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Levene was working in a men's clothing store on [[Regent Street]] in [[London]] when he met {{w|Telly Savalas}}, who encouraged him to sign up as an extra for {{wi|The Dirty Dozen}}. However, Levene found himself unable to take part in the film as he was not a member of the British actors' union [[Equity]], but despite this setback he became interested in acting. On joining Equity, he discovered there was already a John Woods registered and so adopted the {{w|stage name|professional name}} John Levene. | Levene was working in a men's clothing store on [[Regent Street]] in [[London]] when he met {{w|Telly Savalas}}, who encouraged him to sign up as an extra for {{wi|The Dirty Dozen}}. However, Levene found himself unable to take part in the film as he was not a member of the British actors' union [[Equity]], but despite this setback he became interested in acting. On joining Equity, he discovered there was already a John Woods registered and so adopted the {{w|stage name|professional name}} John Levene. | ||
His first acting role was in the television series {{wi|Adam Adamant Lives!}} (1966-67), playing an uncredited S.S. Guard in the last ever episode "A Sinister Sort of Service". Other television roles included episodes of {{wi|Callan (TV series)|Callan}} (1970), ''UFO'' (1970), ''The Adventurer'' (1972) and the film ''Go For A Take'' (1972). He also played a police constable in the horror film ''Psychomania'' (1971). | His first acting role was in the television series {{wi|Adam Adamant Lives!}} (1966-67), playing an uncredited S.S. Guard in the last ever episode "A Sinister Sort of Service". Other television roles included episodes of {{wi|Callan (TV series)|Callan}} (1970), ''UFO'' (1970), ''The Adventurer'' (1972) and the film ''Go For A Take'' (1972). He also played a police constable in the horror film ''Psychomania'' (1971), and a military policeman in the children's adventure serial ''The Jensen Code'' (1973). | ||
He made an uncredited appearance as a [[Cyberman]] in the 1967 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'' ([[DWM 322]]) and as a [[Robot Yeti|Yeti]] in ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' before making his debut as then-Corporal Benton in the ''Doctor Who'' serial ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' in 1968. Levene had initially signed up to play a Cyberman in ''The Invasion'', but landed the role of Benton after the actor originally chosen for the part was fired by director [[Douglas Camfield]] for continually turning up late for filming, causing the carefully planned schedules to be changed. | He made an uncredited appearance as a [[Cyberman]] in the 1967 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'' ([[DWM 322]]) and as a [[Robot Yeti|Yeti]] in ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' before making his debut as then-Corporal Benton in the ''Doctor Who'' serial ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' in 1968. Levene had initially signed up to play a Cyberman in ''The Invasion'', but landed the role of Benton after the actor originally chosen for the part was fired by director [[Douglas Camfield]] for continually turning up late for filming, causing the carefully planned schedules to be changed. | ||
