Chris Tarrant

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Chris Tarrant

Acting 79 October 10, 1946

Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

Christopher John Tarrant, OBE is an English musician, radio and television broadcaster. He presented the ITV children's television show Tiswas from 1974 to 1981, and the game show…

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Johnny English

Johnny English

6.3 2003 Movie
The IT Crowd

The IT Crowd

8.2 2006 TV Show
Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

7.2 TV Show
The One Show

The One Show

4.4 2006 TV Show
Ready, Steady, Cook

Ready, Steady, Cook

8.0 1994 TV Show
Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

7.1 1990 TV Show
Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

7.8 2007 TV Show
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

6.1 2002 TV Show
An Audience with...

An Audience with...

5.3 1978 TV Show
Parkinson

Parkinson

1998 TV Show
The Paul O'Grady Show

The Paul O'Grady Show

5.1 2004 TV Show
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

6.7 1998 TV Show

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Christopher John Tarrant, OBE is an English musician, radio and television broadcaster. He presented the ITV children's television show Tiswas from 1974 to 1981, and the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? from 1998 to 2014. He was a Capital Radio host from 1984 to 2004.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2023
    The Dinosaur Hour

    TV show Self

  2. 2018
    Tommy Cooper: In His Own Words

    Movie

  3. 2018
    Hitler's Holocaust Railways

    Movie Self - Presenter

  4. 2018
    InterCity 125: The Train That Saved Britain's Railways

    TV show Self - Narrator (voice)

  5. 2017
    The Railways That Built Britain with Chris Tarrant

    TV show Self - Presenter

  6. 2016
    Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)

    Movie Self

  7. 2014
    A Life on Screen

    TV show Self

  8. 2014
    Duck Quacks Don't Echo

    TV show

  9. 2014
    Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways

    TV show Himself - Presenter

  10. 2010
    A Comedy Roast

    TV show

  11. 2010
    The Door

    TV show

  12. 2009
    Tarrant Lets the Kids Loose

    TV show

  13. 2009
    The Colour of Money

    TV show

  14. 2008
    How TV Changed Britain

    TV show Himself

  15. 2008
    An Audience without Jeremy Beadle

    Movie Host

  16. 2008
    It's Not What You Know

    TV show

More credits
  1. 2007
    Chris Tarrant's Great Pretender

    TV show Self - Presenter

  2. 2007
    Would I Lie to You?

    TV show Self

  3. 2006
    The One Show

    TV show Self

  4. 2006
    The IT Crowd

    TV show Chris Tarrant (voice)

  5. 2004
    The Paul O'Grady Show

    TV show

  6. 2004
    Parkinson

    TV show Self - Guest

  7. 2004
    Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown

    TV show Self

  8. 2003
    Sex, Lies & Michael Aspel

    Movie Himself

  9. 2003
    Major Fraud

    Movie Self - Gameshow Host

  10. 2003
    Johnny English

    Movie Radio Announcer (voice)

  11. 2002
    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    TV show Self

  12. 2001
    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    TV show Self

  13. 1998
    Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

    TV show Self - Host

  14. 1998
    Parkinson

    TV show Self

  15. 1997
    An Audience with Elton John

    Movie Self

  16. 1995
    The Frank Skinner Show

    TV show Self

  17. 1994
    Ready, Steady, Cook

    TV show Self - Guest

  18. 1994
    Room 101

    TV show Self

  19. 1993
    A Carlton New Year

    Movie Self - Host

  20. 1990
    Have I Got News for You

    TV show Self - Host

  21. 1990
    Cluedo

    TV show Himself - Presenter

  22. 1988
    This Morning

    TV show Self

  23. 1984
    An Audience with Joan Rivers

    Movie

  24. 1983
    Saturday Stayback

    TV show