Acting
John Cleese
- Titles
- 216movies87TV shows
- Career
Active from 1962 to 2025, busiest in 2006 with 10 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 65top three billing
- Average score
58/100
- 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 Humor4.7average 2.0
- Satire & Parody4.9average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay6.0average 3.7
- Wholesome4.9average 3.3
- Cringe Humor3.5average 2.2
- Pop Culture3.5average 2.2
Rarely in their work
- Psychological3.5, average 5.6
- Melancholy2.7, 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
- Cult Classic 9
- Ensemble Cast 9
- Witty Dialogue 9
- British Humor 9
- Family-Friendly Adventure 8
- Satirical 7
- Social Commentary 7
- Slapstick Comedy 6
- Family-Friendly 6
- Farce 5
- Nostalgic 5
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Michael PalinActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, A Fish Called Wanda, Life of Brian, 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, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, At Last the 1948 Show, +21 more
Eric IdleActorShrek the Third, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, +18 more
Terry JonesActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Erik the Viking, +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's Fliegender Zirkus, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
Mike MyersActorShrek the Third, Shrek Forever After, Shrek 2, Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Cameron DiazActorShrek the Third, Shrek Forever After, Shrek 2, A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
Tim Brooke-TaylorActorAt Last the 1948 Show, How to Irritate People, The Statue, The Goodies and the Beanstalk
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
312020s
2 titles ¡ average score 67
65
as Archie Vainglorious (voice)
69
Thanks, Characters
2010s
12 titles ¡ average score 54
35
as Otto von Walrus (voice)
33
as Donner (voice)
37
as Fairy Godmother / Executioner (voice)
65
as Roi Gristle (voice)
39
as Mr. Bellwood (voice)
90
TV show ¡ as Quincy Endicott (voice) / Adelaide (voice)
67
Story
42
as Bulldog (voice)
49
as Various (voice)
TV show ¡ as Narrator (voice)
78
as Narrator (voice)
60
as King Harold (voice)
2000s
12 titles ¡ average score 58
42
as Professor Kipple (voice)
46
as Dr. Glickenstein (voice)
53
as King Harold (voice)
as Various Characters
as Various Characters
42
as Mercury (voice)
78
as King Harold (voice)
64
as Narrator (âMickey's Mechanical House") (uncredited)
76
TV show ¡ as Narrator (voice)
65
as Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker') (voice)
56
as Albert the Magic Pudding (voice)
as The Giant Alien (voice)
1990s
5 titles ¡ average score 64
as Narrator
70
TV show ¡ as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
62
as Jean-Bob (voice)
61
as Cat R. Waul (voice)