John Junkin

British radio, television and film actor and screenwriter (1930–2006)
Person human Q1700664
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Summary

John Junkin was born on January 29, 1930[1], in Ealing[2]. He died on March 7, 2006[3], in Stoke Mandeville Hospital[4]. He worked as a comedian[5], screenwriter[6], stage actor[7], film actor[8], and television actor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,010 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[11]
  • Occupation: actor[12]
  • Educated at: St Bonaventure's RC School[13], St Mary's University, Twickenham[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Cause of death: lung cancer[16]
  • Residence: Wendover[17]
  • Given name: John[18]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[20]
  • P14419: 83071[21]
  • P14750: 4A60-A4C3-A57E-3C1F-7957[22]

Why It Matters

John Junkin is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was John Junkin born?

John Junkin was born in Ealing[2].

Where did John Junkin die?

John Junkin passed away in Stoke Mandeville Hospital[4].

What did John Junkin do for work?

John Junkin worked as a comedian[5], screenwriter[6], stage actor[7], film actor[8], and television actor[9].

Where did John Junkin go to school?

John Junkin was educated at St Bonaventure's RC School[13] and St Mary's University, Twickenham[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . telegraph.co.uk. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . news.bbc.co.uk. news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . news.bbc.co.uk. news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . news.bbc.co.uk. news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 4
    Allcinema person id → 65835
    P14750 → 4A60-A4C3-A57E-3C1F-7957
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'en', 'sv']
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  2. 22w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isni → 0000000010108219
    Place of death → Stoke Mandeville Hospital
    Ldif person id → 122991
    Plex person key → 5d77682854c0f0001f301f52
    + 43 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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