Acting
John Cleese
- Titles
- 215movies86TV shows
- Career
Active from 1962 to 2025, busiest in 2006 with 10 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 64top three billing
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
Fawlty Towers94/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 110 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy6.1average 2.7
- Physical Comedy5.7average 2.4
- Absurdist Humor5.0average 2.0
- Satire & Parody5.0average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay6.1average 3.7
- Wholesome5.1average 3.3
- Cringe Humor3.7average 2.2
- Pop Culture3.6average 2.2
Rarely in their work
- Melancholy2.6, average 4.7
- Psychological3.6, average 5.6
- Contemporary Realism3.4, average 5.4
- Tension4.0, average 6.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- British Humor 10
- British Comedy 10
- Witty Dialogue 10
- Cult Classic 9
- Ensemble Cast 9
- Family-Friendly Adventure 8
- Slapstick Comedy 6
- Social Commentary 6
- Farce 5
- Family-Friendly 5
- Satirical 5
- Sketch Comedy 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Michael PalinActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Life of Brian, A Fish Called Wanda, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, +23 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, +21 more
Terry JonesActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Life of Brian, Erik the Viking, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, +17 more
Eric IdleActorMonty 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, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, And Now for Something Completely Different, +14 more
Connie BoothActorFawlty Towers, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus, The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It, +5 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, +3 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
Mike MyersActorShrek Forever After, Shrek the Third, Shrek 2, Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Tim Brooke-TaylorActorAt Last the 1948 Show, The Statue, How to Irritate People, The Goodies and the Beanstalk
Cameron DiazActorShrek Forever After, Shrek the Third, Shrek 2, A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
John Du PrezComposerA Fish Called Wanda, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, The Wind in the Willows, Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Movies and TV shows
177Upcoming
3 titles
2020s
13 titles ¡ average score 49
as Arthur William Dallas III
as Archie Vainglorious (voice)
as Dr. Auyeung
as Frank
as Bridwell
as John Christmas
as Interviewee
Thanks, Characters
TV show ¡ as Actor
2010s
26 titles ¡ average score 55
as Otto von Walrus (voice)
TV show ¡ as Phil
as Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
Story
as Bulldog (voice)
as Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
as Various (voice)
as Narrator
TV show ¡ as Narrator (voice)
as King Harold (voice)
as Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
2000s
44 titles ¡ average score 53
as Professor Kipple (voice)
as Professor Barnhardt
as Dr. Glickenstein (voice)
as King Harold (voice)
as Dr. Primkin
as Samuel the Sheep (voice)
as Mercury (voice)
as King Harold (voice)
as Charles Merchant
TV show ¡ as Presenter
as Albert the Magic Pudding (voice)
1990s
23 titles ¡ average score 57
as Maurice Walpole
as Mr. Mersault
as Narrator
TV show ¡ as Lyle Finster (uncredited)
as Rollo Lee
as An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)
as Mr. Toad's Lawyer
TV show ¡ as Dr. Liam Neesam
as Jean-Bob (voice)
as Dr. Julius Plumford
as Raoul P. Shadgrind
1980s
23 titles ¡ average score 70
as Halfdan the Black
as Archie Leach
as Jim Cleese
as Brian Stimpson
as Sheriff John T. Langston
as Various Roles
as Major Giles Flack
as Various Roles
TV show ¡ as Dr. Simon Finch-Royce
as Neville
as Petruchio
1970s
34 titles ¡ average score 70
as Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur
as Norman Fearless
as Nigel Farquhar-Bennett â Narrator (voice)
as Sherlock Holmes
TV show ¡ as Basil Fawlty
as Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter
as Smychkov
TV show ¡ as Various Characters
Writer
as Announcer / Hungarian Citizen / self - Defence Teacher / Sir George Head / Policeman / Interviewer / Mr. Praline / Second General / Christopher Columbus / Mungo the Cook / Bank Robber / Accountant #2 (falling past the window) / Vocational Guidance Counselor / Vivian Smith Smythe Smith / Mountie / Town Guild Lady
1960s
11 titles ¡ average score 66
TV show ¡ as Various / Announcer
TV show ¡ as self
as Director in Sotheby's
as Jones (uncredited)
as Post Office Clerk
as Television public relations man
TV show ¡ Writer, Creator
TV show
TV show ¡ as Art Gallery Visitor
TV show ¡ as Marcus Rugman