Acting
John Cleese
EN, FR, DE, EL cinema · 231 credits
Born
27 October 1939 (age 87)
Birthplace
Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
Also known as John Marwood Cleese · Cleesey
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
How to Make Her Cheat
as Terry
John Cleese Packs It In
Actor, Writer
Fawlty Towers: The Play
as Self, Writer, Adaptation
The Palace
as Arthur William Dallas III
The Martini Shot
as Dr. Auyeung
Rally Road Racers
as Archie Vainglorious (voice)
Daddy Daughter Trip
as Frank
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
as Self (archive footage)
Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius
as Interviewee
Father Christmas Is Back
as John Christmas
Clifford the Big Red Dog
as Bridwell
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
The Croods: A New Age
Thanks, Characters
Arctic Dogs
as Otto von Walrus (voice)
An Accidental Studio
as Self (archive footage)
The Naked Wanderer
as Brian King
Assholes: A Theory
as Himself
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
as Self (archive footage)
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
as Donner (voice)
Charming
as Fairy Godmother / Executioner (voice)
Trolls
as Roi Gristle (voice)
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
as General Eeder
Absolutely Anything
as Chief Alien (voice)
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
as Mr. Bellwood (voice)
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
as Self, others, Writer
Spud 3: Learning to Fly
as Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
Planes
as Bulldog (voice)
Spud 2: The Madness Continues
as Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
as Various (voice)
God Loves Caviar
as McCormick
Winnie the Pooh
as Narrator (voice)
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure
as Narrator
The Undefeated
as Self (archive footage)
The Big Year
as Historical Montage Narrator (voice)
Shrek Forever After
as King Harold (voice)
Spud
as Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
The Pink Panther 2
as Dreyfus
Planet 51
as Professor Kipple (voice)
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
as Self / Basil Fawlty
Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits
as Self / Basil Fawlty
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Professor Barnhardt
Life Of Brian Screenplay
2008
Life Of Brian Screenplay
as Wise Man #1, Reg, Jewish Official, First Centurion, Screenplay
Igor
as Dr. Glickenstein (voice)
We Are Most Amused
as Self - Presenter
Shrek the Third
as King Harold (voice)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Adolf Hitler / Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)
What the Pythons Did Next...
as Self (archive footage)
L'Entente cordiale
as Lord Conrad
Man About Town
as Dr. Primkin
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
as Various Characters
Charlotte's Web
as Samuel the Sheep (voice)
The Art of Football from A to Z
as Self, Executive Producer
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus — Michael Palin's Personal Best
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
as Various Characters
Aud go'hjerta
as Self (archive footage)
Valiant
as Mercury (voice)
Fawlty Towers Revisited
as Himself
The Roots of Monty Python
as Self (archive footage)
Return of the Goodies
as Himself
Complete Guide to Guys
as Noted Behavioral Scientist / Noted Doctor / Leading Social Scientist / Leading Orthopedic Surgeon
Around the World in 80 Days
as Grizzled Sergeant
Shrek 2
as King Harold (voice)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
as Self (archive footage)
Scorched
as Charles Merchant
George of the Jungle 2
as An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
as Mr. Munday
Stupidity
as Self
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
as Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas)
Mickey's House of Villains
as Narrator (“Mickey's Mechanical House") (uncredited)
Best Ever Bond
as Self / R
Making Rat Race
as Himself
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
as Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker') (voice)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
as Nearly Headless Nick
Rat Race
as Donald P. Sinclair
Zum letzten Kliff
Original Story, Creative Consultant
Quantum Project
as Alexander Pentcho
The Magic Pudding
as Albert the Magic Pudding (voice)
Isn't She Great
as Henry Marcus
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
as The Giant Alien (voice)
Rockstar
as Interviewer in lounge
The Out-of-Towners
as Mr. Mersault
Parting Shots
as Maurice Walpole
The Nutcracker
as Narrator
Mickey’s Mechanical House
as Narrator (voice)
George of the Jungle
as An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)
Fierce Creatures
as Rollo Lee, Screenplay, Producer
The Wind in the Willows
as Mr. Toad's Lawyer
Spike
as Self
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
as Prof. Waldman
The Jungle Book
as Dr. Julius Plumford
The Swan Princess
as Jean-Bob (voice)
Splitting Heirs
as Raoul P. Shadgrind
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
as Cat R. Waul (voice)
Rabbit Ears - Tom Thumb
1991
Rabbit Ears - Tom Thumb
as Narrator (voice)
Life of Python
as Himself / Various Roles (also archive footage)
Bullseye!
as Man on the Beach in Barbados Who Looks Like John Cleese
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
as Self / Various Characters, Writer
Erik the Viking
as Halfdan the Black
The Big Picture
as Bartender
A Fish Called Wanda
as Archie Leach, Executive Producer, Story, Screenplay
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
as Jim Cleese
Clockwise
as Brian Stimpson
Silverado
as Sheriff John T. Langston
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
as Various Roles, Screenplay
Yellowbeard
as Harvey 'Blind' Pew
Privates on Parade
as Major Giles Flack
Group Madness
as Self
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
as Various Roles, Writer
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
as Self - Various Roles, Producer, Assistant Director
Time Bandits
as Robin Hood
The Great Muppet Caper
as Neville
The Taming of the Shrew
as Petruchio
The Tom Machine
1980
The Tom Machine
as Computer (voice)
Peter Cook & Co.
as Himself / Various Characters
The Queen Special
as Man in Bar
Life of Brian
as Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur, Screenplay
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Himself - Various Roles, Producer, Stage Director
...To Norway, Home of Giants!
as Norman Fearless
Doctor Who: City of Death
as Art Gallery Visitor
Away from It All
as Nigel Farquhar-Bennett – Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
Golden Gordon
as Passerby
Snavely
Creator
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
as Sherlock Holmes, Screenplay
The Mermaid Frolics
as Self- Various roles, Writer
Three Piece Suite
as Kevin
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
as Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter, Writer
Awkward Customers
as Brian, Writer
More Awkward Customers
as Brian, Writer
Romance with a Double Bass
as Smychkov, Adaptation
Is This a Record?
as Various, Additional Writing
The Love Ban
as Contraceptives Lecturer
Elementary, My Dear Watson
as Sherlock Holmes
The Goodies and the Beanstalk
as The Genie
Monty Python In The Netherlands
as Narrator / Pie Face 2
Who Sold You This, Then?
Actor, Script
The Philosophers' Football Match
as Archimedes
Rentadick
Writer
And Now for Something Completely Different
as 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, Screenplay
The Statue
as Harry
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
as Self - Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Pumer, Writer
Monty Python: Who's There?
as Timothy
The Magic Christian
as Director in Sotheby's, Additional Writing
How to Irritate People
as Himself - Various, Writer
The Best House in London
as Jones (uncredited)
Interlude
as Television public relations man
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
as Post Office Clerk