---
name: "Terry Wogan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/terry-wogan"
fi1m_id: "terry-wogan"
imdb_id: "nm0937369"
tmdb_id: 1212354
wikidata_id: "Q734264"
roles: []
born: "3 August 1938"
died: "31 January 2016"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-07T17:14:54.755160+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Terry Wogan

## Identity

Terry Wogan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/terry-wogan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** terry-wogan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0937369
- **TMDB ID:** 1212354
- **Wikidata ID:** Q734264
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Wogan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q734264, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0937369/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1212354

Actor. Born 3 August 1938 in Limerick, Ireland. Died 31 January 2016.

## Details

- **Born:** 3 August 1938, Limerick, Ireland
- **Died:** 31 January 2016
- **Active:** 1994–2012
- **Also known as:** Sir Terry Wogan, Sir Michael Terence Wogan , Michael Terence Wogan 
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 3 acting, 1 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (1), 2000s 64 (1), 2010s 81 (1), 2020s 75 (1)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Action & Adventure 1, Crime 1, Documentary 1, Drama 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Wogan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q734264, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0937369/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1212354

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*Moone Boy*](https://film.one/tv/moone-boy.md) (81)

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## Biography

Sir Terry Wogan was an Irish radio and television broadcaster who also took occasional acting and voice roles. Born Michael Terence Wogan in Limerick in 1938, he began his career in Irish broadcasting before moving to the BBC in the UK, where he presented the long-running Radio 2 breakfast programme Wake Up to Wogan and provided commentary for the Eurovision Song Contest.

On television he hosted the chat show Wogan (1982–1992) and game show Blankety Blank. His acting credits include guest appearances in *The Vicar of Dibley* (1994), *Being Human* (2009) and *Moone Boy* (2012–2015), in which he played a television host. He was appointed KBE in 2005 and died in 2016.

*Sources: imdb.com, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (3)

- *Moone Boy* (2012), Fi1m 81, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/moone-boy.md)
- *Ashes to Ashes* (2008), Fi1m 64, as Terry Wogan (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/ashes-to-ashes.md)
- *The Vicar of Dibley* (1994), Fi1m 80, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-vicar-of-dibley.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *WHAM!* (2023), Fi1m 75, as Self (archive footage) — [page](https://film.one/film/wham.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip* (2015), series, Creator
- *Duck Quacks Don't Echo* (2014), series, Actor
- *Remembering Douglas Camfield* (2013), as (archive footage)
- *A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee* (2013), as (archive footage)
- *Moone Boy* (2012), series, Actor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/moone-boy.md)
- *Wogan on Wodehouse* (2011), as Narrator
- *Terry Wogan's Ireland* (2011), series, Actor
- *A Comedy Roast* (2010), series, Actor
- *Being Human* (2009), series, as Sir Terry Wogan
- *Trials and Tribulations* (2008), as (archive footage)
- *Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983* (2008), as (archival footage)
- *Ashes to Ashes* (2008), series, as Terry Wogan (voice) — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/ashes-to-ashes.md)
- *Boom Bang-a-Bang! 50 Years of Eurovision* (2006), Actor
- *Domino* (2005), as Sir Terry Wogan (archive footage)
- *Anna Spud* (2003), as Narrator
- *Songs of Praise* (2001), series, Actor
- *A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe* (2000), as Presenter
- *TFI Friday* (1996), series, Actor
- *The Vicar of Dibley* (1994), series, Actor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-vicar-of-dibley.md)
- *Auntie's Bloomers* (1991), series, Actor
- *Stoppit and Tidyup* (1988), series, as Narrator
- *Royal Variety Performance 1984* (1984), Actor
- *The Kenny Everett Video Show* (1978), series, Actor
- *Reserved for Animals* (1974), as Narrator
- *Sykes* (1972), series, as Radio Presenter
- *Bless This House* (1971), series, as Radio Presenter (voice)
- *The Goodies* (1970), series, Actor
- *Points of View* (1961), series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![...pause for thought with Wogan spotted at The Cheltenham Literature Festival ... (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/473115/gallery-d34cb50cff1d.jpg) ...pause for thought with Wogan spotted at The Cheltenham Literature Festival ... (2015) — Julie anne Johnson from Cheltenham, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Terry_Wogan_at_Cheltenham_Literature_Festival.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Terry Wogan](https://film.one/media/person/473115/gallery-e98740deeaad.jpg) Terry Wogan — Terry_Wogan_MBE_Investiture.jpg: Keith Laverack
derivative work: JMiall (talk), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Terry_Wogan_MBE_Investiture_cropped.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Terry Wogan at Masterchef Live, London 2009](https://film.one/media/person/473115/gallery-e97c52cadf44.jpg) Terry Wogan at Masterchef Live, London 2009 — Brian Minkoff-London Pixels, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Terry_wogan_2009.jpg/1280px-Terry_wogan_2009.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire 2005: Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (won)
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1997: Officer of the Order of the British Empire (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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