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John Cleese
John Cleese

John Cleese

ActingBorn October 27, 1939 (age 86)Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK

Biography

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

Filmography

2026
Soccer's American Dream

as Self (archive footage)

TV
2025Movie
2024Movie
2023TV
2023
The Palace

as Arthur William Dallas III

Movie
2023
The Martini Shot

as Dr. Auyeung

Movie
2023
Rally Road Racers

as Archie Vainglorious (voice)

Movie
2022Movie
2021Movie
2021
Father Christmas Is Back

as John Christmas

Movie
2021
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)

Movie
2020TV
2019Movie
2019
Arctic Dogs

as Otto von Walrus (voice)

Movie
2019Movie
2019
The Naked Wanderer

as Brian King

Movie
2019
An Accidental Studio

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2018Movie
2018Movie
2018
Charming

as Fairy Godmother / Executioner (voice)

Movie
2018TV
2016
Trolls

as Roi Gristle (voice)

Movie
2016
Speechless

as Martin

TV
2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

as Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
2016Movie
2015
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown

as Mr. Bellwood (voice)

Movie
2015
Absolutely Anything

as Chief Alien (voice)

Movie
2014TV
2014
Spud 3: Learning to Fly

as Mr. 'The Guv' Edly

Movie
2014
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

as Self (archive footage)

TV
2014
Over the Garden Wall

as Adelaide (voice)

TV
2014
Over the Garden Wall

as Quincy Endicott (voice)

TV
2014Movie
2014Movie
2013
Planes

as Bulldog (voice)

Movie
2013
Spud 2: The Madness Continues

as Mr. 'The Guv' Edly

Movie
2013TV
2012Movie
2012
God Loves Caviar

as McCormick

Movie
2011
The Big Year

as Historical Montage Narrator (voice)

Movie
2011
Whitney

as Dr. Grant

TV
2011TV
2011
The Undefeated

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2011
Winnie the Pooh

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2010
Spud

as Mr. 'The Guv' Edly

Movie
2010
Conan

as Self - Guest

TV
2010
Shrek Forever After

as King Harold (voice)

Movie
2009
Planet 51

as Professor Kipple (voice)

Movie
2009Movie
2009
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

as Self / Basil Fawlty

Movie
2009
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation

as Self - Contestant

TV
2009Movie
2009
Skavlan

as Self - Guest

TV
2008
The Day the Earth Stood Still

as Professor Barnhardt

Movie
2008
We Are Most Amused

as Self - Presenter

Movie
2008Movie
2008
Igor

as Dr. Glickenstein (voice)

Movie
2008Movie
2008TV
2008
Life Of Brian Screenplay

as Wise Man #1, Reg, Jewish Official, First Centurion

Movie
2007TV
2007
Shrek the Third

as King Harold (voice)

Movie
2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years

as Adolf Hitler / Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
2007
The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Guest

TV
2007Movie
2007
What the Pythons Did Next...

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2006
Aud go'hjerta

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2006
Charlotte's Web

as Samuel the Sheep (voice)

Movie
2006
Legends

as Self

TV
2006
Robins

as Self - Guest

TV
2006
The One Show

as Self - Guest

TV
2006
L'Entente cordiale

as Lord Conrad

Movie
2006
Man About Town

as Dr. Primkin

Movie
2006
Monty Python's Personal Best

as Self / Various Characters

TV
2005Movie
2005Movie
2005
The Roots of Monty Python

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2005
Valiant

as Mercury (voice)

Movie
2005
Complete Guide to Guys

as Noted Behavioral Scientist / Noted Doctor / Leading Social Scientist / Leading Orthopedic Surgeon

Movie
2004Movie
2004
Entourage

as John Cleese

TV
2004
Around the World in 80 Days

as Grizzled Sergeant

Movie
2004
Shrek 2

as King Harold (voice)

Movie
2004Movie
2004Movie
2004Movie
2003Movie
2003
Canterbury Tales

as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

TV
2003
George of the Jungle 2

as An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)

Movie
2003Movie
2003
Scorched

as Charles Merchant

Movie
2003
Stupidity

as Self

Movie
2002
Best Ever Bond

as Self / R

Movie
2002Movie
2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

as Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas)

Movie
2002
Mickey's House of Villains

as Narrator (“Mickey's Mechanical House") (uncredited)

Movie
2002TV
2002
Making Rat Race

as Himself

Movie
2001TV
2001Movie
2001
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse

as Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker') (voice)

Movie
2001
Rat Race

as Donald P. Sinclair

Movie
2001
The Human Face

as Presenter

TV
2001
Disney's House of Mouse

as Narrator (voice)

TV
2000
The Magic Pudding

as Albert the Magic Pudding (voice)

Movie
2000
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big

as The Giant Alien (voice)

Movie
2000Movie
2000
Quantum Project

as Alexander Pentcho

Movie
2000
Isn't She Great

as Henry Marcus

Movie
2000
Rockstar

as Interviewer in lounge

Movie
1999
The Nutcracker

as Narrator

Movie
1999Movie
1999
Mickey’s Mechanical House

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1999
Parting Shots

as Maurice Walpole

Movie
1999
Mickey Mouse Works

as Narrator (voice)

TV
1999
The Out-of-Towners

as Mr. Mersault

Movie
1999
Casper & Mandrilaftalen

as Fake Bosse Bo Johansson

TV
1998
Will & Grace

as Lyle Finster (uncredited)

TV
1998
Parkinson

as Self

TV
1997
George of the Jungle

as An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)

Movie
1997
Fierce Creatures

as Rollo Lee

Movie
1996
The Wind in the Willows

as Mr. Toad's Lawyer

Movie
1996TV
1996
Spike

as Self

Movie
1996
3rd Rock from the Sun

as Dr. Liam Neesam

TV
1995
MADtv

as Self

TV
1995TV
1995TV
1994
The Jungle Book

as Dr. Julius Plumford

Movie
1994
The Swan Princess

as Jean-Bob (voice)

Movie
1994Movie
1993
Splitting Heirs

as Raoul P. Shadgrind

Movie
1991Movie
1991
Rabbit Ears - Tom Thumb

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1991Movie
1990
Bullseye!

as Man on the Beach in Barbados Who Looks Like John Cleese

Movie
1990
Life of Python

as Himself / Various Roles (also archive footage)

Movie
1989
The Big Picture

as Bartender

Movie
1989
Erik the Viking

as Halfdan the Black

Movie
1989Movie
1989Movie
1989Movie
1989Movie
1989Movie
1988TV
1988
A Fish Called Wanda

as Archie Leach

Movie
1987Movie
1986
Clockwise

as Brian Stimpson

Movie
1985
Silverado

as Sheriff John T. Langston

Movie
1983
Yellowbeard

as Harvey 'Blind' Pew

Movie
1983Movie
1983Movie
1983
Privates on Parade

as Major Giles Flack

Movie
1982
Cheers

as Dr. Simon Finch-Royce

TV
1982
Wogan

as Self

TV
1982TV
1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

as Self - Various Roles

Movie
1981
Time Bandits

as Robin Hood

Movie
1981Movie
1981TV
1980
The Tom Machine

as Computer (voice)

Movie
1980
Peter Cook & Co.

as Himself / Various Characters

Movie
1980
The Queen Special

as Man in Bar

Movie
1980Movie
1979
The Secret Policeman's Ball

as Himself - Various Roles

Movie
1979
Doctor Who: City of Death

as Art Gallery Visitor

Movie
1979
Golden Gordon

as Passerby

Movie
1979
Life of Brian

as Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur

Movie
1979Movie
1979
Away from It All

as Nigel Farquhar-Bennett – Narrator (voice)

Movie
1978TV
1977
The Mermaid Frolics

as Self- Various roles

Movie
1977TV
1977Movie
1976
The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

TV
1975Movie
1975Movie
1975Movie
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self / Various / Mr. Praline (uncredited)

TV
1975
Fawlty Towers

as Basil Fawlty

TV
1975
Monty Python and the Holy Grail

as Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter

Movie
1974Movie
1973Movie
1973Movie
1973
Elementary, My Dear Watson

as Sherlock Holmes

Movie
1973
The Love Ban

as Contraceptives Lecturer

Movie
1972TV
1971
And Now for Something Completely Different

as 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 Counselor / Vivian Smith Smythe Smith / Mountie / Town Guild Lady

Movie
1971
Euroshow '71: May Day Special

as Self - Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)

Movie
1971
The Statue

as Harry

Movie
1970Movie
1969
The Magic Christian

as Director in Sotheby's

Movie
1969
Monty Python's Flying Circus

as Various / Announcer

TV
1969
The Best House in London

as Jones (uncredited)

Movie
1969TV
1969
Sez Les

as self

TV
1969
How to Irritate People

as Himself - Various

Movie
1968
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

as Post Office Clerk

Movie
1968
Interlude

as Television public relations man

Movie
1967
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente

as Self (archive footage)

TV
1967
Omnibus

as Self

TV
1967
Misleading Cases

as Mr. Partridge

TV
1963
Doctor Who

as Art Gallery Visitor

TV
1961
The Avengers

as Marcus Rugman

TV
Movie
Movie
Cancel Me

as Self - Host / Presenter

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayOctober 27, 1939
Place of BirthWeston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
Popularity1.7