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Actor

John Junkin

Acting

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Acting credits

69

Established

Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

0.8

Low visibility

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Movies: 35Series: 36Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 10597

IMDb ID: nm0432729

Known for: Acting

Born: January 29, 1930

Died: March 7, 2006

Age: 76

Place of birth: Ealing, London, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1955 - 2004

Years active: 50

Average TMDB rating: 6.57

Wikidata: Q1700664

Other jobs

Additional Writing (2)

Biography

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.

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