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Alistair McGowan

Alistair McGowan

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 24, 1964 (60)
Birthplace Evesham, Worcestershire, England
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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-rati ... ng 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.

Known For

Filmography

My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

2023

as Alfred Hitchcock (voice)

Creation Stories

Creation Stories

2021

as Jimmy Savile

Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas

2011

as Additional Voices (voice)

My Life in Ruins

My Life in Ruins

2009

as Nico

Ealing Comedy

Ealing Comedy

2008

as Vijay Imran Cecil Kuttuputtu Yogesh

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

2004

as Football Commentators (voice)

Lost and Found

Lost and Found

2003

as The Funeral Director

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire

2002

as Des Yeti / Alan Snowman / Trash Bag (voice)

Cor, Blimey!

Cor, Blimey!

2000

as Racing Commentator

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front

as Spock

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 04, 1994

Leonardo

as Piero de' Medici

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Apr 11, 2011

Mayo

as DI Gil Mayo

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Mar 12, 2006

Bleak House

as Mr. Kenge

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 27, 2005

24 Hours in the Past

as Participant

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 28, 2015

Spark

as Mike

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 10, 1997

In the Red

as Murderer's Voice (Voice Only)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 26, 1998

Children's Ward

as Casualty Doctor

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 15, 1989

Murder Most Horrid

as Marcos

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1991

Skins

as Coach Pooter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 2007

Jonathan Creek

as Trevor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 09, 1997

Spitting Image

Episodes: 94

First Aired: Feb 26, 1984

2DTV

Episodes: 34

First Aired: Oct 14, 2001

The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos

Episodes: 23

First Aired: Nov 16, 1989

Crapston Villas

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Oct 27, 1995

The Big Impression

Episodes: 19

First Aired: Apr 26, 2000

Sports Mash: Taking the Mic

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Sep 29, 2010

Monkey Trousers

Episodes: 7

First Aired: May 20, 2005

29 Minutes of Fame

as Self - Team Captain

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 21, 2005

Dark Ages

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Dec 20, 1999

The One Show

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Aug 14, 2006

Parkinson

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 09, 1998

This Morning

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 03, 1988

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 02, 2001

The Comedy Annual

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Unknown

Talking Snooker

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 15, 2017

Fist of Fun

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 11, 1995

Davina

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 15, 2006

Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 11, 2006

Richard & Judy

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 26, 2001

Hairspray: The School Musical

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 31, 2008

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 2007

FBi

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 22, 2000

GMTV

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1993

Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 2010

What the Dickens?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 28, 2008

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 12, 2004

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Have I Got News for You

as Guest Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1990

Room 101

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 04, 1994

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

as Self - Contestant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 2012

The Weakest Link

as Self - Participant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 18, 2021

Only an Excuse?

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Dec 31, 1993

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