John Junkin
Born: 1930-01-29
• 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.
Filmography
The Football Factory
When Steptoe Met Son
Chica de Río
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
A Handful of Dust
Down at the Hydro
Dancing Country
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
No Image
Slater's Day
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
The Brain
Doctor in Love