Cast & creator
Des Lynam
Best known for Match of the Day, Match of the Day, Match of the Day
Also known as: Desmond Lynam
Movies
7
film credits
Series
22
television credits
Career
29
1958–2024 · acting roles
Credit score
7.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (29)
Showing 29 of 29 credits
Series
★ 7.6
Match of the Day
Host
1964Series
★ 7.6
Match of the Day
Guest
1964Series
★ 7.6
Match of the Day
Headlines
1964Series
★ 7.6
Match of the Day
Self - Presenter
1964Series
★ 7.6
Match of the Day
Commentator
1964Series
★ 7.6
Match of the Day
Pundit
1964
Series
★ 4.3
The One Show
Self - Guest
2006
Series
★ 7.1
Have I Got News for You
Self - Host
1990
Series
★ 5.3
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Series
★ 7.1
TFI Friday
1996
Series
★ 8.0
Going Live!
Self
1987
Series
★ 6.6
Room 101
Self
1994
Series
★ 7.4
They Think It's All Over
1995
Series
★ 5.4
Footballers' Wives
Des Lynam
2002
Series
★ 6.0
Countdown
Self - Host
1982
Series
★ 7.2
Harry Enfield and Chums
Desmond Lynam
1994
Series
★ 7.0
Trevor's World of Sport
Self
2003
Series
★ 7.4
Grumpy Old Men
Self
2003T
Series
That's What I Call Television
Self - Co-host
2007
Movie
★ 5.8
My Summer With Des
Himself
1998
Movie
Bosman: The Player Who Changed Football
Self (archive footage)
2020
Series
★ 8.3
Grandstand
Self - Presenter
1958
Movie
Best Ever Spitting Image
Self
2006
Movie
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
2005S
Series
★ 10.0
Sportsnight
Self - Presenter
1968
Movie
Sir Bobby Robson: A Knight to Remember
Self
2009
Movie
★ 9.0
Stand or Fall: The Remarkable Rise of Brighton and Hove Albion
Self (archive footage)
2024C
Movie
Champions Of Europe: The Official Story Of The World's Greatest Football Competition
Himself
2006
Series