Acting
Eric Idle
- Titles
- 119movies55TV shows
- Career
Active from 1967 to 2018, busiest in 2006 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 32top 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 Humor5.8average 2.0
- Satire & Parody6.0average 2.3
- Physical Comedy6.0average 2.5
- Situational Comedy6.0average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay6.5average 3.7
- Pop Culture4.3average 2.2
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.6
- Fantasy3.2average 1.8
Rarely in their work
- Psychological2.9, average 5.6
- Contemporary Realism2.5, average 5.2
- Melancholy2.0, average 4.7
- Tension3.9, average 6.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Cult Classic 9
- Family-Friendly 6
- British Comedy 6
- Nostalgic 5
- Slapstick Humor 5
- Witty Dialogue 5
- British Humor 4
- Absurdist Humor 4
- Sketch Comedy 4
- Meta-Humor 4
- Absurdist Comedy 3
- Historical Parody 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
John CleeseActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, And Now for Something Completely Different, +20 more
Michael PalinActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Do Not Adjust Your Set, +18 more
Terry GilliamActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, +17 more
Graham ChapmanActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, And Now for Something Completely Different, +17 more
Terry JonesActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, 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, Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles, The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, +3 more
Carol ClevelandActorMonty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python Live (Mostly), +2 more
Ian MacNaughtonDirectorMonty Python's Flying Circus, And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus, Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
John Du PrezWriterMonty Python's The Meaning of Life, Monty Python Live (Mostly), The Wind in the Willows, What About Dick?, Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)- JJohn HalseyActorCan't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles, The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food, Yellow Submarine Sandwich
Ricky FataarActorCan't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles, The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food, Yellow Submarine Sandwich
Leslie NielsenActorThe Nutcracker and the Mouseking, Pirates 4-D, Pirates: 3D Show
Movies and TV shows
61960s
6 titles ¡ average score 74
92
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
TV show ¡ as Various
We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh (1968)
TV show ¡ as Various
74
Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967)
TV show ¡ as Various Characters
65
Alice in Wonderland (1966)
as Young Man (uncredited)
62
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World (1966)
as Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)