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John Cleese
(1939 - )
Occupation: Actor, screenwriter
Birth Name: John Marwood Cleese
Born: October 27, 1939, Weston-Super-Mare, England
Education: Downing College, Cambridge (law)
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Tall and jut-jawed, Cleese began his comedy career with the Cambridge
Circus, and met both Connie Booth (whom he would later marry) and Terry
Gilliam (a future co-member of Monty Python's Flying Circus) while on tour
with the student revue group in the US. On returning to England, Cleese
landed a job writing for TV's "The Frost Report" before becoming
a member of the Monty Python team. Possibly the best-known of the Pythons,
he also enjoyed considerable success with the TV series "Fawlty Towers,"
co-written by Booth. Cleese is also founder of Video Arts Ltd., a company
specializing in witty training films.
Films
Around the World in 80 Days (2004) [Actor .... Grizzled Sargent]
Shrek 2 (2004) [Actor .... King Harold] (voice)
Education Tips No. 41: Choosing a Really Expensive School (2003) [Actor .... Prof. Dik Bonkers/Dr. Ken Enron Chaney]
Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life', The (2003) [Actor .... Himself]
George of the Jungle 2 (2003) [Actor .... Ape] (voice)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) [Actor .... Mr. Munday]
Die Another Day (2002) [Actor .... Q]
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) [Actor .... Nearly Headless Nick]
Pinocchio (2002) [Actor .... The Talking Cricket] (voice: US version)
Mickey's House of Villains (2002) [Actor .... Narrator (segment "Mickey's Mechanical House")] (voice)
Adventures of Pluto Nash, The (2002) [Actor .... James]
Scorched (2002) [Actor .... Charles Merchant]
Taking the Wheel (2002) [Actor]
Making 'Rat Race' (2001) [Actor .... Himself]
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mouse (2001) [Actor .... Narrator]
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) [Actor .... Nearly Headless Nick]
Rat Race (2001) [Actor .... Donald P. Sinclair]
Comedy Masterclass (2001) [Writer] (skit "Four Yorkshiremen")
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big (2000) [Actor] (voice)
Inside Q's Laboratory (2000) [Actor .... Himself]
Rockstar (2000) [Actor .... Interviewer in lounge]
Magic Pudding, The (2000) [Actor .... Albert the Magic Pudding] (voice)
Quantum Project (2000) [Actor .... Alexander Pentcho]
Isn't She Great (2000) [Actor .... Henry Marcus]
World Is Not Enough, The (1999) [Actor .... R]
BFI London Imax Signature Film, The (1999) [Actor]
Out-of-Towners, The (1999) [Actor .... Mr. Mersault]
Parting Shots (1999) [Actor .... Maurice Walpole]
George of the Jungle (1997) [Actor .... An Ape Named 'Ape'] (voice)
Fierce Creatures (1997) [Actor .... Rollo Lee] [Writer] [Producer]
Wind in the Willows, The (1996/I) [Actor .... Mr. Toad's Lawyer]
What You Really Need to Know About... Ulcers: Gastric and Duodenal Peptic Ulcers (1995) [Actor .... Introduction]
Jungle Book, The (1994) [Actor .... Dr. Julien Plumford]
Swan Princess, The (1994) [Actor .... Jean-Bob] (voice)
Frankenstein (1994) [Actor .... Professor Waldeman]
Splitting Heirs (1993) [Actor .... Raoul P. Shadgrind]
American Tail: Fievel Goes West, An (1991) [Actor .... Cat R. Waul] (voice)
Grime Goes Green: Your Business and the Environment (1990) [Actor .... Mr. Grime] [Writer] [Executive Producer]
Helping Hand, The (1990) [Actor] [Executive Producer]
Bullseye! (1990) [Actor .... Man on the Beach in Barbados Who...]
Big Picture, The (1989) [Actor .... Bartender Frankie]
Erik the Viking (1989) [Actor .... Halfdan the Black]
Fish Called Wanda, A (1988) [Actor .... Archie Leach] [Writer] (story) [Executive Producer] [Director] (uncredited)
Secret Policeman's Third Ball, The (1987) [Actor .... Jim Cleese]
Return on Investment (1986) [Actor .... Julian Carruthers] [Executive Producer]
Clockwise (1986) [Actor .... Brian Stimpson]
Silverado (1985) [Actor .... Sheriff John T. Langston, Turley]
Budgeting (1984) [Actor .... Julian Carruthers] [Executive Producer]
More Bloody Meetings (1984) [Actor] [Executive Producer]
Secret Policeman's Private Parts, The (1984) [Actor .... Himself]
Group Madness (1983) [Actor .... Himself/Harvey 'Blind' Pew]
Yellowbeard (1983) [Actor .... Harvey 'Blind' Pew]
Meaning of Life, The (1983) [Actor .... Fish #2/Dr. Spenser/Humphrey Williams/Sturridge/Ainsworth/Waiter/Man/Maitre D/Grim Reaper] [Writer] (written by) [Composer] (songs)
Privates on Parade (1982) [Actor .... Major Giles Flack]
Secret Policeman's Other Ball, The (1982) [Actor .... Himself/Various Roles] [Assistant Director]
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) [Actor .... Various roles] [Writer]
Secret Policeman's Ball, The (1981) [Actor .... Various Roles]
You'll Soon Get the Hang of It (1981) [Actor] [Executive Producer]
Time Bandits (1981) [Actor .... Robin Hood]
Great Muppet Caper, The (1981) [Actor .... Nevil]
Cost, Profit, and Break-Even (1980) [Actor .... Julian Carruthers] [Executive Producer]
Depreciation and Inflation (1980) [Actor .... Julian Carruthers] [Executive Producer]
Away from It All (1979) [Actor .... Narrator] (as Nigel Farquhar-Bennett)
Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979, The (1979) [Actor .... Himself] (also archive footage)
Life of Brian (1979) [Actor .... Wise Man #1/Reg/Jewish Official/Centurion/Deadly Dirk/Arthur] [Writer] (written by)
Control of Working Capital, The (1978) [Actor .... Julian Carruthers] [Executive Producer]
Balance Sheet Barrier, The (1977) [Actor .... Julian Carruthers] [Executive Producer]
How Am I Doing? (1977) [Actor .... Ethelred the Unready/Ivan the Terrible/William the Silent] [Executive Producer]
Unorganized Manager: Part One: Damnation, The (1977) [Actor .... St. Peter] [Executive Producer]
Unorganized Manager: Part Two: Salvation, The (1977) [Actor .... St. Peter] [Executive Producer]
Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It, The (1977) [Actor .... Arthur Sherlock Holmes] [Writer]
Can We Please Have That the Right Way Round? (1976) [Actor] [Executive Producer]
Meetings, Bloody Meetings (1976) [Actor] [Writer] [Executive Producer]
Awkward Customers (1975) [Actor] [Writer] [Executive Producer]
Decisions, Decisions (1975) [Actor .... Field Marshal Montgomery/Queen Elizabeth I./Brutus/Sir Winston Churchill] [Executive Producer]
In Two Minds (1975) [Actor] [Writer] [Executive Producer]
More Akward Customers (1975) [Actor] [Writer] [Executive Producer]
How Not to Exhibit Yourself (1975) [Actor] [Writer]
I'll Think About It (1975) [Actor] [Writer]
Competitive Spirit, The (1975) [Actor] [Writer] [Executive Producer]
It's Alright, It's Only a Customer (1975) [Actor] [Writer]
Who Sold You This, Then? (1975) [Actor .... Charlie Jenkins] [Writer] [Executive Producer]
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) [Actor .... 2nd Soldier with a keen interest in birds/The Black Knight/Peasant 3/Sir Lancelot, the Brave/The Ferocious French Taunter/Tim the Enchanter] [Writer] (written by)
Man Hunt (1974) [Actor .... Ethelred the Unready/Ivan the Terrible/William the Silent] [Writer] [Executive Producer]
Romance with a Double Bass (1974) [Actor .... Musician Smychkov] [Writer]
Golf Etiquette (1973) [Actor .... A Golfer]
Love Ban, The (1973) [Actor .... Contraceptives Lecturer]
Rentadick (1972) [Writer] (uncredited)
And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) [Actor .... Announcer/Hungarian Man/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] [Writer]
Statue, The (1971) [Actor .... Harry]
Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer, The (1970) [Actor .... Pumer] [Writer] (written by)
Magic Christian, The (1969) [Actor .... Mr. Dougdale (director in Sotheby's)] [Writer] (additional material)
Best House in London, The (1969) [Actor .... Jones] (uncredited)
Bliss of Mrs. Blossom, The (1968) [Actor .... Post Office clerk]
Goon Show, The (1968) [Actor .... Himself/Announcer]
Simply Sheila (1968) [Writer]
All Change (????) [Actor .... H.G. Wells] [Executive Producer]
Cold Call, The (????) [Actor] [Executive Producer]
I'd Like a Word with You (????) [Actor .... Ethelred the Unready/Ivan the Terrible/William the Silent] [Executive Producer]
Importance of Mistakes, The (????) [Actor .... Himself] [Executive Producer]
Meeting of Minds, The (????) [Actor] [Writer] [Executive Producer]
Unorganized Manager: Part Four: Revelations, The (????) [Actor .... St. Peter] [Executive Producer]
Unorganized Manager: Part Three: Lamentations, The (????) [Actor .... St. Peter] [Executive Producer]
TV Shows
Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do (2003) [Actor .... Himself]
James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (2002) [Actor .... Himself]
Best Ever Bond (2002) [Actor .... Himself]
Premiere Bond: Die Another Day (2002) [Actor .... Himself]
2002 ABC World Stunt Awards (2002) [Actor .... Himself (Presenter)] (uncredited)
"Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)" (2002) TV Series [Actor .... Red Lansing]
"Sketch Show Story, The" (2001) TV Series [Actor .... Himself]
We Know Where You Live (2001) [Writer] (skit "Four Yorkshiremen")
100 Greatest TV Characters, The (2001) [Actor .... Basil Fawlty] (archive footage)
"Human Face, The" (2001) (mini) TV Series [Actor .... Host] [Writer]
Comic Relief Short Pants (2001) [Actor .... Himself]
"House of Mouse" (2001) TV Series [Actor .... Narrator] (voice)
Night of a Thousand Shows (2000) [Actor .... Himself]
From Spam to Sperm (1999) [Actor .... Himself]
Pythonland (1999) [Actor .... Himself]
John Cleese & Anders Lund Madsen (1999) [Actor .... Himself] (also archive footage)
"Mickey Mouse Works" (1999) TV Series [Actor .... Narrator] (voice)
"Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom" (1999) (mini) TV Series [Actor .... Himself/'Basil Fawlty']
Comic Relief: The Record Breaker (1999) [Actor .... Himself]
Lemurs (1998) [Actor .... Presenter/Narrator]
Funny Women (1998) [Actor .... Himself]
Monty Python's Flying Circus: Live at Aspen (1998) [Actor .... Himself/Various roles (also archive footage)]
Wie man die Leute von ihrem Geld trennt (1998) [Actor .... Himself]
John Cleeses fornemmelse for humor (1997) [Actor .... Himself]
"...And It's Goodnight From Him..." (1996) TV Series [Actor] (archive footage)
Spike (1996) [Actor .... Himself]
"Look at the State We're In!" (1995) (mini) TV Series [Actor .... Minister] [Writer]
Doctor Who: Thirty Years in the Tardis (1993) [Actor .... Art gallery patron]
There Now Follows... (1993) [Actor .... Himself] (archive footage)
It's the Monty Python Story (1993) [Actor .... Himself] [Writer]
Life of Python (1990) [Actor .... Himself] (also archive footage)
Hysteria 2! (1989) [Actor .... Himself]
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989) [Actor .... Himself (cameo)/Various roles (achive footage)]
Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball, The (1989) [Actor .... Himself] (also as Spitting Image)
Baby Quark (1987) [Actor .... Narrator] (voice: English version)
Grand Knockout Tournament, The (1987) [Actor .... Himself]
Comic Relief (1986/II) [Writer] (skit "Merchant Banker")
"Whoops Apocalypse" (1982) TV Series [Actor .... Lacrobat]
Taming of the Shrew, The (1980) [Actor .... Petruchio]
Peter Cook & Co. (1980) [Actor .... Various Characters]
To Norway, Home of Giants (1979) [Actor .... Norman Fearless]
Mermaid Frolics, The (1977) [Actor .... Various] [Writer]
Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976) [Actor .... Various]
"Muppet Show, The" (1976) TV Series [Writer] (writer) (episode 2.23) (uncredited)
"Fawlty Towers" (1975) TV Series [Actor .... Basil Fawlty] [Writer] (writer)
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report (1974) [Actor .... Himself]
Goodies and the Beanstalk, The (1973) [Actor .... The genie]
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972) [Actor .... Various roles] [Writer]
"Jokers Wild" (1969) TV Series [Actor .... Himself (1971, 1974)]
"Sez Les" (1969) TV Series [Actor .... Various Characters (Series 3, 8-9) (1971, 1974)]
"Two Ronnies, The" (1971) TV Series [Writer] (writer)
Ronnie Barker Yearbook, The (1971) [Actor .... Various Characters] [Writer]
"Doctor at Large" (1971) TV Series [Writer] (writer)
"6 Dates with Barker" (1971) TV Series [Writer] (writer)
"Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1969) TV Series [Actor .... Announcer/Eric Praline/Various Roles (1969-1973)] [Writer] (writer)
Light Entertainment Killers (1969) [Actor]
"Doctor in the House" (1969) TV Series [Writer] (writer)
How to Irritate People (1968) [Actor .... Various] [Writer]
"Broaden Your Mind" (1968) TV Series [Writer] (writer)
Interlude (1968) [Actor .... TV Publicist]
"Marty" (1968) TV Series [Writer] (writer)
"At Last the 1948 Show" (1967) TV Series [Actor .... Various Characters] [Writer]
"Frost Report, The" (1966) TV Series [Actor .... Himself] [Writer]
"That Was the Week That Was" (1962) TV Series [Writer] (writer)
Video Games
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (2004) [Actor .... Q] (voice)
007 Racing (2000) [Actor .... R] (voice)
World Is Not Enough, The (2000) [Actor .... R] (voice) (archive footage)
Starship Titanic (1998) [Actor .... The Bomb] (as Kim Bread)
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1997) [Actor .... Various]
Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail (1996) [Actor .... Sir Lancelot, et. al.] [Writer] (screenplay Monty Python and the Holy Grail)
Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time (1994) [Actor .... Various]
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