Cast & creator
Michael Buerk
1946-02-18 (age 80) Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK
Best known for The Crown, Have I Got News for You, Have I Got News for You
Michael Buerk was born on February 18, 1946 in Solihull, Warwickshire, England as Michael Duncan Buerk. He is an actor, known for Nine O'Clock News (1970), Pineapple Dance Studios (2010) and 999 Lifesavers (1996). He has been married to Christine Buerk since 1968. They have two children.
Movies
4
film credits
Series
22
television credits
Career
26
1953–2025 · acting roles
Credit score
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (26)
Showing 26 of 26 credits
Series
★ 8.2
The Crown
Newsreader (voice)
2016
Series
★ 7.1
Have I Got News for You
Self
1990Series
★ 7.1
Have I Got News for You
Self - Host
1990
Series
★ 6.3
Panorama
1953
Series
★ 7.8
Would I Lie to You?
Self
2007
Series
★ 6.0
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
2011
Series
★ 6.3
Pointless Celebrities
Self
2011
Series
★ 6.1
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Contestant
2017
Series
★ 6.0
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Series
★ 6.0
The Weakest Link
Self - Participant
2021
Series
★ 6.0
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Self
2002
Series
★ 6.2
Through the Keyhole
Self - Panelist
2013
Series
★ 6.0
This World
2004
Series
★ 8.0
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
Self
2017
Series
How the Victorians Built Britain
Self - Presenter
2018
Series
★ 6.9
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
Self
2025
Series
50 Years Of BBC Television News
Self
2004D
Series
Don't Get Me Started
2005F
Movie
For a Million Years
Himself
Movie
When Louis Met... Jimmy
self
2000
Movie
Off Beat
Newsreader
2006
Series
The Blitz: Britain on Fire
Presented
2019B
Series
Britain's Secret Homes
2013
Series
Britain By Boat
Self
2018
Series
Royal Recipes
Himself - Presenter
2017
Movie
Pompeii with Michael Buerk
Presenter
2016