
John Cleese
Highest Rated: 100% Assholes: A Theory (2019)
Lowest Rated: 4% The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
Birthday: Oct 27, 1939
Birthplace: Weston-Super-Mare, England, UK
As perhaps the most famous of the performers who starred in the irreverent comedy troupe, Monty Python, actor and comedian John Cleese reached legendary status, thanks to his deadpan delivery of ridiculous characters and limber-limbed slapstick antics. Prior to starring on "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (BBC, 1969-1974) with cast mates Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam, Cleese had established himself predominantly as a writer and occasional performer on such British series as "The Dick Emery Show" (BBC, 1963-1991) and "The Frost Report" (BBC, 1966). But with Monty Python, Cleese became an international star once the series began airing in America on PBS, which led to several films, two of which - "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1974) and "Monty Python's Life of Brian" (1979) - became instant classics. Following the death of Chapman in 1989, Monty Python as a full unit ceased to be, though on several occasions the surviving members reunited for various stage performances. Meanwhile, after numerous supporting roles, Cleese broke through with "A Fish Called Wanda" (1988), which reintroduced him to a new generation and paved the way for a long, venerable career as a prominent character actor in major Hollywood blockbusters.






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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Clifford the Big Red Dog | Mr. Bridwell (Character) | - | 2021 |
15% | 36% | The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee | John (Character) | - | 2020 |
13% | 60% | Arctic Dogs | Otto Von Walrus (Voice) | $5.8M | 2019 |
100% | No Score Yet | Assholes: A Theory | Self | - | 2019 |
29% | 29% | Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer | Donner (Voice) | - | 2018 |
24% | 32% | Charming |
Fairy Godmother / |
- | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 62% | Albion: The Enchanted Stallion | General Eeder (Character) | - | 2017 |
75% | 67% | Trolls | King Gristle Sr. (Voice) | $153.6M | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 25% | Get Squirrely | Mr. Bellwood (Voice) | - | 2015 |
18% | 31% | Absolutely Anything | Extraterrestrial (Voice) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 59% | Spud 3: Learning to Fly | The Guv (Character) | - | 2014 |
25% | 49% | Planes | Bulldog (Voice) | $90.3M | 2013 |
94% | 44% | The Last Impresario | Self | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 45% | Spud 2: The Madness Continues | The Guv (Character) | - | 2013 |
44% | 46% | A Liar's Autobiography - The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman | Self | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 44% | God Loves Caviar | McCormick (Character) | - | 2012 |
91% | 80% | Winnie the Pooh | Narrator (Voice) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 11% | Beethoven's Christmas Adventure | The Narrator (Voice) | - | 2011 |
80% | 68% | Spud | The Guv - Mr. Edly (Character) | - | 2010 |
58% | 54% | Shrek Forever After | King Harold (Voice) | - | 2010 |
12% | 42% | The Pink Panther 2 | Dreyfus (Character) | $35.9M | 2009 |
23% | 40% | Planet 51 | Professor Kipple (Voice) | $42.2M | 2009 |
20% | 27% | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Professor Barnhardt (Character) | $79.4M | 2008 |
39% | 38% | Igor | Dr. Glickenstein (Voice) | $19.5M | 2008 |
42% | 52% | Shrek the Third | King Harold (Voice) | $320.7M | 2007 |
38% | 29% | Man About Town | Dr. Primkin (Character) | - | 2006 |
78% | 62% | Charlotte's Web | Samuel (Voice) | $82.5M | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Art of Football From A to Z |
Host, Screenwriter |
- | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 20% | Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys |
Scientist/ |
- | 2005 |
32% | 29% | Valiant | Mercury (Voice) | $19.5M | 2005 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Wine for the Confused | Unknown (Character) | - | 2004 |
32% | 34% | Around the World in 80 Days | Sergeant (Character) | $24M | 2004 |
89% | 69% | Shrek 2 | King Harold (Voice) | $436.5M | 2004 |
42% | 40% | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Mr. Munday (Character) | $100.8M | 2003 |
17% | 20% | George of the Jungle 2 | Ape (Character) | - | 2003 |
17% | 46% | Scorched | Charles Merchant (Character) | - | 2002 |
4% | 19% | The Adventures of Pluto Nash | James (Character) | $4.4M | 2002 |
56% | 41% | Die Another Day | Q (Character) | $160.2M | 2002 |
82% | 80% | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Nearly Headless Nick (Character) | $262M | 2002 |
81% | 82% | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | Nearly Headless Nick (Character) | $317.6M | 2001 |
44% | 64% | Rat Race | Donald Sinclair (Character) | $56.6M | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Quantum Project | Unknown (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 56% | The Magic Pudding | Albert, The Magic Pudding (Voice) | - | 2000 |
25% | 38% | Isn't She Great | Henry Marcus (Character) | $3M | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 22% | Parting Shots | Maurice Walpole (Character) | - | 1999 |
27% | 32% | The Out-of-Towners | Mr. Mersault (Character) | $28.5M | 1999 |
52% | 49% | The World Is Not Enough | R (Character) | $126.9M | 1999 |
56% | 41% | George of the Jungle | An Ape named "Ape" (Voice) | $105.3M | 1997 |
55% | 58% | Fierce Creatures |
Rollo Lee (Character), Producer, Screenwriter |
$9.2M | 1997 |
75% | 61% | The Wind in the Willows | Mr. Toad's Lawyer (Character) | $72.8K | 1996 |
38% | 49% | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Professor Waldman (Character) | $22M | 1994 |
50% | 66% | The Swan Princess | Jean-Bob (Voice) | $9.8M | 1994 |
80% | 55% | Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book | Dr. Julien Plumford (Character) | $43.2M | 1994 |
8% | 37% | Splitting Heirs | Raoul P. Shadgrind (Character) | $3M | 1993 |
54% | 62% | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | Cat R. Waul (Voice) | $20.2M | 1991 |
47% | 59% | Erik the Viking | Halfdan the Black (Character) | $656.7K | 1989 |
No Score Yet | 17% | Bullseye! | Man on the Beach (Character) | - | 1989 |
95% | 84% | A Fish Called Wanda |
Archie Leach (Character), Director, Executive Producer |
$60M | 1988 |
80% | 65% | Clockwise | Brian Stimpson (Character) | $640.2K | 1986 |
76% | 80% | Silverado | Sheriff John T. Langston (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Secret Policeman's Private Parts | Self | - | 1984 |
22% | 64% | Yellowbeard | Harvey "Blind" Pew (Character) | - | 1983 |
85% | 83% | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life |
Fish #2 / Writer, Original Music |
- | 1983 |
No Score Yet | 33% | Privates on Parade | Major Giles Flack (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | 92% | Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl |
Unknown (Character), Writer |
- | 1982 |
90% | 77% | Time Bandits | Robin Hood (Character) | - | 1981 |
76% | 79% | The Great Muppet Caper | Neville (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | 68% | The Taming of the Shrew | Petruchio (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | 83% | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Unknown (Character) | - | 1979 |
95% | 93% | Life of Brian |
Wise Man #1/ Writer |
$150.2K | 1979 |
97% | 95% | Monty Python and the Holy Grail |
Second Soldier with an Interest in Birds/ Writer |
$1.8M | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Romance With a Double Bass | Unknown (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Love Ban | Contraceptives Lecturer (Character) | - | 1973 |
88% | 87% | And Now for Something Completely Different |
Announcer/ Writer |
- | 1972 |
No Score Yet | 67% | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer |
Pumer (Character), Writer |
- | 1970 |
59% | 68% | The Magic Christian | Director in Sotheby's (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | 78% | John Cleese on How to Irritate People | Unknown (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | 93% | At Last the 1948 Show | Unknown (Character) | - | 1967 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | 36% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2020 2018 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Good Morning America | Guest | 2020 |
56% | 50% | Hold the Sunset | Phil (Character) | 2018-2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | W5 | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 78% | Speechless | Martin (Guest Star) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2018 2015 |
No Score Yet | 48% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2015-2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Narrator | 2016 2011-2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CBS News Sunday Morning | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Real Time With Bill Maher | Guest | 2014-2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mansbridge One on One | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Social | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show | Guest | 2014 2010 |
21% | 40% | Whitney | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
66% | 83% | Entourage | John Cleese (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live With Regis and Kelly | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Comedy Connections | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Will & Grace | Lyle Finster (Guest Star) | 2003-2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wednesday at 9:30 (8:30 Central) | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Heroes of Comedy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 3rd Rock From the Sun | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Saturday Night Live | Guest | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 92% | Cheers | Dr. Simon Finch-Royce (Guest Star) | 1987 |
100% | 93% | Fawlty Towers |
Basil Fawlty (Character), Writer |
1979 1975 |
68% | 79% | Doctor Who | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 |
100% | 91% | Monty Python's Flying Circus |
Unknown (Character), Writer |
1972-1974 1969-1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Goodies | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Doctor in the House | Writer | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Avengers | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | At Last the 1948 Show | Unknown (Character) | 1967 |
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