Doctor Who voice actor John Leeson, who played K-9, dies at 83
The gist
English actor John Leeson, the voice of Doctor Who's robotic dog K-9, died at 83 after a summer of illness.
He voiced K-9 for over three decades, from 1977 into the revived series and spinoffs.
How it unfolded
- 1977Leeson first joined Doctor Who as the voice of K-9 in the Fourth Doctor's four-part episode "The Invisible Enemy," alongside Tom Baker as the Doctor and Louise Jameson as Leela.
- 1981He voiced K-9 in the TV pilot K-9 and Company, which featured Sarah Jane Smith.
- 1983He returned to the character in the anniversary special The Five Doctors.