John Cleese
John Marwood Cleese is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and presenter. Emerging from the Cambridge Footlights in the 1960s, he first achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s, he cofounded Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus. Along with his Python costars Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, Cleese starred in Monty Python films, which include Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Life of Brian (1979), and The Meaning of Life (1983).
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The Palace
actor
2023
The Martini Shot
actor
2023
Rally Road Racers
actor
2023
Clifford the Big Red Dog
actor
2021
Father Christmas Is Back
actor
2021
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
actor
2021
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
actor
2020
The Croods: A New Age
writer
2020
Assholes: A Theory
actor
2019
Arctic Dogs
actor
2019
The Naked Wanderer
actor
2019
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
actor
2018
Why Are We Creative?
actor
2018
Charming
actor
2018
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
actor
2018
Trolls
actor
2016
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
actor
2016
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
actor
2015
Absolutely Anything
actor
2015
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
writer
2014
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
actor
2014
Planes
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2013
The Croods
writer
2013
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
actor
2012
God Loves Caviar
actor
2012
The Big Year
actor
2011
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure
actor
2011
Winnie the Pooh
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2011
Spud
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2010
Shrek Forever After
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2010
Planet 51
actor
2009
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
actor
2009
The Pink Panther 2
actor
2009
The Day the Earth Stood Still
actor
2008
Gaybo Laughs Back
actor
2008
Igor
actor
2008
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
actor
2008
Monty Python Conquers America
actor
2008
Shrek the Third
actor
2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
actor
2007
Charlotte's Web
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2006
Man About Town
actor
2006
The Art of Football from A to Z
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2006
Valiant
actor
2005
Complete Guide to Guys
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2005
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
actor
2004
Around the World in 80 Days
actor
2004
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
actor
2004