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Michael Portillo

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Michael Portillo

Born
(age 73)
Birthplace
Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Credits
53 titles

Biography

Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative politician. He was first elected to the House of Commons in a by-election in 1984.

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Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 52

YearTitleRole
TBA 200 Years of The Railways TV Michael (1 ep)
2026 Great Central Asian Railway Journeys TV Self - Presenter (5 ep)
2026 Great Korean Railway Journeys TV Self - Presenter (5 ep)
2026 Michael Portillo in Stockholm TV (3 ep)
2026 Great Japanese Railway Journeys TV Self - Presenter (15 ep)
2026 Spain with Michael Portillo TV (8 ep)
2025 Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways TV Self - Presenter (2 ep)
2025 Portugal with Michael Portillo TV Himself (6 ep)
2024 Prague with Michael Portillo TV Presenter (3 ep)
2024 Madrid with Michael Portillo TV Himself (3 ep)
2024 Michael Portillo's Long Weekends TV Presenter (6 ep)
2023 Portillo's Andalucia TV Presenter (6 ep)
2023 Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War Film Presenter
2022 The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo TV Self (4 ep)
2022 Great Coastal Railway Journeys TV Presenter (65 ep)
2021 Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo TV Self - Host (6 ep)
2021 Partition, 1921 Film Presenter
2020 Hawks and Doves: The Crown and Ireland's War of Independence TV Self (2 ep)
2020 Portillo's Empire Journey TV (4 ep)
2020 Great Asian Railway Journeys TV Self - Presenter (20 ep)
2019 Great Australian Railway Journeys TV Self - Presenter (6 ep)
2019 Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories TV Presenter, Narrator (2 ep)
2019 Great Canadian Railway Journeys TV Self - Presenter (15 ep)
2019 Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys TV Self - Presenter (5 ep)
2018 Portillo's Hidden History of Britain TV Self - Host (9 ep)
2018 Great Indian Railway Journeys TV Self - Presenter (4 ep)
2017 Spanish Civil War TV Self - Narrator (2 ep)
2016 Great American Railroad Journeys TV Self - Presenter (75 ep)
2015 Portillo's State Secrets TV Self - Host (10 ep)
2014 Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo TV Self - Presenter (5 ep)
2012 Great Continental Railway Journeys TV Self - Presenter (76 ep)
2011 Perspectives TV (1 ep)
2010 Great British Railway Journeys TV Self - Presenter (290 ep)
2009 Christianity: A History TV Self (8 ep)
2008 The Supersizers... TV Participant (1 ep)
2008 Portillo on Thatcher Film Self
2007 The Verdict TV (4 ep)
2006 The One Show TV Self (1 ep)
2006 The Summer of Rave, 1989 Film Self
2004 London Under Attack Film Self
2004 This World TV (12 ep)
2003 The Terry and Gaby Show TV (1 ep)
2003 Trust Me - I'm a Politician Film Self
2003 This Week TV Self - Panelist (583 ep)
2002 Great Britons TV Self (1 ep)
2001 The Rivals Film
1998 Parkinson TV Self (1 ep)
1994 The Day Today TV Self (archive footage) (1 ep)
1993 The Big Story TV (1 ep)
1983 Natural World TV (1 ep)
1980 Great Railway Journeys TV Self - Presenter (1 ep)
1979 Question Time TV Self - Panellist (8 ep)

Crew credits 8

YearTitleJob
2019 Great Australian Railway Journeys TV Presenter (6 ep)
2019 Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories TV Writer (2 ep)
2017 Avenge the Crows Film Art Direction, Leadman
2012 Great Continental Railway Journeys TV Creator
2010 Great British Railway Journeys TV Presenter (19 ep)
2009 Christianity: A History TV Writer (1 ep)
2008 Portillo on Thatcher Film Presenter
1980 Great Railway Journeys TV Writer (1 ep)
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