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John Dudley Leyton is a retired English actor and singer. As a singer, Leyton is best known for his hit song "Johnny Remember Me", which reached number one in the UK singles chart in August 1961 despite being banned by the BBC for its death references. His follow-up single, "Wild Wind", reached number two in the same chart. Alongside singing, Leyton's acting career saw him appearing in television and films throughout the 1960s. His films included: The Great Escape, Guns at Batasi, Von Ryan's Express and Krakatoa, East of Java. In 2009, he also had a small role in the film Telstar, a biopic based on record producer Joe Meek's life in which Leyton himself was portrayed by Callum Dixon. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Le...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)
