John Cleese

Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: October 27, 1939 (85 years old)
Place of Birth: Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
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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Actor Professor Barnhardt
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Actor Wise Man #1, Reg, Jewish Official, First Centurion
Life Of Brian Screenplay

Actor Dr. Glickenstein (voice)
Igor

Actor Self
The Seventh Python

Actor Self - Presenter
We Are Most Amused

Actor Self
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

Actor Self
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

Actor Self
Monty Python Conquers America
Screenplay
Life Of Brian Screenplay
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Actor Lord Conrad
L'Entente cordiale

Actor Dr. Primkin
Man About Town

Actor Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best

Actor Samuel the Sheep (voice)
Charlotte's Web

Actor Self
The Art of Football from A to Z

Actor
The South Bank Show: Spamalot

Executive Producer
The Art of Football from A to Z
2005

Actor Mercury (voice)
Valiant
Actor Himself
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Actor Himself
Fawlty Towers Revisited

Actor Self (archive footage)
The Roots of Monty Python

Actor Himself
Return of the Goodies

Actor Noted Behavioral Scientist / Noted Doctor / Leading Social Scientist / Leading Orthopedic Surgeon
Complete Guide to Guys
2004

Actor Grizzled Sergeant
Around the World in 80 Days

Actor King Harold (voice)
Shrek 2

Actor Self
Wine for the Confused

Actor Self
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Actor Self
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

Actor Self (archive footage)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1

Actor Self (archive footage)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2

Actor Self (archive footage)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
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Actor Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Actor James
The Adventures of Pluto Nash

Actor Q
Die Another Day

Actor Self
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
Actor Self / R
Best Ever Bond

Actor Self
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen

Actor Himself
Making Rat Race
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Actor Alexander Pentcho
Quantum Project

Actor Albert the Magic Pudding (voice)
The Magic Pudding

Actor Henry Marcus
Isn't She Great

Actor The Giant Alien (voice)
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big

Actor Self
Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn

Actor Interviewer in lounge
Rockstar

Actor Self
The Life of Python
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The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

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Quark the Dragon Slayer

Actor Self / Various Characters
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

Actor Halfdan the Black
Erik the Viking

Actor Bartender
The Big Picture

Actor Self
The Movie Life of George

Actor Brian
Bosses From Hell

Actor Brian
Customers From Hell

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Communicators From Hell

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Employees From Hell

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Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
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Actor Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur
Life of Brian

Actor Himself - Various Roles
The Secret Policeman's Ball

Actor Self
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979

Actor Norman Fearless
...To Norway, Home of Giants!

Actor Art Gallery Visitor
Doctor Who: City of Death

Actor Nigel Farquhar-Bennett – Narrator (voice)
Away from It All

Actor Passerby
Golden Gordon

Screenplay
Life of Brian

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Away from It All

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Away from It All

Producer
The Secret Policeman's Ball

Stage Director
The Secret Policeman's Ball
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Actor Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Actor John Cleese
How Not to Exhibit Yourself

Actor Brian
Awkward Customers

Actor Brian
More Awkward Customers

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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Awkward Customers

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More Awkward Customers
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Actor 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
And Now for Something Completely Different

Actor Harry
The Statue

Actor Self - Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
Euroshow '71: May Day Special

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The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

Screenplay
And Now for Something Completely Different

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The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971