I first met Johnny almost thirty years ago. He was in my play Night of the Fox. Since then he has been a constant player on the London Fringe scene. Not surprisingly, as he is a phenomenal talent. I don’t think I’ve ever known an actor who immersed himself in every role. Indeed, while it was writing the play I realised Johnny had to get first dibs at playing the guy, I didn’t write it for him exactly, but I knew he’d be ideal for it. He recently posted on Facebook a list of some of the famous/notorious people he has played.
“So in no particular order
Kenneth Baker
Stalin
Hitler
Gene Roddenberry
Oscar Wilde
Peter Cook
Paul Foot
Josef Mengele
Peter Mandelson
George Harrison
Brian Mathew
Jack Good
Bill Pertwee
Hugh Paddick
John Cleese
George Sanders
Montaigne
Groucho Marx
Shakespeare
And next and perhaps most interestingly
Peter Lawford”
He might be right.
