John Peel

Acting

Born August 30, 1939 · Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK

Died October 25, 2004

Also known as John Robert Parker Ravenscroft

Biography

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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Awards & recognition

honorary doctorate · 2001
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1998

Filmography5 titles

Natural World

1983

King Rocker

2020as Self

Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party

2023as Self (Archive Footage)

The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith

2005as Himself

Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie

2013as Self (archive footage)