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John Harold Glen (31 December 1941 – 25 October 2020), known professionally as Johnny Leeze, was a British actor of television and film. He was perhaps best known for playing Harry Clayton in the British soap opera ''
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'' for a few months in 1985, and as
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in fellow British soap opera ''
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'' from 1994 to 1999. He appeared again in 2000, before leaving shortly afterwards.


Career

Leeze's list of screen appearances dates back to 1982, when he made his television debut in the sitcom ''
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'' as a bit part. He also appeared in another British soap opera ''
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'' on three occasions playing a different part each time: he played Mr Slater in one episode in 1982; Harry Clayton for 35 episodes in 1985; and as Laurie Johnstone in one episode in 2005. He also appeared on the long-running sitcom ''
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'' on four occasions in 1983, 1986, 1991 and 2002, playing a different character each time. Leeze's other television credits include appearance in ''
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'', ''
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'', '' All Creatures Great and Small'', '' Heartbeat'' and '' Common As Muck'', '' Cracker''. In 2000 he appeared as Inspector Cox in five episodes of the
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series ''
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''. Later he appeared in ''
Phoenix Nights ''Phoenix Nights'' is a British sitcom about The Phoenix Club, a working men's club in the northern English town of Bolton, Greater Manchester. The show is a spin-off from the "In the Club" episode of the spoof documentary series '' That Pet ...
'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and most recently a 2007 appearance in ''
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''. His only film appearance was in the 2001 film ''
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'', in which he had a small part.


Death

Leeze died on 25 October 2020, at the age of 78. He had tested positive for
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in the days before his death amid the
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.


Film and television credits

* ''
Open All Hours ''Open All Hours'' is a British television sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke for the BBC. It ran for 26 episodes in four series, which aired in 1976, 1981, 1982 and 1985. The programme developed from a television pilot broadcast in Ronni ...
'' (1982) Television series...1 episode (The Man Whose Tyres Were Let Down) * ''
Play for Today ''Play for Today'' is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage ...
'' (1982) Television series...3 episodes (Jim/orderly/porter) * ''
Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...
'' (1982) Soap Opera...1 episode (Mr Slater) * ''
Last of the Summer Wine ''Last of the Summer Wine'' is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke and originally broadcast by the BBC from 1973 to 2010. It premiered as an episode of ''Comedy Playhouse'' on 4 January 1973, and the first series of episodes foll ...
'' (1983) Sitcom ...1 episode ('Our Kid' Colin) * '' Hallelujah!'' (1983) Television series...1 episode (Landlord) * ''The Outsider'' (1983) Television series...1 episode (Delivery Man) * ''
Juliet Bravo ''Juliet Bravo'' is a British television police procedural drama series, first broadcast on 30 August 1980, that ran for six series and a total of 88 episodes on BBC1. The theme of the series concerned a female police inspector who took over con ...
'' (1983) Television series...1 episode (Football Fan) * ''
Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...
'' (1985) Soap Opera..35 episodes ( Harry Clayton) * ''
Last of the Summer Wine ''Last of the Summer Wine'' is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke and originally broadcast by the BBC from 1973 to 2010. It premiered as an episode of ''Comedy Playhouse'' on 4 January 1973, and the first series of episodes foll ...
'' (1986) Sitcom ...1 episode (Meter Reader) * '' All Creatures Great and Small'' (1988) Television series...1 episode (Lionel Brough) * ''
Stay Lucky ''Stay Lucky'' is a British television comedy-drama series ran from 8 December 1989 to 6 August 1993. Made by Yorkshire Television and screened on the ITV network, it starred Jan Francis and Dennis Waterman. Plot Drama about a small-time gan ...
'' (1989) Television series...2 episodes (2nd Warden) * ''Chimera'' (1991) Television mini-series...1 episode (Billy Hamilton) * ''
Last of the Summer Wine ''Last of the Summer Wine'' is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke and originally broadcast by the BBC from 1973 to 2010. It premiered as an episode of ''Comedy Playhouse'' on 4 January 1973, and the first series of episodes foll ...
'' (1991) Sitcom ...1 episode (Security Guard) * '' Heartbeat'' (1993) Television series...1 episode (Pub Landlord) * '' Common As Muck'' (1994) Television series...1 episode (Jack) * '' Cracker'' (1994) Television series...1 episode (1st Manchester United Fan) * ''Seaforth'' (1994) Television series...1 episode (Hodges) * ''
Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...
'' (1994–99, 2000) Soap Opera ....420 episodes (
Ned Glover The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 1994, by order of first appearance. Eileen Pollock Eileen Pollock is the first wife of Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell). She arrives in Emmerdale ...
) * ''
The League of Gentlemen ''The League of Gentlemen'' is a surreal British comedy horror sitcom that premiered on BBC Two in 1999. The programme is set in Royston Vasey, a fictional town in northern England, originally based on Alston, Cumbria, and follows the lives o ...
'' (2000) Television series...5 episodes (Inspector Cox) * ''
Blow Dry ''Blow Dry'' is a 2001 British romantic comedy film directed by Paddy Breathnach and based on the screenplay ''Never Better'' by Simon Beaufoy. The film stars Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson, Rachel Griffiths, Rachael Leigh Cook, Josh Hartnet ...
'' (2001) Feature film (Journalist) * ''
Phoenix Nights ''Phoenix Nights'' is a British sitcom about The Phoenix Club, a working men's club in the northern English town of Bolton, Greater Manchester. The show is a spin-off from the "In the Club" episode of the spoof documentary series '' That Pet ...
'' (2001) Television series...1 episode (Duggy Hayes) * ''
Doctors Doctor or The Doctor may refer to: Personal titles * Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree * A medical practitioner, including: ** Physician ** Surgeon ** Dentist ** Veterinary physician ** Optometrist *Other roles ** ...
'' (2001) Television series...1 episode (Ray Bridges) * ''
Last of the Summer Wine ''Last of the Summer Wine'' is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke and originally broadcast by the BBC from 1973 to 2010. It premiered as an episode of ''Comedy Playhouse'' on 4 January 1973, and the first series of episodes foll ...
'' (2002) Sitcom ...1 episode (Fifi's boyfriend) * ''
Early Doors ''Early Doors'' is a BBC sitcom written by Craig Cash and Phil Mealey. Both writers appear in the series, playing the two characters of 'Joe' and 'Duffy' who are best friends. ''Early Doors'' is set at The Grapes, a small public house in the ...
'' (2003) Sitcom ....1 episode (Bill) * ''
The Royal ''The Royal'' is a British period medical drama, produced by Yorkshire Television (later part of ITV Studios), and broadcast on ITV1 from 2003 until its cancellation in 2011. The series is set in the 1960s and focuses on the lives of the st ...
'' (2003) Television series...1 episode (George) * ''
Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...
'' (2004) Soap Opera...1 episode (Laurie Johnstone) * ''
Life on Mars The possibility of life on Mars is a subject of interest in astrobiology due to the planet's proximity and similarities to Earth. To date, no proof of past or present life has been found on Mars. Cumulative evidence suggests that during the ...
'' (2007) Television series...1 episode (Meter Man)


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