John Junkin

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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.

Most Popular John Junkin Trailers

Total trailers found: 34

The Football Factory Trailer (2004)

13 May 2004

The Football Factory is more than just a study of the English obsession with football violence, it's about men looking for armies to join, wars to fight and places to belong.

Confessions from a Holiday Camp Trailer (1977)

01 August 1977

Timmy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney Noggett are working as entertainment officers at Funfrall, a typical British holiday camp.

The Pumpkin Eater Trailer (1964)

16 July 1964

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter.

The Wrong Box Trailer (1966)

19 June 1966

In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.

How I Won the War Trailer (1967)

18 October 1967

An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.

The Plank Trailer (1967)

18 May 1967

A slapstick comedy about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion.

A Handful of Dust Trailer (1988)

24 June 1988

English aristocrat Tony Last welcomes tragedy into his life when he invites John Beaver to visit his vast estate.

Brass Target Trailer (1978)

22 December 1978

General George S. Patton died in a car accident in 1945. But was his death actually a murder. Is he targeted by Nazis angered by Germany's defeat? Or by Russians who knew that Patton had argued in favor of invading the Soviet Union towards the end of the war? Or is it because Patton is investigating the theft of a quarter of a billion dollars of Nazi gold? Or is it because his subordinate Colonels - the flamboyantly gay Colonel and his worried lover are fearful that he is getting too close to discovering the truth.

Kaleidoscope Trailer (1966)

01 July 1966

Barney Lincoln is a rambling gambling man who scores sensational wins at poker and chemin de fer because he has succeeded in marking the original plates for the backs of all the playing cards manufactured in a plant in Geneva and used in all the gambling joints in Europe.

The Sandwich Man Trailer (1966)

01 July 1966

A man with a sandwich-board (advert) wanders around London meeting many strange characters.

Chicago Joe and the Showgirl Trailer (1990)

16 May 1990

During World War II, an American serviceman in London decides to impress his English girlfriend by acting as an American gangster, which soon turns deadly.

A Hard Day's Night Trailer (1964)

07 July 1964

Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964.

The Break Trailer (1963)

07 July 1963

A group of inmates escape from Dartmoor prison. They hide out in the English country side but are doggedly chased by police.

Scully's New Year's Eve Trailer (1978)

03 January 1978

Scully invites his mates to gatecrash his mum's New Year's Eve party.

Simon Simon Trailer (1970)

01 June 1970

A comedy short with very little speaking. Graham Stark and John Junkin have a new elevated platform to work with but still manage to get into lots of trouble.

The Wrong Arm of the Law Trailer (1963)

17 March 1963

The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better.

Wombling Free Trailer (1977)

31 December 1977

The adventures of The Wombles, strange creatures who live on Wimbledon Common and pick up the litter left by the humans.

Heavens Above! Trailer (1963)

20 May 1963

A naive but caring prison chaplain, who happens to have the same last name as an upper class cleric, is by mistake appointed as vicar to a small and prosperous country town.

And the Same to You Trailer (1960)

01 February 1960

Dickie Dreadnought is the boxing-mad nephew of pious clergyman Reverend Sydney Mullet. To mollify his disapproving uncle, Dickie embarks on an elaborate plan to keep his budding boxing career a secret, with he and his tough-talking promoter Wally Burton both pretending to be devout 'men of the cloth'.

Sparrows Can't Sing Trailer (1963)

26 March 1963

Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie gone.

Doctor in Clover Trailer (1966)

08 March 1966

Doctor in Clover is another 'Doctor' movie, but this time Leslie Phillips is the main doctor in the story, looking for love and romance from the hospital nurses, much to the annoyance of the main Administrator (James Robertson Justice) who wants his doctors to be 100% focussed on the job.

Journey to the Unknown Trailer (1969)

15 June 1969

TV Movie consisting of two episodes of the UK TV series "Journey to the Unknown" (1968): 'Matakitas is Coming' (episode 1.

Down at the Hydro Trailer (1983)

04 September 1983

Diedre and The Colonel separately attend a health spa and find themselves falling in love.

Confessions of a Driving Instructor Trailer (1976)

01 September 1976

Timothy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney decide upon opening a driving school as their latest get-rich-quick scheme.

When Steptoe Met Son Trailer (2002)

20 August 2002

The difficult off-screen relationship between actors Harry H. Corbett and Wilfrid Brambell who grew to hate one another during their years on screen.

The Kenny Everett Naughty Joke Box Trailer (1981)

01 January 1981

Old school comics join Kenny Everett for some old school comedy. Stand up routines are interspersed with sketches and stand up routines from Kenny Everett.

Dancing Country Trailer (1981)

18 December 1981

The local country dancing team of old-age pensioners is forced to change its style when Jack, its leader, arrives with a new partner, one who is younger and prettier.

Hot Enough for June Trailer (1964)

01 January 1964

A young man travels to Prague to join his new employer, unaware that he is being used as an espionage courier.

Doctor in Love Trailer (1960)

12 July 1960

Doctors Burke and Hare leave the confines of St Swithins for the world of general practice, stopping off on the way as patients at the Foulness Anti-cold Unit.

Chica de Río Trailer (2001)

29 June 2001

Discovering your wife is sleeping with your boss can make a man do strange things. For a Samba-obsessed London clerk, robbing a bank and boarding the first flight to Rio are just the beginning.

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse Trailer (1978)

01 February 1978

Young Rosie Dixon starts her nurse training at St Adelaide's Hospital, but the student doctors and randy male patients just can't keep their hands off her.

The Primitives Trailer (1962)

01 October 1962

A group of night club entertainers supplement their income by being international jewel thieves

Man at the Top Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

Northerner Joe Lampton becomes involved with Lord Ackerman, the powerful chairman of a pharmaceutical concern, his beautiful wife Alex, and daughter Robin.

That Summer! Trailer (1979)

06 July 1979

A teenager gets out of reform school and heads to Torquay for a swimming contest, where he meets a pair of young Northern lasses working as hotel chambermaids.