Chris Tarrant

actor • producer • writer

Christopher John Tarrant, OBE is an English musician, radio and television broadcaster. He presented the ITV children's television show Tiswas from 1974 to 1981, and the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? from 1998 to 2014. He was a Capital Radio host from 1984 to 2004.

Born: October 10, 1946 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK (age 78)

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Known For

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Major Fraud

Movies & TV Credits

44 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
The Dinosaur Hour TV Show	6.4	Actor	—(1 Episode)	2023
Hitler's Holocaust Railways Movie	8.0	Actor	Self - Presenter	2018
Tommy Cooper: In His Own Words Movie	—	Actor	—	2018
InterCity 125: The Train That Saved Britain's Railways Limited Series	8.4	Actor	Self - Narrator (voice)(2 Episodes)	2018
The Railways That Built Britain with Chris Tarrant Limited Series	8.2	Actor	Self - Presenter(3 Episodes)	2017
Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool) Movie	7.0	Actor	Self	2016
Duck Quacks Don't Echo TV Show	7.0	Actor	—(1 Episode)	2014
A Life on Screen TV Show	—	Actor	Himself(1 Episode)	2014
Les Dawson: An Audience with That Never Was TV Special	7.3	Actor	Self(3 Episodes)	2013
Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways TV Show	7.3	Actor	Himself - Presenter(28 Episodes)	2012
A Comedy Roast TV Show	—	Actor	—(1 Episode)	2010
The Door TV Show	—	Actor	—(2 Episodes)	2010
Tarrant Lets the Kids Loose TV Show	—	Actor	—(2 Episodes)	2009
The Colour of Money TV Show	—	Actor	—(8 Episodes)	2009
How TV Changed Britain TV Show	—	Actor	Himself(1 Episode)	2008
It's Not What You Know TV Show	—	Actor	—(30 Episodes)	2008
An Audience Without Jeremy Beadle Movie	6.9	Actor	Host	2008
Would I Lie to You? TV Show	8.0	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	2007
Great Pretender TV Show	—	Actor	Self - Presenter(35 Episodes)	2007
The One Show TV Show	3.7	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	2006
The IT Crowd TV Show	8.4	Actor	Chris Tarrant (voice)(1 Episode)	2006
An Audience with Joan Rivers TV Special	7.8	Actor	—	2006
The Paul O'Grady Show TV Show	5.1	Actor	—(1 Episode)	2004
Johnny English Movie	6.1	Actor	Radio Announcer (voice)	2003
Major Fraud Movie	6.8	Actor	Himself	2003
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway TV Show	6.3	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	2002
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross TV Show	6.9	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	2001
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire TV Show	6.3	Actor	Self - Host(374 Episodes)	1998
Parkinson TV Show	—	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1998
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire TV Show	6.3	Crew	Presenter(374 Episodes)	1998
An Audience with Elton John TV Special	8.0	Actor	Self	1997
The Frank Skinner Show TV Show	6.3	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1995
Room 101 TV Show	6.7	Actor	Self(2 Episodes)	1994
Ready, Steady, Cook TV Show	5.8	Actor	Self - Guest(1 Episode)	1994
Have I Got News for You TV Show	7.7	Actor	Self - Host(1 Episode)	1990
Cluedo TV Show	6.2	Actor	Himself - Presenter(6 Episodes)	1990
Have I Got News for You TV Show	7.7	Actor	Himself(1 Episode)	1990
This Morning TV Show	4.1	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1988
Saturday Stayback TV Show	4.7	Actor	—(6 Episodes)	1983
Saturday Stayback TV Show	4.7	Production	Producer(6 Episodes)	1983
O.T.T. TV Show	—	Actor	—(13 Episodes)	1982
The Kenny Everett Television Show TV Show	7.0	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1981
Tiswas TV Show	7.5	Actor	—(302 Episodes)	1974
Have I Got a Bit More News for You TV Show	—	Actor	Self - Presenter(1 Episode)	—

Chris Tarrant

Known For

Johnny English

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Tiswas

Major Fraud

Movies & TV Credits