Directed credits
5
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Alan Yentob
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.4
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 44
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: 7.31
Wikidata: Q4708115
Frequent jobs
Director (5)Producer (21)Executive Producer (11)Editor (3)Presenter (2)Adaptation (1)Other (1)
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Alan Yentob.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Alan Yentob.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Alan Yentob.
6.0
The Land of Sometimes
Executive Producer
2026 Movie
7.3
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
Adaptation
2010 Movie
6.0
The Real Buddy Holly Story
Executive Producer
1985 Movie
6.0
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
as Self - Presenter
2014 Movie
8.0
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
as Self - Presenter
2012 Movie
10.0
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
as Self
2023 Movie
6.3
London: The Modern Babylon
Executive Producer
2012 Movie
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?
as Self - Presenter
2013 Movie
Sunset People
Executive Producer
1984 Movie
1.0
The Academy of Armando
as Self - Presenter
2025 Movie
6.4
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Producer
2018 Movie
5.0
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
Presenter
2022 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Alan Yentob.
7.0
NOVA
as Narrator • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.0
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Narrator • 1 eps
1996 Series
Remembers…
as Self • 3 eps
2022 Series
7.0
Timeshift
as Self - Controller, BBC Two (archive footage) • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.1
Ideal
as Alan Yentob • 1 eps
2005 Series
5.8
imagine…
Editor • 8 eps
2003 Series
6.9
Arena
Executive Producer • 687 eps
1975 Series
7.6
Mandy
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.8
Beautiful People
as Self • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.8
W1A
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
7.9
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Producer • 38 eps
1983 Series
6.5
Operation Good Guys
1 eps
1997 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Alan Yentob.
6.0
The Land of Sometimes
Executive Producer
2026 Movie
8.3
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
5.0
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
Presenter
2022 Movie
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
Producer
2022 Movie
6.4
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Producer
2018 Movie
8.0
Habaneros
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
8.2
David Gilmour: Wider Horizons
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
Do or Die: Lang Lang's Story
Presenter
2012 Movie
6.3
London: The Modern Babylon
Executive Producer
2012 Movie
Ray Davies: Imaginary Man
Editor
2010 Movie
6.5
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour
Other
2010 Movie
7.3
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
Adaptation
2010 Movie
10.0
Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony
Producer
2008 Movie
6.0
The Real Buddy Holly Story
Executive Producer
1985 Movie
Studs Terkel's Chicago
Executive Producer
1985 Movie
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
Editor
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.
9.0
When Alan Yentob Met Jenny Saville
as Self
2025 Movie
1.0
The Academy of Armando
as Self - Presenter
2025 Movie
7.0
Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly
as Self - Interviewer
2024 Movie
8.3
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now
as Self - Interviewer
2024 Movie
7.0
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
as Self - Presenter
2023 Movie
10.0
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
as Self
2023 Movie
imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester
as Self - presenter
2023 Movie
5.0
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
2022 Movie
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
as Self - Presenter
2022 Movie
Labi Siffre: This Is My Song
2022 Movie
Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life
as Presenter
2021 Movie
Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting
as Self - Presenter
2021 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Alan Yentob.
In Conversation with Alan Yentob
as Self • 2 eps
2022 Series
Remembers…
as Self • 3 eps
2022 Series
7.6
Mandy
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.8
W1A
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
3.7
Live from Studio Five
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
The Story Of The Guitar
3 eps
2008 Series
6.8
Beautiful People
as Self • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.1
Ideal
as Alan Yentob • 1 eps
2005 Series
5.8
imagine…
as Self - Presenter • 339 eps
2003 Series
7.0
Timeshift
as Self - Controller, BBC Two (archive footage) • 1 eps
2002 Series
6.5
Operation Good Guys
1 eps
1997 Series
7.0
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Narrator • 1 eps
1996 Series