Christopher Biggins

Biography

He was born in Oldham, Lancashire, the son of William and Pamela Biggins. He was brought up in Salisbury, Wiltshire, attended St Probus school where he took elocution lessons and participated in local drama groups. His first lead stage role was at the age of 17 in a Stage '65 production of Molière's Le Médecin malgré lui, leading to work with a local repertory theatre company.

Known For

The Graham Norton Show

Self

Minder

Harold

The One Show

Self - Guest

The One Show

Self

8 Out of 10 Cats

Self

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Self

Ready Steady Cook

Self - Guest

BBC Play of the Month

Interpreter

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Sane Inside Insanity	Self
2021	Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years	Self
2021	Our Cilla: The One and Only	Self
2020	Ant and Dec's 30 Greatest Moments	Self
2018	When Eurovision Goes Horribly Wrong	Self
2017	The Paul O'Grady Story	Self
2017	Who Shot Simon Cowell?	Party Guest
2016	Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie	Christopher Biggins
2015	Our Cilla	Self
2015	Most Shocking Celebrity Moments 2015	Self
2014	Most Shocking Celebrity Moments 2014	Self
2012	Run For Your Wife	Bobby Franklin
2010	Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 3	Self (archive footage)
2009	Late Night with the Loose Women	Self
2009	What has 'The Romans' ever done for us?	Self
2008	Rocky Horror Tribute Show	Narrator
2004	The Phoenix and the Carpet	Mr. Tonks
2003	Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher	Lukewarm
2001	tvSSFBM EHKL	Quiz Master / Lop Ears/ Various
2001	Cold Fish	Roland
2001	Blow Dry	President of the British Hair Federation
2000	Circus	Arnie
1999	Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat	The Baker
1999	Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show	Self
1998	Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
1997	Caught in the Act	Alfonso
1996	An Evening with Lily Savage	Self - Audience Member
1996	Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout	Christopher Biggins
1994	Decadence	The Entourage
1990	The Children's Royal Variety Performance	Self
1982	The Critic	Interpreter
1980	High Rise Donkey	Uncredited
1979	The Tempest	Stephano, a drunken mariner
1978	This Is Love	Father Christmas
1978	Adventures of a Plumber's Mate	Robin
1977	A Christmas Carol	Topper
1976	Romeo and Juliet	Servant to Capulet
1976	It Could Happen to You	Apothecary
1975	Eskimo Nell	Jeremy Longhorn
1975	Porridge: No Way Out	Lukewarm
1975	The Rocky Horror Picture Show	The Transylvanians
1973	The Sex Thief	Porky Prescott
1972	Ben Spray	Man #2

Year	TV Show	Role
2024	Laughter Class
2024	I'm a Celebrity... Unpacked	Self
2023	Celebrity Escape to the Country	Self
2021	The Weakest Link	Self - Participant
2020	The Savoy	Self
2020	I'm A Celebrity... The Daily Drop	Self - Guest
2020	Michael McIntyre's The Wheel	Self - Expert
2017	Gone to Pot	Self
2013	Through the Keyhole	Self - Guest
2013	Catchphrase	Self - Contestant
2011	Celebrity Antiques Road Trip	Self - Participant
2011	Big Brother's Bit on the Side	Self
2011	Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side	Self
2010	Celebrity Pressure Cooker
2010	The Michael Ball Show	Self
2010	Mongrels	God
2009	Alan Carr: Chatty Man	Self
2009	Psychoville
2009	Let's Dance for Comic Relief	Self
2009	As Seen on TV
2009	Live from Studio Five	Self
2009	Heads or Tails	Self - Celebrity Supporter
2009	Celebrity Shock List 2009
2008	Celebrity Juice	Self
2008	Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong	Self
2007	The Big Questions	Self
2007	The Alan Titchmarsh Show	Self
2007	Are You Smarter Than a Ten Year Old?
2007	The Graham Norton Show	Self
2006	The One Show	Self - Guest
2006	The One Show	Self
2005	8 Out of 10 Cats	Self
2004	Hell's Kitchen
2004	I'm Famous and Frightened!
2002	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Self
2002	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Self
2001	tv-ssfbm ehkl Surreal Film
2001	Victoria Died in 1901 and is Still Alive Today	Queen Victoria
2001	Celebrity Big Brother	Self
1999	Where Are They Now?	Self
1999	Bad Girls	Christopher Biggins
1997	Operation Good Guys
1997	The Phoenix and the Carpet	Mr. Tonks
1996	Never Mind the Buzzcocks	Self
1994	Ready Steady Cook	Self - Guest
1993	Sooty & Co.
1990	Cluedo	Reverend Green
1988	This Morning	Self
1987	Going Live!	Self
1984	Surprise, Surprise	Self - Presenter
1983	Dramarama
1982	On Safari
1982	Brendon Chase	Reverend Whiting
1981	Dark Towers
1981	Masada	Claudius Albinus
1980	Watch this Space
1979	Shoestring
1979	Minder	Harold
1979	Kidnapped	Prince Charlie
1976	Rentaghost
1976	I, Claudius	Nero
1974	Porridge	Lukewarm
1973	Seven of One
1973	Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?	Podge
1973	Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1971	Upstairs, Downstairs	Mr. Donaldson
1969	Paul Temple
1965	BBC Play of the Month	Interpreter
1965	BBC Play of the Month	Lord of the Court