Eric Idle

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Known Credits 139

Gender Male

Birthday 1943-03-29 (80 years old)

Place of Birth South Shields, County Durham, England, UK

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Eric Idle

Biography

Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943) is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer who wrote and performed as a member of the popular British comedy group Monty Python.

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Known For

Acting

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2021

as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)

2019		Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails as Self (archive footage)
2019		An Accidental Studio as Self (archive footage)
2019		The Masked Singer (1 episode) as Hedgehog (archive footage) (1 episode) as Hedgehog

2018

as Self

2017

as Self

2016

as Self - Presenter

2015

as Salubrious Gat (voice)

2014		Monty Python: The Meaning of Live as Self
2014		Monty Python Live (Mostly) as Self, others
2014		Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar as Self
2014		The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure as Self
2014		The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles as Self / Nigel Spasm
2014		Off Camera with Sam Jones (1 episode) as Self

2013

as Self

2012		What About Dick? as The Piano
2012		Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO as Self
2012		London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music as Self
2012		The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
2012		Inside Comedy (1 episode) as Self

2011

as Self

2010

as Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben

2009

(6 episodes) as Self

2008		Delgo as Spig (voice)
2008		We Are Most Amused as Self
2008		Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus as Self
2008		The Seventh Python as Self
2008		The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen as Self - 'Berthold'
2008		Life Of Brian Screenplay as Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler
2008		Monty Python Conquers America as Self

2007		Movie Connections (1 episode) as Self
2007		Shrek the Third as Merlin (voice)
2007		Hitler: The Comedy Years as Self
2007		The Graham Norton Show (3 episodes) as Self - Guest
2007		The Secret Life of Brian as Self

2006		The One Show (1 episode) as Self
2006		Monty Python's Personal Best (6 episodes) as Self / Various Characters
2006		Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best as Various Characters
2006		Monty Python's Flying Circus - Eric Idle's Personal Best as Various Characters

2005		Earth to America as Self
2005		Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live as Self
2005		The Aristocrats as Self
2005		The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (3 episodes) as Self

2004		The Nutcracker and the Mouseking as Drosselmeier (voice)
2004		The Tony Danza Show (1 episode) as Self
2004		The Soup (1 episode)
2004		Ella Enchanted as Narrator
2004		The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 as Self (archive footage)
2004		The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 as Self (archive footage)
2004		The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 as Self (archive footage)

2003		Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure as English Victim
2003		David Bowie - Sound and Vision as Self
2003		The Ellen DeGeneres Show (1 episode) as Self
2003		The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' as Self
2003		The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch as Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
2003		Hollywood Homicide as Celebrity
2003		Real Time with Bill Maher (3 episodes) as Self

2002		The Scream Team as Coffin Ed
2002		Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe as Self

2001		Brightness as Mr. Bix
2001		Disney's House of Mouse (1 episode) as Pluto Angel (voice)

2000		The Beatles Revolution
2000		The Life of Python as Self
2000		102 Dalmatians as Waddlesworth (voice)

1999		Pirates: 3D Show as Pierre
1999		The Monty Python Story as Self
1999		Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches as Self
1999		Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm as Self
1999		Dudley Do-Right as Prospector
1999		Hercules: Zero to Hero as Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)
1999		South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut as Dr. Vosknocker (voice)

1998		The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue as Evil Martin (voice)
1998		Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie as Slyly (voice)
1998		Hercules (7 episodes) as Parenthesis (voice)
1998		Quest for Camelot as Devon (voice)
1998		Monty Python: Live at Aspen as Self
1998		An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Alan Smithee

1997

1996		Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics" as Man in Bed
1996		The Wind in the Willows as Rat
1996		Clive Anderson All Talk (1 episode) as Self
1996		Suddenly Susan (22 episodes) as Ian Maxtone-Graham
1996		The Daily Show (3 episodes) as Self

1995		MADtv (1 episode) as Zookeeper
1995		Pinky and the Brain (1 episode) as Mom & Dad (voice)
1995		Casper as Paul 'Dibbs' Plutzker

1993		Frasier (1 episode) as Chuck (voice)
1993		Splitting Heirs as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel

1992		Mom and Dad Save the World as King Raff
1992		Missing Pieces as Wendel

1991

(1 episode) as Self

1990		Too Much Sun as Sonny
1990		Life of Python as Self / Various Roles
1990		Nuns on the Run as Brian Hope
1990		One Foot In the Grave (1 episode) as Mervyn Whale

1989		The Simpsons (4 episodes) as Declan Desmond (voice)
1989		Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python as Self / Various Characters
1989		How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
1989		Around the World in 80 Days (3 episodes) as Jean Passepartout
1989		Nearly Departed (6 episodes) as Grant Pritchard

1988

as Desmond / Berthold

1987		The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado as Self
1987		The Mikado as Ko-Ko

1986

as Wreck-Gar (voice)

1985		National Lampoon's European Vacation as The Bike Rider
1985		The Pied Piper of Hamelin as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning

1983		Yellowbeard as Commander Clement
1983		Group Madness as Self
1983		The Crimson Permanent Assurance as Gunther (uncredited)
1983		Monty Python's The Meaning of Life as Various Roles

1982		Faerie Tale Theatre (1 episode) as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning (1 episode) as Narrator (voice)
1982		The Tale of the Frog Prince as Narrator
1982		Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl as Various Roles

1981

as Reporter

1979		Life of Brian as Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
1979		The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 as Self

1978		Yellow Submarine Sandwich as Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)
1978		The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash as Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead

1976

(1 episode) as Derek DeWoods

1975		Saturday Night Live (1 episode) as Self / Various (4 episodes) as Self - Host
1975		Monty Python and the Holy Grail as Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard
1975		Rutland Weekend Television (14 episodes) as Various Characters
1975		Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1 episode) as Self

1974

as Self

1972

(2 episodes) as Various Characters

1971		The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
1971		And Now for Something Completely Different as Prosecutor / Marriage Counselor / Arthur Nudge / Self-defence student #4 (interested in pointed sticks) / 'Hell's Grannies' analyst / Arthur Wilson / Arthur Wilson Two / Nightclub Emcee / Linkman / First General / Restaurant Manager / Lingerie Shop Owner / Accountant #1 (falling past the window) / Fairy Godmother / Rita Fairbanks / Simon Zinc Trumpet Harris / Mountie / Lady With Cookbook
1971		Euroshow '71: May Day Special as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
1971		Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus as Various Roles

1969

(45 episodes) as Various

1968

(12 episodes) as Various

1967		Do Not Adjust Your Set (29 episodes) as Various Characters
1967		At Last the 1948 Show (13 episodes)

1966

as Young Man (uncredited)

Writing

2016

… Writer

2014

… Writer

2012

… Writer … Musical

2010

… Writer

2008

… Screenplay

2003

… Writer

1999

… Writer

1993

… Writer

1989

… Writer

1983

… Screenplay

1982		Faerie Tale Theatre (1 episode) … Teleplay
1982		The Tale of the Frog Prince … Writer
1982		Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl … Writer

1979

… Screenplay

1978

… Writer

1975		Monty Python and the Holy Grail … Writer
1975		Rutland Weekend Television (14 episodes) … Writer

1971		The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971 … Writer
1971		And Now for Something Completely Different … Screenplay
1971		The Two Ronnies (10 episodes) … Writer
1971		Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus … Writer

1969

(46 episodes) … Writer

1967

(1 episode) … Writer

Directing

2014

… Director

2012

… Director

2003

… Director

1982		Faerie Tale Theatre (1 episode) … Director
1982		The Tale of the Frog Prince … Director

1981

… Director

1978

… Director

Creator

—		No – That's Me Over Here! … Creator
—		Monty Python: Live at Aspen … Creator

2006

… Creator

1975

… Creator

Sound

2014

… Songs

Production

1993

… Executive Producer

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