Acting
Eric Idle
- Titles
- 119movies55TV shows
- Career
Active from 1967 to 2018, busiest in 2006 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 33top 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
- Psychological2.8, 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
- Slapstick Humor 5
- Nostalgic 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, Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, And Now for Something Completely Different, +21 more
Graham ChapmanActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, And Now for Something Completely Different, +18 more
Terry GilliamActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, +18 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
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, +17 more
Neil InnesActorMonty Python and the Holy Grail, Do Not Adjust Your Set, Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, 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, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, +2 more
Ian MacNaughtonDirectorMonty Python's Flying Circus, And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python, Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
John Du PrezComposerMonty 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
171980s
17 titles ¡ average score 68
69
Around the World in 80 Days (1989)
TV show ¡ as Jean Passepartout
Nearly Departed (1989)
TV show ¡ as Grant Pritchard
83
The Simpsons (1989)
TV show ¡ as Declan Desmond (voice)
57
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
as Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
71
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
as Desmond / Berthold
The Mikado (1987)
as Ko-Ko
65
The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
as Wreck-Gar (voice)
50
National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
as The Bike Rider
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1985)
as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
78
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
as Various Roles
37
Yellowbeard (1983)
as Commander Clement
74
The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983)
as Gunther (uncredited)
82
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
TV show ¡ as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning / Narrator (voice)
80
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
as Various Roles
66
The Tale of the Frog Prince (1982)
as Narrator
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981)
as Reporter