
Michael Foot
Known For
Writing
Born
1913-07-23 in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Died
2010-03-03
Biography
Michael Foot was a British politician and served as the leader of the Labour Party from 1980-1983. He was a pacifist and a supporter of CND who studied philosophy at Wadham College, Oxford. As a documentary screenwriter for the war effort in the 1940s, he worked alongside Frank Owen under the joint pseudonym of Michael Frank and was known for Young Veteran (1940), Yellow Caesar (1941). He was married to documentary filmmaker Jill Craigie.
Most Known For

Question Time
as Himself - Panellist

Rough Justice
as Self

The Wilderness Years
as Self

Young Veteran
as Commentator

Independent Miss Craigie
as Himself (Archive Footage)

Labour's Old Romantic: A Film Portrait of Michael Foot
as Self

Cabinet Confidential
as Self (archive footage)

In Search of Tony Blair
as Self (Archive Footage)

From Beaconsfield to Baghdad
as Self (Archive Footage)

Two Hours from London
as Himself