernie Shanks
5.1 TMDB
Wartime
John Benton
7.8 TMDB
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Sergeant Benton
Filmography
- 2025John Levene: In ConversationSelfMovie
- 2023Tales of the TardisSergeant BentonSeries
- 2023Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time MonsterMovie
- 2022Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-FiMovie
- 2018Doctor Who: Behind the SofaSelfSeries
- 2017The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee YearsMovie
- 2015Longleat '83: The Lost FootageMovie
- 2015Myth MakersHimselfSeries
- 2013Scotch Mist in SussexMovie
- 2013Remembering Douglas CamfieldMovie
- 2012Living with LeveneSelf, ThanksMovie
- 2010Satan Hates YouThe Reverend Bernie ShanksMovie
- 2008The Ties That Bind UsSergeant Benton (archive footage)Movie
- 2006AutomatonsCommunications CaptainMovie
- 2002ChronotripMovie
- 2002CanniBallistic!Bernie ShanksMovie
- 2001ReUNITed at Chicago TardisMovie
- 1996Big Bad BeetleBorgsLord T.N. CrumpettsSeries
- 1993Return to Devil's EndSelfMovie
- 1988WartimeJohn BentonMovie
- 1987Myth RunnerHimselfMovie
- 1975Doctor Who: The Android InvasionRSM BentonMovie
- 1975Permission to KillAdamsMovie
- 1975Doctor Who: Terror of the ZygonsRSM BentonMovie
- 1975The Growing Pains of PC PenroseMotoristSeries
- 1975Doctor Who: RobotRSM BentonMovie
- 1974Doctor Who: Planet of the SpidersSergeant BentonMovie
- 1974Doctor Who: Invasion of the DinosaursSergeant BentonMovie
- 1973Doctor Who: The Green DeathSergeant BentonMovie
- 1973Dark PlacesDoctorMovie
- 1973PsychomaniaConstableMovie
- 1973The Jensen CodeMilitary PolicemanSeries
- 1973Whoops BaghdadCassimSeries
- 1973Doctor Who: The Three DoctorsSergeant BentonMovie
- 1972The AdventurerTonySeries
- 1972Doctor Who: The Time MonsterSergeant BentonMovie
- 1972Doctor Who: Day of the DaleksSergeant BentonMovie
- 1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesConstableSeries
- 1971Doctor Who: The DæmonsSergeant BentonMovie
- 1971Doctor Who: The Claws of AxosSergeant BentonMovie
- 1971Doctor Who: The Mind of EvilSergeant BentonMovie
- 1971Doctor Who: Terror of the AutonsSergeant BentonMovie
- 1970UFOInterceptor PilotSeries
- 1970Lay Down Your ArmsErnieMovie
- 1970Doctor Who: InfernoSergeant Benton / Platoon Under Leader BentonMovie
- 1970Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of DeathSergeant BentonMovie
- 1968Doctor Who: The InvasionCorporal BentonMovie
- 1968Doctor Who: The Web of FearYetiMovie
- 1967CallanSeries
- 1966Softly, SoftlySeries
- 1964DetectiveSeries
- 1963Doctor WhoRSM Benton, Sergeant Benton, Platoon Under Leader Benton, Sgt. Benton, John BentonSeries
- 1962Z-CarsSeries