John Levene
| Acting Credits | expand all 5 roles | |
|---|---|---|
Cyberman: The Moonbase(as John Levine)(uncredited) | 2 credits in 1 entry |  |
Yeti: The Web of Fear; The War Games(Radio Times) | 7 credits in 2 entries | |
Sergeant Benton: The Ambassadors of Death; Inferno; Terror of the Autons; The Mind of Evil; The Claws of Axos; The Dæmons; Day of the Daleks; The Time Monster; The Three Doctors; The Green Death; Invasion of the Dinosaurs; Planet of the Spiders; Robot; Council of War[BF]; The Third Doctor Adventures Volume 05[BF]; The Third Doctor Adventures Volume 06[BF] | as Benton: The Invasion  | as RSM Benton: Terror of the Zygons; The Android Invasion | 72 credits in 19 entries |  |
Self: Children in Need[Related] | 1 credit in 1 entry | |
| 4 credits in 1 entry | | |
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John Anthony Woods
Born: Wednesday 24th December 1941 (age: 82)
John Levene is an English actor, born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, best known for his role as Sergeant Benton one of the mainstays of UNIT during the tenure of the third Doctor.
He was working in a men's clothing store on Regents Street in London when Telly Savalas encouraged him to sign up as an actor for The Dirty Dozen. He failed to get a part, as he was not a union member, but this got him interested in acting. On joining Equity, he adopted the professional name John Levene to avoid confusion with another John Woods who was already registered with the union.
His first acting role was in the television series Adam Adamant Lives!. Other television roles included episodes of Callan (1970), The Adventurer (1972), and the film Go for a Take (1972).
His first Doctor Who appearance was uncredited as a Cyberman in the 1967 serial The Moonbase and as a Yeti in The Web of Fear before making his first appearance as then-Corporal Benton in the serial The Invasion in 1968.
In 1977, following his final appearance on Doctor Who, Levene gave up acting as a career to set up his own audio visual company, Genesis Communications, and has directed well over 45 audio visuals and live events for various clients including the Ford Motor Company, British Airways, KFC, Amway and Revlon.
He briefly returned to the role of Benton in the 1988 Reeltime Pictures video production Wartime.
He has also worked as an entertainer on cruise liners and has now emigrated to the USA where he has returned to acting under the name John Anthony Blake.
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