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
63/100
- Highest rated
Monty Python's Flying Circus92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Absurdist Humor5.9average 2.0
- Satire & Parody6.1average 2.3
- Physical Comedy6.1average 2.5
- Situational Comedy6.0average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay6.6average 3.7
- Pop Culture4.3average 2.2
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.6
- Fantasy3.2average 1.8
Rarely in their work
- Psychological2.7, average 5.6
- Melancholy1.9, average 4.7
- Contemporary Realism2.6, average 5.2
- Tension3.7, average 6.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Cult Classic 8
- Family-Friendly 6
- British Comedy 6
- Slapstick Humor 5
- Nostalgic 5
- Absurdist Humor 4
- Witty Dialogue 4
- Historical Parody 3
- British Humor 3
- Sketch Comedy 3
- Meta-Humor 3
- British Sketch Comedy 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, +21 more
Terry GilliamActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, +18 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, +18 more
Michael PalinActorMonty 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, +18 more
Terry JonesActorMonty 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, +18 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 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 at the Hollywood Bowl, +2 more
Ian MacNaughtonDirectorMonty Python's Flying Circus, And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python, +1 more
John Du PrezComposerMonty Python's The Meaning of Life, The Wind in the Willows, Monty Python Live (Mostly), Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy), What About Dick?- 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
92010s
9 titles ¡ average score 63
46
The Masked Singer (2019)
TV show ¡ as Hedgehog (archive footage) / Hedgehog
The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food (2018)
as Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)
50
Absolutely Anything (2015)
as Salubrious Gat (voice)
Put the Minister in the Socket (2015)
Original Story
73
Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)
Writer, Director
74
What About Dick? (2012)
as The Piano
69
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) (2010)
as Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben