Deceased

How Did John Peel Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 65

Also known asJohn Robert Parker RavenscroftGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn30/08/1939Born inHeswall, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UKDied25/10/2004Died inCuscoCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ326542 ↗Buried atSuffolkTMDb#215818 ↗

John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, better known as John Peel, was an English radio presenter and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original disc jockeys on BBC Radio 1, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004.

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Filmography44 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2024	The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the StairsMovie	Self (archive footage)	85
2023	Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday PartyMovie	Self (Archive Footage)	84
2020	King RockerMovie	Self	81
2014	Beautiful NoiseMovie	Self	75
2014	It's Not Repetition, It's DisciplineMovie	Himself	75
2013	Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the MovieMovie	Self (archive footage)	74
2012	Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones StoryMovie	Himself (Archive Footage)	73
2009	The FallMovie	Himself (Voice Only)	70
2007	Marc Bolan: The Final WordMovie	—	68
2005	The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. SmithMovie	Himself	66
2005	John Peel's Record BoxMovie	Self (archive footage)	66
2004	Celebrity Going HomeSeries	Narrator	65
2004	CyderdelicSeries	Narrator	65
2003	Grumpy Old MenSeries	Self	64
2003	Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his MindMovie	Self	64
2003	Richard Thompson: Solitary LifeMovie	Narrator	64
2002	The Story of the Undertones - Teenage KicksMovie	Himself	63
2002	When Hippies Ruled The WorldMovie	Self	63
2002	Mr Trebus: A Life of GrimeMovie	Self - Narrator	63
2001	Top of the Pops: The True StoryMovie	Self	62
2001	Everyday Something: True Stories from the 21st CenturyMovie	Narrator (voice)	62
2000	Wild About HarryMovie	—	61
2000	Five Seconds to SpareMovie	Big Jon	61
1999	A Life of GrimeSeries	—	60
1997	HARDtalkSeries	—	58
1997	Cardigans at ChristmasMovie	Self - Narrator (voice)	58
1997	Classic TrainsSeries	Narrator	58
1997	The Artist Formerly Known As Captain BeefheartMovie	Himself (Narrator)	58
1996	Funk Me Up, ScottyMovie	Himself	57
1994	Room 101Series	Self	55
1994	Smashie and Nicey: The End of an EraMovie	John Past-Bedtime	55
1994	Do You Remember the First Time?Movie	—	55
1993	Shooting StarsSeries	Self	54
1992	Nul Points?!Movie	Self	53
1991	Vivian Stanshall: The Early YearsMovie	Self - (1995 obituary show)	52
1990	John Peel: Suffolk ComfortMovie	Himself	51
1987	Gimme ShelterMovie	—	48
1983	Natural WorldSeries	—	44
1982	WoganSeries	Self	43
1977	Brass Tacks: Punk RockMovie	Self	38
1973	Radio WonderfulMovie	—	34
1972	Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern ComfortMovie	Self - Narrator	33
1964	Top of the PopsSeries	Self - Presenter	25
0	Little Red Robin HoodMovie	Self	—