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John Leeson
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At an sf/media convention in the US, Leeson anonymously entered a "K9 Voice Imitation Contest" and came in second.
Along with
Peter Davison
and
Elisabeth Sladen
, he is one of only three actors to play the same character (K-9) in both
Doctor Who (1963)
and
Doctor Who (2005)
.
He appeared in
K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend (1981)
, the first television spin-off of
Doctor Who (1963)
, which featured K-9 as voiced by Leeson and Sarah Jane Smith as played by
Elisabeth Sladen
.
Along with
Elisabeth Sladen
, he is one of only two actors to both appear and play the same character (K-9) in four different television productions based in the "Doctor Who" universe:
Doctor Who (1963)
,
K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend (1981)
,
Doctor Who (2005)
and
The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007)
. He appeared with Sladen in all four.
Along with
Elisabeth Sladen
,
Tommy Knight
,
Alexander Armstrong
and
Lachele Carl
, he is one of only five actors to play the same character (K-9) in both
Doctor Who (2005)
and
The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007)
.
One of about 37 performers to have acted both in the 20th century
Doctor Who (1963)
and 21st century
Doctor Who (2005)
TV series.
Was a continuity announcer on Channel 4.
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