John Leeson
John Leeson
John Leesonis a British actor who is best known for voicing K-9 on the television series Doctor Who from 1977 to 1979, then from 1980 to 1981, and has returned for two single episode in the revived series. He also voiced K-9 in the show's spin-offs K-9 and Company, The Sarah Jane Adventures and K-9...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth1 March 1943
british-actor pilot rather setting space worked
I don't think the pilot worked particularly well, because the setting was terrestrial rather than otherworldly, in space or whatever.
british-actor door episode late next reminded seen whom wife worked
I worked with Hannah Gordon, whom I've seen today, and reminded her of an episode of My Wife Next Door that we did way back in the late 70s.
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Dick Mills was in charge of sound effects and all the rest then, and he put the voice through a ring modulator or whatever gizmos he'd got at the time to make it sound a little more electronic.
dog sound made
It couldn't sound like a dog, because K9 isn't a dog, but I made it sound as mechanical as possible.
actors
Got through it without fluffing, that's the main thing any actor can hope for.
dad army lucky
I was lucky enough myself to have been in Dad's Army for an episode.
here-i-am actors today
But here I am today recording this and I'm in the studio with all the others on a clean mic. It's extraordinary, the actor's found a way of doing it for himself.
golden eras comedy
It was just at the end of the golden era of BBC comedy, which was fantastic.
eye height actors
No, I'm at full height, I'm in the studio, I can actually catch actors by the eye, it's fantastic.