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Home/People/John Peel
John Peel profile photo
Born
Aug 30, 1939Died: Oct 25, 2004
Lived 65 years
Place of Birth
Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

30
Movies
13
TV Shows
Also Known As
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft
IMDb Profile

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.
The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs poster

The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs

as Self (archive footage)
2024
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party poster

Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party

as Self (Archive Footage)
2023
King Rocker poster

King Rocker

as Self
2020
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline poster

It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline

as Himself
2014
Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie poster

Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie

as Self (archive footage)
2013
Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story poster

Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story

as Himself (Archive Footage)
2012
The Fall poster

The Fall

as Himself (Voice Only)
2009
Marc Bolan: The Final Word poster

Marc Bolan: The Final Word

Cast
2007
John Peel's Record Box poster

John Peel's Record Box

as Self (archive footage)
2005
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith poster

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

as Himself
2005
Richard Thompson: Solitary Life poster

Richard Thompson: Solitary Life

as Narrator
2003
Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind poster

Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind

as Self
2003
Mr Trebus: A Life of Grime poster

Mr Trebus: A Life of Grime

as Self - Narrator
2002
When Hippies Ruled The World poster

When Hippies Ruled The World

as Self
2002
The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks poster

The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks

as Himself
2002
Everyday Something: True Stories from the 21st Century poster

Everyday Something: True Stories from the 21st Century

as Narrator (voice)
2001
Top of the Pops: The True Story poster

Top of the Pops: The True Story

as Self
2001
Five Seconds to Spare poster

Five Seconds to Spare

as Big Jon
2000
Cardigans at Christmas poster

Cardigans at Christmas

as Self - Narrator (voice)
1997
The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart poster

The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart

as Himself (Narrator)
1997