Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 30, 1939
Died
October 25, 2004
Age
65
Place of Birth
Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
Popularity
0.7
John Peel
Acting
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.
Also known as
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft
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Known For
6.6
Top of the Pops
1964 · TV
5.3
Wogan
1982 · TV
7.4
Natural World
1983 · TV
8.7
HARDtalk
1997 · TV
6.6
Room 101
1994 · TV
7.7
Shooting Stars
1993 · TV
7.4
Grumpy Old Men
2003 · TV
7.0
A Life of Grime
1999 · TV
6.5
Beautiful Noise
2014 · Movie
8.0
Classic Plant
1998 · TV
5.9
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party
2023 · Movie
0.0
Top of the Pops: The True Story
2001 · Movie
Filmography
2024
The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.0
2023
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party
Movie · Self (Archive Footage)
5.9
2020
King Rocker
Movie · Self
7.3
2014
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
Movie · Himself
0.0
2014
Beautiful Noise
Movie · Self
6.5
2013
Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
Movie · Self (archive footage)
5.5
2012
Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
Movie · Himself (Archive Footage)
0.0
2009
The Fall
Movie · Himself (Voice Only)
0.0
2007
Marc Bolan: The Final Word
Movie
0.0
2005
John Peel's Record Box
Movie · Self (archive footage)
8.0
2005
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
Movie · Himself
5.6
2004
Celebrity Going Home
TV · Self
0.0
2004
Celebrity Going Home
TV · Narrator
0.0
2004
Cyderdelic
TV · Narrator
5.8
2003
Grumpy Old Men
TV · Self
7.4
2003
Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
Movie · Narrator
0.0
2003
Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind
Movie · Self
8.0
2002
Mr Trebus: A Life of Grime
Movie · Self - Narrator
0.0
2002
When Hippies Ruled The World
Movie · Self
5.0
2002
The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Movie · Himself
6.7
2001
Everyday Something: True Stories from the 21st Century
Movie · Narrator (voice)
7.0
2001
Top of the Pops: The True Story
Movie · Self
0.0
2000
Wild About Harry
Movie
6.0
2000
Five Seconds to Spare
Movie · Big Jon
5.1