Jimmy Savile

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1926-10-31

Deathday 2011-10-29 (84 years old)

Place of Birth Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Also Known As Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile OBE KCSG, James Wilson Vincent Savile, James Savile

Jimmy Savile

Biography

Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile OBE KCSG was an English DJ and television and radio personality who hosted BBC shows including Top of the Pops and Jim'll Fix It. During his lifetime, he was well known in the United Kingdom for his eccentric image and his charitable work. After his death, hundreds of allegations of sexual abuse made against him were investigated, leading the police to conclude that he had been a predatory sex offender and possibly one of Britain's most prolific.

Known For

Actor

2023
The Reckoning

as Self (archive footage)

2022
Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Savile: Portrait of a Predator

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Jimmy Savile: The People Who Knew

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Faking It: Jimmy Savile

as Self (archive footage)

2016
Louis Theroux: Savile

as Self (archive footage)

2016
Abused: The Untold Story

as Self (archive footage)

2012
Jimmy Savile: What the BBC Knew

as Self (archive footage)

2012
The Other side of Jimmy Savile

as Self (archive Footage)

2012
Update: The Jimmy Savile Investigation

as Self (archive footage)

2001
Celebrity Big Brother

as Self - Guest

2000
1995
Soccer AM

as Self

1982
Wogan

as Self

1969
Pop Go the Sixties!

as Self - Host

1965
Pop Gear

as Self - Host

1964
1964
Top of the Pops

as Self - Host

1964
Top of the Pops

as Presenter

1963
Just for Fun

as Self - DJ

Creator

1975
Jim'll Fix It

as Creator