Michael Parkinson

ActorCrew Mar 28 (died age 88) Cudworth, West Riding of Yorkshire, England 1961–2023 (62 year career)

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Biography

Sir Michael Parkinson CBE (28 March 1935 – 16 August 2023) was an English television presenter, broadcaster, journalist and author. He presented his television talk show Parkinson from 1971 to 1982 and from 1998 to 2007, as well as other talk shows and programmes both in the UK and abroad. He also worked in radio and was described by The Guardian as "the great British talkshow host".

Known For

Film

Love Actually

Parky

Film

Ghostwatch

Presenter

Film

Madhouse

TV Interviewer

Film

An Audience with Billy Connolly

Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

Film

Parkinson

Self - Presenter

Film

Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years

6.8 1999

Film

Busby

Self

Film

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Joe Buggersthorpe

Filmography

Acting (66)

Movies (37)

Barry Humphries at the BBC

2023

as Self (archive material)

7.6

Ooh the Banter!

2022

as Self

Parkinson at 50

2021

as Self

10.0

Victoria Wood In Her Own Words

2020

as Self

Busby

2019

as Self

6.2

Tommy Cooper: In His Own Words

Matthews

as Self

Attenborough at 90

as Self

The Battle for Britain's Breakfast

2014

as Self

Goodbye Granadaland

2013

as Self

A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee

2013

as (archive footage)

Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains

2012

as Self

Parky's Picks

2012

BBC Swingin' Christmas

2010

as Self - Host

Best Ever Muppet Moments

2006

as Self

6.0

Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews

2004

as Self

Love Actually

2003

as Parky

7.1

Thora Hird Tribute

2003

as Self (archive footage, uncredited)

Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute

2002

as Self

David Beckham: Close Up

2002

as Self

Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe

2002

as Self

Prom at the Palace

2002

as Self - Master of Ceremonies

When Boxing Ruled The World

2001

as Self

Hellraisers

2000

as Self (archive footage)

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000

as Joe Buggersthorpe

6.5

Parkinson Meets Morecambe and Wise

1999

as Self - Presenter

Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years

1999

6.8

In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett

1995

as Self (Archive Footage)

7.0

An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck

1994

as Self - Audience Member

Ghostwatch

1992

as Presenter

7.0

Granada: From the North

1992

as Self

An Audience with Billy Connolly

1985

as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

8.3

Parkinson: Meet Henry Fonda

as Self - Presenter

Madhouse

as TV Interviewer

Kirk Douglas

as Himself

Monty Python: Who's There?

1970

as Narrator

6.0

The Charlton Boys

1968

Television (29)

The Graham Norton Show

2007

as Self

7.2

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

as Self

The One Show

as Self

The Story of Light Entertainment

2006

as Self

5.0

Parkinson

2004

as Self - Presenter

Enough Rope With Andrew Denton

2003

as Self

6.5

Parkinson

1998

as Self - Presenter

The Frank Skinner Show

1995

as Self

7.5

The National Television Awards

1995

as Self

1.0

Parkinson: The Interviews

1995

as Self - Presenter

Room 101

as Self

Pebble Mill

as Self

Have I Got News for You

as Self

This Morning

as Self

Parkinson One to One

as Self - Host

TV-am

The Kenny Everett Television Show

as Self

Countdown

There's A Lot Of It About

The Marti Caine Show

Give Us a Clue

as Self - Host

Give Us a Clue

1979

as Self -Host

Parkinson In Australia

as Self - Host

An Audience with...

as Self

Parkinson

as Self - Presenter

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

World in Action

Scene at 6:30

Morecambe & Wise

as Self

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Parkinson Meets Morecambe and Wise

1999

Presenter