《神秘博士》机器狗K9的声音John Leeson逝世：享年83岁，1977年起为其配音近半个世纪
英国演员 John Leeson 于11月1日逝世，享年83岁。他是英国长寿科幻剧《神秘博士》（Doctor Who）中机器狗 K9 的标志性声音，自1977年首次为这个角色配音以来，近半个世纪里在正剧、衍生剧与广播剧中反复回归这一角色。他的儿子、电影剪辑师 Guy Ducker 当日在 Facebook 发文宣布父亲死讯：「我沉痛地宣布，我的父亲 John Ducker，也就是 John Leeson，于今天下午3时03分逝世，此前经历了一个夏天的病痛。他的离世很安详。」
Leeson 本名 John Francis Christopher Ducker，1943年3月16日出生于英格兰 Leicester 的 Stoneygate，1964年从皇家戏剧艺术学院（RADA）毕业后登上舞台出道。1977年，他在《神秘博士》剧集《The Invisible Enemy》中首次为 K9 配音——这个原本只为一个故事设计的机器狗角色大受欢迎，成为 Tom Baker 饰演的第四任博士的固定伙伴。
据《神秘博士》新闻网的讣闻，Leeson 在正剧中为 K9 配音共55集；其间第17季曾由 David Brierley 接替一季，第18季他回归，并一直配到 K9 在1981年《Warriors' Gate》中写出主线。此后他又在衍生作品《K-9 and Company》（1981）中回归，2006年《神秘博士》复活系列剧集《School Reunion》中再度为 K9 发声，并出演衍生剧《The Sarah Jane Adventures》与《K9》，还为 Big Finish 广播剧持续配音；2015年电子游戏 LEGO Dimensions 也使用了他的录音。今年早些时候，他与老搭档 Tom Baker 在广播剧《Sir Sherlock》中重聚，分别饰演华生医生与福尔摩斯。
除 K9 之外，Leeson 还在儿童节目《Rainbow》中饰演初代 Bungle，并出演过《Dad's Army》《Blake's 7》《The Bill》《Doctors》等多部英国电视剧，也曾担任 Channel 4 的播音员。他身后留下妻子 Judy Griffiths 与儿子 Guy Ducker。
《神秘博士》前剧集统筹 Russell T Davies 11月2日发文悼念：「John Leeson（1943–2026）。K9 的声音，一位非常非常好的演员。」Davies 写道，2006年把 K9 带回复活系列时，请 Leeson 回来配音是毫无疑问的选择——无法想象由其他任何人来发这个声音。
John Leeson, Voice of K9 in Doctor Who Since 1977, Dies at 83
British actor John Leeson died on November 1 at the age of 83. He was the signature voice of K9, the robot dog in the long-running BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who, a role he first took in 1977 and returned to for nearly half a century across the main series, spin-offs and audio dramas. His son, film editor Guy Ducker, announced the death on Facebook that day: "I regret to announce the death of my father, John Ducker, a.k.a. John Leeson, at 3:03pm today after a summer of illness. The end was peaceful."
Born John Francis Christopher Ducker on March 16, 1943, in Stoneygate, Leicester, England, Leeson graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1964 and began his acting career on stage. In 1977 he first voiced K9 in the Doctor Who serial The Invisible Enemy. The robot dog, originally designed for a single story, proved so popular that it became a regular companion to Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor.
According to Doctor Who News, Leeson voiced K9 in 55 episodes of the main series. David Brierley took over the voice for Season 17, but Leeson returned for Season 18 and stayed until K9 was written out in Warriors' Gate in 1981. He came back for the spin-off K-9 and Company (1981), voiced K9 again in the revived series episode School Reunion in 2006, and appeared in the spin-offs The Sarah Jane Adventures and K9, as well as Big Finish audio dramas; his recordings were also used in the 2015 video game LEGO Dimensions. Earlier this year he reunited with his Doctor Who co-star Tom Baker in the audio series Sir Sherlock, voicing Doctor Watson to Baker's Sherlock Holmes.
Beyond K9, Leeson played the original Bungle in the children's programme Rainbow and appeared in British television series including Dad's Army, Blake's 7, The Bill and Doctors; he also worked as a continuity announcer on Channel 4. He is survived by his wife, Judy Griffiths, and their son, Guy Ducker.
Former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies paid tribute on November 2: "John Leeson (1943-2026). The voice of K9, and a fine, fine actor." Davies wrote that when K9 was brought back in 2006, there was no question that Leeson would be asked to provide the voice; it was impossible to imagine anyone else.
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图片来源：图：John Leeson 2011年在洛杉矶（Los Angeles）Gallifrey One 大会上的照片。Mark Garland 摄，CC BY-SA 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / John Leeson at Gallifrey One in Los Angeles in 2011. Photo by Mark Garland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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