John Peel(1939-2004)

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John Peel was born on 30 August 1939 in Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Goodies (1970), Five Seconds to Spare (2000) and Wild About Harry (2000). He was married to Sheila Mary Gilhooly and Shirley Anne Milburn. He died on 25 October 2004 in Cuzco, Peru.

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Known for

The Goodies

7.7

TV Series

Jimmy Saville

Five Seconds to Spare

5.1

Big Jon

2000

Wild About Harry

6.0

Radio commentator(voice)

2000

Who Dares Wins

8.0

TV Series

Actor

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Actor

Cyderdelic
8.4
TV Series
- Narrator (voice)
- 2002–2004
Verschwende deine Jugend
6.7
- Radio DJ (voice)
- 2003
Everyday Something
6.8
Short
- Narrator (voice)
- 2002
Five Seconds to Spare
5.1
- Big Jon
- 2000
Wild About Harry
6.0
- Radio commentator (voice)
- 2000
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
7.9
TV Series
- Announcer (voice)
- 1996
Smashie and Nicey, the End of an Era
7.7
TV Movie
- John Past-Bedtime
- 1994
The Laughing Prisoner
6.1
TV Movie
- 1987
Who Dares Wins
8.0
TV Series
- 1984
The Goodies
7.7
TV Series
- Jimmy Saville
- 1973

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Born
- August 30, 1939
- Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
Died
- October 25, 2004
- Cuzco, Peru(heart attack)
Spouses
Children
- Thomas Ravenscroft
Relatives
- Alan Ravenscroft(Sibling)
Other works
Review, "Joni - A Leader Once Again," Published in "Sounds (UK)," 22 December 1973.
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Trivia
He didn't rate either Bruce Springsteen, U2, The Police or Dire Straits, all of whom went on to multi-million-selling and stadium-filling success, and was proud that he hadn't booked them for Peel sessions in their early careers or played their records.