Jimmy Savile

Personal Info

Birthday

October 31, 1926

Day of Death

2011-10-29

(84 years old)

Place of Birth

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile OBE KCSG

James Wilson Vincent Savile

James Savile

Jimmy Savile

Biography

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.

Known For

Ferry Cross the Mersey

Built for War: The Sontaran Story

Filmography

2024
Glitter: The Popstar Paedophile
as Self (archive footage)
2022
National Treasure, National Disgrace: Savill, Harris & Hall
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Savile: Portrait of a Predator
as Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Savile: The People Who Knew
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Faking It: Jimmy Savile
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Louis Theroux: Savile
as Self (archive footage)
Abused: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Jimmy Savile: What the BBC Knew
as Self (archive footage)
Update: The Jimmy Savile Investigation
as Self (archive footage)
The Other side of Jimmy Savile
as Self (archive Footage)
2006
Built for War: The Sontaran Story
as (archive footage)
2003
100 Worst Britons
as Self
1985
A Fix with Sontarans
as Himself
1982
Sir Peter Parker Talks to Jimmy Savile
as Self
1969
Pop Go the Sixties!
as Self - Host
1965
Pop Gear
as Self - Host
Ferry Cross the Mersey
as Jimmy
1963
Just for Fun
as Self - DJ