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Jimmy Savile
Deceased

When Did Jimmy Savile Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 84
Also known asSir James Wilson Vincent Savile OBE KCSG, James Wilson Vincent Savile, James SavileGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn31/10/1926Born inLeeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK Died29/10/2011 (aged 84)Died inLeedsWikidataQ713479 ↗Buried atScarboroughTMDb#1216057 ↗

Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile was an English media personality and disc jockey. During his lifetime, he was known for his eccentric image, charitable work, and hosting the BBC shows Top of the Pops and Jim'll Fix It. Following 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, possibly one of the United Kingdom's most prolific.

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Filmography30 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2024Glitter: The Popstar PaedophileMovieSelf (archive footage)98
2023The ReckoningSeriesSelf (archive footage)97
2021Savile: Portrait of a PredatorMovieSelf (archive footage)95
2021Jimmy Savile : UntouchableMovieSelf (archive)95
2020Faking It: Jimmy SavileMovieSelf (archive footage)94
2016Louis Theroux: SavileMovieSelf (archive footage)90
2016Abused: The Untold StoryMovieSelf (archive footage)90
2012Update: The Jimmy Savile InvestigationMovieSelf (archive footage)86
2012The Other side of Jimmy SavileMovieSelf (archive Footage)86
2011ITV ExposureSeries—85
2006Built for War: The Sontaran StoryMovie(archive footage)80
2006The Story of Light EntertainmentSeriesSelf80
2003Celebrity MastermindSeries—77
2003100 Worst BritonsMovieSelf77
2001Top of the Pops: The True StoryMovieSelf75
2001Celebrity Big BrotherSeriesSelf - Guest75
2000When Louis Met... JimmyMovieself74
2000When Louis Met...SeriesSelf74
1998Och Around the ClockMovie—72
1995Soccer AMSeriesSelf69
1992A Stab in the DarkSeries—66
1990Have I Got News for YouSeriesSelf64
1987The Cook ReportSeries—61
1985Friday PeopleSeries—59
1982WoganSeriesSelf56
1973Radio WonderfulMovie—47
1969Pop Go the Sixties!MovieSelf - Host43
1965Ferry Cross the MerseyMovieJimmy39
1964Top of the PopsSeriesSelf38
1963World in ActionSeries—37