Cast & creator
Jimmy Savile
Best known for Top of the Pops, Top of the Pops, Top of the Pops
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.
Also known as: Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile OBE KCSG, James Wilson Vincent Savile, James Savile
25
film credits
20
television credits
44
1963–2024 · acting roles
6.3
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (45)
Showing 45 of 45 credits
Top of the Pops
Self
1964Top of the Pops
Self - Presenter
1964Top of the Pops
Self - Host
1964Top of the Pops
Presenter
1964
Have I Got News for You
Self
1990
Wogan
Self
1982
Celebrity Big Brother
Self - Guest
2001
Soccer AM
Self
1995
World in Action
1963
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
ITV Exposure
2011
Jim'll Fix It
Self
1975
The Reckoning
Self (archive footage)
2023
Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story
Self (archive footage)
2022
The Story of Light Entertainment
Self
2006Friday People
1985
The Cook Report
1987
When Louis Met...
Self
2000Jim'll Fix It Strikes Again
Self
2007
Och Around the Clock
1998
Top of the Pops: The True Story
Self
2001
Radio Wonderful
1973
National Treasure, National Disgrace: Savill, Harris & Hall
Self (archive footage)
2022
Pop Gear
Self - Host
1965
Glitter: The Popstar Paedophile
Self (archive footage)
2024
When Louis Met... Jimmy
self
2000
A Fix with Sontarans
Himself
1985
Ferry Cross the Mersey
Jimmy
1965
Sir Jimmy Savile: As It Happened
Self (archive footage)
2011A Stab in the Dark
1992
Savile: Portrait of a Predator
Self (archive footage)
2021
Built for War: The Sontaran Story
(archive footage)
2006
Just for Fun
Self - DJ
1963
Louis Theroux: Savile
Self (archive footage)
2016
Pop Go the Sixties!
Self - Host
1969
100 Worst Britons
Self
2003
The Other side of Jimmy Savile
Self (archive Footage)
2012Jimmy Savile: What the BBC Knew
Self (archive footage)
2012
Jimmy Savile : Untouchable
Self (archive)
2021
Farewell, FAB 208
1992
Jimmy Savile: The People Who Knew
Self (archive footage)
2021
Faking It: Jimmy Savile
Self (archive footage)
2020
Abused: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
2016
Update: The Jimmy Savile Investigation
Self (archive footage)
2012Sir Peter Parker Talks to Jimmy Savile
Self
1982