Portrait of Billy Connolly

Acting

Billy Connolly

Career

Active from 1974 to 2016, busiest in 2001 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
39
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Billy Connolly Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    4.2, average 6.0
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.3, average 4.7
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Observational Humor 5
  • Stand-Up Comedy 5
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Eccentric Characters 3
  • Travel Documentary 3
  • Stand-up Comedy 3
  • Family-Friendly Comedy 3
  • Slapstick Humor 3
  • Travelogue 3
  • Nostalgic 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

99
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Billy & Albert
Billy & Albert

TV show

2010s

13 titles ยท average score 63
Wild Oats
Wild Oats (2016)
GoodWatch score 39

as Chandler

Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America
Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America (2016)

TV show ยท as Hinself - Host

Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour Live
Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour Live (2016)
GoodWatch score 77

Writer, Producer

What We Did on Our Holiday
What We Did on Our Holiday (2014)
GoodWatch score 66

as Gordie McLeod

Billy Connolly's Big Send Off
Billy Connolly's Big Send Off (2014)

TV show ยท as Presenter

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dain Ironfoot

Great Bear Stakeout
Great Bear Stakeout (2013)

TV show ยท as Narrator

Brave
Brave (2012)
GoodWatch score 72

as Fergus (voice)

Quartet
Quartet (2012)
GoodWatch score 68

as Wilf Bond

The Ballad of Nessie
The Ballad of Nessie (2011)
GoodWatch score 65

as Narrator (voice)

Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels (2010)
GoodWatch score 34

as King Theodore

Billy Connolly: Live in London 2010
Billy Connolly: Live in London 2010 (2010)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

2000s

25 titles ยท average score 57
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
GoodWatch score 47

as Joseph Crissman

Open Season 2
Open Season 2 (2008)
GoodWatch score 50

as McSquizzy (voice)

Fido
Fido (2006)
GoodWatch score 68

as Fido

Open Season
Open Season (2006)
GoodWatch score 54

as McSquizzy (voice)

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
GoodWatch score 37

as Dargis

House
House (2004)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Thomas Bell

Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand
Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand (2004)

TV show ยท Creator

Timeline
Timeline (2003)
GoodWatch score 37

as Professor E.A. Johnston

Billy Connolly's World Tour of England, Ireland and Wales
Billy Connolly's World Tour of England, Ireland and Wales (2002)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท Creator

The Man Who Sued God
The Man Who Sued God (2001)
GoodWatch score 66

as Steve Myers

Prince Charming
Prince Charming (2001)
GoodWatch score 59

as Hamish

Beautiful Joe
Beautiful Joe (2000)
GoodWatch score 54

as Joe

1990s

29 titles ยท average score 65
The Boondock Saints
The Boondock Saints (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Il Duce

The Debt Collector
The Debt Collector (1999)
GoodWatch score 68

as Nickie Dryden

Still Crazy
Still Crazy (1998)
GoodWatch score 73

as Hughie

Mrs Brown
Mrs Brown (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

as John Brown

Paws
Paws (1997)
GoodWatch score 44

as PC (voice)

Muppet Treasure Island
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
GoodWatch score 71

as Billy Bones

Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia (1996)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท Creator

Pocahontas
Pocahontas (1995)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ben (voice)

World Tour of Scotland
World Tour of Scotland (1994)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท Creator

Indecent Proposal
Indecent Proposal (1993)
GoodWatch score 48

as Auction M.C.

Billy
Billy (1992)

TV show

The Big Man
The Big Man (1990)
GoodWatch score 56

as Frankie

1980s

19 titles ยท average score 65
Billy Connolly: Billy and Albert (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)
Billy Connolly: Billy and Albert (Live at the Royal Albert Hall) (1987)
GoodWatch score 79

as Billy Connolly

The Hunting of the Snark
The Hunting of the Snark (1987)

as The Bellman

Head of the Class
Head of the Class (1986)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Billy MacGregor

Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief (1986)

TV show

An Audience with Billy Connolly
An Audience with Billy Connolly (1985)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer

Blue Money
Blue Money (1985)
GoodWatch score 57

as Des

Water
Water (1985)
GoodWatch score 60

as Delgado Fitzhugh

Super Gran
Super Gran (1985)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Angus McSporran

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Game Show Host

Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion (1984)

as Androcles

Billy Connolly: The Pick of Billy Connolly
Billy Connolly: The Pick of Billy Connolly (1982)

as Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly Bites Yer Bum!
Billy Connolly Bites Yer Bum! (1981)
GoodWatch score 78

as Billy Connolly

1970s

12 titles ยท average score 70
The Secret Policeman's Ball
The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Minder
Minder (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Tick Tack

Worzel Gummidge
Worzel Gummidge (1979)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Bogle McNeep

Absolution
Absolution (1978)
GoodWatch score 59

as Blakey

The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

The Kenny Everett Video Show
The Kenny Everett Video Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet
Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet (1977)

Writer

The Elephants' Graveyard
The Elephants' Graveyard (1976)

as Jody

Just Another Saturday
Just Another Saturday (1975)

as Paddy

Clydescope
Clydescope (1974)

as Jefferson Jofferson

Columbo
Columbo (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Findlay Crawford

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Jody