Michael Grade

Acting

Michael Grade

Born March 8, 1943London, England36 credits

Michael Ian Grade, Baron Grade of Yarmouth, CBE is an English television executive and businessman. He was chairman of the BBC from 2004 to 2006 and executive chairman of ITV plc from 2007 to 2009. Since 2011, he has been a Conservative Party life peer in the House of Lords.

Known For

Being Stanley Baxter

Being Stanley Baxter

Movie

2025

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2.8

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

TV

2022

Days That Shook the BBC with David Dimbleby

Days That Shook the BBC with David Dimbleby

TV

2022

Banned! The Mary Whitehouse Story
7.0

Banned! The Mary Whitehouse Story

TV

2022

Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes
6.0

Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes

Movie

2021

42nd Street
7.4

42nd Street

Movie

2019

Filmography

Being Stanley Baxter
2025Being Stanley Baxteras SelfMovie
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022Sunday with Laura Kuenssbergas Self – Chair, OfcomTV
Days That Shook the BBC with David Dimbleby
2022Days That Shook the BBC with David Dimblebyas SelfTV
Banned! The Mary Whitehouse Story
2022Banned! The Mary Whitehouse Storyas SelfTV
Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes
2021Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapesas SelfMovie
42nd Street
201942nd StreetExecutive ProducerMovie
Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland
2018Billy Connolly: Made in Scotlandas SelfTV
Morecambe & Wise in America
2018Morecambe & Wise in Americaas SelfTV
Golazzo: The Football Italia Story
2018Golazzo: The Football Italia Storyas SelfMovie
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselvesas SelfMovie
Burt Bacharach - A Life in Song
2016Burt Bacharach - A Life in SongMovie
A Life on Screen
2014A Life on Screenas SelfTV
The Fight for Saturday Night
2014The Fight for Saturday Nightas Self - PresenterMovie
The Real Tom Thumb: History's Smallest Superstar
2014The Real Tom Thumb: History's Smallest Superstaras NarratorMovie
Goodbye Television Centre
2013Goodbye Television Centreas Self - HostMovie
Frost on Sketch Shows
2013Frost on Sketch Showsas SelfMovie
The Many Faces of Stanley Baxter
2013The Many Faces of Stanley Baxteras SelfMovie
The Story of Music Hall
2011The Story of Music Hallas SelfMovie
The Story of Variety with Michael Grade
2011The Story of Variety with Michael GradeTV
The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
2011The Secret Life of Bob MonkhouseMovie
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenesas SelfMovie
Stanley Baxter: Now and Then
2008Stanley Baxter: Now and Thenas SelfMovie
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Sagaas SelfMovie
Trials and Tribulations
2008Trials and Tribulationsas (archive footage)Movie
B
2002Best Ever Bondas SelfMovie
T
2002The Trial of Jack The Ripperas SelfMovie
This is Stanley Baxter
2001This is Stanley Baxteras SelfMovie
Jonathan Creek
1997Jonathan Creekas Michael Grade (uncredited)TV
Room 101
1994Room 101as SelfTV
Have I Got News for You
1990Have I Got News for Youas SelfTV
An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988An Audience With Victoria Woodas Self - QuestionerMovie
French & Saunders
1987French & SaundersTV
O
1986Open AirTV
Question Time
1979Question Timeas Himself - PanellistTV
An Audience with...
1978An Audience with...as SelfTV
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
—Have I Got a Bit More News for Youas Self - PanellistTV