Alistair McGowan
Born: 1964-11-24 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alistair McGowan (born 24 November 1964) is a British impressionist, stand-up comic, actor, singer and writer best known to British audiences for The Big Impression (formerly Alistair McGowan's Big Impression), which was, for four years, one of BBC1's top-rating comedy programmes - winning numerous awards, including a BAFTA in 2003. He has also worked extensively in theatre and appeared in the West End in Art, Cabaret, The Mikado and Little Shop of Horrors (for which he received an Laurence Olivier Award nomination.).) As an actor on television he played the lead role in BBC1's Mayo. He wrote the play Timing (nominated as Best New Comedy at the whatsonstage.com awards) and the book A Matter of Life and Death or How to Wean Your Man off Football with former comedy partner Ronni Ancona. He also provided voices for Spitting Image. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alistair McGowan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2023
- My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock as Alfred Hitchcock (voice)
- Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs as Self
2021
- The Weakest Link as Self - Participant
- Creation Stories as Jimmy Savile
2017
- Talking Snooker as Self - Presenter
2015
- 24 Hours in the Past as Participant
2012
- The Great Sport Relief Bake Off as Self - Contestant
- Words of Captain Scott as Edward Wilson
- Falklands' Most Daring Raid as Himself - Narrator (voice)
2011
- Arthur Christmas as Additional Voices (voice)
- Leonardo as Piero de' Medici
2010
2009
- My Life in Ruins as Nico
2008
- What the Dickens? as Self
- We Are Most Amused as Self
- Hairspray: The School Musical
- Ealing Comedy as Vijay Imran Cecil Kuttuputtu Yogesh
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Skins as Coach Pooter
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
2006
- The One Show as Self
- Davina
- Mayo as DI Gil Mayo
- Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
- Best Ever Spitting Image as Self
2005
- Mock the Week as Self
- Bleak House as Mr. Kenge
- Monkey Trousers
- Comic Aid
- 29 Minutes of Fame as Self - Team Captain
2004
- Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- Churchill: The Hollywood Years as Football Commentators (voice)
2003
- Celebrity Mastermind
- Lost and Found as The Funeral Director
2002
- Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe as Des Yeti (voice)
2001
- Richard & Judy as Self
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 2DTV
2000
- FBI Music Magazine
- The Big Impression
- Cor, Blimey! as Racing Commentator
1999
- Dark Ages as Redwald
- Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire as Des Yeti / Alan Snowman / Trash Bag (voice)
1998
- Parkinson as Self
1997
- Jonathan Creek as Trevor
- Spark as Mike
1996
- Spitting Image: From F.A to Fair Play as Various characters (Voice)
1995
- Crapston Villas
- Fist of Fun
- The Great Kandinsky as Newsreader (voice)
1994
- Room 101 as Self
- Harry Enfield and Chums as Waiter
- (All Quiet on the) Preston Front as Spock
- An Evening with Gary Lineker as John Motson (voice)
1993
- GMTV as Self
- Thatcherworld
1992
- Spitting Image: Election Special '92 as Various Roles
1991
- Murder Most Horrid as Marcos
1990
- Have I Got News for You as Self - Host
1989
- Children's Ward as Casualty Doctor
- The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos
1988
- This Morning as Self