Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 27, 1939
Place of Birth
Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
Credits
315 titles
John Cleese
Biography
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
Known For
Filmography
Soccer's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
John Cleese Packs It In
Fawlty Towers: The Play
Self
The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers
The Roast of John Cleese
Self
The Dinosaur Hour Extra
The Dinosaur Hour
Self
The Palace
Arthur William Dallas III
The Martini Shot
Dr. Auyeung
Rally Road Racers
Archie Vainglorious (voice)
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
Self
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
Self (archive footage)
Daddy Daughter Trip
Frank
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Mr. Bridwell
Father Christmas Is Back
John Christmas
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
Self
Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius
Interviewee
The Croods: Family Tree
Creator
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
LOL: Last One Laughing
Self
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
John
The Croods: A New Age
Thanks
Why there is no hope
Actor
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
Self (archive footage)
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Self
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
Self
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
Assholes: A Theory
Himself
Arctic Dogs
Otto von Walrus (voice)
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
Self (archive footage)
The Naked Wanderer
Brian King
An Accidental Studio
Self (archive footage)
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
Donner (voice)
Why Are We Creative?
Self
Charming
Fairy Godmother / Executioner (voice)
Hold the Sunset
Phil
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
Trolls
Roi Gristle (voice)
Speechless
Martin
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
Self
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
General Eeder
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Behind Over the Garden Wall
Self
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
Mr. Bellwood (voice)
Absolutely Anything
Chief Alien (voice)
A Life on Screen
Self
Spud 3: Learning to Fly
Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
Self
Over the Garden Wall
Quincy Endicott (voice)