John Alkin

John Alkin (born 17 January 1947) is an English actor turned spiritual healer. He was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, under the name John Kenneth Foinquinos.[1]

John Alkin
Born
John Kenneth Foinquinos

(1947-01-17) 17 January 1947
Rugby, Warwickshire, England
Occupation(s)Actor, spiritual healer
Years active1970–1979 (acting)
1980s–present (spiritual healer)
Spouses
Lesley Gail
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(divorced)​
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    ​
    (m. 1985; died 2022)​
    Children2

    Biography

    Acting career

    Alkin is best remembered for two roles: DC Tom Daniels in Thames Television's hard-hitting police drama The Sweeney and barrister Barry Deeley Q.C. in Granada Television's long running daytime TV drama Crown Court. One of his earliest television appearances was as Robert Martin in the 1972 BBC TV production of Jane Austen's Emma.

    In 1978 Alkin played Flight Lieutenant Andre De Beers, a character based on the real-life Baron Jean de Selys Longchamps DFC, who attacks the Gestapo Headquarters in Brussels, German-occupied Belgium, in the Secret Army episode 'Day of Wrath.'[2]

    He also appeared extensively as a guest star in numerous TV shows such as Z-Cars, Timeslip, Minder, The Sandbaggers, Space 1999 and Doctor Who.

    Spiritual healing

    He left acting in the mid-1980s to set up a spiritual healing centre with his second wife, Lee Everett Alkin, former wife of DJ and TV comic Kenny Everett.

    Filmography
    Year Title Role Notes
    1970The GamesJohn
    1976No Longer AloneBruce
    1977Sweeney!Det. Sgt. Tom Daniels
    1978Sweeney 2
    1979The Lady VanishesParty Guest #1
    1978Secret ArmyFlight Lieutenant Andre De Beers

    References
    1. Howard Maxford (2019). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland, Incorporated. p. 12. ISBN 9781476629148.
    2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00yhm0m


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