John Cleese
John Marwood Cleese 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
CREDITS
PHOTOS
TV Series
Monty Python's Flying Circus
8.251
At Last the 1948 Show
7.4
The One Show
4.538
Doctor Who
7.9
Monty Python's Personal Best
5
Entourage
7.346
Fawlty Towers
8.253
Disney's House of Mouse
7.4
The Avengers
7.734
E! True Hollywood Story
8.103
Whoops Apocalypse
7.2
The Secret Policeman's Ball
5
The Goodies
7.5
Richard & Judy
2.9
Will & Grace
6.855
The Muppet Show
8.034
MADtv
6.942
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.343
Robins
7.8
The Frost Report
0
Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)
0
Movie Connections
0
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
5
The Human Face
6.8
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
4.2
The BBC Television Shakespeare
6
Casper & Mandrilaftalen
7.7
Look at the State We're In!
0
LOL: Last One Laughing
7.5
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
7.543
Whitney
5
Misleading Cases
0
The Daily Show
6.354
Skavlan
5
The Graham Norton Show
7.2
Sez Les
4.5
Wetten, dass..?
5.3
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
7.3
Not the Nine O'Clock News
7
Ripping Yarns
7.4
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4
An Audience with...
5.3
The Graham Norton Show
7.2
Funny Business
8
Mickey Mouse Works
6.7
Hold the Sunset
6.3
Wogan
4.5
The Dinosaur Hour
0
The Dinosaur Hour Extra
0
A Life on Screen
8
3rd Rock from the Sun
7.475
Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
9.2
Cancel Me
0
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
7
Saturday Night Live
7
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
6
Omnibus
7.2
Speechless
7.06
Markus Lanz
5.5
Legends
5
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.853
Real Time with Bill Maher
5.984
Untitled Fawlty Towers Reboot
0
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
0
Cheers
7.567
Why there is no hope
0
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
0
Over the Garden Wall
8.562
Over the Garden Wall
8.562
Sez Les
4.5
Parkinson
0
This Morning
5.2
The Last Leg
5.6
Disney's House of Mouse
7.4
Movies
Life of Brian
7.758
A Fish Called Wanda
7.206
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
7.708
Shrek Forever After
6.383
The Day the Earth Stood Still
5.637
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
7.802
Around the World in 80 Days
5.9
Shrek the Third
6.297
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
6.431
Shrek 2
7.297
George of the Jungle
5.631
The Jungle Book
5.9
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
7.312
Scorched
5.5
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
0
Splitting Heirs
5.2
Daddy Daughter Trip
7.4
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
6.9
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
4.382
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
6.6
L'Entente cordiale
4.656
Yellowbeard
5.5
The Magic Christian
5.7
The Swan Princess
6.575
Quantum Project
0
Mickey's House of Villains
7.261
Clockwise
6.2
Silverado
6.974
Romance with a Double Bass
6.1
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
7.4
Fierce Creatures
6.168
The Out-of-Towners
5.8
George of the Jungle 2
4.5
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
5.481
And Now for Something Completely Different
7.2
The Magic Pudding
5.071
Man About Town
5.2
Life Of Brian Screenplay
0
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best
10
Charlotte's Web
6.217
Rat Race
6.3
Valiant
5.533
Wine for the Confused
8.2
Igor
5.9
The World Is Not Enough
6.278
Die Another Day
5.992
Time Bandits
6.589
Stupidity
5.2
The Great Muppet Caper
6.9
The Pink Panther 2
5.7
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
4.8
Spud
7
Planet 51
5.9
The Wind in the Willows
5.613
Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius
0
The Art of Football from A to Z
4.8
Hitler: The Comedy Years
5
How to Irritate People
6.6
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
0
Winnie the Pooh
6.906
The Taming of the Shrew
7.8
Is This a Record?
6
Privates on Parade
4.7
The Secret Life of Brian
7.575
Isn't She Great
4.8
How Not to Exhibit Yourself
0
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure
5.9
The Secret Policeman's Ball
6.3
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
6
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
6.5
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
5
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
7.5
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
7.1
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
6.125
John Cleese: The Alimony Tour Live
7.8
Life of Python
7.5
Parting Shots
5.636
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
6.1
Who Sold You This, Then?
6.5
Planes
5.918
Quark the Dragon Slayer
0
The Statue
4.7
Spud 2: The Madness Continues
6.9
The Palace
5.368
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
6
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
6
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
7.579
How to Make Her Cheat
0
Anatomy of a Liar
6
Fawlty Towers Revisited
0
Interlude
5.8
The Seventh Python
0
The Martini Shot
8
Absolutely Anything
5.899
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
6.8
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
7
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
7.046
Rally Road Racers
6.6
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
0
Erik the Viking
5.868
Baby Quark
0
Dragonslayer Quark
0
Quark and the Highway Robber
0
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
0
God Loves Caviar
5.4
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
6.318
Nuclear Bogeyheads
0
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
0
Spud 3: Learning to Fly
6.1
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
8
The Tom Machine
0
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
7.901
Amnesty International's Big 30
4
The Best House in London
3.833
The Love Ban
3
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
7.5
...To Norway, Home of Giants!
7
Best Ever Bond
5
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
9
We Are Most Amused
7.2
The Roast of John Cleese
3.5
Doctor Who: City of Death
8.857
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
8
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
0
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
7.8
The Big Picture
5.8
Taking The Wheel
0
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
4.9
The Grand Knockout Tournament
5.667
Away from It All
6.3
Trolls
6.64
The South Bank Show: John Cleese
0
The South Bank Show: Spamalot
0
Arctic Dogs
6
Golden Gordon
8
Bullseye!
5.192
In The Wild: Operation Lemur With John Cleese
0
The Movie Life of George
0
The Roots of Monty Python
0
Meetings, Bloody Meetings
6
An Accidental Studio
6.444
Elementary, My Dear Watson
0
Monty Python In The Netherlands
0
What the Pythons Did Next...
0
Awkward Customers
0
More Awkward Customers
0
Return of the Goodies
6.9
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
5.7
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
5.8
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
5.8
Charming
6.4
Peter Cook & Co.
6.7
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
0
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
9
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
9
The Meaning of Monty Python
8
Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn
5.7
The Monty Python Story
0
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
0
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches
0
The Undefeated
2.05
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
7
The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker
8
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
8
Monty Python Conquers America
6.5
The Naked Wanderer
5
Rockstar
3
Group Madness
0
The Nutcracker
6.154
The Big Year
6
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
6
The Life of Python
0
Assholes: A Theory
4
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
5
John Cleese's First Farewell Performance
7
Spike
0
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
9
Complete Guide to Guys
4.8
The Queen Special
0
Monty Python: Who's There?
6
Behind Over the Garden Wall
0
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
0
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
6.8
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
6.667
The Mermaid Frolics
5.3
Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits
0
Father Christmas Is Back
4.6
Clifford the Big Red Dog
7.2
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
6.5
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
7
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
0
Concert for George
8.1
Three Piece Suite
0
Making Rat Race
0
Rabbit Ears - Tom Thumb
0
Bosses From Hell
0
Customers From Hell
0
Communicators From Hell
0
Employees From Hell
0
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
0
Gaybo Laughs Back
0
Why Are We Creative?
7.6
Fawlty Towers: An Interview with John Cleese
0
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
6.8
Fawlty Towers: A Very British Comedy
0