Acting
Eric Idle
- Titles
- 118movies51TV shows
- Career
Active from 1967 to 2018, busiest in 2006 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 32top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Monty Python's Flying Circus85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Absurdist Humor5.9average 2.0
- Satire & Parody6.0average 2.3
- Physical Comedy6.0average 2.5
- Situational Comedy5.9average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay6.5average 3.7
- Pop Culture4.2average 2.2
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.6
- Fantasy3.2average 1.8
Rarely in their work
- Psychological2.7, average 5.6
- Melancholy1.9, average 4.7
- Contemporary Realism2.4, 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
- Witty Dialogue 4
- Historical Parody 3
- Absurdist Humor 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
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
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
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
Neil InnesActorMonty Python and the Holy Grail, Do Not Adjust Your Set, The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch, 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, What About Dick?, Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy), Monty Python Live (Mostly)- JJohn HalseyActorThe Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch, The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food, Yellow Submarine Sandwich
Ricky FataarActorThe Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch, The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, 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
62010s
2 titles ¡ average score 73
73
Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)
Writer, Director
74
What About Dick? (2012)
as The Piano
2000s
1 title ¡ average score 56
56
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2003)
as Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
1980s
2 titles ¡ average score 68
68
The Tale of the Frog Prince (1982)
as Narrator
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981)
as Reporter
1970s
1 title ¡ average score 70
70
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
as Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead