Actor who provided the voice for the ‘tin dog’ K9 in the BBC’s Doctor Who and also worked on ITV’s Beadle’s About John Leeson, who has died aged 83, was a genial character actor who provided the voice of the much-loved robotic sidekick K9 in the popular BBC TV series Doctor Who. Originally conce...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/nov/05/john-leeson-obituary)