John Junkin

John Junkin (76)

1930-01-29 - 2006-03-07 | Ealing, London, England, UK

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.

On Movies

  • The Football Factory
  • Chica de Río
  • Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
  • A Handful of Dust
  • Down at the Hydro
  • The Kenny Everett Naughty Joke Box
  • That Summer!
  • Brass Target
  • Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
  • Scully's New Year's Eve
  • Wombling Free
  • Confessions from a Holiday Camp
  • Confessions of a Driving Instructor
  • Simon Simon
  • Journey to the Unknown
  • How I Won the War
  • The Plank
  • The Sandwich Man
  • Kaleidoscope
  • The Wrong Box
  • Doctor in Clover
  • The Pumpkin Eater
  • A Hard Day's Night
  • Hot Enough for June
  • The Break
  • Heavens Above!
  • Sparrows Can't Sing
  • The Wrong Arm of the Law
  • The Primitives
  • Doctor in Love

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