John Cleese

Q: Has John Cleese won any major awards?

Yes, John Cleese has received several awards, including a BAFTA for Best Comedy Performance and an Emmy Award for his writing on 'Monty Python's Flying Circus'.

Q: What was John Cleese's first film?

John Cleese's first film appearance was in 'The Last Remake of Beau Geste' in 1977, but he gained significant recognition from his work with Monty Python.

Q: What are John Cleese's most successful films?

Some of John Cleese's most successful films include 'A Fish Called Wanda', 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail', and 'The Meaning of Life', each of which has become a classic.

Q: What is known about John Cleese's personal life?

John Cleese has been married three times and has three children. He is also known for his advocacy of various charitable causes and his interest in philosophy.

Q: What is John Cleese's estimated net worth?

As of now, John Cleese's estimated net worth is around 10 million USD, reflecting his successful career in film and television.

Q: What notable milestones are in John Cleese's filmography?

Key milestones in John Cleese's filmography include his work with Monty Python, the creation of 'Fawlty Towers', and his roles in successful films during the 1980s and 1990s.

Q: What is John Cleese's contribution to comedy?

John Cleese's contribution to comedy includes pioneering sketch comedy with Monty Python and establishing a unique style characterized by absurdity and wit, influencing generations of comedians.

Known for

Shrek 2 (2004)

IMDb 7.3 / 10

2004 / Adventure, Animation / 93 min

Shrek, Fiona and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's mother and father. But not everyone is happy. Shrek and the...

Name

John Cleese

Height

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Born

27 October 1939, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England

Spouses

Jennifer Wade (2012–present), Alyce Cleese (1981–2008), Barbara Trentham (1971–1978)

Children

3 (Cynthia Cleese, Camilla Cleese, and Amanda Cleese)

Parents

Reginald Cleese, Helen Cleese

Estimated Net Worth

10 million USD

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2026	TV Soccer's American Dream Follows America's relationship with soccer, from failed leagues and financial struggles to the rise of women's game, tracking the sport's...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2025	Movie John Cleese Packs It In Will he make it home ... or is this the end of the road? One of the most recognisable figures...	Unknown character	Not rated
2025	Movie Fawlty Towers: The Play John Cleese introduces broadcast of the Fawlty Towers West End stage show as it heads out on a UK tour,...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2025	Movie The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers Fawlty Towers is a sitcom that needs no introduction for those familiar with British comedy, and yet it only lasted...	Unknown character	Not rated
2024	Movie The Roast of John Cleese Some of Australia's funniest performers pay homage to international comedy legend, John Cleese. Firing good-natured insults & jokes at the...	Self	TMDB 3.7 / 10
2023	TV The Dinosaur Hour Extra John Cleese, friends, and the best bits of TV's quirkiest chat show.	Unknown character	Not rated
2023	TV The Dinosaur Hour Comedy legend John Cleese presents The Dinosaur Hour, a new discussion show for GB News. In this series, John has...	Self	Not rated
2023	Movie The Palace A comedy set on New Year’s Eve 1999 in a luxurious hotel in the Swiss Alps where the lives of...	Arthur William Dallas III	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2023	Movie The Martini Shot This existential comedic drama follows an ailing film director as he begins to shoot what he believes to be his...	Dr. Auyeung	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2023	Movie Rally Road Racers Zhi, a rookie race car driver, gets the opportunity to compete against the reigning champion of the rally car circuit....	Archie Vainglorious (voice)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2023	Movie Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs A celebration of John Cleese and Connie Booth's acclaimed sitcom following the misadventures of Torquay hotel owner Basil Fawlty. The...	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2022	Movie Daddy Daughter Trip A 2nd grader dreams of a fun-filled spring break vacation—but her family can’t afford it. Against the better judgement of...	Frank	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2021	Movie Clifford the Big Red Dog As Emily struggles to fit in at home and at school, she discovers a small red puppy who is destined...	Mr. Bridwell	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2021	Movie Father Christmas Is Back Four sisters – Caroline, Joanna, Paulina, and Vicky – reunite for the Christmas Holiday in a Yorkshire mansion. However, their...	John Christmas	TMDB 4.6 / 10
2021	Movie Why Are We (Not) Creative? In this second installment of his exploration of creativity, Hermann Vaske looks for factors that inhibit it. He asks artists,...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2021	Movie Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius Docudrama that recounts the astonishing life story of a forgotten genius, English poet Alexander Pope, who lived from 1688 to...	Interviewee	Not rated
2021	Movie Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated Monty Python’s influence on comedy has been compared to the Beatles’ influence on music, a pivotal moment in the evolution...	Self (archive footage)(uncredited)	Not rated
2021	TV LOL: Last One Laughing Ten top stars of German comedy join in the ultimate battle to find out who laughs last! Who will be...	Self	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2020	Movie The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee Paul Hogan is reluctantly thrust back into the spotlight as he desperately attempts to restore his sullied reputation on the...	John	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2020	TV Why there is no hope John Cleese as he examines the dysfunctional world we live in and “Why There is no Hope”	Actor	Not rated
2020	TV Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments Six part series looking back on some entertaining and memorable moments from Gay Byrne's 37 year career at the helm...	Self	Not rated
2020	Movie Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp The final volume of Time Warp digs deep into what makes us laugh over and over again as we reveal...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2020	TV Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time A celebration of the greatest cult movies of all time, from The Rocky Horror Picture Show to The Big Lebowski.	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2020	Movie Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2019	Movie Assholes: A Theory Some people grapple with the moral challenges of treating human beings decently. Others are just… assholes. Inspired by Aaron James’...	Himself	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2019	Movie Arctic Dogs Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global...	Otto von Walrus (voice)	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2019	Movie Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails From ‘something completely different’ to icons of comedy and national treasures, this is a collection of rarely-seen Monty Python moments...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2019	Movie The Naked Wanderer A heartbroken young man decides to walk 4000km up the coast of Western Australia naked, for charity, with the secret...	Brian King	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2019	Movie An Accidental Studio Charts the early years of HandMade Films seen through the eyes of the filmmakers, key personnel, and the man who...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2018	Movie Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer When Blitzen announces his retirement on December 21st, a miniature horse has 3 days to fulfill his lifelong dream of...	Donner (voice)	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2018	Movie Why Are We Creative? A 30 years odyssey: the world's most intriguing artists and thinkers from the fields of visual art, music, filmmaking, acting,...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2018	Movie Charming Three fairy tale princesses find themselves engaged to the same guy, Prince Charming.	Fairy Godmother / Executioner (voice)	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2018	TV Hold the Sunset Edith's dreams of retirement to the sun with her long-term suitor Phil are shattered when her 50-year-old son Roger arrives...	Phil	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2018	Movie Michael Palin: A Life on Screen This special one-hour documentary reflects on Michael Palin's fascinating career as a BAFTA-winning actor, writer and presenter.	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2016	Movie Trolls After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set...	Roi Gristle (voice)	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2016	TV Speechless Maya DiMeo is a mom on a mission who will do anything for her husband, Jimmy, and kids Ray, Dylan,...	Martin	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2016	Movie British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms...	Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2016	TV John Bishop: In Conversation with... A three series talk show. With the host in conversation with people whom he admires.	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2016	Movie Albion: The Enchanted Stallion A twelve-year-old girl is transported by a magical black stallion to the mystical world of Albion, where she discovers that...	General Eeder	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2015	TV The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late...	Self	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2015	Movie Behind Over the Garden Wall A special look at the making of Patrick McHale's award winning miniseries Over the Garden Wall.	Self	Not rated
2015	Movie A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown After breaking out of a rehabilitation zoo, Frankie, a squirrel with all the angles, returns to his forest. He learns...	Mr. Bellwood (voice)	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2015	Movie Absolutely Anything Eccentric aliens give a man the power to do anything he wants to determine if Earth is worth saving.	Chief Alien (voice)	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2014	TV A Life on Screen Documentary series that celebrates the incredible careers of the best of British talent.	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2014	Movie Spud 3: Learning to Fly As Spud Milton continues his awkward stagger through adolescence, he learns one of life's most important lessons: When dealing with...	Mr. 'The Guv' Edly	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2014	Movie Monty Python: The Meaning of Live With unprecedented access, this program reveals the humour, chaos and passion that went into bringing the Flying Circus to the...	Self	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2014	TV Over the Garden Wall Two brothers, Wirt and Greg, find themselves lost in the Unknown; a strange forest adrift in time. With the help...	Adelaide (voice)	TMDB 8.6 / 10
2014	TV Over the Garden Wall Two brothers, Wirt and Greg, find themselves lost in the Unknown; a strange forest adrift in time. With the help...	Quincy Endicott (voice)	TMDB 8.6 / 10
2014	TV Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) This series is presented by self-confessed Python nut Hugh Bonneville, each show with a group of five famous comedians remembering...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 2.0 / 10
2014	Movie Monty Python Live (Mostly) Celebrate the last night of the Pythons on the big screen! With John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones...	Self, others	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2014	Movie Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar Alan Yentob meets the five surviving members of Monty Python - John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2014	Movie The Last Impresario Michael White might just be the most famous person you’ve never heard of. A notorious London theatre and film impresario,...	Self	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2014	TV The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in...	Self	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2013	Movie The Meaning of Monty Python A discussion between John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones about their film The Meaning of...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2013	Movie Planes Dusty is a cropdusting plane who dreams of competing in a famous aerial race. The problem? He is hopelessly afraid...	Bulldog (voice)	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2013	Movie Spud 2: The Madness Continues The year is 1991, and Spud Milton's long walk to manhood is still creeping along at an unnervingly slow pace....	Mr. 'The Guv' Edly	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2013	TV The Last Leg Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past...	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2012	Movie The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker Programme telling the story of Ronnie Barker, a quiet dedicated actor who might have been a bank manager but went...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2012	Movie A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam pay tribute to their late Monty Python colleague Graham Chapman in...	Various (voice)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2012	Movie Anatomy of a Liar A documentary about A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman.	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2012	Movie God Loves Caviar The true-life, stranger-than-fiction tale of eighteenth-century Greek pirate turned merchant Ioannis Varvakis, who rose from humble beginnings to become the...	McCormick	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2011	Movie The Big Year Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of species as El Nino sends an...	Historical Montage Narrator (voice)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2011	Movie Beethoven's Christmas Adventure A Christmas elf accidentally takes off in Santa's sleigh, crash lands in a small town, and loses the magic toy...	Narrator	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2011	TV Whitney They say marriage is the number one cause of divorce. For Alex and Whitney, it's one of many reasons they're...	Dr. Grant	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2011	TV Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2011	Movie John Cleese: The Alimony Tour Live For the first time ever, comedy legend John Cleese brings his unique comedic perspective to DVD in John Cleese: The...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2011	Movie The Undefeated A documentary that chronicles Sarah Palin's pre-political life; her tenure as Governor of Alaska, and her time spent as John...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 2.7 / 10
2011	Movie Winnie the Pooh During an ordinary day in Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh sets out to find some honey. Misinterpreting a note...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2010	Movie Spud It's South Africa 1990. Two major events are about to happen: The release of Nelson Mandela and, more importantly, it's...	Mr. 'The Guv' Edly	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2010	TV Conan A late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2010	Movie Shrek Forever After A midlife-crisis burdened Shrek, longing for the days when he felt like a real ogre, makes a pact with magic...	King Harold (voice)	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2010	Movie Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release This is a theatrical / movie adaptation of the TV Miniseries. Its chapters do not align with the episodes directly,...	Self	Not rated
2009	Movie Planet 51 When Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 --...	Professor Kipple (voice)	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2009	TV Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) A 2009 television documentary series in six parts that covers 40 years of the surreal comedy group Monty Python, from...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2009	Movie Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits” is a two hour journey through the very best of Fawlty Towers with cast and...	Self / Basil Fawlty	Not rated
2009	Movie Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened 30 years after Fawlty Towers (1975) ended, Stephen Fry narrates a documentary about the making of this classic sitcom.	Self / Basil Fawlty	TMDB 8.4 / 10
2009	TV Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation is an Australian game show produced by Granada Productions which premiered on Network Ten on 5...	Self - Contestant	TMDB 3.3 / 10
2009	Movie The Pink Panther 2 When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Panther Diamond, Chief Inspector Dreyfus is forced...	Dreyfus	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2009	TV Skavlan Skavlan is a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. It premiered in Sweden on Sveriges Television...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2008	Movie The Day the Earth Stood Still A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to...	Professor Barnhardt	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2008	Movie We Are Most Amused We Are Most Amused was a gala event held at the New Wimbledon Theatre on 12 November 2008 in honour...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2008	Movie Gaybo Laughs Back Gaybo Laughs Back is an hour-long special, hosted by Gay Byrne who introduces some of the comedy highlights from his...	Self	Not rated
2008	Movie Igor A cliché hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant aspires to become a scientist himself, much to the displeasure of the rest of...	Dr. Glickenstein (voice)	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2008	Movie Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus Discover how six seemingly ordinary but supremely talented men became Monty Python, sketch comedy's inspired group of lunatics who turned...	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2008	Movie The Seventh Python Sean Connors Films, Ltd. Presents a Frozen Pictures production of The Seventh Python, a nonfiction musical feature film based on...	Self	Not rated
2008	TV Markus Lanz TV presenter Markus Lanz invites prominent guests and experts from all areas of public life to his colourful talk show....	Self	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2008	Movie Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation A documentary about the legendary and influential comedian, actor and writer, who went out from the BBC to conquer Hollywood,...	Self	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2008	Movie Life Of Brian Screenplay An original illustrated 110 minute recording by The Pythons of their early screenplay in progress.	Wise Man #1, Reg, Jewish Official, First Centurion	Not rated
2008	Movie Monty Python Conquers America This documentary follows the evolution of the British sketch comedy troupe that redefined humor and shaped an entire generation of...	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2007	TV More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy Dawn French interviews famous comedians about how they started, their inspirations and their careers.	Unknown character	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2007	TV Movie Connections Documentary series looking at the stories behind the production of popular English films, showing how they tie in with the...	Self	Not rated
2007	Movie Shrek the Third The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King & Queen. However, Shrek...	King Harold (voice)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2007	Movie Hitler: The Comedy Years A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.	Adolf Hitler / Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2007	TV The Graham Norton Show Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2007	TV The Graham Norton Show Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The...	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2007	Movie The Secret Life of Brian A documentary about the making of the controversial Life of Brian and the surrounding accusations of blasphemy.	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2007	Movie What the Pythons Did Next... A look at the careers of John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam in...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2006	Movie Aud go'hjerta Friends and colleagues remember Norwegian actress Aud Schønemann in a documentary celebrating her life. The documentary was broadcast on Norwegian...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2006	Movie Charlotte's Web Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will...	Samuel the Sheep (voice)	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2006	TV Legends The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for the new rock...	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2006	TV Robins Robins is a Swedish late-night talk show which premiered on SVT2 on August 23, 2006. The host is the young...	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2006	TV The One Show A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.4 / 10
2006	Movie L'Entente cordiale The upper-class secret agent teaming up accidentally with an easily-corrupted, sly interpreter...	Lord Conrad	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2006	Movie Man About Town A top Hollywood talent agent finds his cushy existence threatened when he discovers that his wife is cheating on him...	Dr. Primkin	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2006	Movie The Art of Football from A to Z Funnyman John Cleese leads viewers through an exhaustive -- and hilarious -- tour of the world of soccer, complete with...	Self	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2006	Movie Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contributions of a particular Monty Python...	Various Characters	Not rated
2006	Movie Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contributions of a particular Monty Python...	Various Characters	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2006	Movie Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contributions of a particular Monty Python...	Various Characters	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2006	Movie Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contributions of a particular Monty Python...	Various Characters	Not rated
2006	TV Monty Python's Personal Best A series of six outrageous one-hour specials showcasing the groundbreaking comedians.	Self / Various Characters	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2006	Movie Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contributions of a particular Monty Python...	Various Characters	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2006	Movie Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contributions of a particular Monty Python...	Various Characters	Not rated
2006	Movie Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contributions of a particular Monty Python...	Various Characters	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2005	Movie Return of the Goodies The Goodies finally return to television after nearly 25 years with a compilation of classic clips, interviews and new material.	Himself	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2005	Movie Fawlty Towers Revisited Fawlty Towers Revisited features the 80-minute, 30th anniversary retrospective TV special on one of the world’s funniest and best-loved comedies,...	Himself	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2005	Movie The Roots of Monty Python A look back at the origins of the ground breaking BBC comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus.	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2005	Movie Valiant Set in 1944, Valiant is a woodland pigeon who wants to become a great hero someday. When he hears they...	Mercury (voice)	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2005	Movie The Funny Blokes of British Comedy Movie with some of the greatest brittish comedians such as Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese.	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2005	Movie Complete Guide to Guys Based on Dave Barry's book, the Complete guide to guys follows guyness from prehistoroc times, to current times and explains...	Noted Behavioral Scientist / Noted Doctor / Leading Social Scientist / Leading Orthopedic Surgeon	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2004	Movie Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe...	Self	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2004	Movie Wine for the Confused Wine is confusing…overwhelming even. So where do you start if you want to learn more about it? Join John Cleese...	Self	TMDB 8.8 / 10
2004	TV Entourage Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty...	John Cleese	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2004	Movie Around the World in 80 Days A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can...	Grizzled Sergeant	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2004	Movie The Magic Touch of Harry Potter A 2004 documentary on the first three “Harry Potter” films detailing the behind-the-scenes journey of making them.	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2004	Movie Shrek 2 Happily ever after never seemed so far far away when a trip to meet the in-laws turns into a hilariously...	King Harold (voice)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2004	Movie The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 Compilation of the best Sketches of the first series of Monty Python's Flying Circus, which ran from 5 October 1969...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2004	Movie The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 All the best sketches from the third and fourth series of the ground-breaking comedy. Memorable moments include: 'The Finals of...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2004	Movie The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 All the best sketches from the second series of the ground-breaking comedy. Memorable moments include: 'It's in the Mind'; 'The...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2003	Movie Concert for George As a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his passing, The Concert for George was held at...	Self	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2003	TV Canterbury Tales Six single dramas adapted from six of Geoffrey Chaucer's 14th century Canterbury Tales, transferred to a modern, 21st century setting,...	Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2003	Movie The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' The behind-the-scenes production documentary of Monty Python's 'Meaning Of Life.' This documentary is featured on the 2-disc Special Edition DVD...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2003	Movie George of the Jungle 2 George and Ursula now have a son, George Junior, so Ursula's mother arrives to try and take them back to...	An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)	TMDB 4.5 / 10
2003	Movie Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle The Angels are charged with finding a pair of missing rings that are encoded with the personal information of members...	Mr. Munday	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2003	Movie Scorched Three mischievous employees of a bank in a small deserted town all make plans to rob it at the same...	Charles Merchant	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2003	TV Real Time with Bill Maher Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2003	Movie Stupidity An exploration into the nature of stupidity in Western society and its history of our perception of it.	Self	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2002	Movie Best Ever Bond Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall...	Self / R	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2002	Movie Die Another Day: From Script to Screen A documentary about Die Another Day.	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2002	Movie Die Another Day James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding...	Q	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2002	Movie Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second...	Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas)	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2002	Movie Mickey's House of Villains The villains from the popular animated Disney films are gathered at the House of Mouse with plans to take over....	Narrator (“Mickey's Mechanical House") (uncredited)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2002	Movie The Adventures of Pluto Nash The year is 2087, the setting is the moon. Pluto Nash, the high-flying successful owner of the hottest nightclub in...	James	TMDB 4.4 / 10
2002	TV NDR Kultur – Das Journal	Self	Not rated
2002	TV Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)	Red Lansing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2002	Movie Making Rat Race The making of the movie 'Rat Race'.	Himself	Not rated
2002	Movie Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe TV documentary tracing the life of the comedian and satirist from his school days, through the Cambridge Footlights, to Beyond...	Self	Not rated
2001	TV Richard & Judy Richard & Judy was a British chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The show...	Self	TMDB 3.4 / 10
2001	Movie Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th...	Nearly Headless Nick	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2001	Movie Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse When a huge snowstorm leaves everyone stranded, Mickey and all of his guests at the House of Mouse, including Pooh,...	Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker') (voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2001	Movie Rat Race In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest...	Donald P. Sinclair	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2001	TV The Human Face John Cleese presents a four-part exploration of the complexities of the human face, attempting to unravel its secrets and understand...	Presenter	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2001	TV Disney's House of Mouse A very-recognizable audience of Disney animated characters gather into the House of Mouse nightclub to enjoy musical guests, cartoon shorts...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2001	TV Disney's House of Mouse A very-recognizable audience of Disney animated characters gather into the House of Mouse nightclub to enjoy musical guests, cartoon shorts...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2001	Movie Fawlty Towers: An Interview with John Cleese	Kendisi	Not rated
2000	Movie The Magic Pudding Meet Albert, The Magic Pudding, Bunyip Bluegum, a splendid young koala and his seafaring friends Bill Barnacle and Sam Sawnoff....	Albert the Magic Pudding (voice)	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2000	Movie Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big Edwurd Fudwupper spends all his time cooking up big fibs. But one day, he tells such a humdinger that the...	The Giant Alien (voice)	Not rated
2000	Movie The Life of Python Celebrating their 30th anniversary, Monty Python presents exclusive new material and so-called classic bits. Disc : 1 Contains 1:It's The...	Self	Not rated
2000	Movie Quantum Project Quantum Project is the story of physicist and prodigy Paul Pentcho (Stephen Dorff), whose exploration of the quantum universe leads...	Alexander Pentcho	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2000	Movie Isn't She Great An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top authoress in this biography of Jacqueline Susann.	Henry Marcus	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2000	Movie Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2000	Movie Rockstar In November, 1999, Apple brought together a group of people under its AppleMaster program to teach them to use their...	Interviewer in lounge	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1999	Movie The World Is Not Enough Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission...	R	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1999	Movie The Nutcracker An animated short produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, the contemporary twist on a classic tale sees Mickey, Donald and...	Narrator	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1999	Movie Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches The Sketches produced by the surviving Pythons for the BBC's celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the first showing of...	Self	Not rated
1999	Movie Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm Meatloaf introduces a look back at Python's use of music. Included interviews with the team, André Jacquemin and other conspirators.	Self	Not rated
1999	Movie The Monty Python Story The story behind how the comedy sketch group Monty Python formed in 1969, and lead to four very series, and...	Self	Not rated
1999	Movie Mickey’s Mechanical House Tired of his old, run-down home, Mickey Mouse decides to move into a fully automated, state-of-the-art mechanical house. But he...	Narrator (voice)	Not rated
1999	Movie Parting Shots Harry Sterndale, a failed photographer, is given a diagnosis of cancer and told that he has only three months to...	Maurice Walpole	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1999	TV Mickey Mouse Works Mickey Mouse Works is an American television show that features the cartoon character Mickey Mouse and his friends in a...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1999	Movie The Out-of-Towners The adventures of married couple Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City for Henry's job...	Mr. Mersault	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1999	TV The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Craig Kilborn hosted this zany talk show, which followed David Letterman's show, from 1999 until 2004. Kilborn left The Daily...	Self	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1999	TV Casper & Mandrilaftalen Casper & Mandrilaftalen was a Danish cult TV program aired on DR2 in 1999.	Fake Bosse Bo Johansson	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1998	TV Will & Grace Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement falls apart, she moves...	Lyle Finster (uncredited)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1998	Movie In The Wild: Operation Lemur With John Cleese John Cleese travels to Madagascar to meet some lemurs.	Self	Not rated
1998	Movie Monty Python: Live at Aspen In March 1998 in Aspen, Colorado, the surviving members of the Monty Python team – John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1998	TV Parkinson Michael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show.	Self	Not rated
1997	Movie George of the Jungle Deep in the African jungle, a baby named George, the sole survivor of a plane crash, is raised by gorillas....	An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1997	Movie Fierce Creatures Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tycoon. In order...	Rollo Lee	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1996	Movie The Wind in the Willows Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved Toad Hall comes under...	Mr. Toad's Lawyer	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1996	TV E! True Hollywood Story E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows...	Unknown character	TMDB 8.2 / 10
1996	TV The Daily Show The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1996	Movie Spike Spike personally tells the story of his life from India, World War II to The Goons and his Q series	Self	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1996	TV 3rd Rock from the Sun The high commander of an alien expedition lands on Earth -- what he considers to be the least-important planet --...	Dr. Liam Neesam	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1995	TV MADtv MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1995	TV Look at the State We're In! A satirical comedy-drama exploring the absurdities of modern life, politics, and society through a series of sketches and parodies.	Harold Kingsby	Not rated
1995	TV Look at the State We're In! A satirical comedy-drama exploring the absurdities of modern life, politics, and society through a series of sketches and parodies.	Politician	Not rated
1994	Movie The Jungle Book Raised by wild animals since childhood, Mowgli is drawn away from the jungle by the beautiful Kitty. But Mowgli must...	Dr. Julius Plumford	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1994	Movie The Swan Princess The beautiful princess Odette is transformed into a swan by an evil sorcerer's spell. Held captive at an enchanted lake,...	Jean-Bob (voice)	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1994	Movie Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with...	Prof. Waldman	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1994	TV The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1993	Movie Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? Dr. Seuss's irrepressible optimism is front and center in Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? The perfect...	Unknown character	Not rated
1993	Movie Splitting Heirs A member of the English upper class dies, leaving his estate and his business to an American, whom he thinks...	Raoul P. Shadgrind	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1992	TV Funny Business Funny Business is a documentary style television series about the craft of comedy consisting of six 50-minute episodes. The first...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1991	Movie Amnesty International's Big 30 In the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen's Ball, Amnesty International celebrates its...	Self	TMDB 4.0 / 10
1991	Movie An American Tail: Fievel Goes West Some time after the Mousekewitz's have settled in America, they find that they are still having problems with the threat...	Cat R. Waul (voice)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1991	Movie Rabbit Ears - Tom Thumb Tiny Tom, no larger than his father's thumb, embarks on a series of fantastical adventures that lead him to King...	Narrator (voice)	Not rated
1991	Movie Creativity in Management In 1991, comedy legend John Cleese was asked by Video Arts to speak about his experiences with Creativity and the...	Self	Not rated
1990	Movie The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson While the Muppets prepare a tribute to the late Jim Henson, they learn about the life and career of the...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1990	Movie Bullseye! Spies force two British con men to pose as look-alike scientists peddling cheap-energy fusion.	Man on the Beach in Barbados Who Looks Like John Cleese	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1990	Movie Life of Python This BBC documentary tells the history of the Python group, allowing a few glimpses at the works of its predecessors...	Himself / Various Roles (also archive footage)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1989	Movie Quark the Dragon Slayer Collection of several Danish animated shorts stitched together to make a Feature. Animations aired in Denmark December 2, 1987: The...	Unknown character	Not rated
1989	Movie Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python Steve Martin presents selected sketches from "Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)". It's the well known sketches, though the parrot sketch...	Self / Various Characters	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1989	Movie The Big Picture Hollywood beckons for recent film school grad Nick Chapman, who is out to capitalize on the momentum from his national...	Bartender	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1989	Movie Erik the Viking Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the...	Halfdan the Black	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1989	Movie The Movie Life of George When EMI refused to produce Monty Python's Life of Brian, George Harrison founded Handmade Pictures so that he could see...	Self	Not rated
1989	Movie The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball After the criticisms of the 1987 show’s disproportionate focus on music - and the financial disaster of its music-only Festival...	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1989	Movie Employees From Hell John Cleese training video about employees.	Brian	Not rated
1989	Movie Customers From Hell John Cleese training video on customers.	Brian	Not rated
1989	Movie Communicators From Hell John Cleese training video.	Brian	Not rated
1989	Movie Bosses From Hell John Cleese training video about bosses.	Brian	Not rated
1989	Movie Teams from Hell John Cleese training video about teams.	Unknown character	Not rated
1989	Movie Customer Service From Hell John Cleese training video about customer service	Unknown character	Not rated
1989	Movie Colleagues From Hell John Cleese corporate training video series	Unknown character	Not rated
1989	Movie Interviewers From Hell John Cleese training video about interviewers	Unknown character	Not rated
1989	Movie Sales People from Hell John Cleese corporate training video	Unknown character	Not rated
1988	TV This Morning This Morning features a variety of news, as well as show business, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, home and garden, food, tech,...	Self	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1988	Movie A Fish Called Wanda While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only...	Archie Leach	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1988	Movie John Cleese's First Farewell Performance A feature length documentary on the making of A Fish Called Wanda	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1987	Movie Baby Quark Tells the beginning of the story of Quark: His birth and how he is thrown out by his parents due...	Unknown character	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1987	Movie Dragonslayer Quark Cartoon short about Quark the troll, this time as a dragonslayer by chance.	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1987	Movie Quark and the Highway Robber Quark the troll meets a highway robber.	Unknown character	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1987	Movie The Grand Knockout Tournament The Grand Knockout Tournament (colloquially also known as It's a Royal Knockout) was a one-off charity event which was shown...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1987	Movie The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball When the British Amnesty shows finally resumed in 1987 after a six-year hiatus, the show format was retooled in an...	Jim Cleese	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1986	Movie Clockwise School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses his train after meticulously preparing a speech...	Brian Stimpson	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1985	Movie Silverado Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town...	Sheriff John T. Langston	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1985	Movie Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff Gonzo hosts this collection of some of the weirdest moments from The Muppet Show at his trailer home, assisted by...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1983	Movie Yellowbeard For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their hearts. Caught and convicted...	Harvey 'Blind' Pew	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1983	Movie Group Madness A behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of 1983's Yellowbeard	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1983	Movie Monty Python's The Meaning of Life Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before...	Various Roles	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1983	Movie Privates on Parade It is 1947, the year of the communist rebellion in Malaya and the British army's SADUSEA (Song And Dance Unit...	Major Giles Flack	TMDB 4.9 / 10
1982	TV Cheers The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and wonderful people...	Dr. Simon Finch-Royce	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1982	Movie Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl Monty Python perform many of their greatest sketches at the Hollywood Bowl, including several from pre-Python days.	Various Roles	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1982	TV Wogan Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1982	TV Whoops Apocalypse Whoops Apocalypse is a six-part 1982 British sitcom by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick, made by London Weekend Television for...	Lacrobat	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1982	Movie The Secret Policeman's Other Ball Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special...	Self - Various Roles	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1981	Movie Time Bandits Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of...	Robin Hood	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1981	Movie The Great Muppet Caper Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond...	Neville	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1981	TV Wetten, dass..? A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British show You Bet! and the American show...	Self	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1980	Movie The Tom Machine 100 years in the future: Tom is both bored and worried in the humdrum, violent times. Also he is unable...	Computer (voice)	Not rated
1980	Movie Peter Cook & Co. Peter Cook & Co. is a one-off sketch show special starring Peter Cook, with guest appearances from fellow comedians.	Himself / Various Characters	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1980	Movie The Queen Special Promotional special for the band's albums "The Game" and "Flash Gordon," featuring concert sequences, music videos, and celebrity cameos.	Man in Bar	Not rated
1980	Movie The Taming of the Shrew Baptista has two daughters: Kate and Bianca. Everyone wants to wed the fair Bianca, but nobody's much interested in problem...	Petruchio	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1979	Movie The Secret Policeman's Ball A series of benefit concerts to raise money for Amnesty International. Performances include comedy skits and musical numbers by a...	Himself - Various Roles	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1979	Movie Doctor Who: City of Death While taking in the sights of Paris in 1979, the Doctor and Romana sense that someone is tampering with time....	Art Gallery Visitor	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1979	Movie Golden Gordon Barnestoneworth United is the worst football team of 1935, who lose every match. Gordon Ottershaw is, however, their loyal fan,...	Passerby	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1979	TV Not the Nine O'Clock News Classic sketch comedy show satirising the news and culture of the late 70s and early 80s which introduced Rowan Atkinson,...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1979	TV Friday Night, Saturday Morning Friday Night, Saturday Morning was a television chat show with a revolving guest host. It ran on BBC2 from 28...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1979	Movie Life of Brian Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as...	Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1979	Movie The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 Ten years ago exactly, more or less, give or take a day or two, six young men sat down, or...	Self	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1979	Movie ...To Norway, Home of Giants! The norwegian Montreux contribution of 1979. Norwegians ridiculing themselves, with the help from John Cleese.	Norman Fearless	TMDB 8.5 / 10
1979	Movie Away from It All Mock travelogue that was shown in cinemas before "Life of Brian."	Nigel Farquhar-Bennett – Narrator (voice)	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1978	TV An Audience with... An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a...	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1977	Movie The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It John Cleese is hilarious as the descendant of Sherlock Holmes in this modern detective drama of international power politics and...	Sherlock Holmes	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1977	Movie The Mermaid Frolics In May 1977 a second Amnesty benefit was held to build on the success of the first show and with...	Self- Various roles	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1977	TV Three Piece Suite Miniseries comprising short plays featuring Diana Rigg and guests.	Kevin	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1977	Movie Three Piece Suite Miniseries comprising short plays featuring Diana Rigg and guests.	Kevin	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1976	Movie Pleasure at Her Majesty's The first of the Amnesty International comedy benefit galas. The title is a play on the phrase at Her Majesty's...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1976	TV The Muppet Show Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.	Self - Special Guest Star	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1976	TV The Secret Policeman's Ball A series of benefit shows staged initially in the United Kingdom to raise funds for the human rights organisation Amnesty...	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1976	TV Ripping Yarns A British television comedy series, written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python fame. Following an initial pilot...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1976	Movie Meetings, Bloody Meetings John Cleese shows that, properly planned and organised, a meeting can achieve more in a short time than any other...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1975	Movie How Not to Exhibit Yourself The objective of this training video is to teach stand staff how to present themselves and their organisation in a...	John Cleese	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1975	Movie More Awkward Customers Emphasises the importance of professional knowledge of an organisation’s stocks or services in dealing with difficult customers. Highlights the customer...	Brian	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1975	Movie Awkward Customers Shows John Cleese learning how to deal with "difficult customers" in a professional yet friendly manner and turn them into...	Brian	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1975	TV Saturday Night Live A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary...	Self / Various / Mr. Praline (uncredited)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1975	TV Fawlty Towers Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to run their hotel amidst farcical...	Basil Fawlty	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1975	Movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot...	Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1975	TV Les Rendez-vous du dimanche A talk show presented by Michel Drucker	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1974	Movie Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report An documentarian from the BBC visits the set of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975). This documentary shouldn't be...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1974	Movie Romance with a Double Bass A bassist shows up early for the betrothal ball of a beautiful princess, and whiles away the time having a...	Smychkov	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1973	Movie The Goodies and the Beanstalk The Goodies fall on hard times, and Tim and Graeme send Bill to sell their trusty three-seater trandem. All the...	The Genie	Not rated
1973	Movie Is This a Record? John Cleese, Michael Palin and Terry Jones celebrate the Guinness Book of World Records.	Various	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1973	Movie Monty Python In The Netherlands Monty Python sketch created for Dutch television in 1973.	Unknown character	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1973	Movie Elementary, My Dear Watson John Cleese stars as Sherlock Holmes in this Comedy Playhouse pilot episode from 1973.	Sherlock Holmes	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1973	Movie The Love Ban In this 1970s comedy, a Catholic man contemplates going against his priest's guidance on contraceptives when his wife wants to...	Contraceptives Lecturer	TMDB 3.6 / 10
1972	TV Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus consisted of two 45-minute Monty Python German television comedy specials produced by WDR for West German...	Various Characters	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1972	Movie Who Sold You This, Then? A BAFTA award nominated, light-hearted, documentary looking at the part the service engineer can play in making or destroying his...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1971	Movie The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971 One of the least-known Monty Python rarities is “The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch of 1971,” a short advertising film...	Unknown character	Not rated
1971	Movie And Now for Something Completely Different A collection of Monty Python's Flying Circus skits from the first two seasons of their British TV series.	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	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1971	Movie Euroshow '71: May Day Special German made-for-TV musical extravaganza starring Monty Python.	Self - Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1971	Movie The Statue Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives a Nobel prize. An ambitious...	Harry	TMDB 4.8 / 10
1970	Movie The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses...	Pumer	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1970	Movie Monty Python: Who's There? An instructional film about canvassing, for the Labour Party and starring the Python team, showing Labour Party workers how to...	Timothy	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1969	Movie The Magic Christian Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove...	Director in Sotheby's	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1969	TV Monty Python's Flying Circus A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational...	Various / Announcer	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1969	Movie The Best House in London In Victorian London, the British Government attempts a solution to the problem of street prostitution by establishing the world's most...	Jones (uncredited)	TMDB 4.0 / 10
1969	TV Sez Les Sez Les was a British comedy sketch show that starred Les Dawson, produced by Yorkshire Television, airing on ITV from...	self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1969	TV Sez Les Sez Les was a British comedy sketch show that starred Les Dawson, produced by Yorkshire Television, airing on ITV from...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1969	Movie How to Irritate People A pre-Monty Python mockumentary, written by and presented by John Cleese, that provides tips on learning how to irritate people.	Himself - Various	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1968	Movie The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom Harriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his bra factory than at...	Post Office Clerk	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1968	Movie Interlude A young female journalist in London falls in love with a married orchestra conductor.	Television public relations man	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1967	TV Titel, Thesen, Temperamente	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1967	TV Omnibus Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1967	TV Misleading Cases A court that is frequently presided over by the increasingly amused Mr Justice Swallow and Mr Haddock's long-suffering adversary Sir...	Mr. Partridge	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1967	TV At Last the 1948 Show A groundbreaking, splendidly silly, surreal sketch comedy series written by and starring The Goodies' Tim Brooke-Taylor, Monty Python's Graham Chapman...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1966	TV The Frost Report The Frost Report was a satirical television show hosted by David Frost. It ran for 28 episodes on the BBC...	Unknown character	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1963	TV Doctor Who The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his...	Art Gallery Visitor	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1962	TV The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1961	TV The Avengers A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan...	Marcus Rugman	TMDB 7.8 / 10
TBA	Movie The Splendid Thing Celebrated novelist Declan King has lost his focus and has been struggling to complete his latest novel since his wife...	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie The Philosophers' Football Match	Archimedes	TMDB 10.0 / 10
TBA	TV Cancel Me John Cleese set forth into the minefield of cancel culture to explore why a new 'woke' generation is trying to...	Self - Host / Presenter	Not rated
TBA	Movie How to Make Her Cheat Weeks away from his wedding, an insecure guy puts his fiancée through a series of tests to see if she...	Terry	Not rated
TBA	Movie Taking The Wheel Taking the Wheel is a dark comedy about the complicated relationship between an obstinate 90-year-old woman who refuses to give...	Nathan	TMDB 9.0 / 10

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2025	Movie John Cleese Packs It In Will he make it home ... or is this the end of the road? One of the most recognisable figures...	Writer Writing	Not rated
2025	Movie Fawlty Towers: The Play John Cleese introduces broadcast of the Fawlty Towers West End stage show as it heads out on a UK tour,...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2023	TV The Dinosaur Hour Comedy legend John Cleese presents The Dinosaur Hour, a new discussion show for GB News. In this series, John has...	Creator Creator	Not rated
2021	TV The Croods: Family Tree Two very different families join forces to create a new community, an us-against-the-world, cave person co-op on the most amazing...	Creator Creator	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2020	Movie The Croods: A New Age Searching for a safer habitat, the prehistoric Crood family discovers an idyllic, walled-in paradise that meets all of its needs....	Thanks Crew	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2020	Movie The Croods: A New Age Searching for a safer habitat, the prehistoric Crood family discovers an idyllic, walled-in paradise that meets all of its needs....	Characters Writing	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2014	Movie Monty Python Live (Mostly) Celebrate the last night of the Pythons on the big screen! With John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2013	Movie The Croods The prehistoric Croods family live in a particularly dangerous moment in time. Patriarch Grug, his mate Ugga, teenage daughter Eep,...	Story Writing	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2008	Movie Life Of Brian Screenplay An original illustrated 110 minute recording by The Pythons of their early screenplay in progress.	Screenplay Writing	Not rated
2006	Movie The Art of Football from A to Z Funnyman John Cleese leads viewers through an exhaustive -- and hilarious -- tour of the world of soccer, complete with...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2006	TV Monty Python's Personal Best A series of six outrageous one-hour specials showcasing the groundbreaking comedians.	Creator Creator	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2001	Movie Zum letzten Kliff Zum letzten Kliff is a German remake of Fawlty Towers. 11 of the 12 original episodes were remade by RTL...	Creative Consultant Crew	Not rated
2001	Movie Zum letzten Kliff Zum letzten Kliff is a German remake of Fawlty Towers. 11 of the 12 original episodes were remade by RTL...	Original Story Writing	Not rated
2001	TV The Human Face John Cleese presents a four-part exploration of the complexities of the human face, attempting to unravel its secrets and understand...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1997	Movie Fierce Creatures Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tycoon. In order...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1997	Movie Fierce Creatures Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tycoon. In order...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1995	TV Look at the State We're In! A satirical comedy-drama exploring the absurdities of modern life, politics, and society through a series of sketches and parodies.	Creator Creator	Not rated
1995	TV Look at the State We're In! A satirical comedy-drama exploring the absurdities of modern life, politics, and society through a series of sketches and parodies.	Writer Writing	Not rated
1995	TV Look at the State We're In! A satirical comedy-drama exploring the absurdities of modern life, politics, and society through a series of sketches and parodies.	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
1989	Movie Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python Steve Martin presents selected sketches from "Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)". It's the well known sketches, though the parrot sketch...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1988	Movie A Fish Called Wanda While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only...	Story Writing	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1988	Movie A Fish Called Wanda While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1988	Movie A Fish Called Wanda While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1983	Movie Monty Python's The Meaning of Life Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1982	Movie Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl Monty Python perform many of their greatest sketches at the Hollywood Bowl, including several from pre-Python days.	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1982	Movie The Secret Policeman's Other Ball Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special...	Assistant Director Directing	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1982	Movie The Secret Policeman's Other Ball Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1979	Movie The Secret Policeman's Ball A series of benefit concerts to raise money for Amnesty International. Performances include comedy skits and musical numbers by a...	Stage Director Directing	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1979	Movie The Secret Policeman's Ball A series of benefit concerts to raise money for Amnesty International. Performances include comedy skits and musical numbers by a...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1979	Movie Life of Brian Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1979	Movie Away from It All Mock travelogue that was shown in cinemas before "Life of Brian."	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1979	Movie Away from It All Mock travelogue that was shown in cinemas before "Life of Brian."	Director Directing	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1978	Movie Snavely Henry Snavely is a cynical hotelier that in this pilot is faced with the threat of hotel inspectors.	Creator Crew	Not rated
1977	Movie The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It John Cleese is hilarious as the descendant of Sherlock Holmes in this modern detective drama of international power politics and...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1977	Movie The Mermaid Frolics In May 1977 a second Amnesty benefit was held to build on the success of the first show and with...	Writer Writing	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1976	TV The Secret Policeman's Ball A series of benefit shows staged initially in the United Kingdom to raise funds for the human rights organisation Amnesty...	Creator Creator	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1975	Movie More Awkward Customers Emphasises the importance of professional knowledge of an organisation’s stocks or services in dealing with difficult customers. Highlights the customer...	Writer Writing	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1975	Movie Awkward Customers Shows John Cleese learning how to deal with "difficult customers" in a professional yet friendly manner and turn them into...	Writer Writing	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1975	TV Fawlty Towers Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to run their hotel amidst farcical...	Creator Creator	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1975	TV Fawlty Towers Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to run their hotel amidst farcical...	Writer Writing	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1975	Movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1974	Movie Romance with a Double Bass A bassist shows up early for the betrothal ball of a beautiful princess, and whiles away the time having a...	Adaptation Writing	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1973	Movie Is This a Record? John Cleese, Michael Palin and Terry Jones celebrate the Guinness Book of World Records.	Additional Writing Crew	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1972	Movie Rentadick Armitage runs a chemical company that is on the verge of producing a gas that causes temporary disability. Clearly the...	Writer Writing	TMDB 4.2 / 10
1972	Movie Who Sold You This, Then? A BAFTA award nominated, light-hearted, documentary looking at the part the service engineer can play in making or destroying his...	Script Crew	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1971	Movie The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971 One of the least-known Monty Python rarities is “The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch of 1971,” a short advertising film...	Writer Writing	Not rated
1971	Movie And Now for Something Completely Different A collection of Monty Python's Flying Circus skits from the first two seasons of their British TV series.	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1971	TV The Two Ronnies The Two Ronnies is a British sketch show which aired on BBC1 from 1971 to 1987. It featured the double...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1971	TV Six Dates with Barker Six Dates with Barker is a 1971 ITV series of six one-off, half-hour situation comedies showcasing the talents of Ronnie...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1970	Movie The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1969	Movie The Magic Christian Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove...	Additional Writing Crew	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1969	TV Monty Python's Flying Circus A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational...	Writer Writing	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1969	Movie How to Irritate People A pre-Monty Python mockumentary, written by and presented by John Cleese, that provides tips on learning how to irritate people.	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1967	TV At Last the 1948 Show A groundbreaking, splendidly silly, surreal sketch comedy series written by and starring The Goodies' Tim Brooke-Taylor, Monty Python's Graham Chapman...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1967	TV At Last the 1948 Show A groundbreaking, splendidly silly, surreal sketch comedy series written by and starring The Goodies' Tim Brooke-Taylor, Monty Python's Graham Chapman...	Creator Creator	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1966	TV ABC Stage 67 ABC Stage 67 is the umbrella title for a series of 26 weekly shows that included dramas, variety shows, documentaries,...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1962	TV That Was The Week That Was That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, is a satirical television comedy programme on BBC Television in...	Writer Writing	TMDB 8.5 / 10
TBA	TV Monty Python: Live at Aspen Monty Python Live at Aspen was a reunion show featuring the five surviving members of Monty Python: John Cleese, Terry...	Creator Creator	TMDB 6.0 / 10
TBA	Movie Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python	Writer Writing	Not rated

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2025 / TMDB 7.1

The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers

2025

The Roast of John Cleese

2024 / TMDB 3.7

The Palace

2023 / TMDB 5.4

The Martini Shot

2023 / TMDB 6.5

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