Doctor Who’s K9 voice John Leeson dies aged 83
The actor who provided the voice for the robot dog in Doctor Who has died at 83 after a summer of illness.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 1 Nov 2026. Hacker News published first, on 1 November at 20:48 UTC; The Guardian followed 12h 26m later. The most recent article, from The Guardian, appeared on 2 November at 09:13 UTC.
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- John Leeson
- K9
- Doctor Who
- Dad's Army
- Rainbow
- Russell T Davies