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Actor (166 credits)

Let My Country Be! (announced)
Sir Henry Loch

Wedding of the Year (announced)
Lionel

2020 Clifford the Big Red Dog (pre-production)

The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (post-production)
John

2019 The Martini Shot (post-production)
Dr. Auyeung

2019 Arctic Dogs (completed)
Otto Von Walrus (voice)

2019 The Naked Wanderer (completed)
Brian King

2018-2019 Hold the Sunset (TV Series)
Phil

- The Lemming Family (2019) ... Phil

- Aunty Joan (2019) ... Phil

- The Disappearance (2019) ... Phil

- The Sale (2019) ... Phil

- If I Were a Wise Man (2018) ... Phil

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2018 The Littlest Reindeer
Donner (voice)

2018 Speechless (TV Series)
Martin

- L-O-N-- LONDON: Part 2 (2018) ... Martin

- L-O-N-- LONDON: Part 1 (2018) ... Martin

2018 Charming
Fairy Godmother / Executioner (voice)

2017 Raid: World War II (Video Game)
Control

2017 The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind (Video Game)
Sir Cadwell (voice)

2016 Trolls
King Gristle Sr. (voice)

2016 Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
General Eeder

2015 Absolutely Anything
Chief Alien (voice)

2015 Kylie Minogue: Absolutely Anything and Anything at All (Video short) (voice)

2015 A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
Mr. Bellwood (voice)

2014 Spud 3: Learning to Fly
The Guv

2014 Over the Garden Wall (TV Mini-Series)
Adelaide / Quincy Endicott

- Chapter 6: Lullaby in Frogland (2014) ... Adelaide (voice)

- Chapter 5: Mad Love (2014) ... Quincy Endicott (voice)

2011-2014 Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (TV Series short)
Narrator

- Hunting Heffalumps (2014) ... Narrator

- Eeyore's Contest (2014) ... Narrator

- Heffalump Lesson (2014) ... Narrator

- Tiger's Balloon (2014) ... Narrator

- Roo and Lumpy (2014) ... Narrator (voice)

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2014 Monty Python Live (Mostly) (Documentary)
Llama lecturer / Second Yorkshireman / Armless Officer / ...

2014 The Elder Scrolls Online (Video Game)
Sir Cadwell (voice)

2013 Planes
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 Meetings, Bloody Meetings (Video short)
Judge

2012 Smart As (Video Game)
Narrator

2012 A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
John Cleese / Exploding Don / David Frost (voice)

2012 God Loves Caviar
McCormick

2011 The Big Year
Narrator (voice)

2011 Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (Video)
The Narrator

2011 Winnie the Pooh
Narrator (voice)

2010 Change for the Oceans (Video short) (voice)

2010 Spud
The Guv - Mr. Edly

2010 Fable III (Video Game)
Jasper (voice)

2010 Entourage (TV Series)
John Cleese

- Lose Yourself (2010) ... John Cleese

2010 Shrek Forever After
King (voice)

2009 Planet 51
Professor Kipple (voice)

2009 The Day the Earth Was Green (Video short)

2009 The Pink Panther 2
Dreyfus

2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still
Professor Barnhardt

2008 Igor
Dr. Glickenstein (voice)

2007 Shrek the Third (Video Game)
Narrator / King Harold (voice)

2007 Shrek the Third
King (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 / ...

2005 Jade Empire (Video Game)
Sir Roderick (voice)

2005 Mickey's Around the World in 80 Days (Video)
Narrator (voice)

2005 Valiant
Mercury (voice)

2005 Performance Matters: The Importance of Praise (Video short)
Presenter

2004 Time Troopers (Video Game)
Special Agent Wormold / Various Characters

2004 Around the World in 80 Days
Grizzled Sergeant

2004 Shrek 2
King (voice)

2003-2004 Will & Grace (TV Series)
Lyle Finster

- Oh, No, You Di-in't (2004) ... Lyle Finster (uncredited)

- I Do (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)

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2003 James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (Video Game)
Q (voice)

2003 Education Tips No. 41: Choosing a Really Expensive School (Video short)
Dik Bonkers / 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 My Adventures in Television (TV Series)
Red Lansing

- No Escape (2002) ... 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

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2002 House of Mouse (TV Series)
Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker') / Narrator (segment 'Around the World in 80 Days') / Narrator (segment 'Mickey's Mechanical House') / ...

- Pete's Christmas Caper (2002) ... Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker') (voice)

- Mickey and Minnie's Big Vacation (2002) ... Narrator (segment 'Around the World in 80 Days') (voice)

- House of Genius (2002) ... Narrator (segment 'Mickey's Mechanical House') (voice)

- House of Scrooge (2002) ... Narrator (segment 'Midsummer Night's Dream') (voice)

2002 Die Another Day
Q

2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Nearly Headless Nick

2002 Pinocchio
Crickett (English version, voice)

2002 The Adventures of Pluto Nash
James

2002 Taking the Wheel (Short)
Nathan Sullivan

2001 H.M.O. (TV Movie)
Dr. Larry King

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

2000 Rockstar (Video short)
Interviewer in lounge

2000 The Magic Pudding
Albert the Magic Pudding (voice)

2000 007 Racing (Video Game)
R (voice)

2000 The World Is Not Enough (Video Game)
R (voice)

2000 Quantum Project (Short)
Alexander Pentcho

2000 Isn't She Great
Henry Marcus

1999 The World Is Not Enough
R

1999 Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (TV Movie documentary)
Announcer / Himself / Gumby / ...

1999 Casper & Mandrilaftalen (TV Series)
Purple Gun Rack of Love Repair Man / Fake Bosse Bo Johansson / Sita-ta Columbus

- Episode #2.2 (1999) ... Purple Gun Rack of Love Repair Man / Fake Bosse Bo Johansson / Sita-ta Columbus

1999 The Out-of-Towners
Mr. Mersault

1998 Parting Shots
Maurice Walpole

1998 Starship Titanic (Video Game)
The Bomb (as Kim Bread)

1997 The Meaning of Life (Video Game)
Various

1997 George of the Jungle
An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)

1997 Fierce Creatures
Rollo Lee

1996 Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail (Video Game)
Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / Large man with dead body / The Black Knight / ...

1996 The Unorganized Manager, Part One: Damnation (Short)
St. Peter

1996 Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
Mr Toad's Lawyer

1995 Look at the State We're In! (TV Mini-Series)
Minister

- Local Government (1995) ... Minister

1994 The Jungle Book
Dr. Plumford

1994 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Professor Waldman

1994 The Swan Princess
Jean-Bob (voice)

1993 Meetings Bloody Meetings (Short)

1993 Last of the Summer Wine (TV Series)
Neighbour

- Welcome to Earth (1993) ... Neighbour

1993 Splitting Heirs
Raoul P. Shadgrind

1993 It's Your Choice: Selection Skills for Managers (Video short)
Ivan the terrible

1991 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Cat R. Waul (voice)

1991 Um Passo, Outro Passo e Depois...
Actor on TV (uncredited)

1990 Grime Goes Green: Your Business and the Environment (Video)
James Grime

1990 Bullseye!
Man on the Beach in Barbados Who Looks Like John Cleese

1989 Erik the Viking
Halfdan the Black

1989 The Big Picture
Bartender

1988 Managing Problem People. Behavioral skills for leaders
Rulebound Reggie

1988 A Fish Called Wanda
Archie Leach

1987 Baby Quark (TV Short)
Narrator (English version, voice)

1987 Dragonslayer Quark (TV Short) (English version, voice)

1987 Quark and the Highway Robber (Short)
Narrator (voice)

1987 Cheers (TV Series)
Dr. Simon Finch-Royce

- Simon Says (1987) ... Dr. Simon Finch-Royce

1986 Clockwise
Brian Stimpson

1985 Silverado
Sheriff Langston

1984 Budgeting (Video short)
Julian Carruthers

1984 So You Want to Be a Success at Selling? (TV Mini-Series)
Salesman

- Closing the Sale ... Salesman

- Difficult Customers ... Salesman

- The Presentation ... Salesman

- The Preparation ... Salesman

1983 Yellowbeard
Blind Pew

1983 The Meaning of Life
Fish #2 / Dr. Spencer / Humphrey Williams / ...

1983 Privates on Parade
Major Giles Flack

1982 Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (Documentary)
First Barber / Wrestling commentator / Pope Julius II / ...

1982 Whoops Apocalypse (TV Series)
Lacrobat

- The Violet Hour (1982) ... Lacrobat

- Lucifer and the Lord (1982) ... 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 Cost, Profit, and Break-Even (Video short)
Julian Carruthers

1980 Depreciation and Inflation (Video short)
Julian Carruthers

1980 The Queen Special (TV Movie)
Man in Bar

1980 The Taming of the Shrew (TV Movie)
Petruchio

1979 I'd Like a Word with You (Video short)
Ethelred the Unready / Ivan the Terrible / William the Silent

1979 Not the Nine O'Clock News (TV Series)
Basil Fawlty

- Unaired Pilot (1979) ... Basil Fawlty (uncredited)

- Episode #1.6 (1979) ... (credit only)

1979 To Norway, Home of Giants (TV Short)
Norman Fearless

1979 Good King Memorex (Video)
Basil Fawlty

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

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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 Monty Python's Life of Brian
Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / ...

1978 The Control of Working Capital (Video short)
Julian Carruthers

1977 The Balance Sheet Barrier (Video short)
Julian Carruthers

1977 The Fortune Teller (Short)

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")

1976 Meetings, Bloody Meetings (Video short)
Tim

1975 Decisions, Decisions (Video short)
Field Marshal Montgomery / Queen Elizabeth I. / Brutus / ...

1975 Who Sold You This, Then? (Video short)
Narrator

1975 Romance with a Double Bass (Short)
Musician Smychkov

1975 Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / ...

1973 Golf Etiquette
A Golfer

1973 Is This a Record? (Short)

1973 The Goodies (TV Series)
The Genie

- The Goodies and the Beanstalk (1973) ... The Genie

1973 Anyone for Sex?
Contraceptives Lecturer

1973 Comedy Playhouse (TV Series)
Sherlock Holmes

- Elementary, My Dear Watson: The Strange Case of the Dead Solicitors (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 / ...

- Dennis Moore (1973) ... Announcer / Dennis Moore / Lord Kinwoodie / ...

- E. Henry Thripshaw's Disease (1972) ... Announcer / Roger Last / Dr. E. Henry Thripshaw / ...

- The Nude Man (1972) ... Second Airline Pilot / Announcer / First Radio Voice / ...

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1972 Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (TV Series)
Spectator / Reporter / Man #1 at Exhibition Board / ...

- Blödeln auf die feine englische Art (1972) ... Spectator / Reporter / Man #1 at Exhibition Board / ...

- Blödeln für Deutschland (1972) ... Professor / Fourth Frenchman / Little Red Riding Hood / ...

1971 And Now for Something Completely Different
Announcer / Hungarian Citizen / 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 A Christmas Night with the Stars (TV Series)
Various - Monty Python's Flying Circus segment

- Episode dated 25 December 1969 (1969) ... Various - Monty Python's Flying Circus segment

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
T.V. P R Man

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

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1967 At Last the 1948 Show (TV Series)
Various Characters / Sidney Lotterby from Manchester / Dr. Gilbert / ...

- Episode #2.7 (1967) ... Various Characters

- Episode #2.6 (1967) ... Various Characters

- Episode #2.5 (1967) ... Various Characters

- Episode #2.4 (1967) ... Various Characters

- Episode #2.3 (1967) ... Various Characters

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Writer (69 credits)

2014 Monty Python Live (Mostly) (Documentary)

2013 The Croods (story)

2011 John Cleese: The Alimony Tour (Video)

2009 Just for Laughs (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- John Cleese (2009) ... (writer)

2006 The Art of Football from A to Z (TV Movie documentary)

2004 Wine for the Confused (TV Movie documentary)

2003 Education Tips No. 41: Choosing a Really Expensive School (Video short)

2003 John Cleese's the Meaning of Life (Video short)

2002 Eric Idle: Exploits Monty Python

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 Movie documentary)

1999 Casper & Mandrilaftalen (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Episode #2.2 (1999) ... (writer)

1997 Fierce Creatures (written by)

1996 Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail (Video Game) (screenplay "Monty Python and the Holy Grail")

1995 You'll Soon Get the Hang of It: The Technique of One to One Training (Video documentary short) (based on the original screenplay by)

1995 Look at the State We're In! (TV Mini-Series) (6 episodes)

- The Status Quo (1995)

- Nanny Knows Best (1995)

- Legal System (1995)

- Local Government (1995)

- Secrecy (1995)

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1993 Meetings Bloody Meetings (Short)

1993 It's Your Choice: Selection Skills for Managers (Video short)

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 Special documentary) (skit "Merchant Banker")

1985 Bombardemagnus (TV Mini-Series) (screenplay - 3 episodes)

- Episode #1.7 (1985) ... (screenplay)

- Episode #1.4 (1985) ... (screenplay)

- Episode #1.3 (1985) ... (screenplay)

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)

1979 Away from It All (Short) (as Friend)

1975-1979 Fawlty Towers (TV Series) (by - 12 episodes)

- Basil the Rat (1979) ... (by)

- The Anniversary (1979) ... (by)

- The Kipper and the Corpse (1979) ... (by)

- Waldorf Salad (1979) ... (by)

- The Psychiatrist (1979) ... (by)

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1979 Monty Python's Life of Brian (written by)

1977 The Muppet Show (TV Series) (1 episode)

- John Cleese (1977) ... (uncredited)

1977 The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (teleplay)

1977 The Mermaid Frolics (TV Movie documentary) (writer)

1976 Meetings, Bloody Meetings (Video short)

The Two Ronnies (TV Series) (written by - 5 episodes, 1973 - 1976) (writer - 4 episodes, 1971)

- 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)

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1975 Awkward Customers (Video short)

1975 In Two Minds (Video short)

1975 More Akward Customers (Video short)

1975 The Meeting of Minds (Video short)

1975 How Not to Exhibit Yourself (Video short)

1975 I'll Think About It (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 Romance with a Double Bass (Short) (screen adaptation)

1975 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (written by)

1974 Man Hunt (Video documentary short)

Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV Series) (written by - 40 episodes, 1969 - 1974) (creator - 1 episode, 1973) (additional material - 1 episode, 1969) (conceived and written by - 1 episode, 1969)

- 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)

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1973 Is This a Record? (Short) (additional material)

1972 Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (TV Series) (written by - 2 episodes)

- Blödeln auf die feine englische Art (1972) ... (written by)

- Blödeln für Deutschland (1972) ... (written by)

1972 Rentadick (as Kurt Loggerhead)

1971 And Now for Something Completely Different (screen foreplay & conception)

1971 Doctor at Large (TV Series) (by - 6 episodes)

- Mr. Moon (1971) ... (by)

- Mother and Father Doing Well (1971) ... (by)

- Cynthia Darling (1971) ... (by)

- It's All in the Mind (1971) ... (by)

- No Ill Feeling! (1971) ... (by)

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1971 The Ronnie Barker Yearbook (TV Movie) (writer)

1971 Six Dates with Barker (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- 1971: Come in and Lie Down (1971) ... (writer)

1970 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (screenplay)

1969 A Christmas Night with the Stars (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Episode dated 25 December 1969 (1969)

1969 The Magic Christian (additional material)

1969 Doctor in the House (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)

- Why Do You Want to Be a Doctor? (1969) ... (written by)

Marty (TV Series) (additional material - 9 episodes, 1968 - 1969) (writer - 2 episodes, 1968) (written by - 1 episode, 1969)

- 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) ... (writer)

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1969 David Frost Presents (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)

- How to Irritate People (1969) ... (written by)

1968 Broaden Your Mind (TV Series) (additional material - 3 episodes)

- 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) (writer - 1 episode)

- Simply Sheila (1968) ... (writer)

1966-1967 The Frost Report (TV Series) (writer - 28 episodes)

- Special: Frost Over Christmas (1967) ... (writer)

- Showbusiness (1967) ... (writer)

- Youth (1967) ... (writer)

- Europe (1967) ... (writer)

- Crime (1967) ... (writer)

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1967 At Last the 1948 Show (TV Series) (writer - 13 episodes)

- 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)

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1967 ABC Stage 67 (TV Series) (1 episode)

- David Frost's Night Out in London (1967)

1964 A Degree of Frost (TV Special) (special material by)

1962-1963 That Was the Week That Was (TV Series) (writer - 37 episodes)

- 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)

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Producer (42 credits)

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 - 6 episodes)

- The Status Quo (1995) ... (executive producer)

- Nanny Knows Best (1995) ... (executive producer)

- Legal System (1995) ... (executive producer)

- Local Government (1995) ... (executive producer)

- Secrecy (1995) ... (executive producer)

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1990 Grime Goes Green: Your Business and the Environment (Video) (executive producer)

1990 The Helping Hand (Video documentary short) (executive producer)

1988 All Change (Video documentary short) (executive producer)

1988 The Importance of Mistakes (Video short) (executive producer)

1988 A Fish Called Wanda (executive producer)

1986 Return on Investment (Video documentary 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)

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1984 Budgeting (Video short) (executive producer)

1984 More Bloody Meetings (Video documentary 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 Cost, Profit, and Break-Even (Video short) (executive producer)

1980 Depreciation and Inflation (Video short) (executive producer)

1979 I'd Like a Word with You (Video short) (executive producer)

1979 The Secret Policeman's Ball (TV Movie documentary) (producer - uncredited)

1978 The Control of Working Capital (Video short) (executive producer)

1977 How Am I Doing? (Video documentary short) (executive producer)

1977 The Balance Sheet Barrier (Video short) (executive producer)

1977 The Unorganized Manager, Part Four: Revelations (Video documentary short) (executive producer)

1977 The Unorganized Manager, Part One: Damnation (Video documentary short) (executive producer)

1977 The Unorganized Manager, Part Three: Lamentations (Video documentary short) (executive producer)

1977 The Unorganized Manager, Part Two: Salvation (Video documentary short) (executive producer)

1976 Can We Please Have That the Right Way Round? (Video short) (executive producer)

1976 Meetings, Bloody Meetings (Video short) (executive producer)

1976 The Cold Call (Video short) (executive producer)

1976 Pleasure at Her Majesty's (TV Movie documentary) (producer - uncredited)

1975 Awkward Customers (Video short) (executive producer)

1975 Decisions, Decisions (Video short) (executive producer)

1975 In Two Minds (Video short) (executive producer)

1975 More Akward Customers (Video short) (executive producer)

1975 The Meeting of Minds (Video short) (executive producer)

1975 How Not to Exhibit Yourself (Video short) (executive producer)

1975 I'll Think About It (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)

1974 Man Hunt (Video documentary short) (executive producer)

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Soundtrack (12 credits)

2010 Spud (performer: "Big Boss")

2004 Will & Grace (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- Flip-Flop: Part 1 (2004) ... (performer: "Something Good" (1965) - uncredited)

2000 The Magic Pudding (performer: "Albert, the Magic Pudding")

1998 3rd Rock from the Sun (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- Dick and the Other Guy (1998) ... (performer: "Das Rheingold, scene 4 - Donner summons a storm")

1997 George of the Jungle (performer: "My Way")

1996 Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)

- Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell (1996) ... (lyrics: "Knights of the Round Table")

1987 Cheers (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- Simon Says (1987) ... (performer: "Three Little Maids From School Are We" - uncredited)

1983 The Meaning of Life (lyrics: "Oh Lord Please Don't Burn Us") / (performer: "Oh Lord Please Don't Burn Us")

1979 Fawlty Towers (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- Communication Problems (1979) ... (performer: "Gwine to Run All Night, or De Camptown Races" - uncredited)

1977 The Muppet Show (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- John Cleese (1977) ... (performer: "The Impossible Dream")

1975 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (lyrics: "Camelot Song (Knights of the Round Table)")

Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV Series) (1 episode, 1970) (performer - 4 episodes, 1969 - 1972)

- The Cycling Tour (1972) ... (performer: "Jack in the Box", "If I Ruled the World" - uncredited)

- Njorl's Saga (1972) ... (performer: "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow", "Garota de Ipanema (The Girl from Ipanema)" - uncredited)

- Archaeology Today (1970) ... (performer: "Symphony No. 5" - uncredited)

- Dinsdale! (1970) ... ("La Marseillaise", uncredited)

- The Ant, an Introduction (1969) ... (performer: "The Lumberjack Song" - uncredited)

Show

Miscellaneous Crew (5 credits)

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 Movie 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

Director (3 credits)

1988 A Fish Called Wanda (uncredited)

1981 Giroblauw met John Cleese (TV Short)

1979 Away from It All (Short) (as Friend)

Show

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (1 credit)

1982 The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (Documentary) (assistant director)

Show

Editorial department (1 credit)

1967 At Last the 1948 Show (TV Series) (programme editor - 1 episode)

- Episode #1.1 (1967) ... (programme editor)

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Thanks (9 credits)

2017 The Not So Great Escape ... Plan (Short) (special thanks)

2015 Tommy Oliver and the Fighting Spirit (Short) (inspiration)

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 Movie documentary) (thanks)

2003 Inside 'Die Another Day' (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

1994 Restaurant Dogs (Short) (special thanks - as Monty Python)

1988 John Cleese's First Farewell Performance (Video documentary) (special thanks)

1980 The Queen Special (TV Movie) (the producers wish to thank)

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Self (257 credits)

2019 Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time (TV Mini-Series documentary) (completed)
Himself

2014-2019 Lorraine (TV Series)
Himself - Guest / Himself

- Episode dated 18 July 2019 (2019) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 18 December 2014 (2014) ... Himself

2019 W5 (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Life of Cleese/Breaking Free (2019) ... Himself

2019 Assholes: A Theory (Documentary)
Himself

2018 Good Morning Britain (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 28 September 2018 (2018) ... Himself - Guest

2010-2018 The One Show (TV Series)
Himself / Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 8 August 2018 (2018) ... Himself

- Episode dated 21 November 2013 (2013) ... Himself

- Episode #6.209 (2011) ... Himself - Guest

- 18/11/2010 (2010) ... Himself - Guest

2015-2018 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series)
Himself

- Eric Holder/John Cleese/Arctic Monkeys (2018) ... Himself

- Mark Ruffalo/John Cleese/Micheal Flatley (2015) ... Himself

2018 S.E. Cupp Unfiltered (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 19 July 2018 (2018) ... Himself

2018 Newsnight (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 10 July 2018 (2018) ... Himself

2015-2018 Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series)
Himself

- John Cleese/Laverne Cox/Joyelle Nicole Johnson/Brendan Canty (2018) ... Himself

- John Cleese/Linda Cardellini/Barney Frank/Jack Antonoff (2015) ... Himself

2018 A Life on Screen: Michael Palin (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2018 The Greatest TV Moments of All Time (TV Movie)
Himself - Special Guest

2017 The Return of the Magnificent Music, Shaken NOT Stirred (TV Series)
Himself

- Christmas Special - Interview with John Cleese (Show 32) (2017) ... Himself (voice)

2017 Thursday Night Football Presents (TV Series)
Himself

- Something Completely Different (Patriots vs. Buccaneers) (2017) ... Himself

2015-2017 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series)
Himself / Himself - Monty Python

- Demi Lovato/John Cleese (2017) ... Himself

- Chris Evans/Monty Python/LunchMoney Lewis (2015) ... Himself - Monty Python

2015-2017 The Last Leg (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode #12.11 (2017) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode #7.6 (2015) ... Himself - Guest

2017 The Nightly Show (TV Series)
Himself

- With Dermot O'Leary - Night Five (2017) ... Himself

2017 WGN Morning News (TV Series)
Himself / Himself - Phone Interview

- Episode dated 23 January 2017 (2017) ... Himself

- Episode dated 18 January 2017 (2017) ... Himself - Phone Interview (voice)

2015-2016 Conan (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- John Cleese & Eric Idle/Issa Rae/Full Spectrum Featuring Grace Potter (2016) ... Himself - Guest

- John Cleese/Michaela Watkins/Trey Anastasio (2015) ... Himself - Guest

2015 CBS News Sunday Morning (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #38.5 (2015) ... Himself

2015 Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Revisited (Documentary short)
Himself

2014-2015 Real Time with Bill Maher (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode #13.28 (2015) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode #12.35 (2014) ... Himself - Guest

2015 Fawlty at Forty (TV Series short)
Himself - Host

- John Cleese Introduces... Basil the Rat (2015) ... Himself - Host

- John Cleese Introduces... The Anniversary (2015) ... Himself - Host

- John Cleese Introduces... The Kipper and the Corpse (2015) ... Himself - Host

- John Cleese Introduces... Waldorf Salad (2015) ... Himself - Host

- John Cleese Introduces... The Psychiatrist (2015) ... Himself - Host

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2015 Markus Lanz (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 14 April 2015 (2015) ... Himself

2015 Jan Gintberg møder John Cleese (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2015 Titel, Thesen, Temperamente (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 29 March 2015 (2015) ... Himself

2014 College Tour (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 18 December 2014 (2014) ... Himself - Guest

2010-2014 Skavlan (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Stefan Löfven, John Cleese, Aksel Lund Svindal, Setsuko Thurlow, May-Britt Moser, Edvard Moser, Helene Sjöholm och Weeping Willows (2014) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode #3.11 (2010) ... Himself - Guest

2014 Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2014 Canada A.M. (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 11 November 2014 (2014) ... Himself - Guest

1997-2014 The Daily Show (TV Series)
Himself

- John Cleese (2014) ... Himself

- John Cleese (1997) ... Himself

2010-2014 The Graham Norton Show (TV Series)
Himself - Guest / Himself

- John Cleese/Taylor Swift/Kevin Pieterson/Neil Diamond (2014) ... Himself - Guest

- Will Ferrell/Steve Carell/Christina Applegate/Paul Rudd/David Koechner/Jackie Collins/Joan Collins/Frank Skinner/John Cleese/Terry Jones/Eric Idle/Michael Palin/Terry Gilliam/Michael Bublé (2013) ... Himself

- Episode #7.3 (2010) ... Himself - Guest

2014 Imagine (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar (2014) ... Himself

2013 The Last Impresario (Documentary)
Himself - Interviewee

2013 Pointless Celebrities (TV Series)
Himself

- Sitcom Stars (2013) ... Himself

2013 The Meaning of Monty Python (Video documentary)
Himself

2013 Goodbye Television Centre (TV Special documentary)
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 / Various Characters

- Ronnie Barker (2012) ... Himself

- Les Dawson (2011) ... Himself / Various Characters

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 Movie documentary)
Himself

2011 John Cleese: The Alimony Tour (Video)
Himself

2011 Daybreak (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 23 November 2011 (2011) ... Himself

2011 Comedy Britain (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2011 Efter Tio (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 25 April 2011 (2011) ... Himself

2011 Paul O'Grady Live (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #2.1 (2011) ... Himself

2010 Robins (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- John Cleese/Arj Barker (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 - The Lawyer's Cut (TV Mini-Series documentary)
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 Not-So-Interesting Beginnings (2009) ... Himself

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2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 14 October 2009 (2009) ... Himself

2009 Monty Python Almost the Truth Obligatory Making of Special (TV Movie)
Himself

2009 Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits (TV Movie documentary)
Himself / Basil Fawlty

2009 Mitgefühl, Weisheit und Humor (Documentary)
Himself

2009 Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2009 Beyond a Joke (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- A Class Apart (2009) ... Himself

2009 Re-Imagining 'The Day' (Video documentary short)

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

2009 Movie Connections (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (2009) ... Himself

2008 Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

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

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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 Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Episode #1.2 (2007) ... Himself

- Episode #1.1 (2007) ... Himself

- Episode #1.3 (2007) ... Himself

2007 Behind the Director's Son's Cut (Video short)
Himself / Halfdan the Black

2007 More Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- John Cleese (2007) ... Himself

2007 Charlotte's Web: Some Voices (Video documentary short)
Himself

2007 Just for Laughs (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Best of 2006 (2007) ... Himself

2007 The Secret Life of Brian (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2006 Greatest Ever Comedy Movies (TV Movie documentary)
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 Movie documentary)
Himself

2006 The Art of Football from A to Z (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2006 Monty Python's Personal Best (TV Series)
Himself / Various Characters

- Michael Palin's Personal Best (2006) ... Himself / Various Characters

- Terry Gilliam's Personal Best (2006) ... Himself / Various Characters

- John Cleese's Personal Best (2006) ... Himself / Various Characters

- Graham Chapman's Personal Best (2006) ... Himself / Various Characters

- Eric Idle's Personal Best (2006) ... Himself / Various Characters

2005 Fawlty Towers Revisited (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2005 The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2005 The Power of the Sun (Documentary)
Himself

2005 Return of the Goodies (TV Movie 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 Making of: Valiant (Video documentary short)
Mercury (voice, uncredited)

2005 Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2005 Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05 (TV Special)
Himself

2005 Comedy Connections (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Monty Python's Flying Circus (2005) ... Himself

2005 Performance Matters: The Need for Constructive Criticism (Video short)
Himself

2004 The Funny Ladies of British Comedy (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2004 Arena (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?... (2004) ... Himself

2004 Na plovárne (TV Series)
Himself

- Na plovárne s Johnem Cleesem (2004) ... Himself

2004 The Ultimate Film (TV Movie documentary)
Himself - Presenter

2004 Meet the Cast of Shrek 2 (Video documentary short)
Himself

2004 2nd Irish Film and Television Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Presenter

2004 Wine for the Confused (TV Movie 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 Special)
Himself

2004 Britain's Best Sitcom (TV Series)
Himself

- Fawlty Towers (2004) ... Himself

2003 Timeshift (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Missing Believed Wiped (2003) ... Himself

2003 With Friends Like These (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Himself

2003 John Cleese's the Meaning of Life (Video short)
Himself / Various roles (voice)

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 Special)
Himself

2003 Something Fishy (Video documentary short)
Himself

2002 James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (TV Special)
Himself

2002 Happy Anniversary Mr. Bond (TV Movie documentary)
Himself / R

2002 Die Another Day: Shaken and Stirred on Ice (Video documentary short)
Q

2002 Best Ever Bond (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2002 Die Another Day: From Script to Screen (Video)
Himself

2002 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 19 November 2002 (2002) ... Himself

2002 Premiere Bond: Die Another Day (TV Movie 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 Going to a Meeting, Part 1: Messing Up a Meeting (Video short)
Himself - Presenter

2002 Going to a Meeting, Part 2: Meeting Menaces (Video short)
Himself - Presenter

2001 Clockwatching with Mr. Cleese (Video documentary short)
Himself

2001 Heroes for the Planet: A Tribute to National Geographic (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2001 Making 'Rat Race' (Video short documentary)
Himself

1999-2001 MADtv (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #7.7 (2001) ... Himself

- Episode #5.9 (1999) ... Himself

2001 The Teaching Awards 2001 (TV Special)
Himself

2001 The Sketch Show Story (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Episode #1.2 (2001) ... Himself

2001 Fawlty Towers: An Interview with John Cleese (Video documentary short)
Himself

2001 Born to Be Wild: Operation Lemur with John Cleese (TV Short documentary)
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 Can You Spare a Moment? (Video short)
Himself - Presenter

2000 Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big (Short)
Himself - Narrator (voice)

2000 From Spam to Sperm (TV Movie)
Himself

2000 Night of a Thousand Shows (TV Special documentary)
Himself

2000 Brigitte & Friends (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 28 May 2000 (2000) ... Himself

1991-2000 Auntie's Bloomers (TV Series documentary)
Himself / Basil Fawlty

- Auntie's Golden Bloomers (2000) ... Himself / Basil Fawlty (uncredited)

- Auntie's Bloomers (1991) ... Himself / Basil Fawlty (uncredited)

2000 Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1999 Pythonland (TV Movie)
Himself

1999 Steve Martin: Seriously Funny (Documentary)
Himself

1999 The Comedy Trail: A Shaggy Dog Story (TV Special short)
Himself (voice)

1999 Mickey Mouse Works (TV Series short)
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 Movie documentary)
Himself

1999 Comme au cinéma (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Episode dated 18 November 1999 (1999) ... Himself

1999 Hollywood Greats (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Cary Grant (1999) ... Himself

1999 30 Years of Monty Python, a Revelation (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1999 John Cleese & Anders Lund Madsen (TV Short documentary)
Himself

1999 The BFI London Imax Signature Film (Short)
Himself

1999 Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Himself / 'Basil Fawlty'

- The Sensational Seventies (1999) ... Himself / 'Basil Fawlty'

1999 Comic Relief: The Record Breaker (TV Special)
Himself

1998 The World's Best Sellers: The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money (TV Movie documentary)
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 short)
Himself

- Prunella Scales (1998) ... Himself

1998 Amazing World of Animals (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.1 (1998) ... Himself

1998 Kiss Me Kate (TV Series)
Himself

- Calendar (1998) ... Himself

1998 Monty Python's Flying Circus: Live at Aspen (TV Special documentary)
Himself / Various Roles

1998 Dennis Miller Live (TV Series)
Himself

- Greed (1998) ... Himself

1997 John Cleeses fornemmelse for humor (TV Short documentary)
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 Saturday Night Live (TV Series)
Himself / Various / Mr. Praline

- Kevin Spacey/Beck (1997) ... Himself / Various / Mr. Praline (uncredited)

1997 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #4.52 (1997) ... Himself

1996 Spike (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1996 What You Really Need to Know About... Strokes (Video documentary)
Himself - Introduction

1995-1996 Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 9 December 1996 (1996) ... Himself

- Episode dated 18 May 1995 (1995) ... Himself

1996 Auntie's All-Time Greats (TV Special)
Himself

1995 What You Really Need to Know About... Ulcers: Gastric and Duodenal Peptic Ulcers (Video documentary short)
Himself - Introduction

1995 Charlie Rose (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 2 March 1995 (1995) ... Himself

1995 Survival (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Actor & Writer

- Himself and Other Animals: Tribute to Gerald Durrell (1995) ... Himself - Actor & Writer

1994 The Making of Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' (TV Movie documentary)
Himself - 'Dr. Plumford'

1994 The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.2 (1994) ... Himself

1991 Amnesty International's Big 30 (TV Special)
Himself

1990 Life of Python (TV Special documentary)
Himself / Various Roles

1990 The Helping Hand (Video documentary short)
Himself

1985-1990 Wogan (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 14 December 1990 (1990) ... Himself

- Episode dated 9 December 1985 (1985) ... Himself

1976-1990 Omnibus (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Life of Python (1990) ... Himself

- Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976) ... Himself

1990 Think or Sink (Video short)
Himself

1989 Hysteria 2! (TV Special)
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 Movie documentary)
Himself (as Spitting Image)

1989 The Movie Life of George (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

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

1988 All Change (Video documentary short)
H.G. Wells

1988 The Importance of Mistakes (Video short)
Himself

1988 John Cleese's First Farewell Performance (Video documentary)
Himself

1986-1988 Aspel & Company (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #6.6 (1988) ... Himself

- Episode #3.11 (1986) ... Himself

1980-1988 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode #27.63 (1988) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode #19.141 (1980) ... Himself - Guest

1983-1988 Late Night with David Letterman (TV Series)
Himself / Himself - Guest

- 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

- Episode dated 3 April 1984 (1984) ... Himself - Guest

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1988 The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Presenter

1988 An Audience with Peter Ustinov (TV Special)
Himself

1987 The Secret Policeman's Third Ball (Documentary)
Jim Cleese

1987 The Grand Knockout Tournament (TV Special)
Himself

1986 $ucces Part One (TV Short documentary)
Himself

1986 Return on Investment (Video documentary short)
Julian Carruthers

1986 Telephone Behaviour: The Power and the Perils (Video short)
Himself

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 Short documentary)
Himself

1983 Group Madness (Documentary)
Himself

1983 Good Morning Britain (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.1 (1983) ... Himself

1982 Head for Business (Documentary short)

1982 The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (Documentary)
Himself / Various Roles

1981 You'll Soon Get the Hang of It (Video documentary short)
Himself

1979-1980 Not the Nine O'Clock News (TV Series)
Himself - Celebrity / Himself

- Episode #3.4 (1980) ... Himself - Celebrity

- Episode #1.3 (1979) ... 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 Away from It All (Short)
Himself - Narrator (voice, as Nigel Farquhar-Bennett)

1979 Mad Dogs and Cricketers (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1979 The Pythons (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1979 The Secret Policeman's Ball (TV Movie documentary)
Himself - Various Roles

1979 Friday Night, Saturday Morning (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.7 (1979) ... Himself

1979 Food, Wine & Friends (TV Series)
Himself

1977 How Am I Doing? (Video documentary short)
Ethelred the Unready / Ivan the Terrible / William the Silent

1977 The Unorganized Manager, Part Four: Revelations (Video documentary short)
St. Peter

1977 The Unorganized Manager, Part One: Damnation (Video documentary short)
St. Peter

1977 The Unorganized Manager, Part Three: Lamentations (Video documentary short)
St. Peter

1977 The Unorganized Manager, Part Two: Salvation (Video documentary short)
St. Peter

1977 The Muppet Show (TV Series)
Himself - Special Guest Star

- John Cleese (1977) ... Himself - Special Guest Star

1977 The Mermaid Frolics (TV Movie documentary)
Himself - Various

1976 Can We Please Have That the Right Way Round? (Video short)
Himself

1976 The Cold Call (Video short)
Himself

1976 Pleasure at Her Majesty's (TV Movie documentary)
Pet Shop Customer / The Pope / Various

1975 Awkward Customers (Video short)
Himself

1975 In Two Minds (Video short)
Himself

1975 More Akward Customers (Video short)
Himself

1975 The Meeting of Minds (Video short)
Himself

1975 How Not to Exhibit Yourself (Video short)
Himself

1975 I'll Think About It (Video short)
Himself

1975 It's Alright, It's Only a Customer (Short)
Himself

1975 The Competitive Spirit (Video documentary short)
Himself

1974 Man Hunt (Video documentary short)
Ethelred the Unready / Ivan the Terrible / William the Silent

1974 Film Night (TV Series)
Himself - Interviewee

- And Now for Something Completely Different... (1974) ... Himself - Interviewee

1974 Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report (TV Short documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

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

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1973-1974 The Midnight Special (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #2.40 (1974) ... Himself

- Episode #2.5 (1973) ... Himself

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

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1971 The Two Ronnies (TV Series)
Himself / Various Characters

- Episode #1.8 (1971) ... Himself

- Episode #1.6 (1971) ... Himself / Various Characters

1971 Euroshow 71 (TV Special)
Himself - Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)

1971 Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV Series)
Various Roles

- Montreux 1971 (1971) ... Various Roles

1971 The Ronnie Barker Yearbook (TV Movie)
Himself - Various Characters

1969 Goodbye Again (TV Series)
Little John

- Episode #1.4 (1969) ... Little John

1969 Look Where You're Going (TV Series)
Himself - Challenger

- Episode #1.6 (1969) ... Himself - Challenger

1969 David Frost Presents (TV Series)
Himself / Dad / Pepperpot / ...

- How to Irritate People (1969) ... Himself / Dad / Pepperpot / ...

1968 The Goon Show (TV Short)
Himself / Announcer

1967 Dee Time (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #2.2 (1967) ... Himself

1967 Something Special (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Paul Jones (1967) ... Himself - Guest

1966 The Frost Programme (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 9 October 1966 (1966) ... Himself

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Archive footage (79 credits)

2019 An Accidental Studio (Documentary)
Himself

2017 Comedy Gold: TV Funniest Ever Sketches (TV Movie)

2016 Generation '66 (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2016 Charlie Brooker's 2016 Wipe (TV Special)
Basil Fawlty

2016 2016: We Remember Part One (TV Movie documentary)
Basil Fawlty

2016 Richard E. Grant on Ealing Comedies (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Himself

- Passport to Success (2016) ... Himself

2016 British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (TV Movie documentary)
Basil Fawlty (uncredited)

2016 Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TV Series)
Basil Fawlty

- Muslim-American Reporting (2016) ... Basil Fawlty

2016 The Eighties (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Raised on Television (2016) ... Himself

2016 The One Show (TV Series)
Himself / Various Characters

- A Tribute to Ronnie Corbett (2016) ... Himself / Various Characters (uncredited)

2016 Silicon Cowboys (Documentary)
Himself

2016 The Many Faces of... (TV Series documentary)
Various Characters

- Ronnie Corbett (2016) ... Various Characters (uncredited)

2015 Britain's Best Loved Sitcoms (TV Series documentary)
Basil Fawlty

- Episode #1.2 (2015) ... Basil Fawlty (uncredited)

- Episode #1.1 (2015) ... Basil Fawlty (uncredited)

2015 Comedy Bloopers (TV Movie)
Basil Fawlty (uncredited)

2015 Some Jerk with a Camera (TV Series)
Nearly Headless Nick

- Shrek 4D: Part 1 (2015) ... Nearly Headless Nick (uncredited)

2015 Wogan: The Best Of (TV Series)
Himself

- Funny: Part 2 ... Himself

2014 Monty Python's Best Bits (mostly) (TV Series documentary)
Himself

2010-2014 Special Collector's Edition (TV Series)
Sir Lancelot the Brave / The Black Knight / Tim the Enchanter / ...

- Los caballeros de la mesa cuadrada (2014) ... The Black Knight / Sir Lancelot the Brave / Tim the Enchanter

- Blu-ray: El Sentido de la Vida (2014) ... Various Roles

- Las Relíquias: Atraco a falda armada (2012) ... Man on the Beach in Barbados Who Looks Like John Cleese

- Especial Top Comedias (2012) ... Archie Leach / Sir Lancelot the Brave

- Comparativa: La vida de Brian (2010) ... Reg

2013 The Culture Show (TV Series documentary)
Art Gallery Visitor

- Me, You and Doctor Who (2013) ... Art Gallery Visitor (uncredited)

2013 The Comix Scrutinizer (TV Series)
Anti-Communist Newscaster

- The Life & Death of Fritz the Cat (2013) ... Anti-Communist Newscaster

2012 Welcome to the Basement (TV Series)
Narrator

- Christmas Movie Spectacular (2012) ... Narrator

2012 Top Gear (TV Series)
R

- 50 Years of Bond Cars (2012) ... R (uncredited)

2012 Tales of Television Centre (TV Movie documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

2006-2011 A Current Affair (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 20 December 2011 (2011) ... Himself

- ACA by Request (2006) ... Himself

2011 The Undefeated (Documentary)
Himself

2010 Great TV Mistakes (TV Movie documentary)
Basil Fawlty (uncredited)

2010 20 to 1 (TV Series documentary)
King

- Our All Time Favourite Films (2010) ... King

2009 Today Tonight (TV Series)
Basil Fawlty

- Episode dated 21 December 2009 (2009) ... Basil Fawlty

2009 Live from Studio Five (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.57 (2009) ... Himself

2009 Loose Women (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #13.233 (2009) ... Himself (uncredited)

2008 Let Loose... The Very Best of 'Loose Women' (Video)
Himself

2008 Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones on Anger (TV Movie documentary)
Basil Fawlty (uncredited)

2007-2008 Comedy Connections (TV Series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Delivery Man / Various Characters

- Sorry! (2008) ... Himself - Delivery Man (uncredited)

- Ripping Yarns (2008) ... Himself / Various Characters (uncredited)

- One Foot in the Grave (2007) ... Himself (uncredited)

2008 Morir de humor (TV Movie)
Himself

2007-2008 The Comedy Map of Britain (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Various / Himself

- Episode #2.2 (2008) ... Himself - Various (uncredited)

- Episode #1.2 (2007) ... Himself

2008 50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases (TV Movie documentary)
Various (uncredited)

2007 Hitler: The Comedy Years (TV Movie documentary)
Adolf Hitler / Basil Fawlty (uncredited)

2007 Room 101 (TV Series)
Pilot

- Episode #11.1 (2007) ... Pilot (uncredited)

2007 What the Pythons Did Next... (TV Movie documentary)
Himself - Various Characters (uncredited)

2006 World of Robin Hood (TV Movie documentary)
Robin Hood (uncredited)

2006 TV's 50 Greatest Stars (TV Movie documentary)
Himself - Various Characters (uncredited)

2006 Premiere Bond: Opening Nights (Video documentary short)
Himself

2006 Doctor Who Confidential (TV Series documentary)
Art Critic

- The New World of Who (2006) ... Art Critic (uncredited)

2006 ¿De qué te ríes? (TV Movie)
Himself

2006 The Passion: Films, Faith & Fury (TV Movie documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

2006 The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (TV Movie documentary)
Himself - Various Characters (uncredited)

2002-2005 Timeshift (TV Series documentary)
Sherlock Holmes / Himself - Monty Python

- Baker Street Babylon: The Bizarre Afterlife of Sherlock Holmes (2005) ... Sherlock Holmes

- The Rise and Fall of the Comedy Straight Man (2002) ... Himself - Monty Python

2005 Paris in the Springtime (Video)
Art Gallery Visitor

2005 80s (TV Series documentary)
Basil Fawlty

- Episode #1.3 (2005) ... Basil Fawlty

2005 Greatest TV Comedy Moments (TV Movie documentary)
Dead Parrot Man / Basil Fawlty (uncredited)

2005 The Comedians' Comedian (TV Special documentary)
Himself

2004 World's Funniest & Cleverest Commercials (Video)
Himself

2003 Canterbury Tales (TV Mini-Series)
Comedy Role

- The Wife of Bath (2003) ... Comedy Role (uncredited)

2003 30 Years of 'Last of the Summer Wine' (TV Movie documentary)

2003 On Location: Fish You Were Here (Video documentary short)
Archie Leach (uncredited)

2002 Sendung ohne Namen (TV Series documentary)

- Es ist doch immer das gleiche... (2002)

1997-2002 Heroes of Comedy (TV Series documentary)

- Ronnie Corbett (2002)

- Ronnie Barker (2000)

- Alastair Sim (1997)

2001 Torquay Tourist Guide (Video documentary short)
Basil Fawlty (uncredited)

2001 Have I Got News for You (TV Series)
Basil Fawlty

- Episode #21.7 (2001) ... Basil Fawlty (uncredited)

2001 The Greatest (TV Series documentary)
Basil Fawlty

- 100 Greatest TV Characters (2001) ... Basil Fawlty (uncredited)

2000 The Directors (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- The Films of Terry Gilliam (2000) ... Himself (uncredited)

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 Doctor Who: 30 Years in the Tardis (TV Movie documentary)
Art Gallery Visitor (uncredited)

1993 There Now Follows... (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1993 Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes (TV Movie)
Himself on Wogan

1992 Funny Business (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Visual Comedy (1992) ... Himself

1991 Auntie's Bloomers (TV Series documentary)
Himself

1991 The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 20 September 1991 (1991) ... Himself

1990 Harry Måneskin (TV Series)
Archie Leach

- Episode #1.2 (1990) ... Archie Leach (uncredited)

- Episode #1.1 (1990) ... Archie Leach (uncredited)

1990 The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (TV Movie documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

1990 Cheers (TV Series)
Dr. Simon Royce-Finch

- 200th Anniversary Special (1990) ... Dr. Simon Royce-Finch

1985 Muppet Video: Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (Video)
Himself

1985 Monty Pythons galna show
Various roles

1981 Of Muppets and Men: The Making of 'The Muppet Show' (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1978 That's the Way the Money Goes (TV Series)
Customer - Dead Parrot Sketch

- Who Are the Watchdogs? (1978) ... Customer - Dead Parrot Sketch

1974 The Dean Martin Comedy World (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.8 (1974) ... Himself

- Episode #1.3 (1974) ... Himself

- Episode #1.2 (1974) ... Himself

1969 Light Entertainment Killers (TV Movie)
Marcus Rugman

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