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Sir Jimmy Savile OBE KCSG
Savile in 2006
Born	James Wilson Vincent Savile (1926-10-31)31 October 1926 Burley, Leeds, England
Died	29 October 2011(2011-10-29) (aged 84) Roundhay, Leeds, England
Occupations	Media personality DJ
Years active	1958\u20132011
Awards	Knight Bachelor (1990)

Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile (/\u02c8s\u00e6v\u026al/; 31 October 1926 \u2013 29 October 2011) was an English media personality and DJ. He was known for his eccentric image, charitable work, and hosting the BBC shows Top of the Pops and Jim'll Fix It. After his death, hundreds of allegations of sexual abuse made against him were investigated, tarnishing his reputation and leading the police to conclude that he was a predatory sex offender^[1] and possibly one of Britain's most prolific.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] There had been allegations during his lifetime, but they were dismissed and accusers were ignored or disbelieved. Savile's victims allegedly included young children and elderly individuals.^[6]\n

As a teenager during the Second World War, Savile worked in coal mines as a Bevin Boy. He began a career playing records in, and later managing, dance halls. His media career started as a disc jockey at Radio Luxembourg in 1958 and at Tyne Tees Television in 1960. From 1964 to 1988, Savile was a regular presenter on the BBC music show Top of the Pops, also co-presenting the last edition in 2006. In 1968, he began hosting his own radio shows for Radio 1, broadcasting until 1987. From 1975 to 1994, he presented Jim'll Fix It, an early Saturday evening television programme which arranged for the wishes of viewers, mainly children, to come true.\n

Savile was known for fundraising and supporting various charities and hospitals, in particular Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, Leeds General Infirmary, and Broadmoor Hospital in Berkshire. In 2009, he was described by The Guardian as a \"prodigious philanthropist\" and was honoured for his charity work.^[7]^[8] He was awarded the OBE in 1971 and was knighted in 1990. Following his death in 2011 at the age of 84, Savile was praised in obituaries for his personal qualities and his work raising an estimated \u00a340 million for charities.^[9]^[10]\n

In October 2012, an ITV documentary examined claims of sexual abuse by Savile.^[11] This led to extensive media coverage and a substantial and rapidly growing body of witness statements and sexual abuse claims, including accusations against public bodies for covering up or failure of duty. Scotland Yard launched a criminal investigation into allegations of child sex abuse by Savile spanning six decades,^[4] describing him as a \"predatory sex offender,\" and later stated that they were pursuing more than 400 lines of inquiry based on the testimony of 300 potential victims via 14 police forces.^[12]^[13] The scandal had resulted in inquiries or reviews at the BBC, within the NHS, the Crown Prosecution Service, and the Department of Health.^[14]^[15]^[16] In June 2014, investigations into Savile's activities at 28 NHS hospitals concluded that he had sexually assaulted staff and patients aged between 5 and 75 over several decades.^[17] As a result of the scandal, some of the honours that Savile was awarded during his career were posthumously revoked and his television appearances are no longer shown.\n

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Year\n	TItle\n	Role\n	Notes\n
1959\u20131979\n	Juke Box Jury\n	Panelist\n	22 episodes\n
1960\n	Young at Heart\n	Presenter\n	Alongside Valerie Masters\n
1961\u20131964\n	Thank Your Lucky Stars\n	Guest DJ\n	11 episodes\n
1964\n	Big Beat '64\n	Presenter\n	TV Special\n
1964\u20131984, 1988, 2001, 2003, 2006\n	Top of the Pops\n	\n
1966\n	New Musical Express Poll Winners' Concert\n	TV Special\n
1969\n	Songs of Praise\n	Guest Presenter\n	1 episode\n
Pop Go The Sixties\n	Co-presenter\n	TV special; alongside Elfi von Kalckreuth\n
1973\u20131974\n	Clunk, Click\n	Presenter\n	\n
1975\u20131994\n	Jim'll Fix It\n	\n
1978\n	Network\n	1 Episode; \"Jimmy Savile's Yorkshire Speakeasy\"\n
1979\u20132009\n	This Is Your Life\n	Guest\n	8 episodes\n
1999\n	Have I Got News For You\n	Panelist\n	1 episode\n
2000\n	When Louis Met Jimmy\n	Himself\n	\n
Meet Ricky Gervais\n	Guest\n	1 episode\n
I Love 1970's\n	Presenter\n	1 episode\n
2001\n	Top of the Pops: The True Story\n	Show 1\n
2004\n	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway\n	Guest\n	1 episode\n
2006\n	Celebrity Big Brother\n	Guest Housemate\n	2 episodes\n
2007\n	Jim'll Fix It Strikes Again\n	Presenter\n	\n

v t e Operation Yewtree
Accused	\n Jimmy Savile (posthumously exposed) \n Rolf Harris (convicted) \n Gary Glitter (convicted) \n Stuart Hall (convicted) \n Max Clifford (convicted) \n Dave Lee Travis (convicted) \n Chris Denning (convicted) \n Freddie Starr (cleared of wrongdoing) \n Jim Davidson (cleared of wrongdoing) \n Wilfred De'Ath (cleared of wrongdoing) \n Cliff Richard (cleared of wrongdoing) \n Paul Gambaccini (cleared of wrongdoing) \n
Investigators	\n Mark Williams-Thomas \n
Media coverage	\n The Other Side of Jimmy Savile \n Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story \n
Miscellaneous	\n Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal \n Kids Can Say No! \n

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