John Junkin
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.
Birthday: 29 January 1930
Birth place: Ealing, London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Movies known for
A Hard Day's Night
Chica de Río
The Plank
Down at the Hydro
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Journey to the Unknown
Simon Simon
The Football Factory
When Steptoe Met Son
The Sandwich Man
The Kenny Everett Naughty Joke Box
Doctor in Love
The Wrong Box
Heavens Above!
Scully's New Year's Eve
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
The Pumpkin Eater
Hot Enough for June
That Summer!
Brass Target
How I Won the War
Sparrows Can't Sing
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
Confessions from a Holiday Camp
A Handful of Dust
Wombling Free
The Break
Doctor in Clover
Kaleidoscope
Dancing Country
The Wrong Arm of the Law
The Primitives
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No Hiding Place
Odd One Out
A Slight Case Of...
Noel's Telly Years
Cooperama
The Kenny Everett Television Show
It's Marty
Thingumybob
Hello Cheeky
The Human Jungle
All Creatures Great and Small
Terry and June
The Goodies
Inspector Morse
Juliet Bravo
Lord Peter Wimsey: Five Red Herrings
Coronation Street
Play for Today
Sykes
The Avengers
Softly Softly: Task Force
Thirty-Minute Theatre
The Troubleshooters
Dixon of Dock Green
Both Ends Meet
Out
Dick Turpin
Queen's Nose
Playhouse
On the House