John Junkin

About

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.

Known for

Coronation StreetSeries • 1960The AvengersSeries • 1961Play for TodaySeries • 1970The BillSeries • 1984The ProfessionalsSeries • 1977Mr. BeanSeries • 1990Inspector MorseSeries • 1987All Creatures Great and SmallSeries • 1978PlayhouseSeries • 1974No Hiding PlaceSeries • 1959Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965The SweeneySeries • 1975SykesSeries • 1972Dr. Finlay's CasebookSeries • 1962Dixon of Dock GreenSeries • 1955The GoodiesSeries • 1970Only When I LaughSeries • 1979The TroubleshootersSeries • 1965Till Death Us Do PartSeries • 1966Jason KingSeries • 1971CatweazleSeries • 1970Terry and JuneSeries • 1979Softly Softly: Task ForceSeries • 1969Up Pompeii!Series • 1969