Directed credits
5
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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Alan Yentob
Acting
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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 45
TMDB ID: 50121
IMDb ID: nm0947496
Known for: Acting
Born: March 11, 1947
Died: May 24, 2025
Age: 78
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1974 - 2026
Years active: 53
Average TMDB rating: 7.16
Wikidata: Q4708115
Frequent jobs
Director (5)Producer (22)Executive Producer (12)Editor (3)Adaptation (1)Other (1)Presenter (1)
Biography
Alan Yentob was a British television executive and presenter. He held senior roles at the BBC, including head of music and arts, controller of BBC1 and BBC2, and was the corporation's creative director from 2004 until 2015.
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Highest rated movies linked with Alan Yentob.
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Most viewed movie titles linked with Alan Yentob.
as Man at Party (uncredited)
Absolutely Anything
2015 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Land of Sometimes
2026 • Movie
as Self
Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room
2017 • Movie
Director
David Bowie: Cracked Actor
1975 • Movie
Producer
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018 • Movie
Adaptation
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
2010 • Movie
Producer
Arena: Dire Straits
1980 • Movie
Executive Producer
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now
2024 • Movie
as Self - Presenter
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?
2013 • Movie
Executive Producer
Studs Terkel's Chicago
1985 • Movie
as Self - Presenter
The Academy of Armando
2025 • Movie
One Night In 2012
2016 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Alan Yentob.
as Narrator • 1 eps
NOVA
1974 • Series
Executive Producer • 692 eps
Arena
1975 • Series
as Self - Narrator • 1 eps
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 • Series
as Alan Yentob • 1 eps
Ideal
2005 • Series
Editor • 8 eps
imagine…
2003 • Series
as Self - Controller, BBC Two (archive footage) • 1 eps
Timeshift
2002 • Series
1 eps
Open Air
1986 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
Remembers…
2022 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Mandy
2020 • Series
Producer • 38 eps
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
W1A
2014 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Beautiful People
2008 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Alan Yentob.
Executive Producer
The Land of Sometimes
2026 • Movie
Executive Producer
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now
2024 • Movie
Presenter
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
2022 • Movie
Producer
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
2022 • Movie
Producer
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018 • Movie
Executive Producer
Habaneros
2017 • Movie
Executive Producer
David Gilmour: Wider Horizons
2015 • Movie
Executive Producer
Do or Die: Lang Lang's Story
2012 • Movie
Executive Producer
London: The Modern Babylon
2012 • Movie
Editor
Ray Davies: Imaginary Man
2010 • Movie
Other
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour
2010 • Movie
Adaptation
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
2010 • Movie
Producer
Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony
2008 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Real Buddy Holly Story
1985 • Movie
Executive Producer
Studs Terkel's Chicago
1985 • Movie
Editor
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
1985 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Alan Yentob.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Alan Yentob.
as Self
When Alan Yentob Met Jenny Saville
2025 • Movie
as Self - Presenter
The Academy of Armando
2025 • Movie
as Self - Interviewer
Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly
2024 • Movie
as Self - Interviewer
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now
2024 • Movie
as Self - Presenter
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023 • Movie
as Self
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
2023 • Movie
as Self - presenter
imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester
2023 • Movie
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
2022 • Movie
as Self - Presenter
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
2022 • Movie
Labi Siffre: This Is My Song
2022 • Movie
as Presenter
Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life
2021 • Movie
as Self - Presenter
Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting
2021 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Alan Yentob.
as Self • 2 eps
In Conversation with Alan Yentob
2022 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
Remembers…
2022 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Mandy
2020 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
W1A
2014 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Live from Studio Five
2009 • Series
3 eps
The Story Of The Guitar
2008 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Beautiful People
2008 • Series
as Alan Yentob • 1 eps
Ideal
2005 • Series
as Self - Presenter • 339 eps
imagine…
2003 • Series
as Self - Controller, BBC Two (archive footage) • 1 eps
Timeshift
2002 • Series
1 eps
Operation Good Guys
1997 • Series
as Self - Narrator • 1 eps
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 • Series