Melvyn Bragg

Career Overview

Melvyn Bragg has 71 screen credits in a career dating back to 1965. Signature works include In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton, Art Matters, The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Acting
Gender: male
Known Credits: 71
Birth Date: 1939-10-06
Birth Place: Carlisle, UK

Known For

Frequent Collaborators

Lauren Bacall (1 collaborations)
Kate Burton (1 collaborations)
Philip Burton (1 collaborations)
Richard Burton (1 collaborations)
Sally Burton (1 collaborations)
John Gielgud (1 collaborations)
Robert Hardy (1 collaborations)
Cecilia James (1 collaborations)
Catherine Jenkins (1 collaborations)
David Jenkins (1 collaborations)

Credits

actors (43 credits)
- Art Matters
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- David Hockney: In London
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- David Hockney: In Normandy
  self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- David Hockney: A Celebration
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
  Self - Editor and Presenter, South Bank Show
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Muse of Fire
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
  Himself - Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- The Mystery Of Mary Magdalene
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- John Steinbeck: Voice of America
  Host/Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
  Himself (Presenter)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- R.E.M.
  Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Emir Kusturica
  Himself (Presenter)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Countertenors
  Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid
  Self/Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- An Interview with Dennis Potter
  Interviewer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- Portrait or Bust
  Himself (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
  Self - Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- Bernard and the Genie
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Roy Lichtenstein
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Vivienne Westwood
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- Have I Got News for You
  
  - Melvyn Bragg, Mike Yarwood (1995) ... Self actor actors
  
  1990
- Norbert Smith: A Life
  Interviewer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- The Tall Guy
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- Hockney at the Tate
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
  Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- J.M.W. Turner: Turner at the Tate
  Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- Francis Bacon
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- David Lean: A Life in Film
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- David Hockney: Joiner Photographs
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- Laurence Olivier: A Life
  Self (Interviewer )
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1982
- Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
  Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1981
- The Who: The Kids Are Alright
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1979
- Ingmar Bergman at 60
  Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1978
- Whose Doctor Who
  Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1977
- An Artist's Story
  Himself - Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1974
- Great Performances
  
  - Laurence Olivier: A Life (1983) ... Self actor actors
  
  1971
production (5 credits)
- Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2006
- Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
  producer
  
  production
  
  1988
- Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1978
- Familiar Spirits
  producer
  
  production
  
  1966
writing (10 credits)
- The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2013
- Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2009
- Orion
  book
  
  writing
  
  1977
- Jesus Christ Superstar
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1973
- Zinotchka
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1972
- The Music Lovers
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1971
- Play Dirty
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1969
- Isadora
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1968
- Always on Sunday
  scenario writer
  
  writing
  
  1965
- The Debussy Film
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1965
directing (2 credits)
- No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
  director
  
  directing
  
  1996
- JB: A Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli
  director
  
  directing
  
  1965
editing (9 credits)
- Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1993
- It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1989
- Toulouse-Lautrec
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1988
- David Hockney: Joiner Photographs
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1983
- Laurence Olivier: A Life
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1982
- Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1981
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1980
- Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1978
- Ingmar Bergman at 60
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1978
crew (2 credits)
- Naked Making Lunch
  presenter
  
  crew
  
  1992
- Toulouse-Lautrec
  presenter
  
  crew
  
  1988