Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
1935-03-28
Place of Birth
Cudworth, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Michael Parkinson
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".
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Known For
Acting History
2023
Barry Humphries at the BBC as Self (archive material)
2022Ooh the Banter! as Self
2021Parkinson at 50 as Self
2020Victoria Wood In Her Own Words as Self
2019Busby as Self
2018Tommy Cooper: In His Own Words
2017Matthews as Self
2016Attenborough at 90 as Self
2014The Battle for Britain's Breakfast as Self
2013A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee as (archive footage)
2013Goodbye Granadaland as Self
2012Parky's Picks
2012Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains as Self
2010BBC Swingin' Christmas as Self - Host
2007The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
2007The Graham Norton Show as Self
2006The One Show as Self
2006The Story of Light Entertainment as Self
2006Best Ever Muppet Moments as Self
2004Parkinson as Self - Presenter
2004Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews as Self
2003Love Actually as Parky
2003Thora Hird Tribute as Self (archive footage, uncredited)
2003Enough Rope With Andrew Denton as Self
2002Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute as Self
2002Top Gear as Self
2002Prom at the Palace as Self - Master of Ceremonies
2002David Beckham: Close Up as Self
2002Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe as Self
2000Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings as Joe Buggersthorpe
2000Hellraisers as Self (archive footage)
1999Parkinson Meets Morecambe and Wise as Self - Presenter
1999Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1998Parkinson as Self - Presenter
1995The Frank Skinner Show as Self
1995The National Television Awards as Self
1995Parkinson: The Interviews as Self - Presenter
1995In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett as Self (Archive Footage)
1994An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck as Self - Audience Member
1994Room 101 as Self
1992Granada: From the North as Self
1992Ghostwatch as Presenter
1991Pebble Mill as Self
1990Have I Got News for You as Self
1988This Morning as Self
1987Parkinson One to One as Self - Host
1985An Audience with Billy Connolly as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
1983TV-am
1982Countdown
1982There's A Lot Of It About
1979Parkinson In Australia as Self - Host
1979The Marti Caine Show
1979Give Us a Clue as Self - Host
1979Give Us a Clue as Self -Host
1978An Audience with... as Self
1975Parkinson: Meet Henry Fonda as Self - Presenter
1974Madhouse as TV Interviewer
1972Kirk Douglas as Himself
1971Parkinson as Self - Presenter
1970Monty Python: Who's There? as Narrator
1968The Charlton Boys
1968The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Co-Host
1968The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1963Scene at 6:30
1961Morecambe & Wise as Self