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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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 26, 1953
Age
73 years old
Place of Birth
Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Popularity Score
0.8
Filmography
Spain with Michael Portillo
2026TV
Great Japanese Railway Journeys
Self - Presenter
2026TV
Great Korean Railway Journeys
Self - Presenter
2026TV
Great Central Asian Railway Journeys
Self - Presenter
2026TV
Michael Portillo in Stockholm
2026TV
Portugal with Michael Portillo
Himself
2025TV
Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways
Self - Presenter
2025TV
Michael Portillo's Long Weekends
Presenter
2024TV
Prague with Michael Portillo
Presenter
2024TV
Madrid with Michael Portillo
Himself
2024TV
Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War
Presenter
2023Movie
Portillo's Andalucia
Presenter
2023TV
Great Coastal Railway Journeys
Presenter
2022TV
The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo
Self
2022TV
Partition, 1921
Presenter
2021Movie
Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo
Self - Host
2021TV
Great Asian Railway Journeys
Self - Presenter
2020TV
Hawks and Doves: The Crown and Ireland's War of Independence
Self
2020TV
Portillo's Empire Journey
2020TV
Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories
Presenter
2019TV
Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys
Self - Presenter
2019TV
Great Canadian Railway Journeys
Self - Presenter
2019TV
Great Australian Railway Journeys
Self - Presenter
2019TV
Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories
Writer
2019TV
Great Australian Railway Journeys
Presenter
2019TV
Great Indian Railway Journeys
Self - Presenter
2018TV
Portillo's Hidden History of Britain
Self - Host
2018TV
Spanish Civil War
Self - Narrator
2017TV
Avenge the Crows
Leadman
2017Movie
Avenge the Crows
Art Direction
2017Movie
Great American Railroad Journeys
Self - Presenter
2016TV
Portillo's State Secrets
Self - Host
2015TV
Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo
Self - Presenter
2014TV
Great Continental Railway Journeys
Self - Presenter
2012TV
Great Continental Railway Journeys
Creator
2012TV
Perspectives
2011TV
Great British Railway Journeys
Self - Presenter
2010TV
Great British Railway Journeys
Presenter
2010TV
Christianity: A History
Self
2009TV
Christianity: A History
Writer
2009TV
Portillo on Thatcher
Self
2008Movie
The Supersizers...
Participant
2008TV
Portillo on Thatcher
Presenter
2008Movie
The Verdict
2007TV
The Summer of Rave, 1989
Self
2006Movie
The One Show
Self
2006TV
London Under Attack
Self
2004Movie
This World
2004TV
Trust Me - I'm a Politician
Self
2003Movie
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003TV
This Week
Self - Panelist
2003TV
Great Britons
Self
2002TV
The Rivals
2001Movie
Parkinson
Self
1998TV
The Day Today
Self (archive footage)
1994TV
The Big Story
1993TV
Natural World
1983TV
Great Railway Journeys
Self - Presenter
1980TV
Great Railway Journeys
Writer
1980TV
Question Time
Self - Panellist
1979TV
200 Years of The Railways
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