Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Terence Graham Parry Jones was a Welsh comedian, screenwriter, actor, film director, children's author, popular historian, political commentator, and TV documentary host. He is best known as a member of the Monty Python comedy team. At the age of 4, the Jones family moved to Surrey in England. Jones attended primary school at Esher COE school and later attended the Royal Grammar School in Guildford, where he was school captain in the 1960-61 academic year. He later read English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, but "strayed into history". While there, he performed comedy with future Monty Python cast-mate Michael Palin in The Oxford Revue. Jones appeared in the comedy TV series "Twice a Fortnight" with Michael Palin; Graeme Garden; Bill Oddie and Jonathan Lynn, as well as the television series |"The Complete and Utter History of Britain" (1969). He appeared in" Do Not Adjust Your Set" (1967–69) with Michael Palin; Eric Idle and David Jason. He wrote for "The Frost Report" and several other David Frost programmes.

KNOWN FOR
CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

Monty Python's Flying Circus

Monty Python's Flying Circus

8.255
The Complete and Utter History of Britain

The Complete and Utter History of Britain

7
Going Live!

Going Live!

6
Monty Python's Personal Best

Monty Python's Personal Best

5
Do Not Adjust Your Set

Do Not Adjust Your Set

7.4
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

6.5
The Paul O'Grady Show

The Paul O'Grady Show

4.6
The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball

5
The Young Ones

The Young Ones

7.857
Twice a Fortnight

Twice a Fortnight

0
Terry Jones' Medieval Lives

Terry Jones' Medieval Lives

8.1
Terry Jones' Barbarians

Terry Jones' Barbarians

8.7
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

4
The Legend of Dick and Dom

The Legend of Dick and Dom

6.5
8:15 from Manchester

8:15 from Manchester

5
Ancient Inventions

Ancient Inventions

8
Wogan

Wogan

4.5
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

7.543
Crusades

Crusades

8.182
Skavlan

Skavlan

5
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus

Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus

7.3
Ripping Yarns

Ripping Yarns

7.4
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days

Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days

7.365
Ruby

Ruby

0
Perspectives

Perspectives

0
Dinotopia

Dinotopia

6.4
Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

7.77
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.191
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

6
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

0
Terry Jones' Great Map Mystery

Terry Jones' Great Map Mystery

0

Movies

Life of Brian

Life of Brian

7.759
Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

7.804
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

7.3
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

0
The Hidden History of Egypt

The Hidden History of Egypt

5.5
The Hidden History of Rome

The Hidden History of Rome

5
Erik the Viking

Erik the Viking

5.87
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

7.385
And Now for Something Completely Different

And Now for Something Completely Different

7.2
Life Of Brian Screenplay

Life Of Brian Screenplay

0
The Story of 1

The Story of 1

7.6
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

4.8
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

6.8
The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

5.7
Hitler: The Comedy Years

Hitler: The Comedy Years

5
Le créateur

Le créateur

6.784
Is This a Record?

Is This a Record?

6
Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky

6.1
The Secret Life of Brian

The Secret Life of Brian

7.575
Pleasure at Her Majesty's

Pleasure at Her Majesty's

6.5
The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball

6.3
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979

The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979

7.1
The Surprising History of Sex and Love

The Surprising History of Sex and Love

8
Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch

Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch

0
Penguins April Fool - The Making of

Penguins April Fool - The Making of

0
Anatomy of a Liar

Anatomy of a Liar

6
Anna and the Moods

Anna and the Moods

5.5
The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations

The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations

7.667
Inside the Labyrinth

Inside the Labyrinth

7.6
The Seventh Python

The Seventh Python

0
Absolutely Anything

Absolutely Anything

5.9
Life of Python

Life of Python

7.5
The Box

The Box

5
The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball

7.6
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

7
Monty Python Live (Mostly)

Monty Python Live (Mostly)

7
The Crimson Permanent Assurance

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

7.184
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

8
Euroshow '71: May Day Special

Euroshow '71: May Day Special

0
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

8
L.A. Story

L.A. Story

6.486
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

7.5
King Guillaume

King Guillaume

4.5
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

8
Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute

Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute

0
Monty Python in Aberystwyth

Monty Python in Aberystwyth

0
Chaucer & the Canterbury Tales

Chaucer & the Canterbury Tales

0
The South Bank Show: Spamalot

The South Bank Show: Spamalot

0
Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

0
The New Incomplete And Utter History Of Everything

The New Incomplete And Utter History Of Everything

0
Tomkinson's Schooldays

Tomkinson's Schooldays

9
Comic Roots: Michael Palin

Comic Roots: Michael Palin

0
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

10
Gladiators: The Brutal Truth

Gladiators: The Brutal Truth

6
Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns

Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns

0
Locked Out

Locked Out

6.2
The Broken Bottle

The Broken Bottle

0
Comedians Do It On Stage

Comedians Do It On Stage

0
The Roots of Monty Python

The Roots of Monty Python

0
Monty Python In The Netherlands

Monty Python In The Netherlands

0
What the Pythons Did Next...

What the Pythons Did Next...

0
Peter Cook & Co.

Peter Cook & Co.

6.7
Terry Jones' Barbarians

Terry Jones' Barbarians

0
Henry Cleans Up

Henry Cleans Up

0
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1

9
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2

9
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3

0
The Meaning of Monty Python

The Meaning of Monty Python

7.75
The Monty Python Story

The Monty Python Story

0
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm

Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm

0
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches

Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches

0
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

7.75
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

5.192
Monty Python Conquers America

Monty Python Conquers America

6.5
Boom Bust Boom

Boom Bust Boom

7.167
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

6
The Life of Python

The Life of Python

0
The Unforgettable Spike Milligan

The Unforgettable Spike Milligan

0
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

9
The Land of Sometimes

The Land of Sometimes

0
In Charlie Chaplin's Footsteps

In Charlie Chaplin's Footsteps

0
Miracles of Evolution

Miracles of Evolution

0
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

0
The Mermaid Frolics

The Mermaid Frolics

5.3
Monty Python: Live at Aspen

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

7.071
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

0
Concert for George

Concert for George

8.1
Medieval Fightbook

Medieval Fightbook

10
Scarfe's Follies

Scarfe's Follies

0
Monty Python: Almost the Truth  (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release

Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release

0
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best

Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best

0
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best

8
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best

0
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best

7
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best

8.3
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

0