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John Cleese

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1939-10-27 (85 years old)

Biography

John Marwood Cleese 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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Filmography

all 307

Movies 227

self 126

TV Shows 80

Voice 31

Writer 19

Creator 4

Narrator 4

Screenplay 4

Producer 3

Director 2

Self

John Cleese

Biography

Filmography

all 307

Movies 227

self 126

TV Shows 80

Voice 31

Writer 19

Creator 4

Narrator 4

Screenplay 4

Producer 3

Director 2

The Roast of John Cleese (2024)

The Dinosaur Hour Extra (2023)

The Dinosaur Hour (2023)

The Palace (2023)

The Martini Shot (2023)

Rally Road Racers (2023)

Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs (2023)

Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom (2022)

Daddy Daughter Trip (2022)

Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)

Father Christmas Is Back (2021)

Why Are We (Not) Creative? (2021)

Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius (2021)

The Croods: Family Tree (2021)

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated (2021)

LOL: Last One Laughing (2021)

The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020)

The Croods: A New Age (2020)

Why there is no hope (2020)

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp (2020)

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020)

Assholes: A Theory (2019)

Arctic Dogs (2019)

Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails (2019)

The Naked Wanderer (2019)

An Accidental Studio (2019)

Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer (2018)

Why Are We Creative? (2018)

Charming (2018)

Hold the Sunset (2018)

Michael Palin: A Life on Screen (2018)

Comedy Gold: TV's Funniest Ever Sketches (2017)

Trolls (2016)

Speechless (2016)

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)

John Bishop: In Conversation with... (2016)

Generation '66 (2016)

Albion: The Enchanted Stallion (2016)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

Behind Over the Garden Wall (2015)

A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown (2015)

Absolutely Anything (2015)

A Life on Screen (2014)

Spud 3: Learning to Fly (2014)

Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (2014)

Over the Garden Wall (2014)

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) (2014)

Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)

Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar (2014)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)

The Last Impresario (2013)

The Meaning of Monty Python (2013)

Planes (2013)

Spud 2: The Madness Continues (2013)

Goodbye Television Centre (2013)

The Croods (2013)

The Last Leg (2013)

The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker (2012)

Anatomy of a Liar (2012)

A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (2012)

God Loves Caviar (2012)

Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011)

The Big Year (2011)

Whitney (2011)

Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (2011)

John Cleese: The Alimony Tour Live (2011)