Acting credits
39
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
John Peel
Acting
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Movies: 30Series: 11Crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 215818
IMDb ID: nm0670239
Known for: Acting
Born: August 30, 1939
Died: October 25, 2004
Age: 65
Place of birth: Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1964 - 2024
Years active: 61
Average TMDB rating: 7
Wikidata: Q326542
Also known as
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft
Other jobs
Presenter (2)Producer (1)Writer (1)
Biography
John Peel was a British radio presenter, record producer and music journalist. He's best known for his regular "Peel sessions", a segment in his radio show on BBC 1 in which music bands introduced new songs live in the studio, and for his voice over work on BBC television documentaries.
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Movie credits linked with John Peel.
The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
as Self (archive footage)
2024 Movie
5.9
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party
as Self (Archive Footage)
2023 Movie
7.3
King Rocker
as Self
2020 Movie
You and Yours
Producer
2018 Movie
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
as Himself
2014 Movie
5.5
Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
as Self (archive footage)
2013 Movie
Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
as Himself (Archive Footage)
2012 Movie
The Fall
as Himself (Voice Only)
2009 Movie
8.0
John Peel's Record Box
as Self (archive footage)
2005 Movie
5.6
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
as Himself
2005 Movie
Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
as Narrator
2003 Movie
Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind
as Self
2003 Movie
Mr Trebus: A Life of Grime
as Self - Narrator
2002 Movie
5.0
When Hippies Ruled The World
as Self
2002 Movie
5.0
The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks
as Himself
2002 Movie
6.0
Everyday Something: True Stories from the 21st Century
as Narrator (voice)
2001 Movie
Top of the Pops: The True Story
as Self
2001 Movie
4.2
Five Seconds to Spare
as Big Jon
2000 Movie
Cardigans at Christmas
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1997 Movie
The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
as Himself (Narrator)
1997 Movie
Funk Me Up, Scotty
as Himself
1996 Movie
Do You Remember the First Time?
1994 Movie
7.5
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
as John Past-Bedtime
1994 Movie
Nul Points?!
as Self
1992 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Peel.
6.5
Cyderdelic
as Narrator • 6 eps
2004 Series
7.2
Grumpy Old Men
as Self • 14 eps
2003 Series
6.0
A Life of Grime
64 eps
1999 Series
Classic Plant
Presenter • 6 eps
1998 Series
8.0
HARDtalk
1 eps
1997 Series
Classic Trains
as Narrator • 4 eps
1997 Series
6.4
Room 101
as Self • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.6
Shooting Stars
as Self • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.4
Natural World
1 eps
1983 Series
4.5
Wogan
as Self • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.6
Top of the Pops
as Self - Presenter • 1 eps
1964 Series