Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Modern English vocabulary in narrative form
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1939-02-17
britishenglishuk
Discography
- The Two Sides of John Leyton1961
- Johnny Remember Me1961
- Son, This Is She1961
- Wild Wind1961
- Lone Rider1962
- Lonely City1962
- Cupboard Love1963
- I'll Cut Your Tail Off1963
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 47,844
- Total plays
- 316,971
Tags
60spopjoe meekoldies60s pop
John Leyton is an English actor and singer. As a singer he is best known for his hit song "Johnny Remember Me", (written by Geoff Goddard and produced by the legendary Joe Meek) which reached Number 1 in the UK chart in August 1961. John Dudley Leyton was born on 17 February 1939 in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex. After completing his National Service, he studied drama, paying his way through drama school with bit-part roles in films and on television. His first major acting role was his portrayal of Gi
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Frinton-on-Sea
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- Highgate School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- John Leyton Von Ryan's Express.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1936-02-17
- Commons category
- John Leyton
- name in native language
- John Leyton
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0