David Frost
David Frost (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013) was an English television presenter, journalist and writer.
Works
Here's Lucy
Release Date1968-09-23
Charactersd David Frost
Episode Count1
Vote Count29
Extras
Andy Millman gave up his day job five years ago in the hope of achieving the big time, but he’s yet to land a speaking part, let alone saunter down the red carpet to pick up an Oscar. He remains optimistic however, as rubbing shoulders with the A-list on-set only serves to reinforce his belief that the big time is just a job or two away.
Release Date2005-07-21
Charactersd David Frost
Episode Count1
Vote Count405
When Louis Met...
A fly-on-the-wall series showing Louis Theroux spending time with guest celebrities.
Release Date2000-04-13
Charactersd Himself
Episode Count1
Vote Count3
David Frost vs
Drawing from Frost's archive of more than 10,000 era-defining interviews, many of which have been lost for a generation, the documentary takes viewers on an immersive journery through the most important moments of the late 20th century via Frost's personal and revealing conversations with the protagonists, with striking parallels to today.
Release Date2025-02-23
Charactersd self
Episode Count6
Vote Count3
Frost on Sunday
Made at a time when David Frost was hosting a chat show in the US and then jetting back to the UK to do three shows over the weekend, called (naturally enough) Frost on Friday, Frost on Saturday and Frost on Sunday. The latter concerned itself with the lighter end of the entertainment spectrum.
Release Date1968-08-04
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Charactersd Self – Host
Episode Count[ 38 ]
Vote Count1
The V.I.P.s
Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials.
Release Date1963-09-01
Charactersd Reporter
Vote Count64
Frost on Friday
One of the triumvirate of Frost programmes that dominated ITV weekends in the late 1960s and early 70s, Frost on Friday concentrated on current affairs often creating the headlines, as well as reporting on them. Made at a time when David Frost was hosting a chat show in the US and then jetting back to the UK to do three shows over the weekend, Frost on Friday concentrates this energy into forty minutes worth of incisive and insightful commentary on current affairs as well as a number of remarkable interviews with often controversial, high-profile public figures.
Release Date1968-08-23
Charactersd Presenter
Episode Count9
Frost's Weekly
A television magazine show hosted by David Frost; his all-comedy show which includes regular features of music, song and dance.
Release Date1973-12-14
Charactersd Host
Episode Count7
The Rumble in the Jungle: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali
George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as The Rumble in the Jungle, was a heavyweight championship boxing match on October 30, 1974, at the 20th of May Stadium (now the Stade Tata Raphaël) in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), between undefeated and undisputed heavyweight champion George Foreman and Muhammad Ali. The event had an attendance of 60,000 people and was one of the most watched televised events at the time. Ali won by knockout in the eighth round.
Release Date1974-10-30
Charactersd Commentator
This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special
30th anniversary special of This is Your Life, hosted by David Frost.
Release Date1981-02-26
Charactersd Host
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Release Date1962-10-01
Charactersd Self
Episode Count1
Vote Count87
The Daily Show
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
Release Date1996-07-22
Charactersd Self - Guest (as Sir David Frost)
Episode Count1
Vote Count617
Real Time with Bill Maher
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.
Release Date2003-02-21
Charactersd Self
Episode Count1
Vote Count232
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.
Release Date1961-12-11
Charactersd Self - Co-Host
Episode Count1
Vote Count8
Wogan
Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.
Release Date1982-05-04
Charactersd Self
Episode Count1
Vote Count6
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33. The series won 25 prime time Emmy Awards, was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002 and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."
Release Date1967-09-11
Charactersd Self
Episode Count1
Vote Count64
Omnibus
Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.
Release Date1967-10-13
Charactersd Self
Episode Count1
Vote Count8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
Release Date1968-01-22
Charactersd Self (uncredited)
Episode Count3
Vote Count32
Legends
The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for the new rock 'n' roll - comedy.
Release Date2006-11-17
Charactersd Self
Episode Count1
Vote Count1
Night of 100 Stars II
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
Release Date1985-03-10
Charactersd Self
Vote Count4
Sunshine Superman
Documentary portrait of Carl Boenish, the father of the BASE jumping movement, whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more spectacular -and dangerous- feats of foot-launched human flight.
Release Date2015-05-22
Charactersd Self (archive footage)
Vote Count30
Thirteen at Dinner
Actress Jane Wilkinson wants a divorce, but her husband, Lord Edgware, refuses. She convinces Hercule Poirot to use his famed tact and logic to make her case. Lord Edgware turns up murdered, a well-placed knife wound at the base of his neck. It will take the precise Poirot to sort out the lies from the alibis - and find the criminal before another victim dies.
Release Date1985-09-19
Charactersd Self (uncredited)
Vote Count77
One on One
Series profiling famous people in showbusiness
Release Date2002-09-09
Charactersd Self
Episode Count1
Frost/Nixon The Watergate Interview
The Nixon Interviews were a series of interviews of former United States President Richard Nixon conducted by British journalist David Frost, and produced by John Birt. They were recorded and broadcast on television in four programs in 1977. The interviews became the subject of the play Frost/Nixon, which was later made into a film of the same name; both starred Michael Sheen as Frost and Frank Langella as Nixon.
Release Date1977-05-05
Charactersd Self
Episode Count5
Vote Count1
Twiggy
Twiggy takes a comprehensive look at the life story of UK model and cultural icon Twiggy, real name Lesley Lawson, whose career kickstarted in the 1960s. It features interviews with Twiggy and her husband Leigh Lawson, as well as commentary from Erin O’Connor, Paul McCartney, Lulu, Poppy Delavigne, Brooke Shields, Pattie Boyd and Zandra Rhodes.
Release Date2025-03-07
Charactersd Self (archival footage)
Vote Count5
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi and in St. Louis to success and acclaim, followed by the final difficult years. Includes some of the most celebrated scenes from film adaptations of Williams' work, among them extracts of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951),Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Night of the Iguana, The (1964), and Suddenly, Last Summer (1993) (TV). Contains footage of Williams being interviewed, including conversations with David Frost, 'Edward R. Murrow (I)', and Melvyn Bragg, as well as reminiscences from people who knew and worked with him, among them Edward Albee, Gore Vidal, and his lifelong friend, Lady Maria St. Just. Features readings from Elia Kazan's Notebook by Kim Hunter.
Release Date1994-12-19
Charactersd Self
Palme
Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was openly shot to death on a February evening 1986 on the streets of Stockholm. In one night, the country of Sweden was transfigured. “Palme” is about his life, his time, and about the Sweden he had created. About a man who altered history.
Release Date2012-09-14
Charactersd Self (archive footage)
Vote Count31
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony take place on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. This year’s Performer Inductees are Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, and Carly Simon. Judas Priest and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis will receive the Musical Excellence Award, Harry Belafonte and Elizabeth Cotten the Early Influence Award, and Allen Grubman, Jimmy Iovine, and Sylvia Robinson the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
Release Date2022-11-19
Charactersd Self (archive footage)
Vote Count11
The Martha Mitchell Effect
She was once as famous as Jackie O—and then she tried to take down a President. Martha Mitchell was the unlikeliest of whistleblowers: a Republican wife who was discredited by Nixon to keep her quiet. Until now.
Release Date2022-01-20
Charactersd Self (archive footage)
Vote Count72
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
The parallel lives of writer Truman Capote (1924-84) and playwright Tennessee Williams (1911-83): two friends, two geniuses who, while creating sublime works, were haunted by the ghosts of the past, the shadow of constant doubt, the demon of addictions and the blinding, deceptive glare of success.
Release Date2021-06-18
Charactersd Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Vote Count4
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
In 1995, Chasen's closed its doors after 60 years of serving chili to movie stars and visiting dignitaries, Presidents and the Pope. During its two final weeks, Chasen regulars (actors and producers), staff, and management sat for interviews. There's an Oscar party for 1500, footage and photos of famous diners, and time with Tommy Gallagher, the ebullient head waiter until retirement in 1994, his son Patrick, catering head Raymond Bilbool, general manager Ronnie Clint, hat check girl Val Schwab, ladies' room attendant Onetta Johnson, and foreign- born waiters, including Jaime. When he started in 1970, like other Latins, he wasn't allowed out of the kitchen. It's a family farewell.
Release Date1998-06-19
Charactersd Self
Vote Count3
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Anchored by intimate, one-on-one interviews with the man himself, Nicholas Wrathall’s new documentary is a fascinating and wholly entertaining tribute to the iconic Gore Vidal. Commentary by those who knew him best—including filmmaker/nephew Burr Steers and the late Christopher Hitchens—blends with footage from Vidal’s legendary on-air career to remind us why he will forever stand as one of the most brilliant and fearless critics of our time.
Release Date2013-08-04
Charactersd Self (archive footage)
Vote Count32
Maria by Callas
Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs, the film reveals the essence of an extraordinary woman who rose from humble beginnings in New York City to become a glamorous international superstar and one of the greatest artists of all time.
Release Date2017-12-13
Charactersd Self (archive footage)
Vote Count43
The Day John Lennon Died
Reconstructing John’s last day in detail by way of radio and TV reports, the memories of people John knew and those he encountered before his assassination by Mark Chapman, relive one of the most momentous and tragic events in music history.
Release Date2010-12-06
Charactersd Self
Vote Count2
Frost/Nixon: The Original Watergate Interviews
This program, culled from the over 28 hours of interview footage between Sir David Frost and U.S. President Richard M. Nixon, was originally broadcast in May of 1977. Never before, nor since, has a U.S. President been so candid on camera. Even more intriguing is the fact that Nixon agreed to appear on camera with no pre-interview preparation or screening of questions.
Release Date1977-05-04
Charactersd Self
Vote Count10
James Bond: The First 21 Years
A look back at the first 21 years of Britain's most successful film series.
Release Date1983-05-27
Charactersd Self
Vote Count2
Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration
A celebration of the life and work of Dame Elizabeth Taylor interspersed with clips from some of her finest films. Highlights from the musical gala held in the Royal Albert Hall in May 2000.
Release Date2000-05-26
Charactersd Self
Vote Count2
Paul McCartney At The BBC
A compilation of TV appearances from the post-Beatles career of Britain’s most successful singer-songwriter. This playlist shows how the Fab Four’s split didn’t stop the hits and features some of Paul McCartney’s most popular songs and iconic performances on some of the biggest BBC shows of the past five decades, from Top of the Pops to the Electric Proms. Alongside tracks like Band on the Run, Jet, Coming Up and Live and Let Die, there is rarely seen backstage footage, interviews and a range of familiar faces, including a recent encounter with die-hard Beatles fan Bob Mortimer.
Release Date2021-11-20
Charactersd Self (archive footage)
Vote Count3
The Rolling Stones: Fade Away - The US TV Appearances 1964-1969
This DVD is a compilation of all US television performances between 1964 and 1969, including their guest spots on Shivaree, Shindig and all the legendary Ed Sullivan Show appearances.
Release Date2008-04-30
Charactersd Self
Fight of the Century
Legendary boxing match between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali in Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971.
Release Date1971-03-08
Charactersd Self-(Audience Member)
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
TV documentary tracing the life of the comedian and satirist from his school days, through the Cambridge Footlights, to Beyond the Fringe and his partnership with Dudley Moore. With contributions from Cook's school friends Peter Rabey and Jonathan Harlow; Cook's first wife Wendy Cook; Cambridge University friends Tim Harrold and Roger Law; Adrian Slade (ex-president of Cambridge Footlights); Jonathan Miller; Sir David Frost; Ned Sherrin; John Bassett (creator, Beyond The Fringe); Willie Donaldson (producer, Beyond The Fringe); John Cleese; Eric Idle; Michael Parkinson; Brenda Vaccaro; John Fortune; Nicholas Luard (co-owner with Cook of The Establishment club); actress Gaye Brown; Christopher Booker; Ian Hislop; Victor Lownes and Michael Bawtree (friends of Cook); Joe McGrath; Dick Clement; Mel Smith; Clive Anderson; tv producer and executive Paul Jackson; Harry Enfield, radio presenter Clive Bull, and archival interview footage of both Cook and Dudley Moore.
Release Date2002-01-12
Charactersd Self
Petula
In a staggering example of lacking imagination, Petula Clark's third US TV Special was given the exact same name as her first. Unbelievably, a third special also had that exact same title a few years later! Guests: Peggy Lee, Dean Martin, the Everly Brothers, David Frost. Songs: Beautiful Sounds, duet w/ Peggy Lee (I'm A Woman/Wedding Bell Blues), Games People Play (w/ The Everly Brothers), duet medley w/ Dean Martin on a horse (Hey Good Lookin'/Detour/Things/I Walk The Line/Just A Little Lovin'), medley (Come Together/Great Come And Get It Day), When Johnny Comes Marching Home (w/ Lee), Fool On The Hill.
Release Date1970-12-26
Charactersd Self
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
Documentary about actor Peter Sellers and one of his most memorable film roles.
Release Date2004-10-28
Charactersd Self
Vote Count5
Inside Elton's World
Elton John talks to David Frost. On his row with photographers at Taipei airport, he says: “Maybe I should have shut up.” About a recent recording, he says: “I sing really well on it.” On his upcoming musical version of Billy Elliot: “It’s a heart-warming story and I think the music enhances it.” On his show in Las Vegas: “There’s a lot of humour. There’s a lot of deep thought in it.” And when he dies, he would like to be remembered by his friends as loyal, loving, compassionate, caring and kind. As he says at the start of the interview: “It’s very hard to shut up.”
Release Date2005-04-21
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Charactersd Self
The Unknown Peter Sellers
Documentary about the life and career of a comic genius, Peter Sellers.
Release Date2000-04-25
Charactersd Self
Vote Count4
The Battle for Britain's Breakfast
The story of how the introduction of breakfast television to the UK in 1983 led to a fierce battle for viewers between the BBC and ITV.
Release Date2014-04-08
Charactersd Self
Sir David Frost: That Was the Life That Was
The life of Sir David Frost as told by Stephen Fry. Featuring David Frost's three sons, his friends and the political figures who were interviewed by him, who also became his friends. The story of the pioneer in broadcasting who conducted The Nixon Interviews.
Release Date2013-10-19
Charactersd Self/Archival Footage
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
A documentary about the legendary and influential comedian, actor and writer, who went out from the BBC to conquer Hollywood, but sadly the system quickly withdrew its support when they couldn't contain his talents. This portrait is spiked with many comments from people who knew Feldman privately or had dealt with him professionally. His early death sadly rendered him all but forgotten by the public. The compilation consists of interviews, some film clips and photos as well as various audio clips from him.
Release Date2008-03-31
Charactersd Self
Vote Count5
Frost on Sketch Shows
Sir David Frost traces the development of the sketch show over the last fifty years, from variety theatre to primetime television.
Release Date2013-03-13
Charactersd Self - Presenter
Vote Count2
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
A documentary about the life of British satirist and founder of 'Private Eye' Peter Cook.
Release Date1995-12-19
Charactersd Self
Ross Perot: Straight Talk
Ross Perot, the Texas billionaire who could be America's next president, gives the straight answers he's famous for in a 1-hour interview with Emmy Award-Winning journalist David Frost. Questioned on topics ranging from the federal budget deficit (he says he knows how to eliminate it), to his views on his employee's marital fidelity ("If your wife can't trust you, how can I?"), to abortion, Perot speaks his mind on today's most important issues. Perot has made himself one of the country's most successful men. Now he is attracting unprecedented support for his presidential bid. You must know about this man, here is a revealing portrait of the philosophy, character, and personality of this most independent candidate.
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Charactersd Self
When Boxing Ruled The World
Documentary looking back at the golden era of heavyweight boxing which occurred at the dawn of global television broadcasting.
Release Date2001-04-19
Charactersd Self
Christmas with Kiri Te Kanawa: Carols from Coventry Cathedral
Kiri Te Kanawa, Michael George, and a choir sing Christmas music, and in between selections, David Frost narrates a history of the Christmas carol.
Release Date2006-10-31
Charactersd Self (Telecast Only)
Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
Woody Allen writes more movies about life, Hoffman, De Niro and Pacino have an identity crisis, Spielberg struggles under the weight of all his money, and refusal to take him as a serious actor pushes Leonard Nimoy over the edge.
Release Date1987-04-04
Charactersd Self
Leadbelly
The life of Blues and folk singer Huddie Leadbetter, nicknamed Leadbelly is recounted. Covering the good times and bad from his 20s to 40s. Much of that time was spent on chain gangs in the south. Even in prison he became well known for the songs he had composed and sung during and before the time he spent there.
Release Date1976-05-28
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count7
Rogue Trader
Rogue Trader tells the true story of Nick Leeson, an employee of Barings Bank who--after a successful trading run--ends up accumulating $1.4 billion in losses hidden in account #88888.
Release Date1999-06-25
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count129
The Slipper and the Rose
Prince Edward wants to marry for love, but the King and court of the Kingdom of Euphrania are anxious for the Prince to wed no matter what. When the Prince meets Cinderella at a ball, he's sure she's the one, and when she loses her slipper upon exiting the dance, the Prince is determined to find and marry her.
Release Date1976-03-25
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count52
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into politics and in the mini-skirted flared-trousered world of 1970 Britain starts to rise through the Tory ranks.
Release Date1970-11-12
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count17
Bloodlines: The Dracula Family Tree
Almost 30 years ago, two scholars from Boston revealed the historical truth behind the legendary vampire known as Dracula. For the first time, their 15-year research demonstrated the link between Bram Stoker's infamous vampire and a 15th century prince named Vlad Tepes, or "Vlad the Impaler."
Release Date2003-11-11
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count1
Crossroads of Civilization
Eight part series co-produced by David Frost.
Release Date1977-01-02
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.
Release Date1992-05-25
Episode Count1
Vote Count97
Dispatches
Long-running Channel 4 documentary series covering issues about British society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment. Known for featuring a mole inside organisations under journalistic investigation.
Release Date1987-10-30
Episode Count1
Vote Count12
Inside Edition
Inside Edition is a thirty-minute American television syndicated news program. The show was originally a mix of tabloid crime stories, investigations, and celebrity gossip. The first anchor correspondent of the program was David Frost, who was replaced after approximately three weeks with Bill O'Reilly. The current anchor correspondent is former Today anchor correspondent Deborah Norville, who took over for O'Reilly in 1995. Steve Kamer has been the show's announcer since its inception. On August 29, 2011, Inside Edition began airing in high definition.
Release Date2003-02-07
Episode Count1
Vote Count5
That Was The Week That Was
That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, is a satirical television comedy programme on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced and directed by Ned Sherrin and presented by David Frost. An American version by the same name aired on NBC from 1964 to 1965, also featuring Frost. The programme is considered a significant element of the satire boom in the United Kingdom in the early 1960s. It broke ground in comedy through lampooning the establishment and political figures. Its broadcast coincided with coverage of the politically charged Profumo affair and John Profumo, the politician at the centre of the affair, became a target for derision. TW3 was first broadcast on Saturday 24 November 1962.
Release Date1962-11-24
Episode Count37
Vote Count1
The Frost Report
The Frost Report was a satirical television show hosted by David Frost. It ran for 28 episodes on the BBC from 1966 to 1967. It is notable for introducing John Cleese, Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett to television, and also launching the careers of other writers and performers.
Release Date1966-03-01
Episode Count28
The Frost Programme
Release Date1966-12-09
Episode Count16