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John Cleese
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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
- 290 titles
- 173 Acting
- 36 Writing
- 7 Production
Acting (173)
Nearly Headless Nick
Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas)
King Harold (voice)
King Harold (voice)
King Harold (voice)
Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter
Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur
Q
Roi Gristle (voice)
Professor Barnhardt
R
Mr. Munday
Grizzled Sergeant
Archie Leach
An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)
Professor Kipple (voice)
Various Roles
Donald P. Sinclair
Bulldog (voice)
Bridwell
Quincy Endicott (voice) / Adelaide (voice)
Chief Alien (voice)
Samuel the Sheep (voice)
Prof. Waldman
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Dreyfus
Robin Hood
Jean-Bob (voice)
Mercury (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Historical Montage Narrator (voice)
Basil Fawlty
Sheriff John T. Langston
Cat R. Waul (voice)
Various / Announcer
Dr. Simon Finch-Royce
Art Gallery Visitor
John Cleese
Dr. Glickenstein (voice)
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
Lyle Finster (uncredited)
Dr. Liam Neesam
James
Dr. Julius Plumford
An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)
Rollo Lee
Neville
Narrator (“Mickey's Mechanical House") (uncredited)
Fairy Godmother / Executioner (voice)
Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker') (voice)
Mr. Mersault
Halfdan the Black
Brian Stimpson
Arthur William Dallas III
Various Roles
John Christmas
Harvey 'Blind' Pew
Narrator
Marcus Rugman
Dr. Primkin
Otto von Walrus (voice)
Charles Merchant
Bartender
Martin
Narrator (voice)
General Eeder
Donner (voice)
Raoul P. Shadgrind
Dr. Grant
Mr. Toad's Lawyer
Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
Lord Conrad
Various (voice)
Director in Sotheby's
John
Archie Vainglorious (voice)
Henry Marcus
McCormick
Frank
Man on the Beach in Barbados Who Looks Like John Cleese
Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
Major Giles Flack
Narrator (voice)
Pumer
Mr. Bellwood (voice)
Various Characters
Sherlock Holmes
Albert the Magic Pudding (voice)
Maurice Walpole
Post Office Clerk
Brian King
Narrator
Smychkov
Television public relations man
Harry
Lacrobat
Phil
Narrator (voice)
Fake Bosse Bo Johansson
Jones (uncredited)
Art Gallery Visitor
Contraceptives Lecturer
Nigel Farquhar-Bennett – Narrator (voice)
Dr. Auyeung
Petruchio
Presenter
Noted Behavioral Scientist / Noted Doctor / Leading Social Scientist / Leading Orthopedic Surgeon
Interviewer in lounge
Norman Fearless
Passerby
Jim Cleese
Kevin (segment "Every Day in Every Way")
Brian
Sherlock Holmes
Various
Narrator / Pie Face 2
Various Characters
Various Characters
Various Characters
Timothy
Brian
Alexander Pentcho
Archimedes
Kevin
Red Lansing
Interviewee
Brian
Brian
Brian
The Giant Alien (voice)
Brian
Kendisi
Terry
Narrator (voice)
Various Characters
Various Characters
The Genie
Man in Bar
Actor
Writing (36)
Story
Screenplay
Characters
Story / Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
Adaptation
Adaptation
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Original story
Production (7)
Executive production
Executive production
Creation (7)
Crew (6)
Thanks
Additional Writing
Script
Additional Writing
Creation
Creative Consultant
Directing (3)
Stage Director
Assistant director
Appearances (105)
Self - Special Guest Star
Self
Self
Self, others
Self
Himself - Various
Self
Self
Self
Self
Himself
Self / Various Characters
Self - Nearly Headless Nick
Self
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self (archive footage)
Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self
Himself - Various Roles
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Self
Self
Self / R
Self
Self
Self - Various Roles
Self
Self / Basil Fawlty
Self
Self / Various Characters
Himself / Various Characters
Self
Self
Self
Himself / Various Roles (also archive footage)
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self- Various roles
Self
Himself
Himself
Self
Self
Self
self
Self - Contestant
Self
Self
Self
Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self - Presenter
Self
Self
Self
Self - Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
Self
Self
Adolf Hitler / Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self / Basil Fawlty
Self
Self
Himself
Self
Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
Various Roles (archive footage)
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self (archive footage)
