# John Leeson, the Voice of K9, RIP

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**Created:** [November 1, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-leeson-the-voice-of-k9-rip/1034326 "2026-11-01T20:27:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-leeson-the-voice-of-k9-rip/1034326/1 "2026-11-01T20:27:43Z")

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Yet another sci-fi television icon gone. John Leeson, the voice of the robot dog K9 from the classic series “Doctor Who” has passed away.

I don’t care what anyone says, K9 was an excellent companion on the show. His fight with the Pirate Captain’s robot parrot was stellar TV.

Thank you, Mr Leeson. You will be missed.

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**Author:** ![JacobSwan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@JacobSwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacobSwan)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-leeson-the-voice-of-k9-rip/1034326/2 "2026-11-02T13:36:10Z")

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Met him once when he was doing a signing. Lovely fella and happy to chat to anyone, even if they weren’t buying an autograph.

This was the event, myself and 2 of my sons were part of the 95:

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