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Biography

Born

3/28/1935, Cudworth, Yorkshire, England

Birth Name

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (4)

Role
- Parkinson
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 4 Ricky Hatton, Paul Anka, Michael Winner
    10/13/07
  - S 7: Ep 3 Harry Connick Jr, Colin Firth, Al Murray
    9/29/07
  - S 7: Ep 2 James McAvoy, Billie Piper, Jennifer Lopez
    9/22/07
  - S 7: Ep 1 Michael Palin, David Frost, Diana Rigg
    9/15/07
  - S 6: Ep 3 Stephen Fry, George Michael, Joan Rivers
    5/19/07
  - + 55 More Credits
- Parkinson (1998)
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 10 G. Ramsay, L. Llewelyn-Bowen, D. McCall, R. Keating, L. Rimes, S. McLachlan
    4/24/04
  - S 11: Ep 9 Anne Robinson, James Nesbitt, Mick Hucknall, Travis
    4/17/04
  - S 11: Ep 8 Jeremy Clarkson, Diana Krall, Sharon Osbourne, Michael Portillo, Jonny Wilkinson
    4/10/04
  - S 11: Ep 7 Rory Bremner, Nigel Harman, Pet Shop Boys, John McCarthy, Joss Stone
    4/3/04
  - S 11: Ep 6 Alastair Campbell, Jimmy Carr, Norah Jones, Ross Kemp
    3/27/04
  - + 112 More Credits
- Parkinson (1971)
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 28 10 Years of Parkinson
    4/10/82
  - S 11: Ep 27 Series Finale
    4/3/82
  - S 11: Ep 24 Alan Whicker
    3/13/82
  - S 11: Ep 23 Roy Castle, Buddy Rich and his Orchestra
    3/6/82
  - S 11: Ep 21 Chesney Allen, Roy Hudd, Christopher Timothy
    2/20/82
  - + 72 More Credits
- Parkinson (1971)
  Presenter
  - S 9: Ep 49 Ken Dodd
    3/15/80
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- Countdown
  Guest
  - S 30: Ep 35 18th August 1995
    8/18/95
  - S 30: Ep 34 17th August 1995
    8/17/95
  - S 30: Ep 33 16th August 1995
    8/16/95
  - S 30: Ep 32 15th August 1995
    8/15/95
  - S 30: Ep 31 14th August 1995
    8/14/95
  - + 10 More Credits
- Brookside
  Andrew Carroll
  - S 31: Ep 7 So Easy
    5/21/93
Guest Star (38)

Role
- The Unforgettable...
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 6 Russell Harty
    3/21/12
  - S 5: Ep 5 Rod Hull
    2/1/12
- The Andrew Marr Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 30 10th April, 2011
    4/10/11
  - S 4: Ep 6 5th October, 2008
    10/5/08
- The Paul O'Grady Show
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 59 Episode 59
    5/14/09
  - S 3: Ep 46 Episode 46
    11/14/05
  - S 2: Ep 5 Episode 5
    3/18/05
- Comic Relief
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 14 Peter Kay's Raider of the Pop Charts
    3/15/09
- Comic Relief
  Himself [Peter Kay's Raider of the Pop Charts]
  - S 8: Ep 12 RND 2009 - Funny For Money
    3/13/09
- The One Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 248 Wednesday 17th December 2008
    12/17/08
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 5 Faye Dunaway, Sir Michael Parkinson, Alan Carr, Bishi.
    10/3/08
- Neighbours
  Himself
  - S 23: Ep 57 Last Minute Scratching
    3/27/07
- Comic Relief
  Himself [Music Video]
  - S 7: Ep 1 CBBC's Big Nose
    2/10/07
- Harry Hill's TV Burp
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 9 Series 5: Episode 9
    3/18/06
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 2 Series 4, Episode 2
    10/9/04
- GMTV Today
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 179 Friday 3rd September
    9/3/04
- The Impressionable Jon Culshaw
  Himself (archive footage)
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode Five
    3/24/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode Three
    3/10/04
- Enough Rope with Andrew Denton
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 Michael Parkinson
    3/8/04
- Fear Factor UK
  Contestant, Red Team
  - S 2: Ep 4 Episode Four
    9/23/03
- This is Your Life (UK)
  Himself
  - S 43: Ep 10 George Best
    3/6/03
  - S 19: Ep 2 Michael Parkinson
    11/1/78
- Heroes of Comedy
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 1 Max Wall
    1/2/03
  - S 1: Ep 0 Heroes of Comedy
    12/31/92
- Great Performances
  Host
  - S 30: Ep 10 The Queen's Jubilee Gala: Live from Buckingham Palace
    6/1/02
- The Kumars at No. 42
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Richard E Grant and Michael Parkinson
    11/12/01
- Breakfast with Frost
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 23 17 June 2001
    6/17/01
- Omnibus (UK)
  Himself
  - S 34: Ep 11 John Barry: Licence To Thrill
    11/13/00
  - S 15: Ep 13 We Ask The Questions
    4/21/81
- Room 101
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 2 Michael Parkinson
    7/29/99
- 30 Years of Billy Connolly
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 30 Years of Billy Connolly
    10/28/98
- They Think It's All Over
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 2 Series 6, Episode 2
    9/27/98
- Have I Got News for You
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 6 Martin Clunes, Michael Parkinson
    5/30/97
- The Mrs. Merton Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 3 Germaine Greer, Michael Parkinson
    11/26/95
- The Frank Skinner Show
  Himself
- Brookside
  Andrew Carroll
  - S 30: Ep 33 Always The Same
    4/23/93
  - S 30: Ep 32 Guests
    4/21/93
  - S 30: Ep 30 Opportunity
    4/16/93
  - S 30: Ep 27 Backstage
    4/9/93
- Pebble Mill
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 106 Episode 156
    10/28/92
- Inspector Morse
  Tom (Patrolman)
  - S 6: Ep 5 Cherubim and Seraphim
    4/15/92
- Comic Relief
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 4 RND 1991 - The Stonker
    3/15/91
- Sunday Sunday
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Series 1 Show 2
    11/14/82
- There's a Lot of It About
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    9/20/82
- Children in Need
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 1980 [6 Parts]
    11/23/80
- Q5
  Self
  - S 4: Ep 6 Episode 6
    5/9/79
- The Generation Game
  Show Guest
  - S 7: Ep 11 Larry Grayson's Generation Game
    12/2/78
  - S 5: Ep 17 Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game
    12/25/76
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 23 January 24, 1974
    1/24/74
- Top Gear
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 1 Series 12 Episode 1
Cameo (2)

Role
- Big Brother's Big Mouth
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 1 Celebrity Big Brother's Big Mouth Episode 1 Celebrity Big Brother 4
    1/6/06
- An Audience With...
  Audience Member
  - S 2: Ep 3 An Audience With Kenneth Williams
    12/23/83
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- The Kenny Everett Television Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 1-6
    3/25/82
Producer (1)

Role
- Parkinson
  Producer
  - S 6: Ep 3 Stephen Fry, George Michael, Joan Rivers
    5/19/07
  - S 5: Ep 13 Lenny Henry, Judi Dench, Katherine Jenkins & the Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir
    12/23/06
  - S 5: Ep 12 Cameron Diaz, Rory Bremner, John McEnroe, Chris Rea
    12/16/06
  - S 5: Ep 11 Daniel Craig, Ben Elton, Robin Williams
    12/2/06
  - S 5: Ep 10 Noel Gallagher, Dustin Hoffman, Rod Stewart
    11/25/06
  - + 49 More Credits

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Trivia and Quotes

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Trivia
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- Michael Parkinson states that he has only ever suffered from celebrity shock once his career, when he interviewed Australian cricket all-rounder Keith Miller, his childhood hero.
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- Since his self-titled interview show Parkinson began in 1971, Michael has of 2007 interviewed over one thousand celebrities.
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- Michael states that his most difficult television moment was his infamous interview with Meg Ryan in 2003, who was promoting her film In The Cut.
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- Michael: [announcing his intention to retire] After three enjoyable and productive years at ITV, and after 25 years of doing my talk show I have decided that this forthcoming series will be my last. I'm going to take next year off to write my autobiography and consider other television projects.
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- Michael: I've always wanted to have my own pub. I have spent so much time in pubs over the years that I thought it might be cheaper to buy one.
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- Michael: My show's a very old-fashioned show. It's about interviews - it's not about being smart.
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