
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
Film | The Naked Wanderer | Brian King | 2020 |
Serial | Wine for the Confused | Unknown | 2020 |
Film | Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad | (voice) | 2019-11-01 |
Film | Charming | Fairy Godmother / Executioner (voice) | 2018-04-20 |
Film | British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves | Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2016-09-12 |
Film | Trolls | Roi Gristle (voice) | 2016-11-04 |
Film | Albion: The Enchanted Stallion | General Eeder | 2016-05-01 |
Film | Absolutely Anything | Chief Alien (voice) | 2015-06-26 |
Film | Get Squirrely | Mr. Bellwood (voice) | 2015-03-01 |
Film | Spud 3: Learning to Fly | The Guv | 2014-12-16 |
Film | Monty Python: The Meaning of Live | Himself | 2014-11-13 |
Film | Monty Python Live (Mostly) | Himself, others | 2014-07-20 |
Serial | Over the Garden Wall | Adelaide (voice) | 2014-11-03 |
Film | The Meaning of Monty Python | Himself | 2013-10-08 |
Film | Planes | Bulldog (voice) | 2013-08-09 |
Film | Spud 2: The Madness Continues | The Guv | 2013-06-06 |
Film | God Loves Caviar | McCormick | 2012-10-11 |
Film | A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman | Various (voice) | 2012-09-08 |
Film | Anatomy of a Liar | Himself | 2012-10-26 |
Film | Beethoven's Christmas Adventure | Narrator | 2011-11-08 |
Film | The Big Year | Narrator (voice) | 2011-10-13 |
Film | John Cleese - The Alimony Tour Live | 2011-08-11 | |
Film | The Undefeated | Himself (archive footage) | 2011-07-15 |
Film | Winnie the Pooh | Narrator | 2011-04-13 |
Serial | Whitney | Unknown | 2011-09-22 |
Film | Spud | Mr. 'The Guv' Edly | 2010-12-03 |
Film | Shrek Forever After | King (voice) | 2010-05-16 |
Serial | Skavlan | Guest | 2009-01-16 |
Film | Monty Python - Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) | Himself | 2009-10-04 |
Film | The Pink Panther 2 | Chief Inspector Dreyfus | 2009-02-06 |
Serial | Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) | Himself | 2009-10-18 |
Film | Planet 51 | Professor Kipple (voice) | 2009-11-19 |
Film | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Professor Barnhardt | 2008-12-10 |
Film | We Are Most Amused | Master of Ceremonies | 2008-11-12 |
Film | Igor | Dr. Glickenstein (voice) | 2008-09-19 |
Film | The Seventh Python | Himself | 2008-06-26 |
Film | Marty Feldman : Six Degrees of Separation | 2008-03-31 | |
Film | Monty Python Conquers America | Himself | 2008-01-01 |
Serial | Movie Connections | Unknown | 2007-09-10 |
Film | Shrek the Third | King Harold (voice) | 2007-05-17 |
Film | The Secret Life of Brian | Himself | 2007-01-01 |
Film | The Art of Football from A to Z | Himself | 2007-01-01 |
Film | Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best | Various | 2006-01-01 |
Film | L'entente cordiale | Lord Conrad | 2006-06-21 |
Serial | Monty Python's Personal Best | 2006-02-22 | |
Film | Man About Town | Dr. Primkin | 2006-06-08 |
Serial | The One Show | Unknown | 2006-08-14 |
Film | Charlotte's Web | Samuel the Sheep (voice) | 2006-12-07 |
Film | The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus 16-Ton Megaset | 2005-09-27 | |
Film | Valiant | Mercury (voice) | 2005-03-25 |
Film | The Funny Blokes of British Comedy | Himself | 2005-03-03 |
Film | Return of the Goodies | Himself | 2005-12-30 |
Film | Fawlty Towers Revisited | Himself | 2005-12-01 |
Film | Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? | Himself | 2004-11-15 |
Film | Wine for the Confused | Himself | 2004-10-21 |
Serial | Entourage | Unknown | 2004-07-18 |
Film | Around the World in 80 Days | Grizzled Sergeant | 2004-06-16 |
Film | Shrek 2 | King (voice) | 2004-05-19 |
Film | The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 | 2004-01-01 | |
Film | The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 | 2004-01-01 | |
Film | The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 | 2004-01-01 | |
Film | Stupidity | himself | 2003-01-01 |
Film | Scorched | Charles Merchant | 2003-05-17 |
Film | George of the Jungle 2 | An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice) | 2003-08-18 |
Film | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Mr. Munday | 2003-06-27 |
Film | Die Another Day | Q | 2002-11-17 |
Film | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington | 2002-11-13 |
Film | Mickey's House of Villains | Narrator (segment "Mickey's Mechanical House") (voice) | 2002-09-03 |
Film | The Adventures of Pluto Nash | James | 2002-08-15 |
Film | Peter Cook At a Slight Angle to the Universe | 2002-01-12 | |
Serial | Richard & Judy | Unknown | 2001-11-26 |
Film | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Nearly Headless Nick | 2001-11-16 |
Film | Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse | Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker') | 2001-11-06 |
Film | Rat Race | Donald P. Sinclair | 2001-08-17 |
Serial | The Human Face | Presenter | 2001-03-07 |
Serial | Disney's House of Mouse | 2001-01-13 | |
Film | Monty Python and the Holy Grail in Lego | 2001-01-01 | |
Film | Now Pay Attention 007! | Himself | 2000-01-22 |
Film | Isn't She Great | Henry Marcus | 2000-01-28 |
Film | The Magic Pudding | Albert, the Magic Pudding (voice) | 2000-12-14 |
Film | Before the Flying Circus | Himself | 2000-07-31 |
Film | The Out-of-Towners | Mr. Mersault | 1999-04-02 |
Serial | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Unknown | 1999-03-30 |
Film | The World Is Not Enough | R | 1999-11-17 |
Film | Parting Shots | Maurice Walpole | 1999-05-14 |
Film | Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches | 1999-10-08 | |
Film | The Monty Python Story | 1999-10-08 | |
Film | Monty Python: Spam to Sperm | 1999-10-08 | |
Serial | Will & Grace | Unknown | 1998-09-21 |
Film | Fierce Creatures | Rollo Lee | 1997-01-23 |
Film | George of the Jungle | An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice) | 1997-07-15 |
Film | The Wind in the Willows | Mr. Toad's Lawyer | 1996-10-16 |
Serial | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Himself | 1996-07-22 |
Serial | MADtv | Unknown | 1995-10-14 |
Film | The Jungle Book | Dr. Julien Plumford | 1994-12-23 |
Film | The Swan Princess | Jean-Bob (voice) | 1994-11-18 |
Film | Frankenstein | Prof. Waldman | 1994-11-04 |
Film | Splitting Heirs | Raoul P. Shadgrind | 1993-04-02 |
Serial | Funny Business | 1992-11-22 | |
Film | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | Cat R. Waul (voice) | 1991-11-21 |
Film | Amnesty International's Big 30 | Himself | 1991-01-01 |
Film | Bullseye! | Man on the Beach in Barbados Who Looks Like John Cleese | 1990-11-02 |
Film | Life of Python | Himself / Various Roles (also archive footage) | 1990-01-01 |
Film | The Big Picture | Bartender | 1989-09-15 |
Film | Erik the Viking | Halfdan the Black | 1989-09-22 |
Film | The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball | Himself | 1989-01-01 |
Film | Monty Python: Parrot Sketch Not Included | Himself | 1989-11-18 |
Film | A Fish Called Wanda | Archie Leach | 1988-07-15 |
Film | Quark and the Highway Robber | 1987-12-02 | |
Film | Dragonslayer Quark | 1987-12-02 | |
Film | Baby Quark | 1987-12-02 | |
Film | The Grand Knockout Tournament | Himself | 1987-06-19 |
Film | The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball | Jim Cleese | 1987-01-01 |
Film | Clockwise | Brian Stimpson | 1986-03-01 |
Film | Silverado | Sheriff John T. Langston | 1985-07-10 |
Film | Yellowbeard | Harvey 'Blind' Pew | 1983-06-24 |
Film | The Meaning of Life | Diverse Rollen | 1983-03-31 |
Film | Privates on Parade | Major Giles Flack | 1983-03-18 |
Film | Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | Various Roles | 1982-06-25 |
Film | The Secret Policeman's Other Ball | Himself - Various Roles | 1982-09-23 |
Serial | Whoops Apocalypse | Unknown | 1982-03-14 |
Film | Time Bandits | Robin Hood | 1981-07-13 |
Film | The Great Muppet Caper | Neville | 1981-06-26 |
Serial | Wanna bet, that..? | Unknown | 1981-02-14 |
Film | Peter Cook & Co. | Himself / Various Characters | 1980-11-14 |
Film | The Taming of the Shrew | Petruchio | 1980-10-23 |
Film | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Himself - Various Roles | 1979-12-22 |
Film | Doctor Who: City of Death | Art Gallery Visitor | 1979-09-29 |
Film | Life of Brian | Arthur | 1979-08-17 |
Film | The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 | Himself | 1979-06-20 |
Film | Away from it All | Nigel Farquhar-Bennett (Narrator) | 1979-01-01 |
Film | To Norway, Home of Giants | Norman Fearless | 1979-01-01 |
Film | The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It | Sherlock Holmes | 1977-09-18 |
Film | Pleasure at Her Majesty's | Himself | 1976-12-29 |
Serial | The Muppet Show | Unknown | 1976-09-05 |
Serial | Ripping Yarns | Passer-By | 1976-01-07 |
Serial | Fawlty Towers | Basil Fawlty | 1975-09-19 |
Film | Monty Python and the Holy Grail | Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Lancelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter | 1975-05-25 |
Film | Romance with a Double Bass | Smychkov | 1974-01-01 |
Serial | Last of the Summer Wine | Unknown | 1973-11-12 |
Film | The Love Ban | 1973-01-01 | |
Film | Euroshow 71 | Himself - Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus) | 1971-05-01 |
Film | The Statue | Harry | 1971-01-27 |
Film | Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus | Various Roles | 1971-01-01 |
Film | 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 |
Film | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer | Pumer | 1970-11-12 |
Serial | The Goodies | Unknown | 1970-11-08 |
Film | The Magic Christian | Director in Sotheby's | 1969-12-12 |
Serial | Monty Python's Flying Circus | Mr Praline | 1969-10-05 |
Serial | Sez Les | 1969-04-30 | |
Film | How to Irritate People | Himself - Various | 1969-01-21 |
Film | The Best House in London | Jones | 1969-01-01 |
Film | Interlude | Television public relations man | 1968-05-01 |
Serial | At Last the 1948 Show | 1967-02-15 | |
Serial | Doctor Who | Unknown | 1963-11-23 |
Serial | The Avengers | Unknown | 1961-01-07 |