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Alistair Charles McGowan is an English impressionist, comic, actor, singer and writer best known to British audiences for The Big Impression, which was, for four years, one of BBC1's top-rating comedy programmes – winning numerous awards, including a BAFTA in 2003. He has also worked extensively in theatre and appeared in the West End in Art, Cabaret, The Mikado and Little Shop of Horrors. As a television actor, he played the lead role in BBC1's Mayo. He wrote the play Timing and the book A Matter of Life and Death or How to Wean Your Man off Football with former comedy partner Ronni Ancona. He also provided voices for Spitting Image.
Birth Name
Alistair Charles McGowan
Born
Tuesday, 24 November 1964
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | (voice) | 2023 |
The Weakest Link | Self - Contestant | 2021 |
Creation Stories | Jimmy Savile / Jimmy Saville | 2021 |
The Imitation Game | Various | 2018 |
Saturday Morning with James Martin | Self | 2017 |
The Saturday Night Story | Various Impressions | 2015 |
24 Hours in the Past | Participant | 2015 |
Sunday Night at the Palladium | Self | 2014 |
Underdogs | Ray | 2013 |
Playing the Moldovans at Tennis | Commentator in Tony's head | 2012 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | (voice) | 2023 |
The Weakest Link | Self - Contestant | 2021 |
Creation Stories | Jimmy Savile / Jimmy Saville | 2021 |
The Imitation Game | Various | 2018 |
Saturday Morning with James Martin | Self | 2017 |
The Saturday Night Story | Various Impressions | 2015 |
24 Hours in the Past | Participant | 2015 |
Sunday Night at the Palladium | Self | 2014 |
Underdogs | Ray | 2013 |
Playing the Moldovans at Tennis | Commentator in Tony's head | 2012 |
You Cannot Be Serious! | Various Characters | 2012 |
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off | Self | 2012 |
Arthur Christmas | Additional Voices (voice) / Additional Voices | 2011 |
Leonardo | Piero de' Medici | 2011 |
Pointless Celebrities | Self - Contestant | 2010 |
Little Crackers | Norris McWhirter | 2010 |
The Michael Ball Show | Self | 2010 |
Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford | Self | 2010 |
My Life in Ruins | Nico | 2009 |
Celebrity Eggheads | Self - Contestant | 2008 |
Ealing Comedy | Vijay Imran Cecil Kuttuputtu Yogesh | 2008 |
The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | 2007 |
Skins | Coach Pooter | 2007 |
Annually Retentive | Alistair McGowan | 2006 |
Davina | Self | 2006 |
Bleak House | Mr. Kenge | 2005 |
Mock the Week | Self | 2005 |
Comic Aid | Self - Performer | 2005 |
29 Minutes of Fame | Self - Team Captain | 2005 |
The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments | Self | 2004 |
Churchill: The Hollywood Years | Football Commentators (voice) / Football Commentators | 2004 |
Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | 2004 |
The Paul O'Grady Show | Himself | 2004 |
Live at the Apollo | Self - Host | 2004 |
Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind | Self | 2004 |
Comedy Connections | Self | 2003 |
Celebrity Mastermind | Self - Contender / Self - Contestant | 2002 |
Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe | Des Yeti / Alan Snowman / Des Yeti (voice) | 2002 |
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self | 2001 |
2DTV | 2001 | |
Cor, Blimey! | Racing Commentator | 2000 |
Hooves of Fire | Trash Bag (voice) / Des Yeti / Alan Snowman / Trash Bag | 1999 |
Dark Ages | Redwald | 1999 |
Loose Women | Himself | 1999 |
Big Impression | Various Roles | 1999 |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Self - Contestant | 1998 |
In the Red | Murderer's Voice (Voice Only) / Murderer's Voice | 1998 |
Jonathan Creek | Trevor | 1997 |
Roger and the Rottentrolls | Fancois Truffelle | 1996 |
The Great Kandinsky | Newsreader | 1995 |
They Think It's All Over | Self | 1995 |
The Boss | Radio DJ / Commentator | 1995 |
Eleven Men Against Eleven | Voice-Over Artiste | 1995 |
Agony Again | Valentino | 1995 |
Fist of Fun | Adam Hartiman / Auditioning Vicar / Jesus | 1995 |
The Vicar of Dibley | DJ | 1994 |
Harry Enfield and Chums | Waiter | 1994 |
Room 101 | Self | 1994 |
An Evening with Gary Lineker | John Motson | 1994 |
All Quiet on the Preston Front | Spock | 1994 |
Only an Excuse? | Various | 1993 |
Live & Kicking | Self | 1993 |
Me, You and Him | Jehovah's Witness | 1992 |
Murder Most Horrid | Marcos | 1991 |
Have I Got News for You | Self - Guest Presenter | 1990 |
Children's Ward | Casualty Doctor | 1989 |
Spitting Image | (voice) / Douglas Hurd / Ronnie Corbett / Michael Heseltine / Tony Blair / Michael Howard / John Motson / Bono / Boris Yeltsin / Chris Eubank / David Coleman / David Owen / Des Lynam / Gordon Brown / John Cole / Ken Dodd / Mick Jagger / Norman Fowler / Peter Imbert / Prince Andrew / Prince Charles / Terry Wogan / Trevor McDonald | 1984 |
Arena | Himself (archive footage) | 1975 |
Mastermind | Self - Contender | 1972 |
A Question of Sport | Self | 1970 |
This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |