1964Nominee
Best Performance
A Hard Day's Night
John Junkin
Actor
Ealing, London, England, UK
January 29, 1930
Biography
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2004Nominee
Best Performance
The Football Factory
1966Nominee
Best Performance
Kaleidoscope
Career Highlights
1988Highlight
Best Performance
A Handful of Dust
1966Highlight
Best Performance
The Wrong Box
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A Hard Day's Night
The Football Factory
A Handful of Dust