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  • BIRTH 27/10/1939
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 31
  • MOVIES 75
  • SHOWRUNNER 3
  • SCRIPT 14
  • PRODUCTION 2
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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.

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Shows (31)

Over the Garden Wall
Over the Garden Wall
Adelaide (voice) / Quincy Endicott (voice)
Entourage
Entourage
John Cleese
Will & Grace
Will & Grace
Lyle Finster (uncredited)
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Art Gallery Visitor
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self / Various / Mr. Praline (uncredited)
The Avengers
The Avengers
Marcus Rugman
Speechless
Speechless
Martin
Cheers
Cheers
Dr. Simon Finch-Royce
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers
Basil Fawlty
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self
The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Himself / Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
3rd Rock from the Sun
3rd Rock from the Sun
Dr. Liam Neesam
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Various / Announcer
Whitney
Whitney
Dr. Grant
LOL: Last One Laughing
LOL: Last One Laughing
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
Monty Python: Almost The Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
Monty Python: Almost The Truth (The Lawyer's…
Self
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self / Self - Guest
House of Mouse
House of Mouse
Narrator (voice)
MADtv
MADtv
Self
Mickey Mouse Works
Mickey Mouse Works
Narrator (voice)
BBC Television Shakespeare
BBC Television Shakespeare
Petruchio
The ONE Show
The ONE Show
Self - Guest
The Human Face
The Human Face
Presenter
The Last Leg
The Last Leg
Self
Comedy Playhouse
Comedy Playhouse
Sherlock Holmes
Hold the Sunset
Hold the Sunset
Phil
Monty Python's Personal Best
Monty Python's Personal Best
Self / Various Characters
Wetten, dass..?
Wetten, dass..?
Self

Movies (75)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Nearly Headless Nick
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas)
Shrek 2
Shrek 2
King Harold (voice)
Shrek the Third
Shrek the Third
King Harold (voice)
Shrek Forever After
Shrek Forever After
King Harold (voice)
The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough
R
Die Another Day
Die Another Day
Q
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Mr. Munday
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Professor Barnhardt
Trolls
Trolls
Roi Gristle (voice)
George of the Jungle
George of the Jungle
An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)
Planes
Planes
Bulldog (voice)
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Mr. Bridwell
Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the Pooh
Narrator (voice)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir
Planet 51
Planet 51
Professor Kipple (voice)
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
Grizzled Sergeant
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda
Archie Leach
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Prof. Waldman
George of the Jungle 2
George of the Jungle 2
An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)
Life of Brian
Life of Brian
Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly D
The Pink Panther 2
The Pink Panther 2
Dreyfus
Absolutely Anything
Absolutely Anything
Chief Alien (voice)
Valiant
Valiant
Mercury (voice)
The Swan Princess
The Swan Princess
Jean-Bob (voice)
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
Samuel the Sheep (voice)
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book
Dr. Julius Plumford
Time Bandits
Time Bandits
Robin Hood
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
James
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Various Roles
The Big Year
The Big Year
Historical Montage Narrator (voice)
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Cat R. Waul (voice)
Charming
Charming
Fairy Godmother / Executioner (voice)
The Great Muppet Caper
The Great Muppet Caper
Neville
Fierce Creatures
Fierce Creatures
Rollo Lee
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure
Narrator
Father Christmas Is Back
Father Christmas Is Back
John Christmas
Man About Town
Man About Town
Dr. Primkin
And Now for Something Completely Different
And Now for Something Completely Different
Announcer / Hungarian Citizen / self - Defence Teacher / Sir Geo
Igor
Igor
Dr. Glickenstein (voice)
The Out-of-Towners
The Out-of-Towners
Mr. Mersault
Arctic Dogs
Arctic Dogs
Otto von Walrus (voice)
Rat Race
Rat Race
Donald P. Sinclair
Rally Road Racers
Rally Road Racers
Archie Vainglorious (voice)
Scorched
Scorched
Charles Merchant
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
Donner (voice)
Erik the Viking
Erik the Viking
Halfdan the Black
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
Self
Silverado
Silverado
Sheriff John T. Langston
Clockwise
Clockwise
Brian Stimpson
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the…
Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker') (voice)
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
John
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of…
Various (voice)
Why Are We Creative?
Why Are We Creative?
Self
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Various Roles
Mickey's House of Villains
Mickey's House of Villains
Narrator (“Mickey's Mechanical House") (uncredited)
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
General Eeder
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Self, others
The Palace
The Palace
Arthur William Dallas III
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
Mr. Toad's Lawyer
Bullseye!
Bullseye!
Man on the Beach in Barbados Who Looks Like John Cleese
Isn't She Great
Isn't She Great
Henry Marcus
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
Narrator
Spud 3: Learning to Fly
Spud 3: Learning to Fly
Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
Splitting Heirs
Splitting Heirs
Raoul P. Shadgrind
Spud
Spud
Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
Spud 2: The Madness Continues
Spud 2: The Madness Continues
Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
Daddy Daughter Trip
Daddy Daughter Trip
Frank
The Undefeated
The Undefeated
Self (archive footage)
Yellowbeard
Yellowbeard
Harvey 'Blind' Pew
Doctor Who: City of Death
Doctor Who: City of Death
Art Gallery Visitor
L'Entente cordiale
L'Entente cordiale
Lord Conrad
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
Various Roles
The Secret Life of Brian
The Secret Life of Brian
Self

Showrunner (3)

Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers
The Croods: Family Tree
The Croods: Family Tree
Monty Python's Personal Best
Monty Python's Personal Best

Script (14)

The Croods
The Croods
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda
Life of Brian
Life of Brian
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers
(12 episodes)
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python's Flying Circus
(41 episodes)
And Now for Something Completely Different
And Now for Something Completely Different
Fierce Creatures
Fierce Creatures
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
At Last the 1948 Show
At Last the 1948 Show
(2 episodes)
The Two Ronnies
The Two Ronnies
(1 episode)

Production (2)

A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda
Fierce Creatures
Fierce Creatures

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