Michael Grade

Michael Grade

Acting

Born:
1943-03-08
Place of birth:
London, England

Biography

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

Filmography

Being Stanley Baxter

Being Stanley Baxter

2025Self
Movie
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

2.82022Self – Chair, Ofcom
TV
Days That Shook the BBC with David Dimbleby

Days That Shook the BBC with David Dimbleby

2022Self
TV
Banned! The Mary Whitehouse Story

Banned! The Mary Whitehouse Story

7.02022Self
TV
Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes

Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes

6.02021Self
Movie
42nd Street

42nd Street

7.42019Executive Producer
Movie
Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland

Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland

8.42018Self
TV
Morecambe & Wise in America

Morecambe & Wise in America

2018Self
TV
Golazzo: The Football Italia Story

Golazzo: The Football Italia Story

10.02018Self
Movie
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

5.72016Self
Movie
Burt Bacharach - A Life in Song

Burt Bacharach - A Life in Song

7.52016
Movie
A Life on Screen

A Life on Screen

8.02014Self
TV
The Fight for Saturday Night

The Fight for Saturday Night

7.02014Self - Presenter
Movie
The Real Tom Thumb: History's Smallest Superstar

The Real Tom Thumb: History's Smallest Superstar

6.02014Narrator
Movie
Goodbye Television Centre

Goodbye Television Centre

2013Self - Host
Movie
Frost on Sketch Shows

Frost on Sketch Shows

8.52013Self
Movie
The Many Faces of Stanley Baxter

The Many Faces of Stanley Baxter

2013Self
Movie
The Story of Music Hall

The Story of Music Hall

2011Self
Movie
The Story of Variety with Michael Grade

The Story of Variety with Michael Grade

2011
TV
The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse

The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse

5.82011
Movie
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

2011Self
Movie
Stanley Baxter: Now and Then

Stanley Baxter: Now and Then

2008Self
Movie
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

7.82008Self
Movie
Trials and Tribulations

Trials and Tribulations

2008(archive footage)
Movie
Best Ever Bond

Best Ever Bond

5.72002Self
Movie
The Trial of Jack The Ripper

The Trial of Jack The Ripper

2002Self
Movie
This is Stanley Baxter

This is Stanley Baxter

2001Self
Movie
Jonathan Creek

Jonathan Creek

7.61997Michael Grade (uncredited)
TV
Room 101

Room 101

6.61994Self
TV
Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

7.11990Self
TV
An Audience With Victoria Wood

An Audience With Victoria Wood

5.31988Self - Questioner
Movie
French & Saunders

French & Saunders

7.41987
TV
Open Air

Open Air

6.01986
TV
Kane & Abel

Kane & Abel

7.71985Executive Producer
TV
Question Time

Question Time

5.91979Himself - Panellist
TV
An Audience with...

An Audience with...

5.31978Self
TV
Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

7.0Self - Panellist
TV