John Peel

Career Overview

John Peel has 38 screen credits in a career dating back to 1964. Signature works include John Peel's Record Box, Richard Thompson: Solitary Life, The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks. 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

38

Birth Date

1939-08-30

Birth Place

Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK

Known For

• 

  John Peel's Record Box
• 

  Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
• 

  The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks
• 

  Everyday Something: True Stories from the 21st Century
• Cardigans at Christmas
• 

  The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart

Frequent Collaborators

• Feargal Sharkey (2 collaborations)
• Elton John (1 collaborations)
• Paul Gambaccini (1 collaborations)
• Rick Parfitt (1 collaborations)
• Francis Rossi (1 collaborations)
• Mary Anne Hobbs (1 collaborations)
• Damon Albarn (1 collaborations)
• Alan Ravenscroft (1 collaborations)
• Jack White (1 collaborations)
• Paul Morley (1 collaborations)

Credits

• editing (1 credits)

  • Little Red Robin Hood

    archival footage coordinator

    editing
    2026

• actors (34 credits)

  • Little Red Robin Hood

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party

    Self (Archive Footage)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • King Rocker

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story

    Himself (Archive Footage)

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • The Fall

    Himself (Voice Only)

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Marc Bolan: The Final Word

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • John Peel's Record Box

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Richard Thompson: Solitary Life

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Mr Trebus: A Life of Grime

    Self - Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • When Hippies Ruled The World

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Everyday Something: True Stories from the 21st Century

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Top of the Pops: The True Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Five Seconds to Spare

    Big Jon

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Cardigans at Christmas

    Self - Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart

    Himself (Narrator)

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Funk Me Up, Scotty

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Do You Remember the First Time?

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era

    John Past-Bedtime

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Nul Points?!

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Vivian Stanshall: The Early Years

    Self - (1995 obituary show)

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • John Peel: Suffolk Comfort

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Gimme Shelter

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Natural World

    - Flying Home (2003) ... actor actors
    1983
  • Wogan

    - Series 7, Show 115 (1987) ... Self actor actors
    1982
  • Brass Tacks: Punk Rock

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Radio Wonderful

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort

    Self - Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Top of the Pops

    - Christmas 1982 - Part 2 (1982) ... Self - Host actor actors

    - Christmas 1982 - Part 1 (1982) ... Self - Host actor actors

    - Episode 51 (1982) ... Self - Host actor actors

    - Episode 50 (1982) ... Self - Host actor actors

    - Episode 49 (1982) ... Self - Host actor actors
    1964

• production (1 credits)

  • You and Yours

    producer

    production
    2018

• writing (1 credits)

  • The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks

    writer

    writing
    2002

• crew (1 credits)

  • Top of the Pops

    - January 3, 1985 (1985) ... presenter crew
    1964