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John Cleese was born on October 27, 1939, in Weston-Super-Mare, England. He was born into a family of modest means, his father being an insurance salesman; but he was nonetheless sent off to private schools to obtain a good education. Here he was often tormented for his height, having reached a height of six feet by the age of twelve... See full bio »

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2013 The Croods (story)
 
2011 John Cleese: The Alimony Tour (video)
 
2009 Just for Laughs (TV series)
– John Cleese (2009) (writer)
 
2006 The Art of Football from A to Z (TV documentary)
 
2004 Wine for the Confused (TV documentary)
 
2003 Education Tips No. 41: Choosing a Really Expensive School (video short)
 
2002 Eric Idle: Exploits Monty Python
 
2001 Monty Python Live (video)
 
2001 Comedy Masterclass (video documentary) (skit "Four Yorkshiremen")
 
2001 We Know Where You Live (TV movie) (skit "Four Yorkshiremen")
 
2001 The Human Face (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1999 Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (TV documentary)
 
1997 Fierce Creatures
 
1996 Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail (Video Game) (screenplay "Monty Python and the Holy Grail")
 
1995 Look at the State We're In! (TV mini-series)
 
1990 Grime Goes Green: Your Business and the Environment (video)
 
1989 Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (TV special) (sketches)
 
1988 A Fish Called Wanda (story / written by)
 
1986/II Comic Relief (TV documentary) (skit "Merchant Banker")
 
1983 The Meaning of Life (written by)
 
1982 Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (documentary) (written by)
 
1981 Giroblauw met John Cleese (TV short) (scenario)
 
1975-1979 Fawlty Towers (TV series)
– Basil the Rat (1979) (by)
– The Anniversary (1979) (by)
– The Kipper and the Corpse (1979) (by)
– Waldorf Salad (1979) (by)
– The Psychiatrist (1979) (by)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1979 Life of Brian (written by)
 
1979 Away from It All (short) (as Friend)
 
1977 The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
 
1977 The Mermaid Frolics (TV documentary)
 
1977 The Muppet Show (TV series)
– John Cleese (1977) (uncredited)
 
1971-1976 The Two Ronnies (TV series)
– Episode #5.8 (1976) (written by)
– Episode #3.8 (1974) (written by)
– Episode #3.4 (1973) (written by)
– Episode #3.3 (1973) (written by)
– Episode #3.2 (1973) (written by)
See all 20 episodes »
 
1976 Meetings, Bloody Meetings (video documentary short)
 
1975 I'll Think About It (video short)
 
1975 How Not to Exhibit Yourself (video short)
 
1975 It's Alright, It's Only a Customer (short)
 
1975 The Competitive Spirit (video documentary short)
 
1975 Who Sold You This, Then? (video short)
 
1975 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (written by)
 
1975 More Akward Customers (video short)
 
1975 Awkward Customers (video short)
 
1975 The Meeting of Minds (video short)
 
1975 In Two Minds (video short)
 
1969-1974 Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV series)
– Hamlet (1974) (written by)
– The Light Entertainment War (1974) (written by)
– Michael Ellis (1974) (written by)
– The British Showbiz Awards (1973) (written by)
– A Book at Bedtime (1973) (creator)
See all 43 episodes »
 
1974 Man Hunt (video documentary short)
 
1974 Romance with a Double Bass (short) (screen adaptation)
 
1973 Is This a Record? (short) (additional material)
 
1972 Rentadick (uncredited)
 
1971 And Now for Something Completely Different (screen foreplay & conception)
 
1971 Doctor at Large (TV series)
– Mr. Moon (1971) (writer)
– Mother and Father Doing Well (1971) (writer)
– Cynthia Darling (1971) (writer)
– It's All in the Mind (1971) (writer)
– No Ill Feeling! (1971) (writer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1971 The Ronnie Barker Yearbook (TV movie)
 
1971 Six Dates with Barker (TV series)
– 1971: Come in and Lie Down (1971) (writer)
 
1971 Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (TV movie) (written by)
 
1970 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (screenplay)
 
1969 The Magic Christian (additional material)
 
1969 Doctor in the House (TV series)
– Why Do You Want to Be a Doctor? (1969) (written by)
 
1968-1969 Marty (TV series)
– Episode dated 17 March 1969 (1969) (written by)
– Episode #2.6 (1969) (additional material)
– Episode #2.5 (1969) (additional material)
– Episode #2.4 (1968) (additional material)
– Episode #2.3 (1968) (additional material)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1969 How to Irritate People (TV movie) (written by)
 
1968 Broaden Your Mind (TV series)
– Episode #1.6 (1968) (additional material)
– Episode #1.4 (1968) (additional material)
– Episode #1.2 (1968) (additional material)
 
1968 BBC Show of the Week (TV series)
– Simply Sheila (1968) (writer)
 
1966-1967 The Frost Report (TV series)
– Special: Frost Over Christmas (1967) (writer)
– Showbusiness (1967) (writer)
– Youth (1967) (writer)
– Europe (1967) (writer)
– Crime (1967) (writer)
See all 28 episodes »
 
1967 At Last the 1948 Show (TV series)
– Episode #2.7 (1967) (writer)
– Episode #2.6 (1967) (writer)
– Episode #2.5 (1967) (writer)
– Episode #2.4 (1967) (writer)
– Episode #2.3 (1967) (writer)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1962-1963 That Was the Week That Was (TV series)
– That Was the Year That Was (1963) (writer)
– Dick Whittington and His Fascist Hyena (1963) (writer)
– Episode #2.12 (1963) (writer)
– Episode #2.11 (1963) (writer)
– Episode #2.10 (1963) (writer)
See all 37 episodes »
 
Show ShowActor (127 titles)
???? Of Corset's Mine (pre-production)
Dollingsworth
 
???? Absolutely Anything (pre-production)
Extraterrestrial (voice)
 
2013 Planes (post-production)
Bulldog (voice)
 
2013 Spud 2: The Madness Continues
The Guv
 
2012-2013 Whitney (TV series)
Dr. Grant
– Space Invaders (2013) … Dr. Grant
– Mind Games (2012) … Dr. Grant
 
2012 A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
Various (voice)
 
2012 God Loves Caviar
McCormick
 
2011 Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (video)
The Narrator
 
2011 The Big Year
Historical Montage Narrator (voice)
 
2011 Winnie the Pooh
Narrator (voice)
 
2011 Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (TV series)
Narrator
 
2010 Spud
The Guv - Mr. Edly
 
2010 Fable III (Video Game)
Jasper (voice)
 
2010 Shrek Forever After
King (voice)
 
2010 Change for the Oceans (video short) (voice)
 
2009 Planet 51
Professor Kipple (voice)
 
2009 The Pink Panther 2
Dreyfus
 
2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still
Professor Barnhardt
 
2008 Igor
Dr. Glickenstein (voice)
 
2007 Shrek the Third
King (voice)
 
2007 Shrek the Third (Video Game)
Narrator (voice) / King Harold (voice)
 
2006 Charlotte's Web
Samuel the Sheep (voice)
 
2006 L'entente cordiale
Lord Conrad
 
2006 Man About Town
Dr. Primkin
 
2005 Complete Guide to Guys
Noted Behavioral Scientist/Noted Doctor/Leading Social Scientist/Leading Orthopedic Surgeon
 
2005 Jade Empire (Video Game)
Sir Roderick (voice)
 
2005 Mickey's Around the World in 80 Days (video)
Narrator (voice)
 
2005 Valiant
Mercury (voice)
 
2004 Around the World in 80 Days
Grizzled Sergeant
 
2004 Shrek 2
King (voice)
 
2003-2004 Will & Grace (TV series)
Lyle Finster
– I Do, Oh, No, You Di-in't: Part 1 (2004) … Lyle Finster (uncredited)
– I Do, Oh, No, You Di-in't: Part 2 (2004) … Lyle Finster (uncredited)
– Flip-Flop: Part 2 (2004) … Lyle Finster (uncredited)
– Flip-Flop: Part 1 (2004) … Lyle Finster (uncredited)
– The Accidental Tsuris (2004) … Lyle Finster (uncredited)
See all 6 episodes »
 
2004 Time Troopers (Video Game)
Special Agent Wormold/Various Characters
 
2003 James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (Video Game)
Q (voice)
 
2003 Education Tips No. 41: Choosing a Really Expensive School (video short)
Prof. Dik Bonkers/Dr. Ken Enron Chaney
 
2003 George of the Jungle 2 (video)
Ape (voice)
 
2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Mr. Munday
 
2003/I Scorched
Charles Merchant
 
2002 Die Another Day
Q
 
2002 House of Mouse (TV series)
Narrator (segment 'Around the World in 80 Days') / Narrator (segment 'Mickey's Mechanical House') / Narrator (segment 'Midsummer Night's Dream') / …
– Pete's Christmas Caper (2002) … Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker') (voice)
– House of Genius (2002) … Narrator (segment 'Mickey's Mechanical House') (voice)
– House of Scrooge (2002) … Narrator (segment 'Midsummer Night's Dream') (voice)
– Mickey and Minnie's Big Vacation (2002) … Narrator (segment 'Around the World in 80 Days') (voice)
 
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Nearly Headless Nick
 
2002 Pinocchio
The Talking Crickett (voice: English version)
 
2002 The Adventures of Pluto Nash
James
 
2002 My Adventures in Television (TV series)
Red Lansing
– Fired (2002) … Red Lansing
– Death Be Not Pre-Empted (2002) … Red Lansing
– The Chinese Baby (2002) … Red Lansing
– The Art of Groveling (2002) … Red Lansing
– Diversity (2002) … Red Lansing
See all 7 episodes »
 
2001 Mickey's House of Villains (video)
Narrator (segment 'Mickey's Mechanical House') (voice)
 
2001 Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (video)
Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker') (voice)
 
2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Nearly Headless Nick
 
2001 Rat Race
Donald P. Sinclair
 
1998-2001 3rd Rock from the Sun (TV series)
Dr. Liam Neesam
– Mary Loves Scoochie: Part 2 (2001) … Dr. Liam Neesam
– Mary Loves Scoochie: Part 1 (2001) … Dr. Liam Neesam
– Dick and the Other Guy (1998) … Dr. Liam Neesam
– Just Your Average Dick (1998) … Dr. Liam Neesam
 
2001 H.M.O. (TV movie)
Dr. Larry King
 
2000 The Magic Pudding
Albert, The Magic Pudding (voice)
 
2000 007 Racing (Video Game)
R (voice)
 
2000 Quantum Project (short)
Alexander Pentcho
 
2000 Isn't She Great
Henry Marcus
 
2000 Rockstar (short)
Interviewer in lounge
 
1999 The World Is Not Enough
R
 
1999 Casper & Mandrilaftalen (TV series)
Gun rack Technician
– Episode #2.2 (1999) … Gun rack Technician
 
1999 The Out-of-Towners
Mr. Mersault
 
1998 Starship Titanic (Video Game)
The Bomb (as Kim Bread)
 
1998 Parting Shots
Maurice Walpole
 
1997 George of the Jungle
An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)
 
1997 Fierce Creatures
Rollo Lee
 
1997 Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (Video Game)
Various (also archive footage)
 
1996 Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
Mr. Toad's Lawyer
 
1996 Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail (Video Game)
Second Swallow-Savvy Guard (also archive footage) / Large man with dead body (also archive footage) / The Black Knight (also archive footage) / …
 
1995 Look at the State We're In! (TV mini-series)
Minister
– Local Government (1995) … Minister
 
1994 The Jungle Book
Dr. Julien Plumford
 
1994 The Swan Princess
Jean-Bob (voice)
 
1994 Frankenstein
Professor Waldman
 
1993 Last of the Summer Wine (TV series)
Neighbour
– Welcome to Earth (1993) … Neighbour
 
1993 Splitting Heirs
Raoul P. Shadgrind
 
1991 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Cat R. Waul (voice)
 
1990 Bullseye!
Man on the Beach in Barbados Who Looks Like John Cleese
 
1990 Grime Goes Green: Your Business and the Environment (video)
James Grime
 
1989 Erik the Viking
Halfdan the Black
 
1989 The Big Picture
Bartender
 
1989 Um Passo, Outro Passo e Depois...
Actor on TV (uncredited)
 
1988 A Fish Called Wanda
Archie Leach
 
1987 Dragonslayer Quark (TV short) (voice: English version)
 
1987 Baby Quark (TV short)
Narrator (voice: English version)
 
1987 Cheers (TV series)
Dr. Simon Finch-Royce
– Simon Says (1987) … Dr. Simon Finch-Royce
 
1987 Quark and the Highway Robber (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1986 Clockwise
Brian Stimpson
 
1985 Silverado
Sheriff Langston
 
1984 Budgeting (video short)
Julian Carruthers
 
1983 Yellowbeard
Harvey 'Blind' Pew
 
1983 The Meaning of Life
Fish #2 / Dr. Spencer / Humphrey Williams / …
 
1983 Privates on Parade
Major Giles Flack
 
1982 Whoops Apocalypse (TV series)
Lacrobat
– How to Get Rid of It (1982) … Lacrobat
 
1981 Time Bandits
Robin Hood
 
1981 The Great Muppet Caper
Neville
 
1981 Giroblauw met John Cleese (TV short)
Interviewer
 
1980 The Taming of the Shrew (TV movie)
Petruchio
 
1980 Depreciation and Inflation (video short)
Julian Carruthers
 
1980 Cost, Profit, and Break-Even (video short)
Julian Carruthers
 
1975-1979 Fawlty Towers (TV series)
Basil Fawlty
– Basil the Rat (1979) … Basil Fawlty
– The Anniversary (1979) … Basil Fawlty
– The Kipper and the Corpse (1979) … Basil Fawlty
– Waldorf Salad (1979) … Basil Fawlty
– The Psychiatrist (1979) … Basil Fawlty
See all 12 episodes »
 
1979 Doctor Who (TV series)
Art Gallery Visitor
– City of Death: Part Four (1979) … Art Gallery Visitor
 
1979 Ripping Yarns (TV series)
a Passer-by
– Golden Gordon (1979) … a Passer-by
 
1979 Life of Brian
Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / …
 
1979 I'd Like a Word with You (video short)
Ethelred the Unready / Ivan the Terrible / William the Silent
 
1979 To Norway, Home of Giants (TV short)
Norman Fearless
 
1978 The Control of Working Capital (video short)
Julian Carruthers
 
1977 The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
Arthur Sherlock Holmes
 
1977 Three Piece Suite (TV series)
Kevin (segment "Every Day in Every Way")
– Little Things... That Go Bump in the Night/Every Day in Every Way/Walking the Dog (1977) … Kevin (segment "Every Day in Every Way")
 
1977 The Fortune Teller (short)
 
1977 The Balance Sheet Barrier (video short)
Julian Carruthers
 
1976 Meetings, Bloody Meetings (video documentary short)
Tim
 
1975 Who Sold You This, Then? (video short)
Charlie Jenkins
 
1975 Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / …
 
1975 Decisions, Decisions (video short)
Field Marshal Montgomery / Queen Elizabeth I. / Brutus / …
 
1974 Romance with a Double Bass (short)
Musician Smychkov
 
1973 The Goodies (TV series)
The genie
– The Goodies and the Beanstalk (1973) … The genie
 
1973 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Sherlock Holmes
– Elementary My Dear Watson (1973) … Sherlock Holmes
 
1969-1973 Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV series)
Announcer / Various / The Announcer / …
– The British Showbiz Awards (1973) … The Announcer / James McNeill Whistler / Pier Paolo Pasolini / …
– A Book at Bedtime (1973) … Second Reader/Captain/'Penguins' Presenter/Second Major/First Producer
– Dennis Moore (1973) … Announcer/Dennis Moore/Lord Kinwoodie/PA Announcer/Mr. Bones/Various
– E. Henry Thripshaw's Disease (1972) … Announcer/Roger Last/Dr. E. Henry Thripshaw/Various Roles
– The Nude Man (1972) … Second Airline Pilot/Announcer/First Radio Voice/Mr. Wang/Mr. Robinson/Brigadier/Voice Over #3/Various
See all 40 episodes »
 
1973 Is This a Record? (short)
 
1973 Golf Etiquette
A Golfer
 
1973 The Love Ban
Contraceptives Lecturer
 
1972 Monty Python: International Philosophy (short)
Archimedes
 
1971 And Now for Something Completely Different
Announcer / Hungarian Man / Self-Defence Teacher / …
 
1971 Misleading Cases (TV series)
Mr. Partridge
– Regina Versus Sagittarius (1971) … Mr. Partridge
 
1971 The Statue
Harry
 
1970 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Pumer
 
1969 The Magic Christian
Director in Sotheby's
 
1969 The Best House in London
Jones (uncredited)
 
1968 The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Post Office clerk
 
1968 Interlude
TV Publicist
 
1968 The Avengers (TV series)
Marcus Rugman
– Look - (Stop Me If You've Heard This One) But There Were These Two Fellers... (1968) … Marcus Rugman
 
1966-1967 The Frost Report (TV series)
Various Roles
– Special: Frost Over Christmas (1967) … Various Roles
– Showbusiness (1967) … Various Roles
– Youth (1967) … Various Roles
– Europe (1967) … Various Roles
– Crime (1967) … Various Roles
See all 28 episodes »
 
Show ShowProducer (43 titles)
2011 John Cleese: The Alimony Tour (video) (executive producer)
 
2007 Pass It On: Coaching Skills for Managers (video short) (executive producer)
 
1997 Fierce Creatures (producer)
 
1995 Look at the State We're In! (TV mini-series) (executive producer)
 
1990 The Helping Hand (video documentary short) (executive producer)
 
1990 Grime Goes Green: Your Business and the Environment (video) (executive producer)
 
1988 A Fish Called Wanda (executive producer)
 
1988 All Change (video documentary short) (executive producer)
 
1988 The Importance of Mistakes (video short) (executive producer)
 
1984-1986 Fairly Secret Army (TV series) (executive producer - 12 episodes)
– Treacherous Chaps, Causes (1986) (executive producer)
– You're Going to Be a Hero, Harry (1986) (executive producer)
– Ever Tried Making Love to a Marxist? (1986) (executive producer)
– One Mistake, Whole Caboosh Plughole (1986) (executive producer)
– This Could Be Extremely Dangerous, Sir (1986) (executive producer)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1986 Return on Investment (video documentary short) (executive producer)
 
1984 More Bloody Meetings (video documentary short) (executive producer)
 
1984 Budgeting (video short) (executive producer)
 
1983 Perishing Solicitors (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1982 The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (documentary) (producer - uncredited)
 
1981 You'll Soon Get the Hang of It (video documentary short) (executive producer)
 
1980 Free to Choose (TV series documentary) (executive producer)
 
1980 Depreciation and Inflation (video short) (executive producer)
 
1980 Cost, Profit, and Break-Even (video short) (executive producer)
 
1979 The Secret Policeman's Ball (TV documentary) (producer - uncredited)
 
1979 I'd Like a Word with You (video short) (executive producer)
 
1978 The Control of Working Capital (video short) (executive producer)
 
1977 The Unorganized Manager, Part Two: Salvation (video documentary short) (executive producer)
 
1977 The Unorganized Manager, Part Three: Lamentations (video documentary short) (executive producer)
 
1977 The Unorganized Manager, Part One: Damnation (video documentary short) (executive producer)
 
1977 The Unorganized Manager, Part Four: Revelations (video documentary short) (executive producer)
 
1977 How Am I Doing? (video documentary short) (executive producer)
 
1977 The Balance Sheet Barrier (video short) (executive producer)
 
1976 Pleasure at Her Majesty's (TV documentary) (producer - uncredited)
 
1976 The Cold Call (video short) (executive producer)
 
1976 Can We Please Have That the Right Way Round? (video short) (executive producer)
 
1976 Meetings, Bloody Meetings (video documentary short) (executive producer)
 
1975 I'll Think About It (video short) (executive producer)
 
1975 How Not to Exhibit Yourself (video short) (executive producer)
 
1975 It's Alright, It's Only a Customer (short) (executive producer)
 
1975 The Competitive Spirit (video documentary short) (executive producer)
 
1975 Who Sold You This, Then? (video short) (executive producer)
 
1975 More Akward Customers (video short) (executive producer)
 
1975 Awkward Customers (video short) (executive producer)
 
1975 The Meeting of Minds (video short) (executive producer)
 
1975 In Two Minds (video short) (executive producer)
 
1975 Decisions, Decisions (video short) (executive producer)
 
1974 Man Hunt (video documentary short) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (7 titles)
2004 Will & Grace (TV series)
– Flip-Flop: Part 1 (2004) (performer: "Something Good" 1965 - uncredited)
 
1997 George of the Jungle (performer: "My Way")
 
1996 Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV series)
– Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell (1996) (lyrics: "Knights of the Round Table")
 
1983 The Meaning of Life (lyrics: "Oh Lord Please Don't Burn Us" / performer: "Oh Lord Please Don't Burn Us")
 
1977 The Muppet Show (TV series)
– John Cleese (1977) (performer: "The Impossible Dream")
 
1975 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (lyrics: "Camelot Song Knights of the Round Table")
 
1969 Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV series)
– The Ant, an Introduction (1969) (performer: "The Lumberjack Song" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (5 titles)
2006 Stranger Than Fiction (footage: Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life" courtesy of)
 
1982 Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (documentary) (stage director - as Monty Python)
 
1979 The Secret Policeman's Ball (TV documentary) (stage director)
 
1971 And Now for Something Completely Different (presenter - as Monty Python)
 
1966 The Frost Programme (TV series) (programme editor - 1 episode)
– Episode dated 9 December 1966 (1966) (programme editor)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
1988 A Fish Called Wanda (uncredited)
 
1981 Giroblauw met John Cleese (TV short)
 
1979 Away from It All (short) (as Friend)
 
1982 The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (documentary) (assistant director)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2011 Colin & Brad: Two Man Group (TV movie) (Brad thanks)
 
2010 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (dedicatee - 1 episode)
– Comparativa: La vida de Brian (2010) (dedicatee)
 
2007 The Secret Life of Brian (TV documentary) (thanks)
 
2003 Inside 'Die Another Day' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (199 titles)
2013 Goodbye Television Centre (TV movie)
Himself
 
2013 Funny Business (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Deal Makers (2013) … Himself
– Gags to Riches (2013) … Himself
 
2011-2012 The Many Faces of... (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ronnie Barker (2012)
– Les Dawson (2011) … Himself
 
2012 Anatomy of a Liar (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.6 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.1 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 John Howard Davies: A Life in Comedy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 The ONE Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 November 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Comedy Britain (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Efter Tio (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 April 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 John Cleese: The Alimony Tour (video)
Himself
 
2010 Robins (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #6.2 (2010) … Himself - Guest
 
2010 Entourage (TV series)
Himself
– Lose Yourself (2010) … Himself
 
2010 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.3 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Skavlan (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #3.11 (2010) … Himself - Guest
 
2010 Life on Planet 51 (video documentary short)
Professor Kipple (voice) (uncredited)
 
2009 Just for Laughs (TV series)
Himself - Host
– John Cleese (2009) … Himself - Host
 
2009 Monty Python: Almost the Truth - Lawyers Cut (TV series)
Himself
– Finally! The Last Episode Ever! (For Now...) (2009) … Himself
– Lust for Glory! (2009) … Himself
– The Ultimate Holy Grail Episode (2009) … Himself
– And Now, the Sordid Personal Bits (2009) … Himself
– The Much Funnier Second Episode (2009) … Himself
See all 6 episodes »
 
2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.132 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Monty Python Almost the Truth Obligatory Making of Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage) / Basil Fawlty (also archive footage)
 
2009 Mitgefühl, Weisheit und Humor (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2009 Beyond a Joke (TV series documentary)
Himself
– A Class Apart (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The Bonnie Hunt Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 February 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #7.17 (2009) … Himself - Guest
 
2008 Batteries Not Included (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (2008) … Himself
– Episode #1.5 (2008) … Himself
– Episode #1.4 (2008) … Himself
– Episode #1.3 (2008) … Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2008) … Himself
See all 6 episodes »
 
2008 Loose Women (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #13.3 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 The Seventh Python (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Legends (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation (2008) … Himself
 
2008 The Frost Report Is Back (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 Hannity & Colmes (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2007 Behind the Director's Son's Cut (video short)
Himself / Halfdan the Black
 
2007 More Boys Who Do Comedy (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Charlotte's Web: Some Voices (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 The Secret Life of Brian (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2006-2007 Just for Laughs (TV series)
Himself
– Best of 2006 (2007) … Himself
 
2006 Greatest Ever Comedy Movies (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986-2006 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Monty Python's Spamalot (2006) … Himself
– John Cleese (1986) … Himself
 
2006 Greatest Ever Blockbuster Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Art of Football from A to Z (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Monty Python's Personal Best (TV series)
Himself / Various Characters
– Michael Palin's Personal Best (2006) … Himself/Various Characters (also archive footage)
– John Cleese's Personal Best (2006) … Himself/Various Characters (also archive footage)
– Terry Gilliam's Personal Best (2006) … Himself/Various Characters (also archive footage)
– Eric Idle's Personal Best (2006) … Himself/Various Characters (also archive footage)
– Graham Chapman's Personal Best (2006) … Himself/Various Characters (also archive footage)
 
2005 Fawlty Towers Revisited (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Return of the Goodies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Dokument: Humor (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Stolthet och fördomar i Europa (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Avenue of the Stars: 50 Years of ITV (TV special)
Himself
 
2005 Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Comedy Connections (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Monty Python's Flying Circus (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The Power of the Sun (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Ultimate Film (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
2004 Meet the Cast of Shrek 2 (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 2nd Irish Film and Television Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2004 Wine for the Confused (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
2004 Wetten, dass..? (TV series)
Himself
– Wetten, dass..? aus Berlin (2004) … Himself
 
2004 VH1 Goes Inside (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Shrek (2004) … Himself
 
2004 I Love '70s (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2004 X-Play (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 March 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2001-2004 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 February 2004 (2004) … Himself
– Episode dated 15 June 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2004 Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Britain's Best Sitcom (TV series)
Himself
– Fawlty Towers (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The Funny Ladies of British Comedy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Time Shift (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Missing Believed Wiped (2003) … Himself
 
2003 With Friends Like These (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Stupidity (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Inside 'Die Another Day' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Rove Live (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.7 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do (TV movie)
Himself
 
2003 Something Fishy (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Happy Anniversary Mr. Bond (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Shaken and Stirred on Ice (video documentary short)
Q
 
2002 Best Ever Bond (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Die Another Day: From Script to Screen (video)
Himself
 
2002 Premiere Bond: Die Another Day (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Bond Girls (2002) … Himself
 
2002 2002 ABC World Stunt Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter (uncredited)
 
1997-2002 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Spike Milligan (2002) … Himself
– Peter Cook (1998) … Himself
– The Goons (1997) … Himself
– Les Dawson (1997) … Himself
 
2002 Taking the Wheel (short)
Himself
 
1999-2001 MADtv (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.7 (2001) … Himself
– Episode #5.9 (1999) … Himself
 
2001 The Teaching Awards 2001 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2001 The Sketch Show Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Monty Python Live (video)
Himself
 
2001 Lemurs (TV documentary short)
Presenter/Narrator
 
2001 The Human Face (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
– Fame (2001) … Himself - Presenter
– Beauty (2001) … Himself - Presenter
– Here's Looking at You! (2001) … Himself - Presenter
– Face to Face (2001) … Himself - Presenter
 
1980-2001 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 March 2001 (2001) … Himself
– Episode #10.9 (1980) … Himself
 
2001 Comic Relief Short Pants (TV special short)
Himself
 
2001 Heroes for the Planet: A Tribute to National Geographic (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Clockwatching with Mr. Cleese (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Making 'Rat Race' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 From Spam to Sperm (TV movie)
Himself
 
2000 Night of a Thousand Shows (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Brigitte & Friends (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 May 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big (short)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
1999 Mickey Mouse Works (TV series)
Himself - Narrator
– Episode #2.10 (1999) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Episode #2.6 (1999) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Episode #2.5 (1999) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Episode #2.1 (1999) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Episode #1.6 (1999) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
1999 The Bond Cocktail (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Comme au cinéma (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 November 1999 (1999) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 October 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (TV documentary)
Himself / Announcer / Gumby / …
 
1999 John Cleese & Anders Lund Madsen (TV documentary short)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1999 The BFI London Imax Signature Film (short)
Himself
 
1999 Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom (TV mini-series documentary)
'Basil Fawlty' / Himself
– The Sensational Seventies (1999) … Himself / 'Basil Fawlty'
 
1999 Comic Relief: The Record Breaker (TV special)
Himself
 
1999 Steve Martin: Seriously Funny (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Pythonland (TV movie)
Himself
 
1998 The John Cleese Interview (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998 In the Wild (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Operation Lemur: Mission to Madagascar (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Funny Women (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Prunella Scales (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Kiss Me Kate (TV series)
Himself
– Calendar (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Monty Python's Flying Circus: Live at Aspen (TV special)
Himself/Various Roles (also archive footage)
 
1998 Dennis Miller Live (TV series)
Himself
– Greed (1998) … Himself
 
1998 The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 John Cleeses fornemmelse for humor (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1997 Mundo VIP (TV series)
Himself
– Show nº56 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Lo + plus (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 April 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Sen kväll med Luuk (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.4 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 TFI Friday (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 January 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
– John Cleese (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself / Mr. Praline / Various
– Kevin Spacey/Beck (1997) … Himself/Various/Mr. Praline (uncredited)
 
1996 Auntie's All-Time Greats (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 Spike (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 May 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 March 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 What You Really Need to Know About... Ulcers: Gastric and Duodenal Peptic Ulcers (video documentary short)
Himself - Introduction
 
1994 The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1994) … Himself
 
1994 The Making of Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' (TV documentary)
Himself - 'Dr. Plumford'
 
1991 Amnesty International's Big 30 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 Wogan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 December 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 The Helping Hand (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1990 Life of Python (TV special documentary)
Himself/Various Roles (also archive footage)
 
1989 The Movie Life of George (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (TV special)
Himself (cameo)/Various Roles (achive footage)
 
1989 The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball (TV documentary)
Himself (also as Spitting Image)
 
1989 The 46th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1989 Lunettes noires pour nuits blanches (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 January 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 Hysteria 2! (TV special)
Himself
 
1986-1988 Aspel & Company (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.6 (1988) … Himself
– Episode #3.11 (1986) … Himself
 
1984-1988 Late Night with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 July 1988 (1988) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 October 1986 (1986) … Himself
– Episode dated 28 January 1986 (1986) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 November 1984 (1984) … Himself
 
1988 The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1988 An Audience with Peter Ustinov (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 All Change (video documentary short)
H.G. Wells
 
1988 The Importance of Mistakes (video short)
Himself
 
1987 The Secret Policeman's Third Ball (documentary)
Jim Cleese
 
1987 The Grand Knockout Tournament (TV special)
Himself
 
1986 Telephone Behaviour: The Power and the Perils (video short)
Himself
 
1986 $ucces Part One (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1986 Return on Investment (video documentary short)
Julian Carruthers
 
1984 More Bloody Meetings (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1984 The Secret Policeman's Private Parts (documentary)
Himself
 
1983 The Meaning of Monty Python's Meaning of Life (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1983 Group Madness (documentary)
Himself / Harvey 'Blind' Pew
 
1982 Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (documentary)
Barber #1 / Boxing commentator / The Pope / …
 
1982 The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (documentary)
Himself/Various Roles
 
1982 Head for Business (documentary short)
 
1981 You'll Soon Get the Hang of It (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1980 Peter Cook & Co. (TV movie)
Himself - Various Characters
 
1980 Les rendez-vous du dimanche (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 March 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1979 The Secret Policeman's Ball (TV documentary)
Himself - Various Roles
 
1979 Friday Night, Saturday Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1979) … Himself
 
1979 Not the Nine O'Clock News (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.3 (1979) … Himself
 
1979 Food, Wine & Friends (TV series)
Himself
 
1979 Mad Dogs and Cricketers (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1979 The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1979 Away from It All (short)
Himself - Narrator (voice) (as Nigel Farquhar-Bennett)
 
1977 The Mermaid Frolics (TV documentary)
Himself - Various
 
1977 The Muppet Show (TV series)
Himself
– John Cleese (1977) … Himself
 
1977 The Unorganized Manager, Part Two: Salvation (video documentary short)
St. Peter
 
1977 The Unorganized Manager, Part Three: Lamentations (video documentary short)
St. Peter
 
1977 The Unorganized Manager, Part One: Damnation (video documentary short)
St. Peter
 
1977 The Unorganized Manager, Part Four: Revelations (video documentary short)
St. Peter
 
1977 How Am I Doing? (video documentary short)
Ethelred the Unready / Ivan the Terrible / William the Silent
 
1976 Pleasure at Her Majesty's (TV documentary)
Pet Shop Customer / The Pope / Various
 
1976 The Cold Call (video short)
Himself
 
1976 Can We Please Have That the Right Way Round? (video short)
Himself
 
1975 I'll Think About It (video short)
Himself
 
1975 How Not to Exhibit Yourself (video short)
Himself
 
1975 It's Alright, It's Only a Customer (short)
Himself
 
1975 The Competitive Spirit (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1975 More Akward Customers (video short)
Himself
 
1975 Awkward Customers (video short)
Himself
 
1975 The Meeting of Minds (video short)
Himself
 
1975 In Two Minds (video short)
Himself
 
1974 Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1971-1974 Sez Les (TV series)
Himself - Various Characters
– Episode #9.7 (1974) … Himself - Various Characters
– Episode #9.6 (1974) … Himself - Various Characters
– Episode #9.5 (1974) … Himself - Various Characters
– Episode #9.4 (1974) … Himself - Various Characters
– Episode #9.3 (1974) … Himself - Various Characters
See all 18 episodes »
 
1973-1974 The Midnight Special (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.40 (1974) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 October 1973 (1973) … Himself
 
1974 Man Hunt (video documentary short)
Ethelred the Unready / Ivan the Terrible / William the Silent
 
1971 Jokers Wild (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.12 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #6.4 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #5.14 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #6.1 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #5.3 (1971) … Himself
See all 6 episodes »
 
1971 The Two Ronnies (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Various Characters
– Episode #1.8 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #1.6 (1971) … Himself - Various Characters
 
1971 Euroshow 71 (TV movie)
Himself - Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
 
1971 The Ronnie Barker Yearbook (TV movie)
Himself - Various Characters
 
1971 Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (TV movie)
Himself - Various Roles
 
1969 How to Irritate People (TV movie)
Himself - Various
 
1968 The Goon Show (TV short)
Himself/Announcer
 
1968 Goodbye Again (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1968) … Himself
 
1967 At Last the 1948 Show (TV series)
Himself - Various Characters
– Episode #2.7 (1967) … Himself - Various Characters
– Episode #2.6 (1967) … Himself - Various Characters
– Episode #2.5 (1967) … Himself - Various Characters
– Episode #2.4 (1967) … Himself - Various Characters
– Episode #2.3 (1967) … Himself - Various Characters
See all 13 episodes »
 
1967 Dee Time (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.25 (1967) … Himself
 
1964 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #18.5 (1964) … Himself (as Cambridge Circus)
 
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2010-2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2012 Animation Lookback (TV series documentary)
 
2006-2011 A Current Affair (TV series)
 
2010 Great TV Mistakes (TV documentary)
Basil Fawlty (uncredited)
 
2010 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2009 Today Tonight (TV series)
 
2009 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
 
2009 Loose Women (TV series)
 
2008 Let Loose... The Very Best of 'Loose Women' (video)
Himself
 
2008 Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones on Anger (TV documentary)
Basil Fawlty (uncredited)
 
2007-2008 Comedy Connections (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Morir de humor (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007-2008 The Comedy Map of Britain (TV series documentary)
 
2008 50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases (TV documentary)
Various (uncredited)
 
2007 Hitler: The Comedy Years (TV documentary)
Adolf Hitler/Basil Fawlty (uncredited)
 
2007 Room 101 (TV series)
 
2007 What the Pythons Did Next... (TV documentary)
Himself - Various Characters (uncredited)
 
2006 World of Robin Hood (TV documentary)
Robin Hood (uncredited)
 
2006 TV's 50 Greatest Stars (TV documentary)
Himself - Various Characters (uncredited)
 
2006 Premiere Bond: Opening Nights (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 ¿De qué te ríes? (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 The Passion: Films, Faith & Fury (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2006 The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (TV documentary)
Himself - Various Characters (uncredited)
 
2005 Paris in the Springtime (video)
Art Gallery Visitor
 
2005 80s (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Greatest TV Comedy Moments (TV documentary)
Dead Parrot Man
 
2005 The Comedians' Comedian (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 World's Funniest & Cleverest Commercials (video)
Himself
 
2003 30 Years of 'Last of the Summer Wine' (TV documentary)
 
1997-2002 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 
2001 Have I Got News for You (TV series)
 
2001 The Greatest (TV series documentary)
 
2000 The World Is Not Enough (Video Game)
R (voice)
 
The Directors (TV series documentary)
 
1999 The Making of 'The World Is Not Enough' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1996 And It's Goodnight from Him: The Very Best of Ronnie Barker (video documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time (Video Game)
Himself - Various
 
1993 There Now Follows... (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes (TV special)
Himself on Wogan
 
1993 Doctor Who: Thirty Years in the TARDIS (TV documentary)
Art Gallery Visitor (uncredited)
 
1992 Funny Business (TV series documentary)
 
1991 Auntie's Bloomers
Himself
 
1990 Cheers (TV series)
 
1990 Harry Måneskin (TV series)
 
1985 Muppet Video: Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (video)
Himself
 
1974 The Dean Martin Comedy World (TV series)
 
1969 Light Entertainment Killers (TV movie)
Marcus Rugman
 

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He allegedly refused the British Honour of the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1996. See more »

Trademark:

Usually plays uptight or overbearing comic characters. See more »

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Scorpio