John Cleese
John Marwood Cleese (born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, writer and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s he became a member of Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the four Monty Python films: And Now for Something Completely Different, Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life. In the mid 1970s, Cleese and his first wife Connie Booth, co-wrote and starred in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. Later, he co-starred with Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis and former Python colleague Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures. He also starred in Clockwise, and has appeared in many other films, including two James Bond films, two Harry Potter films, and three Shrek films. With Yes Minister writer Antony Jay he co-founded the production company Video Arts, responsible for making entertaining training films. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Cleese, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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- Born:
- Oct 27, 1939 In Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 191
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Avengers 1961-01-07
- Latest Project:
- Movie Clifford the Big Red Dog 2021-11-10
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Clifford the Big Red Dog | Mr. Bridwell | 2021-11-10 |
| Movie | The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee | John | 2020-12-10 |
| Movie | Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails | 2019-09-07 | |
| Movie | The Naked Wanderer | Brian King | 2019-09-05 |
| Movie | Arctic Dogs | Otto von Walrus (voice) | 2019-11-01 |
| Movie | Assholes: A Theory | Himself | 2019-11-13 |
| Series | Hold the Sunset | Phil | 2018-02-18 |
| Movie | Michael Palin: A Life on Screen | 2018-01-07 | |
| Movie | Charming | Fairy Godmother / Executioner (voice) | 2018-03-26 |
| Movie | Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer | Donner (voice) | 2018-11-08 |
| Movie | Albion: The Enchanted Stallion | General Eeder | 2016-05-01 |
| Series | John Bishop: In Conversation With... | Himself | 2016-09-01 |
| Movie | British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves | Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2016-09-12 |
| Movie | Trolls | Roi Gristle (voice) | 2016-10-13 |
| Movie | Get Squirrely | Mr. Bellwood (voice) | 2015-03-01 |
| Movie | Absolutely Anything | Chief Alien (voice) | 2015-06-26 |
| Movie | Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar | Self | 2014-06-29 |
| Series | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Himself | 2014-02-17 |
| Movie | Monty Python: Live (Mostly) | Self, others | 2014-07-20 |
| Movie | Monty Python: The Meaning of Live | Self | 2014-11-13 |
| Movie | Spud 3: Learning to Fly | The Guv | 2014-12-16 |
| Series | Over the Garden Wall | Quincy Endicott/Adelaide (voice) | 2014-11-03 |
| Series | A Life on Screen | Himself | 2014-12-24 |
| Movie | Spud 2: The Madness Continues | The Guv | 2013-06-06 |
| Movie | The Meaning of Monty Python | Self | 2013-10-08 |
| Movie | Planes | Bulldog (voice) | 2013-08-09 |
| Movie | God Loves Caviar | McCormick | 2012-08-04 |
| Movie | A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman | Various (voice) | 2012-09-08 |
| Movie | The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker | Self | 2012-12-24 |
| Movie | Anatomy of a Liar | Himself | 2012-10-26 |
| Movie | John Cleese - The Alimony Tour Live | 2011-08-11 | |
| Movie | Winnie the Pooh | Narrator (voice) | 2011-04-06 |
| Series | Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Narrator (voice) | 2011-08-22 |
| Movie | The Undefeated | Self (archive footage) | 2011-07-15 |
| Series | Whitney | Unknown | 2011-09-22 |
| Movie | Beethoven's Christmas Adventure | Narrator | 2011-11-08 |
| Movie | The Big Year | Narrator (voice) | 2011-10-13 |
| Movie | Shrek Forever After | King (voice) | 2010-05-16 |
| Movie | Spud | Mr. 'The Guv' Edly | 2010-12-03 |
| Movie | The Pink Panther 2 | Dreyfus | 2009-02-06 |
| Series | Skavlan | Guest | 2009-01-16 |
| Series | Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) | Himself | 2009-10-18 |
| Movie | Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened | Basil Fawlty / himself | 2009-05-10 |
| Movie | Planet 51 | Professor Kipple (voice) | 2009-11-19 |
| Movie | Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation | 2008-03-31 | |
| Movie | The Seventh Python | Himself | 2008-06-26 |
| Movie | Monty Python Conquers America | Himself | 2008-01-01 |
| Series | Markus Lanz | Unknown | 2008-06-03 |
| Movie | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Professor Barnhardt | 2008-12-10 |
| Movie | We Are Most Amused | Himself - Host | 2008-11-15 |
| Movie | Igor | Dr. Glickenstein (voice) | 2008-09-19 |
| Movie | The Secret Life of Brian | Himself | 2007-01-01 |
| Series | The Graham Norton Show | Himself | 2007-02-22 |
| Movie | Shrek the Third | King Harold (voice) | 2007-05-17 |
| Series | Movie Connections | Unknown | 2007-09-10 |
| Series | More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy | Unknown | 2007-11-06 |
| Series | Monty Python's Personal Best | 2006-02-22 | |
| Movie | Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best | Various | 2006-01-01 |
| Movie | The Art of Football from A to Z | Self | 2006-05-25 |
| Movie | Man About Town | Dr. Primkin | 2006-06-08 |
| Movie | Charlotte's Web | Samuel the Sheep (voice) | 2006-12-07 |
| Series | The One Show | Unknown | 2006-08-14 |
| Movie | Entente Cordiale | Lord Conrad | 2006-06-21 |
| Movie | Complete Guide to Guys | Noted Behavioral Scientist / Noted Doctor / Leading Social Scientist / Leading Orthopedic Surgeon | 2005-01-01 |
| Movie | The Funny Blokes of British Comedy | Himself | 2005-03-03 |
| Movie | Valiant | Mercury (voice) | 2005-03-25 |
| Movie | Fawlty Towers Revisited | Himself | 2005-12-01 |
| Movie | Return of the Goodies | Himself | 2005-12-30 |
| Movie | The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 | 2004-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 | 2004-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 | 2004-01-01 | |
| Movie | Shrek 2 | King (voice) | 2004-05-19 |
| Movie | Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball ? | Himself | 2004-12-09 |
| Movie | Wine for the Confused | Himself | 2004-10-21 |
| Series | Entourage | Unknown | 2004-07-18 |
| Movie | Around the World in 80 Days | Grizzled Sergeant | 2004-06-16 |
| Movie | Stupidity | himself | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | Scorched | Charles Merchant | 2003-05-17 |
| Movie | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Mr. Munday | 2003-06-27 |
| Movie | George of the Jungle 2 | Ape (voice) | 2003-08-18 |
| Movie | Concert for George | 2003-10-03 | |
| Movie | The Adventures of Pluto Nash | James | 2002-08-15 |
| Series | Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) | Red Lansing | 2002-03-27 |
| Movie | Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe | 2002-01-12 | |
| Movie | Mickey's House of Villains | Narrator (segment "Mickey's Mechanical House") (uncredited) | 2002-09-03 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas) | 2002-11-13 |
| Movie | Best Ever Bond | Self / R | 2002-11-22 |
| Movie | Die Another Day: From Script to Screen | Self | 2002-11-20 |
| Movie | Die Another Day | Q | 2002-11-17 |
| Series | The Human Face | Presenter | 2001-03-07 |
| Series | Disney's House of Mouse | Unknown | 2001-01-13 |
| Movie | Rat Race | Donald P. Sinclair | 2001-08-17 |
| Movie | Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse | Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker') | 2001-11-06 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas) | 2001-11-16 |
| Series | Richard & Judy | Unknown | 2001-11-26 |
| Movie | Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn | Himself | 2000-01-22 |
| Movie | Rockstar | Interviewer in lounge | 2000-01-01 |
| Movie | Isn't She Great | Henry Marcus | 2000-01-28 |
| Movie | The Magic Pudding | Albert the Magic Pudding (voice) | 2000-12-14 |
| Movie | The Life of Python | 2000-10-31 | |
| Movie | Before the Flying Circus | Himself | 2000-07-01 |
| Movie | Parting Shots | Maurice Walpole | 1999-05-14 |
| Movie | The Out-of-Towners | Mr. Mersault | 1999-04-02 |
| Series | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Unknown | 1999-03-30 |
| Movie | Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches | Himself | 1999-10-08 |
| Movie | Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm | Himself | 1999-10-08 |
| Movie | The World Is Not Enough | R | 1999-11-17 |
| Movie | The Nutcracker | Narrator | 1999-10-23 |
| Movie | The Monty Python Story | Himself | 1999-10-08 |
| Series | Will & Grace | Unknown | 1998-09-21 |
| Movie | Fierce Creatures | Rollo Lee | 1997-01-23 |
| Movie | George of the Jungle | An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice) | 1997-07-15 |
| Movie | The Wind in the Willows | Mr. Toad's Lawyer | 1996-10-16 |
| Movie | Spike | Himself | 1996-06-11 |
| Series | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Himself | 1996-07-22 |
| Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
| Series | Look at the State We're In! | Minister | 1995-05-20 |
| Series | MADtv | Unknown | 1995-10-14 |
| Movie | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Prof. Waldman | 1994-11-04 |
| Movie | The Swan Princess | Jean-Bob (voice) | 1994-11-18 |
| Movie | The Jungle Book | Dr. Julius Plumford | 1994-12-23 |
| Movie | Splitting Heirs | Raoul P. Shadgrind | 1993-04-02 |
| Series | Funny Business | 1992-11-22 | |
| Movie | Amnesty International's Big 30 | Self | 1991-12-28 |
| Movie | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | Cat R. Waul (voice) | 1991-11-21 |
| Movie | Life of Python | Himself / Various Roles (also archive footage) | 1990-01-01 |
| Movie | Bullseye! | Man on the Beach in Barbados Who Looks Like John Cleese | 1990-11-02 |
| Movie | The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball | Himself | 1989-01-01 |
| Movie | Erik the Viking | Halfdan the Black | 1989-09-01 |
| Movie | The Big Picture | Bartender | 1989-09-15 |
| Movie | Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python | Himself | 1989-11-18 |
| Movie | John Cleese's First Farewell Performance | Self | 1988-07-13 |
| Movie | A Fish Called Wanda | Archie Leach | 1988-07-15 |
| Movie | The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball | Jim Cleese | 1987-01-01 |
| Movie | The Grand Knockout Tournament | Self | 1987-06-19 |
| Movie | Quark and the Highway Robber | 1987-12-02 | |
| Movie | Dragonslayer Quark | 1987-12-02 | |
| Movie | Baby Quark | 1987-12-02 | |
| Movie | Clockwise | Brian Stimpson | 1986-03-01 |
| Movie | Silverado | Sheriff John T. Langston | 1985-07-10 |
| Movie | Privates on Parade | Major Giles Flack | 1983-03-18 |
| Movie | The Meaning of Life | Various Roles | 1983-03-31 |
| Movie | Yellowbeard | Harvey 'Blind' Pew | 1983-06-24 |
| Movie | Group Madness | Self | 1983-06-11 |
| Movie | The Secret Policeman's Other Ball | Himself - Various Roles | 1982-03-01 |
| Series | Whoops Apocalypse | Unknown | 1982-03-14 |
| Movie | Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | Various Roles | 1982-06-25 |
| Series | Wogan | Himself | 1982-05-04 |
| Series | Wanna Bet? | Unknown | 1981-02-14 |
| Movie | The Great Muppet Caper | Neville | 1981-06-26 |
| Movie | Time Bandits | Robin Hood | 1981-07-13 |
| Movie | The Taming of the Shrew | Petruchio | 1980-10-23 |
| Movie | Peter Cook & Co. | Himself / Various Characters | 1980-11-14 |
| Movie | To Norway, Home of Giants | Norman Fearless | 1979-01-01 |
| Movie | Away from it All | Nigel Farquhar-Bennett (Narrator) | 1979-01-01 |
| Movie | The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 | Himself | 1979-06-20 |
| Movie | Life of Brian | Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur | 1979-08-17 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: City of Death | Art Gallery Visitor | 1979-10-20 |
| Series | Not The Nine O'Clock News | Unknown | 1979-10-16 |
| Movie | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Himself - Various Roles | 1979-12-22 |
| Series | An Audience with... | Himself | 1978-01-08 |
| Series | BBC Television Shakespeare | Unknown | 1978-12-01 |
| Movie | The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It | Sherlock Holmes | 1977-09-18 |
| Series | Ripping Yarns | Passer-By | 1976-01-07 |
| Movie | Pleasure at Her Majesty's | Himself | 1976-12-29 |
| Series | The Muppet Show | Unknown | 1976-09-05 |
| Series | Fawlty Towers | Basil Fawlty | 1975-09-19 |
| Movie | Monty Python and the Holy Grail | Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter | 1975-05-25 |
| Movie | How Not to Exhibit Yourself | John Cleese | 1975-11-24 |
| Movie | Romance with a Double Bass | Smychkov | 1974-01-01 |
| Movie | The Love Ban | Contraceptives Lecturer | 1973-01-01 |
| Series | Last of the Summer Wine | Unknown | 1973-01-04 |
| Movie | Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus | Various Roles | 1971-01-01 |
| Movie | The Statue | Harry | 1971-01-27 |
| Movie | Euroshow '71: May Day Special | Himself - Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus) | 1971-05-01 |
| Movie | And Now for Something Completely Different | Announcer / Hungarian Citizen / self - Defence Teacher / Sir George Head / Policeman / Interviewer / Mr. Praline / Second General / Christopher Columbus / Mungo the Cook / Bank Robber / Accountant #2 (falling past the window) / Vocational Guidance Counsel | 1971-09-28 |
| Series | The Goodies | Unknown | 1970-11-08 |
| Movie | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer | Pumer | 1970-11-12 |
| Movie | The Best House in London | Jones | 1969-01-01 |
| Movie | How to Irritate People | Himself - Various | 1969-01-21 |
| Series | Monty Python's Flying Circus | Mr Praline | 1969-10-05 |
| Series | Sez Les | 1969-04-30 | |
| Movie | The Magic Christian | Director in Sotheby's | 1969-12-12 |
| Movie | Interlude | Television public relations man | 1968-05-01 |
| Movie | The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom | Post Office Clerk | 1968-09-11 |
| Series | At Last the 1948 Show | 1967-02-15 | |
| Series | Misleading Cases | Mr. Partridge | 1967-06-20 |
| Series | The Frost Report | 1966-03-01 | |
| Series | Doctor Who | Unknown | 1963-11-23 |
| Series | The Avengers | Unknown | 1961-01-07 |
| Series | Comedy Playhouse | Sherlock Holmes | 1961-12-15 |