Caption: Steve McQueen, Tom Adams, Karl-Otto Alberty, Ulrich Beiger, Robert Desmond, William Russell, Robert Freitag, Robert Graf, Gordon Jackson, Til Kiwe, Angus Lennie, John Leyton, David McCallum, Hannes Messemer, George Mikell, Lawrence Montaigne, Hans Reiser, Harry Riebauer, Nigel Stock, Jud Taylor and Heinz Weiss in The Great Escape (1963)
Actor, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew
Born: February 17, 1939
Star sign: Aquarius
Known for: The Great Escape (1963), Biggles (1960), Von Ryan's Express (1965), Guns at Batasi (1964)
Source: IMDB
John Leyton was born on Feb. 17th 1939 at Frinton-On Sea, Essex, England, to parents of show business background. His father owned several cinemas and his mother acted under the name of 'Babs Walters' on the London stage. When John showed a desire to act, his parents tried to discourage him, wanting him to enter the family rope business as they ...