John Cleese
Actor • 86 years old

John Cleese

Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK

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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
Shot from Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Character The Black Knight
Shot from Man About Town
Character Dr. Primkin
Shot from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Character Nearly Headless Nick
Shot from Fawlty Towers
Character Basil Fawlty
TV
Shot from Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Character Mr. Munday
Shot from Die Another Day
Character Q
Shot from Frankenstein
Character Prof. Waldman
Shot from A Fish Called Wanda
Character Archie Leach
Shot from The Great Muppet Caper
Character Neville
Title screen of Time Bandits No snapshots yet
Character Robin Hood
Shot from The Magic Christian
Character Director in Sotheby's
Best snapshot from The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee No snapshots yet
Character John
Monty Python Live (Mostly) No snapshots yet
Character Self, others
Spud 3: Learning to Fly No snapshots yet
Character Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
Spud 2: The Madness Continues No snapshots yet
Character Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure No snapshots yet
Character Narrator
Title screen of Spud No snapshots yet
Character Mr. 'The Guv' Edly

Spud

2010

Best snapshot from The Pink Panther 2 No snapshots yet
Character Dreyfus

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

60 titles
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee 2020
Trolls
Trolls 2016
Absolutely Anything
Absolutely Anything 2015
Spud 3: Learning to Fly
Spud 3: Learning to Fly 2014
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Monty Python Live (Mostly) 2014
Spud 2: The Madness Continues
Spud 2: The Madness Continues 2013
Planes
Planes 2013
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman 2012
Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the Pooh 2011
The Big Year
The Big Year 2011
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure 2011
Spud
Spud 2010
Shrek Forever After
Shrek Forever After 2010
The Pink Panther 2
The Pink Panther 2 2009
Planet 51
Planet 51 2009
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still 2008
Igor
Igor 2008
Shrek the Third
Shrek the Third 2007
Man About Town
Man About Town 2006
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web 2006
Valiant
Valiant 2005
Shrek 2
Shrek 2 2004
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days 2004
Scorched
Scorched 2003
George of the Jungle 2
George of the Jungle 2 2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 2003
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
The Adventures of Pluto Nash 2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002
Die Another Day
Die Another Day 2002
Rat Race
Rat Race 2001
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse 2001
Mickey's House of Villains
Mickey's House of Villains 2001
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001
The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough 1999
George of the Jungle
George of the Jungle 1997
Fierce Creatures
Fierce Creatures 1997
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows 1996
The Swan Princess
The Swan Princess 1994
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book 1994
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 1994
Splitting Heirs
Splitting Heirs 1993
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West 1991
The Big Picture
The Big Picture 1989
Erik the Viking
Erik the Viking 1989
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda 1988
Clockwise
Clockwise 1986
Silverado
Silverado 1985
Yellowbeard
Yellowbeard 1983
The Meaning of Life
The Meaning of Life 1983
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl 1982
Time Bandits
Time Bandits 1981
The Great Muppet Caper
The Great Muppet Caper 1981
Life of Brian
Life of Brian 1979
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1975
Fawlty Towers TV
Fawlty Towers 1975
And Now for Something Completely Different
And Now for Something Completely Different 1971
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer 1970
The Magic Christian
The Magic Christian 1969
Monty Python's Flying Circus TV
Monty Python's Flying Circus 1969
Interlude
Interlude 1968

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