Acting
Eric Idle
- Titles
- 116movies55TV shows
- Career
Active from 1967 to 2018, busiest in 2006 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 30top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Monty Python's Flying Circus92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Absurdist Humor6.0average 2.0
- Satire & Parody6.2average 2.3
- Physical Comedy6.2average 2.4
- Situational Comedy6.1average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay6.6average 3.7
- Pop Culture4.3average 2.2
- Nostalgia5.8average 3.7
- Fantasy3.3average 1.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.6, average 5.4
- Psychological2.9, average 5.6
- Melancholy2.1, average 4.7
- Tension3.8, average 6.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Cult Classic 9
- Witty Dialogue 5
- Slapstick Humor 5
- British Comedy 5
- Absurdist Humor 4
- Historical Parody 4
- Highly Rewatchable 4
- Family-Friendly 4
- Surreal Humor 3
- Eccentric Characters 3
- Absurdist Comedy 3
- British Humor 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
John CleeseActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, At Last the 1948 Show, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, +19 more
Michael PalinActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Do Not Adjust Your Set, +18 more
Graham ChapmanActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, At Last the 1948 Show, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, +17 more
Terry GilliamActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, +17 more
Terry JonesActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Do Not Adjust Your Set, +16 more
Neil InnesActorMonty Python and the Holy Grail, Do Not Adjust Your Set, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, Rutland Weekend Television, The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, +3 more
Carol ClevelandActorLife of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, And Now for Something Completely Different, Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy), +2 more
Ian MacNaughtonDirectorMonty Python's Flying Circus, And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus, Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
John Du PrezComposerMonty Python's The Meaning of Life, Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy), What About Dick?, The Wind in the Willows, Monty Python Live (Mostly)- JJohn HalseyActorThe Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles, The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food, Yellow Submarine Sandwich
Ricky FataarActorThe Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles, The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food, Yellow Submarine Sandwich
Connie BoothActorMonty Python and the Holy Grail, And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
Movies and TV shows
892020s
1 title
as The Impressive Clergyman
2010s
9 titles ¡ average score 60
TV show ¡ as Hedgehog / Hedgehog (archive footage)
as Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)
as Salubrious Gat (voice)
Original Story
Writer, Director
as The Piano
as Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
2000s
21 titles ¡ average score 51
as Merlin (voice)
as Various Characters
as Drosselmeier (voice)
as Narrator
as Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
as Celebrity
as English Victim
as Coffin Ed
TV show ¡ as Pluto Angel (voice)
as Mr. Bix
as Waddlesworth (voice)
TV show ¡ as Guzelian (voice)
1990s
22 titles ¡ average score 51
as Evil Martin (voice)
as Prospector
as Alan Smithee
as Devon (voice)
as Slyly (voice)
as Dibs
as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
TV show ¡ as Chuck (voice)
as Wendel
as King Raff
as Brian Hope
1980s
17 titles ¡ average score 69
TV show ¡ as Jean Passepartout
TV show ¡ as Grant Pritchard
TV show ¡ as Declan Desmond (voice)
as Desmond / Berthold
as The Bike Rider
as Various Roles
as Commander Clement
TV show ¡ as Narrator (voice) / The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
as Various Roles
as Narrator
as Reporter
1970s
13 titles ¡ average score 79
as Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
as Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead
as Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)
TV show ¡ as Derek DeWoods
TV show ¡ as Terry Halsey (uncredited) / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
as Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard
TV show ¡ as Various Characters
as Pie Face 1
TV show ¡ as Various Characters
as Sokrates
as Prosecutor / Marriage Counselor / Arthur Nudge / Self-defence student #4 (interested in pointed sticks) / 'Hell's Grannies' analyst / Arthur Wilson / Arthur Wilson Two / Nightclub Emcee / Linkman / First General / Restaurant Manager / Lingerie Shop Owner / Accountant #1 (falling past the window) / Fairy Godmother / Rita Fairbanks / Simon Zinc Trumpet Harris / Mountie / Lady With Cookbook
as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
1960s
6 titles ¡ average score 74
TV show ¡ as Various
TV show ¡ as Various
TV show ¡ as Various Characters
as Young Man (uncredited)
as Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)