John Levene
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 24, 1941
- Birthplace
- Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
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.
Filmography
John Levene: In Conversation 2025
as Self
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster 2023
Actor
Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi 2022
Actor
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years 2017
Actor
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage 2015
Actor
Remembering Douglas Camfield 2013
Actor
Scotch Mist in Sussex 2013
Actor
Living with Levene 2012
as Self, Thanks
Satan Hates You 2010
as The Reverend Bernie Shanks
The Ties That Bind Us 2008
as Sergeant Benton (archive footage)
Automatons 2006
as Communications Captain
- Chronotrip
Chronotrip 2002
Actor
CanniBallistic! 2002
as Bernie Shanks
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis 2001
Actor
Return to Devil's End 1993
as Self
Wartime 1988
as John Benton
Myth Runner 1987
as Himself
Doctor Who: The Android Invasion 1975
as RSM Benton
Permission to Kill 1975
as Adams
Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons 1975
as RSM Benton
Doctor Who: Robot 1975
as RSM Benton
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders 1974
as Sergeant Benton
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs 1974
as Sergeant Benton
Doctor Who: The Green Death 1973
as Sergeant Benton
Dark Places 1973
as Doctor
Psychomania 1973
as Constable
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors 1973
as Sergeant Benton
Doctor Who: The Time Monster 1972
as Sergeant Benton
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks 1972
as Sergeant Benton
Doctor Who: The Dæmons 1971
as Sergeant Benton
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos 1971
as Sergeant Benton
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil 1971
as Sergeant Benton
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons 1971
as Sergeant Benton
Lay Down Your Arms 1970
as Ernie
Doctor Who: Inferno 1970
as Sergeant Benton / Platoon Under Leader Benton
Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death 1970
as Sergeant Benton
Doctor Who: The Invasion 1968
as Corporal Benton
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear 1968
as Yeti
Credits from TMDB.