John Cleese

John Cleese

b. 1939 (age 87) Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK

Actor Writer

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

Monty Python's Flying Circus

Monty Python's Flying Circus

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Fawlty Towers

A Fish Called Wanda

A Fish Called Wanda

Filmography

The Splendid Thing

Fawlty Towers: The Play

John Cleese Packs It In

John Cleese Packs It In

2025 Self Writer

Fawlty Towers at 50

The Roast of John Cleese

The Roast of John Cleese

How to Make Her Leave

The Palace

Arthur William Dallas III

Rally Road Racers

Rally Road Racers

Archie Vainglorious

The Martini Shot

The Martini Shot

The Dinosaur Hour

The Dinosaur Hour

The Camilla Tominey Show

Daddy Daughter Trip

Daddy Daughter Trip

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Father Christmas Is Back

Father Christmas Is Back

The Croods: Family Tree

The Croods: Family Tree

Crazy About You

Crazy About You

Assholes: A Theory

Assholes: A Theory

Charming

Fairy Godmother

Arctic Dogs

Otto Von Walrus

Elliot the Littlest Reindeer

Elliot the Littlest Reindeer

Hold the Sunset

Hold the Sunset

Michael Palin: A Life on Screen

Michael Palin: A Life on Screen

The Greatest TV Moments of All Time

The Return of the Magnificent Music, Shaken NOT Stirred

Trolls

King Gristle Sr.

A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown

A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown

Jan Gintberg møder John Cleese

Fawlty at Forty

Comedy Bloopers

Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Revisited

Over the Garden Wall

Over the Garden Wall

Quincy Endicott

Monty Python Live (Mostly)

Monty Python Live (Mostly)

2014 Actor Writer

Second Yorkshireman

Spud 3: Learning to Fly

Spud 3: Learning to Fly

Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

The Croods

Planes

Spud 2: The Madness Continues

Spud 2: The Madness Continues

The Last Impresario

The Last Impresario

Goodbye Television Centre

Goodbye Television Centre

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

Anatomy of a Liar

Anatomy of a Liar

John Howard Davies: A Life in Comedy

The Big Year

Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh

Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

The Animal Magic Zoo

Shrek Forever After

Shrek Forever After

Spud

The Guv - Mr. Edly

Great TV Mistakes

Planet 51

Professor Kipple

The Pink Panther 2

The Pink Panther 2

Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut

Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut

Just for Laughs

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

Monty Python Almost the Truth Obligatory Making of Special

Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits

Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits

Mitgefühl, Weisheit und Humor

Mitgefühl, Weisheit und Humor

The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Professor Barnhardt

Igor

Dr. Glickenstein

Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

Batteries Not Included

Monty Python Conquers America

Monty Python Conquers America

The Seventh Python

The Seventh Python

The Frost Report Is Back

The Frost Report Is Back

The Prince's Trust: We Are Most Amused

The Prince's Trust: We Are Most Amused

Shrek the Third

Shrek the Third

The Secret Life of Brian

The Secret Life of Brian

More Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy

More Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy

Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy

Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web

Samuel the Sheep

Man About Town

L'entente cordiale

L'entente cordiale

Monty Python's Personal Best

Monty Python's Personal Best

2006 Self Writer

The Art of Football

The Art of Football

2006 Self Writer

Greatest Ever Comedy Movies

Valiant

Fawlty Towers Revisited

Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches

Return of the Goodies

Return of the Goodies

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Dokument: Humor

The Power of the Sun

2005 Self Actor

Shrek 2

Wine for the Confused

Wine for the Confused

2004 Self Writer

Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute

Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute

2nd Irish Film and Television Awards

The Funny Ladies of British Comedy

The Ultimate Film

Scorched

Charles Merchant

Stupidity

With Friends Like These

Die Another Day

Die Another Day

2002 ABC World Stunt Awards

Taking the Wheel

Taking the Wheel

Nathan Sullivan

Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python

Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python

My Adventures in Television

My Adventures in Television

The Bond Essentials

← Back