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 108 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy5.9average 2.7
- Physical Comedy5.6average 2.4
- Absurdist Humor4.8average 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
- Melancholy2.7, average 4.7
- Psychological3.5, average 5.6
- Tension4.1, average 6.0
- Contemporary Realism3.4, average 5.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- British Comedy 11
- British Humor 9
- Cult Classic 9
- Ensemble Cast 9
- Witty Dialogue 9
- Family-Friendly Adventure 8
- Social Commentary 7
- Satirical 7
- Slapstick Comedy 6
- Family-Friendly 6
- Sketch Comedy 5
- Farce 5
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, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, And Now for Something Completely Different, +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, Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Tim Brooke-TaylorActorAt Last the 1948 Show, The Goodies and the Beanstalk, How to Irritate People, The Statue
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
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
96Upcoming
3 titles
2020s
6 titles ¡ average score 65
63
as Dr. Auyeung
65
as Archie Vainglorious (voice)
62
as Bridwell
69
Thanks, Characters
2010s
10 titles ¡ average score 73
65
as Roi Gristle (voice)
76
TV show ¡ as Martin
as Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)
90
TV show ¡ as Quincy Endicott (voice) / Adelaide (voice)
67
Story
TV show ¡ as Narrator (voice)
78
as Narrator (voice)
60
as King Harold (voice)
74
as Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
2000s
18 titles ¡ average score 72
69
as Samuel the Sheep (voice)
as Various Characters
78
as King Harold (voice)
72
TV show ¡ as John Cleese
74
as Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas)
TV show ¡ as Red Lansing
75
TV show ¡ as Presenter
75
as Nearly Headless Nick
76
TV show ¡ as Narrator (voice)
as Alexander Pentcho
as The Giant Alien (voice)
1990s
11 titles ¡ average score 68
as Narrator
70
TV show ¡ as Narrator (voice)
80
TV show ¡ as Fake Bosse Bo Johansson
76
TV show ¡ as Lyle Finster (uncredited)
60
as Mr. Toad's Lawyer
66
TV show ¡ as Dr. Liam Neesam
69
TV show
62
as Jean-Bob (voice)
66
as Dr. Julius Plumford
TV show
61
as Cat R. Waul (voice)
1980s
15 titles ¡ average score 76
82
as Archie Leach
as Jim Cleese
73
as Brian Stimpson
72
as Sheriff John T. Langston
78
as Various Roles
80
as Various Roles
84
TV show ¡ as Dr. Simon Finch-Royce
80
Producer, Assistant Director
78
as Robin Hood
74
as Neville
75
as Petruchio
1970s
26 titles ¡ average score 77
84
as Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur
as Norman Fearless
as Nigel Farquhar-Bennett â Narrator (voice)
67
as Sherlock Holmes
88
as Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter
94
TV show ¡ as Basil Fawlty
65
as Smychkov
as Sherlock Holmes
77
TV show ¡ as Various Characters
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
1960s
7 titles ¡ average score 79
92
TV show ¡ as Various / Announcer
TV show ¡ as self
76
TV show ¡ Writer, Creator
TV show
76
TV show ¡ as Art Gallery Visitor
83
TV show ¡ as Marcus Rugman