Vance Dallas
- Actor
John was Born in Oldham Lancashire to parents Alex and
Renee Sessions, After leaving school at the age of 15 yrs old John
worked in his fathers garage until the age of 17 when he left to join
the Armed Forces, he serves as a Gunner/Driver with the 1st Royal Tank
Regiment, after he left the forces he became an Entertainer, Vocalist,
and toured the Cabaret Club Circuit in the Manchester Area, later to
perform at large Cabaret Venues such as the "Golden Garter Club" "Talk
of the North" "Talk of the Town" "Willows Variety Club" "Roxy Theatre"
and various others, he also did Radio and Television, during his time
as a vocalist he worked support with such big artists as "Shirley
Bassey" "Roy Orbison" "Gene Pitney" "Les Dennis" and other well known
artists, at one time he even used Cliff Richards personal band for a
show in the hotel, whilst on the Cliff Richards Tour in Brussels,
Belgium,
Later John broke into Acting and took the name Vance Dallas that was suggested by his agent, he did a lot of small parts and also played the part of the Drill Corporal in "Brideshead Revisited" for Granada Television, he also performed the part of Drill Instructor on the many extras, teaching them to March correctly, perform Foot Drill and Weapons Drill, which was no lean feat as none of the many extras knew how to march at all,
After his divorce, john changed his acting name to Johnny Lee Harris, this was an extension of his first name John, he adopted his sons name Lee, and his last name, his step fathers surname Harris. His last Television job (before he should have finished and gone on a World Cabaret Tour) was BBC Televisions "Fortunes of War" Produced by James Cellan Jones, and film in Egypt, Johnny once again taught all of the Military Drill complete with a dangerous "Fixed Bayonet Charge" using real bayonets, and charging through smoke in the Desert, miraculously there were no injuries. On return home to the UK, Johnny should have started a World Tour in Cabaret, but it was discovered that whilst filming in Egypt he had caught a virus, it was Viral Pneumonia, he was told that he would most probably never sing again. This was the end of a wonderful Cabaret Career.
Later John broke into Acting and took the name Vance Dallas that was suggested by his agent, he did a lot of small parts and also played the part of the Drill Corporal in "Brideshead Revisited" for Granada Television, he also performed the part of Drill Instructor on the many extras, teaching them to March correctly, perform Foot Drill and Weapons Drill, which was no lean feat as none of the many extras knew how to march at all,
After his divorce, john changed his acting name to Johnny Lee Harris, this was an extension of his first name John, he adopted his sons name Lee, and his last name, his step fathers surname Harris. His last Television job (before he should have finished and gone on a World Cabaret Tour) was BBC Televisions "Fortunes of War" Produced by James Cellan Jones, and film in Egypt, Johnny once again taught all of the Military Drill complete with a dangerous "Fixed Bayonet Charge" using real bayonets, and charging through smoke in the Desert, miraculously there were no injuries. On return home to the UK, Johnny should have started a World Tour in Cabaret, but it was discovered that whilst filming in Egypt he had caught a virus, it was Viral Pneumonia, he was told that he would most probably never sing again. This was the end of a wonderful Cabaret Career.
