Acting
John Cleese
- Titles
- 208movies80TV shows
- Career
Active from 1962 to 2025, busiest in 2006 with 11 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 68top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Fawlty Towers85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 102 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy6.2average 2.7
- Physical Comedy5.7average 2.5
- Absurdist Humor4.9average 2.0
- Satire & Parody4.7average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay6.1average 3.7
- Wholesome4.9average 3.3
- Cringe Humor3.6average 2.2
- Pop Culture3.4average 2.2
Rarely in their work
- Psychological3.2, average 5.6
- Melancholy2.5, average 4.7
- Tension4.0, average 6.1
- Mystery2.3, average 4.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Witty Dialogue 10
- British Comedy 10
- Ensemble Cast 9
- British Humor 8
- Cult Classic 8
- Social Commentary 7
- Family-Friendly Adventure 7
- Slapstick Comedy 6
- Satirical 6
- Eccentric Characters 5
- Nostalgic 5
- Character-Driven 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 BoothActorMonty Python and the Holy Grail, Fawlty Towers, 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
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
Cameron DiazActorShrek Forever After, Shrek the Third, Shrek 2, A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
Mike MyersActorShrek Forever After, Shrek the Third, Shrek 2, Monty Python Live (Mostly)
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
26Upcoming
1 title
2020s
3 titles ¡ average score 71
71
Thanks, Characters
2010s
2 titles ¡ average score 71
2000s
1 title
as Wise Man #1, Reg, Jewish Official, First Centurion
1990s
1 title ¡ average score 63
63
as Rollo Lee
1980s
4 titles ¡ average score 74
73
as Archie Leach
74
as Various Roles
75
as Various Roles
1970s
13 titles ¡ average score 68
79
as Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur
as Nigel Farquhar-Bennett â Narrator (voice)
64
as Sherlock Holmes
80
as Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter
as Brian
as Brian
66
as Smychkov
40
Writer
73
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
78
as Various Roles
