Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 24, 1942
Place of Birth
Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Credits
185 titles
Billy Connolly
Biography
Billy Connolly (born November 24, 1942) is a Scottish comedian, musician, presenter and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his native Scotland, by the nickname The Big Yin (The Big One). His first trade, in the early 1960s, was as a welder (specifically a boilermaker) in the Glasgow shipyards, but he gave it up towards the end of the decade to pursue a career as a folk singer in the Humblebums and subsequently as a soloist. In the early 1970s he made the transition from folk-singer with a comedic persona to fully-fledged comedian, a role in which he continues. He also became an actor, and has appeared in such films as Indecent Proposal (1993); Mrs. Brown (1997), for which he was nominated for a BAFTA; The Boondock Saints (1999); The Man Who Sued God (2001); Water (1985);The Last Samurai (2003); Timeline (2003); Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004); Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006); and The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008). Connolly reprised his role as Noah "Il Duce" MacManus in Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. Connolly appears as the King of Lilliput in the 2010 remake of Gulliver′s Travels.
Known For
Filmography
In My Own Words
Self
The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
Self (archive footage)
Ooh the Banter!
Self
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
Self (archive footage)
Billy Connolly: 30 Funniest Moments
Self
Billy Connolly Does...
Self
Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure
Themselves
Billy Connolly: In His Own Words
Self
Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
Self
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
Self (archive footage)
Billy and Us
Self
Scotland: Contains Strong Language
Himself (archive footage)
Billy Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter
Himself - Interviewed Guest
Billy Connolly: The Sex Life of Bandages
Himself
Billy Connolly's Great American Trail
Himself
Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland
Self
Billy Connolly's Ultimate World Tour
Himself
The Russell Howard Hour
Self
Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
Himself
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
Self
Billy Connolly And Me
Self
Dying Laughing
Self
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
Self
Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour Live
Himself
Wild Oats
Chandler
Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America
Hinself - Host
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Dain Ironfoot
What We Did on Our Holiday
Gordie McLeod
Billy Connolly's Big Send Off
Presenter
Five Fables
Himself - Narrator
Great Bear Stakeout
Narrator
Quartet
Wilf Bond
What About Dick?
Inspector McGuffin
Brave
Fergus (voice)
Billy Connolly: You Asked for It
Himself
Billy Connolly's Route 66
himself
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
Self
The Ballad of Nessie
Narrator (voice)
Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
Self
Gulliver's Travels
King Theodore
Billy Connolly: Live in London 2010
self
Conan
Self
Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaig
Self
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
Self
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
Poppa
Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World
Self
Stanley Baxter: Now and Then
Self
Gaybo Laughs Back
Self
Wisdom