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John Cleese

John Cleese

Acting
Born: Oct 27, 1939
From: Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

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

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Daddy Daughter Trip Frank 2022 6.985
Shrek Forever After King Harold (voice) 2010 6.394
The Day the Earth Stood Still Professor Barnhardt 2008 5.658
Shrek the Third King Harold (voice) 2007 6.306
L'Entente cordiale Lord Conrad 2006 4.806
Around the World in 80 Days Grizzled Sergeant 2004 5.949
Shrek 2 King Harold (voice) 2004 7.311
Scorched Charles Merchant 2003 5.53
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas) 2002 7.702
The Adventures of Pluto Nash James 2002 4.394
Mickey's House of Villains Narrator (“Mickey's Mechanical House") (uncredited) 2002 7.274
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker') (voice) 2001 6.957
Quantum Project Alexander Pentcho 2000 10.0
George of the Jungle An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice) 1997 5.658
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Prof. Waldman 1994 6.446
The Jungle Book Dr. Julius Plumford 1994 5.965
The Swan Princess Jean-Bob (voice) 1994 6.588
Splitting Heirs Raoul P. Shadgrind 1993 5.226
A Fish Called Wanda Archie Leach 1988 7.204
Clockwise Brian Stimpson 1986 6.233
Silverado Sheriff John T. Langston 1985 6.941
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life Various Roles 1983 7.3
Yellowbeard Harvey 'Blind' Pew 1983 5.625
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl Various Roles 1982 7.364
Life of Brian Wise Man #1 / Reg … 1979 7.76
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It Sherlock Holmes 1977 6.281
Monty Python and the Holy Grail Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The … 1975 7.804
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report Self 1974 8.0
Romance with a Double Bass Smychkov 1974 5.917
The Magic Christian Director in Sotheby's 1969 5.691
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1939
FromWeston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, …