Trevor McDonald

Actor

August 16, 1939 (86 years)

San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

Biography

Sir Trevor McDonald OBE is a Trinidadian-British newsreader and journalist, best known for his career as a news presenter with ITN. McDonald was knighted in 1999 for his services to journalism.

Filmography

7.2

Have I Got News for You

Self

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.

N/A

Parkinson

Self

Michael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show.

5.3

An Audience with...

Self

An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.

6.6

Room 101

Self

Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish their top peeve or worst nightmare to the depths of Room 101.

6.0

Tonight

Presenter

Compelling current affairs stories that get to the heart of what matters most to viewers.

6.3

Johnny English

Newscaster (voice)

A lowly pencil pusher working for MI7, Johnny English is suddenly promoted to super spy after Agent One is assassinated and every other agent is blown up at his funeral. When a billionaire entrepreneur sponsors the exhibition of the Crown Jewels—and the valuable gems disappear on the opening night and on English's watch—the newly-designated agent must jump into action to find the thief and recover the missing gems.

5.5

Between the Covers

Self

Sara Cox hosts this new book club bringing the nation together through sharing the pleasure of reading. Each edition features a celebrity panel discussing their favourite book and two review sections.

5.7

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

Lee Mack wrangles a team of scientists and celebrity guests to find the truth behind the trivia on this bizarrely educational panel show.

7.0

Perfect Pub Walks

Himself

Comedian, musician and nature lover Bill Bailey takes some famous faces for an amble and a ramble on some of the UK's most spectacular pub walks.

7.0

Murder Investigation Team

Self

Murder Investigation Team is a British police procedural drama series produced by the ITV network as a spin-off from the long-running series, The Bill. The series is based around the cases of a Murder Investigation Team, who are linked to the Sun Hill borough of London, as featured in The Bill.

8.0

A Life on Screen

Self

Documentary series that celebrates the incredible careers of the best of British talent.

1.0

The National Television Awards

Self - Host

The National Television Awards (often shortened to NTAs) is a British television awards ceremony, broadcast by the ITV network and initiated in 1995. The National Television Awards are the most prominent ceremony for which the results are voted on by the general public.

5.2

This Morning

Self

This Morning features a variety of news, as well as show business, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, home and garden, food, tech, live phone-ins, and competitions.

7.3

Fantasy Football League

The classic ‘90s football comedy series returns after an 18-year break bringing back a mix of football fanaticism, celebrity guests and sketches.

N/A

Harry Hill's Tea Time

Self

Mix chat, clips, cookery, celebrities and comedy - add a little chaos and you have this anarchic, spoof, tea-time cookery show hosted by Harry Hill. Each week a celebrity guest helps create bizarre recipes from Harry's imagination.

N/A

The Dinosaur Hour

Self

Comedy legend John Cleese presents The Dinosaur Hour, a new discussion show for GB News. In this series, John has the opportunity to talk to the people he most admires about the subjects that matter most to him.

7.0

Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up

Self - Guest

Paul and members of the studio audience ask celebrity guests intriguing questions, scenarios and dilemmas. The guests then line-up in order of how they would answer the question from best to worst, most likely to least likely etc.

5.1

Baltic Storm

Self - TV Newsreader (archive footage) (uncredited)

A journalist from Berlin, Germany, and a Swedish lawyer discover the truth behind the sinking of the "MS Estonia" in 1994, where more than 850 people drowned.

6.0

GamesMaster

The cult video game show gets a reboot - with new GamesMaster Sir Trevor McDonald and hosts Robert Florence, Frankie Ward and Ty Logan - as competitors battle it out to win the coveted Golden Joystick.

7.3

Bernard and the Genie

Newscaster

Bernard Bottle, a mild mannered art buyer, is fired by his greedy boss, abandoned by his girlfriend and discovers a genie in an old bottle. The genie immediately embraces the modern world and helps Bernard on the side.