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
Select a genre to see those titles.
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
179Excellent
Score 90 to 100
3 titles
Excellent
Score 90 to 100
93
TV show ¡ as Basil Fawlty
92
TV show ¡ as Various / Announcer
90
TV show ¡ as Quincy Endicott (voice) / Adelaide (voice)
Great
Score 80 to 89
11 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
88
as Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter
84
TV show ¡ as Dr. Simon Finch-Royce
83
TV show ¡ as Marcus Rugman
83
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
82
as Robin Hood
82
as Archie Leach
81
as Various Roles
81
as Various Roles
80
as Various Characters
80
as Passerby
80
TV show ¡ as Fake Bosse Bo Johansson
Good
Score 70 to 79
32 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
78
as King Harold (voice)
78
as Various Roles
78
as Sheriff John T. Langston
78
as Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur
76
TV show ¡ as Various Characters
76
TV show ¡ Writer, Creator
74
as Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
72
as Brian Stimpson
72
as Dr. Julius Plumford
Decent
Score 60 to 69
22 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
Thanks, Characters
69
as Samuel the Sheep (voice)
68
as Jean-Bob (voice)
67
Story
67
as Interviewer in lounge
66
as Smychkov
65
as Archie Vainglorious (voice)
64
as Sherlock Holmes
62
as Bridwell
60
as Mr. Toad's Lawyer
60
as King Harold (voice)
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
50 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
as Rollo Lee
59
TV show ¡ as Phil
55
as An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)
55
as Arthur William Dallas III
53
as King Harold (voice)
49
as Various (voice)
46
as Professor Barnhardt
45
as Bulldog (voice)
41
as Dr. Primkin
39
as Narrator
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
4 titles
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
29
as John Christmas
27
as Raoul P. Shadgrind
24
as An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)
Not rated yet
57 titles
Not rated yet
TV show ¡ as Narrator (voice)
TV show
TV show ¡ as self
as Jim Cleese
TV show ¡ Creator
Creator
as Norman Fearless
as Alexander Pentcho
as Sherlock Holmes
as Various Characters