John Anthony Woods (born 24 December 1941), known professionally as John Levene, is an English actor, producer, entertainer and singer. Although he has appeared in a large number of films and television series, Levene's best-known role is that of Sergeant Benton, of UNIT in the science-fiction television series Doctor Who, a role he played from 1968 to 1975. More about John Levene
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Levene was born John Anthony Woods in Salisbury, Wiltshire, on Christmas Eve 1941, the eldest child of Austin and Vera Woods (née Blake); he has a younger brother called Michael. Levene was born breeched, jaundiced and was dead for the first couple of minutes of his life after he suffocated from a piece of afterbirth being stuck in his airways and his heart stopped beating for two minutes until the doctor removed the blockage. Levene's father was a sergeant in the army and was on board the SS Empire Baffin; upon his return he was awarded a Distinguished Service Medal by King George VI. Shortly after being temporarily blinded in one eye from falling onto a pen knife, Levene was left bed-ridden for two years after contracting a severe blood infection; he had to have a blood transfusion although the blood he was given was contaminated which made his condition worse giving him severe hallucinations. Levene attended St. Thomas's school in Salisbury although missing two years of school due to his illness, being dyslexic and being bullied resulted in him failing his eleven-plus exams.In total, we tracked 239 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of John Levene (Doctor Who - The Mind Of Evil - SE German BluRay/DVD Set & John Levene Autograph) was sold in June 2023 for £112.00 while the cheapest item (JOHN LEVENE DOCTOR WHO SERGEANT BENTON AUTOGRAPH SIGNED 6 x 4 PRE PRINTED PHOTO) found a new owner for £0.49 in March 2024. The month with the most items sold (7) was May 2021 with an average selling price of £18.00 for an autographed item of John Levene. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2023 with £112.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.49 was February 2019. In average, an autographed item from John Levene is worth £6.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of John Levene were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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DOCTOR WHO - Inferno DVD Cover Signed by John Levene | £22.00 | ||
Doctor Who CD - The Ballads of Sergeant Benton, John Levene, Signed, Rare | £10.00 | ||
DOCTOR WHO THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION SERIES 1 - A9 JOHN LEVENE AUTOGRAPH (B) | £19.99 | ||
DOCTOR WHO THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION SERIES 1 - A9 JOHN LEVENE AUTOGRAPH (C) | £19.99 | ||
Doctor Who: THE TIME MONSTER DVD Cover Signed by John Levene | £22.00 | ||
John Levene Doctor Who Cyberman Signed 10x8 B/W Photo Autographed | £3.00 | ||
JOHN LEVENE DOCTOR WHO SERGEANT BENTON AUTOGRAPH SIGNED 6 x 4 PRE PRINTED PHOTO | £0.49 | ||
John Levene Signed Card - See Other Listings - Most In-person 40 year Exp. | £8.00 | ||
Strictly Ink Doctor Who Series One A9 John Levene As Sgt Benton Autograph Card | £14.64 | ||
Topps Doctor Who Signature John Levene 26/50 autograph | £6.78 |