Acting
John Cleese
- Titles
- 214movies85TV shows
- Career
Active from 1962 to 2025, busiest in 2006 with 11 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 66top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
Fawlty Towers93/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 108 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy5.9average 2.7
- Physical Comedy5.6average 2.5
- Absurdist Humor4.9average 2.0
- Satire & Parody5.0average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay6.1average 3.7
- Wholesome4.9average 3.3
- Cringe Humor3.5average 2.2
- Pop Culture3.5average 2.2
Rarely in their work
- Psychological3.4, average 5.6
- Melancholy2.6, average 4.7
- Tension4.1, average 6.1
- Contemporary Realism3.3, average 5.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- British Comedy 11
- Witty Dialogue 9
- British Humor 9
- Ensemble Cast 9
- Cult Classic 9
- Family-Friendly Adventure 8
- Social Commentary 7
- Satirical 7
- Slapstick Comedy 6
- Family-Friendly 6
- Eccentric Characters 5
- Nostalgic 5
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Michael PalinActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, A Fish Called Wanda, Life of Brian, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, +23 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, +22 more
Eric IdleActorShrek the Third, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, +19 more
Terry JonesActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Erik the Viking, +19 more
Terry GilliamActorMonty 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, +15 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 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, +3 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
Mike MyersActorShrek Forever After, Shrek the Third, Shrek 2, Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Stephen FryActorThe Wind in the Willows, A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman, The Secret Policemanâs Third Ball, The Dinosaur Hour
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
Movies and TV shows
231980s
23 titles ¡ average score 70
54
Erik the Viking (1989)
as Halfdan the Black
60
The Big Picture (1989)
as Bartender
Customers From Hell (1989)
as Brian
Communicators From Hell (1989)
as Brian
Bosses From Hell (1989)
as Brian
Employees From Hell (1989)
as Brian
82
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
as Archie Leach
The Secret Policemanâs Third Ball (1987)
as Jim Cleese
72
Clockwise (1986)
as Brian Stimpson
78
Silverado (1985)
as Sheriff John T. Langston
81
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
as Various Roles
43
Privates on Parade (1983)
as Major Giles Flack
44
Yellowbeard (1983)
as Harvey 'Blind' Pew
81
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
as Various Roles
84
Cheers (1982)
TV show ¡ as Dr. Simon Finch-Royce
63
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)
Assistant Director, Producer
71
Whoops Apocalypse (1982)
TV show ¡ as Lacrobat
82
Time Bandits (1981)
as Robin Hood
71
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
as Neville
74
The Taming of the Shrew (1980)
as Petruchio
The Queen Special (1980)
as Man in Bar
The Tom Machine (1980)
as Computer (voice)