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:
- 166
- First Appeared:
- In the series Untitled Fawlty Towers Reboot
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Roast of John Cleese 2024-03-12
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Untitled Fawlty Towers Reboot | Basil Fawlty | 2025 |
| Movie | How to Make Her Cheat | Terry | 2025 |
| Movie | The Roast of John Cleese | Self | 2024-03-12 |
| Movie | The Martini Shot | Dr. Auyeung | 2023-09-27 |
| Movie | Rally Road Racers | Archie Vainglorious (voice) | 2023-05-12 |
| Movie | The Palace | Arthur William Dallas III | 2023-09-28 |
| Series | The Dinosaur Hour | 2023-10-29 | |
| Series | The Dinosaur Hour Extra | 2023-12-24 | |
| Movie | Daddy Daughter Trip | Frank | 2022-09-30 |
| Movie | Clifford the Big Red Dog | Mr. Bridwell | 2021-11-10 |
| Movie | Father Christmas Is Back | John Christmas | 2021-11-07 |
| Movie | Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp | Self | 2020-06-23 |
| Movie | The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee | John | 2020-12-10 |
| Movie | Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness | Self | 2020-04-21 |
| Movie | Assholes: A Theory | Himself | 2019-11-13 |
| Movie | An Accidental Studio | Self (archive footage) | 2019-07-12 |
| Movie | Arctic Dogs | Otto von Walrus (voice) | 2019-11-01 |
| Movie | The Naked Wanderer | Brian King | 2019-09-05 |
| Movie | Michael Palin: A Life on Screen | 2018-01-07 | |
| Movie | Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer | Donner (voice) | 2018-11-08 |
| Movie | Charming | Fairy Godmother / Executioner (voice) | 2018-03-26 |
| Series | Hold the Sunset | Phil | 2018-02-18 |
| 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 | Albion: The Enchanted Stallion | General Eeder | 2016-05-01 |
| Movie | Absolutely Anything | Chief Alien (voice) | 2015-06-26 |
| Movie | Get Squirrely | Mr. Bellwood (voice) | 2015-03-01 |
| Movie | Monty Python Live (Mostly) | Self, others | 2014-07-20 |
| Movie | Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar | Self | 2014-06-29 |
| Movie | Monty Python: The Meaning of Live | Self | 2014-11-13 |
| Movie | Spud 3: Learning to Fly | The Guv | 2014-12-16 |
| Series | Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) | Self (archive footage) | 2014-11-03 |
| 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 | The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker | Self | 2012-12-24 |
| Movie | A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman | Various (voice) | 2012-09-08 |
| Movie | Anatomy of a Liar | Self | 2012-10-26 |
| Movie | Winnie the Pooh | Narrator (voice) | 2011-04-06 |
| Movie | The Undefeated | Self (archive footage) | 2011-07-15 |
| Movie | The Big Year | Historical Montage Narrator (voice) | 2011-10-13 |
| Series | Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Narrator (voice) | 2011-08-22 |
| Movie | Beethoven's Christmas Adventure | Narrator | 2011-11-08 |
| Movie | Spud | Mr. 'The Guv' Edly | 2010-12-03 |
| Movie | Shrek Forever After | King Harold (voice) | 2010-05-16 |
| Series | Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) | Self | 2009-10-18 |
| Movie | Planet 51 | Professor Kipple (voice) | 2009-11-19 |
| Movie | Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened | Self / Basil Fawlty | 2009-05-10 |
| Movie | The Pink Panther 2 | Dreyfus | 2009-02-06 |
| Movie | Monty Python Conquers America | Self | 2008-01-01 |
| Movie | Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation | Self | 2008-03-31 |
| Movie | Igor | Dr. Glickenstein (voice) | 2008-09-19 |
| Movie | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Professor Barnhardt | 2008-12-10 |
| Movie | We Are Most Amused | Self - Presenter | 2008-11-15 |
| Movie | Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus | Self | 2008-07-01 |
| Movie | The Seventh Python | Self | 2008-06-26 |
| Movie | Hitler: The Comedy Years | Adolf Hitler / Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2007-05-10 |
| Movie | The Secret Life of Brian | Self | 2007-01-01 |
| Movie | Shrek the Third | King Harold (voice) | 2007-05-17 |
| Series | Monty Python's Personal Best | Self / Various Characters | 2006-02-22 |
| Movie | Charlotte's Web | Samuel the Sheep (voice) | 2006-12-07 |
| Movie | Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best | Various Characters | 2006-02-22 |
| Movie | L'Entente cordiale | Lord Conrad | 2006-06-21 |
| Movie | The Art of Football from A to Z | Self | 2006-05-25 |
| Movie | Man About Town | Dr. Primkin | 2006-06-08 |
| 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 | Return of the Goodies | Himself | 2005-12-30 |
| Movie | Valiant | Mercury (voice) | 2005-03-25 |
| Movie | Fawlty Towers Revisited | Himself | 2005-12-01 |
| Movie | The Roots of Monty Python | Self (archive footage) | 2005-11-26 |
| Movie | The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 | Self (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 | Self (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 | Self (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? | Self | 2004-12-09 |
| Movie | Around the World in 80 Days | Grizzled Sergeant | 2004-06-16 |
| Movie | Shrek 2 | King Harold (voice) | 2004-05-19 |
| Movie | Stupidity | Self | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | Concert for George | Self | 2003-10-03 |
| Movie | Scorched | Charles Merchant | 2003-05-17 |
| Movie | George of the Jungle 2 | An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice) | 2003-08-18 |
| Movie | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Mr. Munday | 2003-06-25 |
| Movie | Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe | Self | 2002-01-12 |
| Series | Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) | Red Lansing | 2002-03-27 |
| Movie | Die Another Day: From Script to Screen | Self | 2002-11-20 |
| Movie | Best Ever Bond | Self / R | 2002-11-22 |
| Movie | Die Another Day | Q | 2002-11-17 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Pluto Nash | James | 2002-08-16 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas) | 2002-11-13 |
| 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 | 2001-11-16 |
| Movie | Mickey's House of Villains | Narrator (“Mickey's Mechanical House") (uncredited) | 2001-11-15 |
| Movie | Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn | Self | 2000-01-22 |
| Movie | Rockstar | Interviewer in lounge | 2000-01-01 |
| Movie | The Life of Python | Self | 2000-10-31 |
| Movie | The Magic Pudding | Albert the Magic Pudding (voice) | 2000-12-14 |
| Movie | Isn't She Great | Henry Marcus | 2000-01-28 |
| Movie | The Out-of-Towners | Mr. Mersault | 1999-04-02 |
| Movie | Parting Shots | Maurice Walpole | 1999-05-14 |
| Movie | The World Is Not Enough | R | 1999-11-17 |
| Movie | Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches | Self | 1999-10-08 |
| Movie | Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm | Self | 1999-10-08 |
| Movie | The Monty Python Story | Self | 1999-10-08 |
| Movie | George of the Jungle | An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice) | 1997-07-15 |
| Movie | Fierce Creatures | Rollo Lee | 1997-01-23 |
| Movie | Spike | Himself | 1996-06-11 |
| Movie | The Wind in the Willows | Mr. Toad's Lawyer | 1996-10-16 |
| Movie | The Swan Princess | Jean-Bob (voice) | 1994-11-18 |
| Movie | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Prof. Waldman | 1994-11-04 |
| 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 | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | Cat R. Waul (voice) | 1991-11-21 |
| Movie | Amnesty International's Big 30 | Self | 1991-12-28 |
| Movie | Bullseye! | Man on the Beach in Barbados Who Looks Like John Cleese | 1990-11-02 |
| Movie | Life of Python | Himself / Various Roles (also archive footage) | 1990-03-16 |
| Movie | The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball | Self | 1989-01-01 |
| Movie | The Big Picture | Bartender | 1989-09-15 |
| Movie | Erik the Viking | Halfdan the Black | 1989-09-01 |
| Movie | Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python | Self / Various Characters | 1989-11-18 |
| 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 | 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 | Yellowbeard | Harvey 'Blind' Pew | 1983-06-24 |
| Movie | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | Various Roles | 1983-03-31 |
| Movie | Group Madness | Self | 1983-06-11 |
| Movie | Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | Various Roles | 1982-06-25 |
| Movie | The Secret Policeman's Other Ball | Self - Various Roles | 1982-03-01 |
| Movie | The Great Muppet Caper | Neville | 1981-06-26 |
| Movie | The Queen Special | Man in Bar | 1981-10-11 |
| 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 | 1979-05-05 |
| 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 |
| Movie | The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 | Self | 1979-06-20 |
| Movie | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Himself - Various Roles | 1979-12-22 |
| Movie | Three Piece Suite | Kevin | 1977-01-01 |
| 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 | Self | 1976-12-29 |
| 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 | 1975-03-14 |
| Movie | Romance with a Double Bass | Smychkov | 1974-01-01 |
| Movie | The Love Ban | Contraceptives Lecturer | 1973-01-01 |
| Movie | Who Sold You This, Then? | 1972-01-01 | |
| 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 |
| Movie | The Statue | Harry | 1971-01-27 |
| Movie | Euroshow '71: May Day Special | Self - Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus) | 1971-05-01 |
| 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 |
| Movie | The Magic Christian | Director in Sotheby's | 1969-12-12 |
| Series | Sez Les | 1969-04-30 | |
| Movie | Interlude | Television public relations man | 1968-05-01 |
| Movie | The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom | Post Office Clerk | 1968-09-11 |
| Series | Misleading Cases | Mr. Partridge | 1967-06-20 |
| Series | At Last the 1948 Show | 1967-02-15 | |
| Series | The Frost Report | 1966-03-01 |