John Cleese

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 256

Gender Male

Birthday October 27, 1939 (84 years old)

Place of Birth Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK

Also Known As

Джон Клиз
존 클리즈
จอห์น คลีส

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John Cleese

Biography

John Marwood Cleese (nato il 27 ottobre 1939) è un attore, comico, scrittore e produttore cinematografico inglese. Ha raggiunto il successo all'Edinburgh Festival Fringe e come sceneggiatore e interprete di The Frost Report. Alla fine degli anni '60 è diventato un membro dei Monty Python, la compagnia comica responsabile dello sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus e dei quattro film dei Monty Python: And Now for Something Completely Different, Holy Grail, Life of Brian e The Meaning of Life. A metà degli anni '70, Cleese e la sua prima moglie Connie Booth, hanno scritto e interpretato la sitcom britannica Fawlty Towers. Successivamente, ha recitato insieme a Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis e l'ex collega di Python Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda e Fierce Creatures. Ha anche recitato in Clockwise ed è apparso in molti altri film, inclusi due film di James Bond, due film di Harry Potter e tre film di Shrek. Con lo scrittore di Yes Minister Antony Jay ha co-fondato la società di produzione Video Arts, responsabile della realizzazione di divertenti film di formazione.

Known For

Acting

—		Cancel Me (1 episode) as Self - Host / Presenter
—		Untitled Fawlty Towers Reboot (1 episode) as Basil Fawlty
—		Nuclear Bogeyheads as bogeyhead
—		How to Make Her Cheat as Terry

2024

as Self

2023		The Dinosaur Hour Extra (1 episode)
2023		The Dinosaur Hour (1 episode)
2023		The Palace as Arthur William Dallas III
2023		The Martini Shot as Dr. Auyeung
2023		Rally Road Racers as Archie Vainglorious (voice)
2023		Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs as Self

2022

as Frank

2021		Clifford - Il grande cane rosso as Mr. Bridwell
2021		Natale con il babbo as John Christmas
2021		Why Are We (Not) Creative? as Self
2021		Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius as Interviewee
2021		Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
2021		LOL: Ride bene chi ride ultimo (1 episode) as Self

2020		The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee as John
2020		Why there is no hope (1 episode) as Actor
2020		Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp as Self
2020		Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness as Self

2019		Assholes: A Theory as Himself
2019		Arctic - Un'avventura glaciale as Otto von Walrus (voice)
2019		Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails as Self (archive footage)
2019		The Naked Wanderer as Brian King

2018		Elliot - La piccola renna as Donner (voice)
2018		C'era una volta il Principe Azzurro as Fairy Godmother / Executioner (voice)
2018		Hold the Sunset (12 episodes) as Phil
2018		Michael Palin: A Life on Screen

2016		Trolls as Roi Gristle (voice)
2016		Speechless (2 episodes) as Martin
2016		British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016		John Bishop: In Conversation With... (1 episode) as Himself
2016		Albion: The Enchanted Stallion as General Eeder

2015		The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (1 episode) as Self
2015		Behind Over the Garden Wall as Himself
2015		Un'occasione da Dio as Chief Alien (voice)
2015		Get Squirrely as Mr. Bellwood (voice)

2014		A Life on Screen (1 episode) as Himself
2014		Spud 3: Learning to Fly as The Guv
2014		Monty Python: The Meaning of Live as Self
2014		Over the Garden Wall - Avventura nella foresta dei misteri (1 episode) as Adelaide (voice) (1 episode) as Quincy Endicott (voice)
2014		Monty Python Live (Mostly) as Self, others
2014		Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar as Self
2014		The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1 episode) as Himself

2013		The Meaning of Monty Python as Self
2013		Planes as Bulldog (voice)
2013		Spud 2: The Madness Continues as The Guv

2012		The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker as Self
2012		Anatomy of a Liar as Self
2012		A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman as Various (voice)
2012		God Loves Caviar as McCormick

2011		Beethoven - L'avventura di Natale as Narrator
2011		Un anno da leoni as Historical Montage Narrator (voice)
2011		Whitney (1 episode)
2011		Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (40 episodes) as Narrator (voice)
2011		John Cleese: The Alimony Tour Live
2011		The Undefeated as Self (archive footage)
2011		Winnie the Pooh - Nuove avventure nel Bosco dei Cento Acri as Narrator (voice)

2010		Spud as Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
2010		Shrek e vissero felici e contenti as King Harold (voice)

2009		Planet 51 as Professor Kipple (voice)
2009		Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) (6 episodes) as Self
2009		Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits as Self / Basil Fawlty
2009		Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened as Self / Basil Fawlty
2009		La pantera rosa 2 as Dreyfus
2009		Skavlan (1 episode) as Self - Guest

2008		Ultimatum alla Terra as Professor Barnhardt
2008		We Are Most Amused as Self - Presenter
2008		Igor as Dr. Glickenstein (voice)
2008		Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus as Self
2008		The Seventh Python as Self
2008		Markus Lanz (1 episode) as Self
2008		Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation as Self
2008		Life Of Brian Screenplay as Wise Man #1, Reg, Jewish Official, First Centurion
2008		Monty Python Conquers America as Self

2007		More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy (1 episode)
2007		Movie Connections (1 episode) as Self
2007		Shrek terzo as King Harold (voice)
2007		Hitler: The Comedy Years as Adolf Hitler / Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007		The Graham Norton Show (1 episode) as Self - Guest (2 episodes) as Self
2007		The Secret Life of Brian as Self

2006		La tela di Carlotta as Samuel the Sheep (voice)
2006		Legends (1 episode) as Self
2006		Robins (1 episode) as Guest
2006		The One Show (1 episode) as Self - Guest
2006		L'Entente cordiale as Lord Conrad
2006		Il diario di Jack as Dr. Primkin
2006		The Art of Football from A to Z 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

2005		Return of the Goodies as Himself
2005		Fawlty Towers Revisited as Himself
2005		Valiant - Piccioni da combattimento as Mercury (voice)
2005		The Funny Blokes of British Comedy as Himself
2005		Complete Guide to Guys as Noted Behavioral Scientist / Noted Doctor / Leading Social Scientist / Leading Orthopedic Surgeon

2004		Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self
2004		Wine for the Confused as Self
2004		Entourage (1 episode) as John Cleese
2004		Il giro del mondo in 80 giorni as Grizzled Sergeant
2004		The Magic Touch of Harry Potter as Self
2004		Shrek 2 as King Harold (voice)
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		Concert for George as Self
2003		The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' as Self
2003		George re della giungla 2 as An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)
2003		Charlie's Angels - Più che mai as Mr. Munday
2003		Bancopaz as Charles Merchant
2003		Real Time with Bill Maher (2 episodes) as Self
2003		Stupidity as himself

2002		Best Ever Bond as Self / R
2002		Die Another Day: From Script to Screen as Self
2002		La morte può attendere as Q
2002		Harry Potter e la camera dei segreti as Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas)
2002		Pluto Nash as James
2002		NDR Kultur – Das Journal (1 episode) as Self
2002		Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) (6 episodes) as Red Lansing
2002		Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe as Self

2001		Richard & Judy (1 episode) as Self
2001		Harry Potter e la pietra filosofale as Nearly Headless Nick
2001		Topolino & i Cattivi Disney as Narrator (“Mickey's Mechanical House") (uncredited)
2001		Il bianco Natale di Topolino as Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker')
2001		Rat Race as Donald P. Sinclair
2001		The Human Face (4 episodes) as Presenter
2001		House of Mouse - Il Topoclub (0 episodes)

2000		The Magic Pudding as Albert the Magic Pudding (voice)
2000		Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big as The Giant Alien (voice)
2000		The Life of Python as Self
2000		Quantum Project as Alexander Pentcho
2000		Non è fantastica as Henry Marcus
2000		Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn as Himself
2000		Rockstar as Interviewer in lounge

1999		Il mondo non basta as R
1999		The Nutcracker as Narrator
1999		Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm as Self
1999		The Monty Python Story as Self
1999		Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches as Self
1999		Parting Shots as Maurice Walpole
1999		Mickey Mouse Works (1 episode) as Narrator (voice)
1999		Sperduti a Manhattan as Mr. Mersault
1999		The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1 episode) as Self
1999		Casper & Mandrilaftalen (1 episode) as Fake Bosse Bo Johansson

1998		Will & Grace (4 episodes) as Lyle Finster (uncredited)
1998		Monty Python: Live at Aspen as Self

1997		George re della giungla... ? as An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)
1997		Creature selvagge as Rollo Lee

1996		Il vento nei salici as Mr. Toad's Lawyer
1996		E! True Hollywood Story (1 episode)
1996		The Daily Show (1 episode) as Self
1996		Spike as Himself
1996		Una famiglia del terzo tipo (4 episodes) as Dr. Liam Neesam

1995		MADtv (2 episodes) as Self
1995		Look at the State We're In! (6 episodes) as Minister

1994		Mowgli - Il libro della giungla as Dr. Julius Plumford
1994		L'incantesimo del lago as Jean-Bob (voice)
1994		Frankenstein di Mary Shelley as Prof. Waldman

1993		Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
1993		Duca si Nasce as Raoul P. Shadgrind

1992

(6 episodes)

1991		Amnesty International's Big 30 as Self
1991		Fievel conquista il West as Cat R. Waul (voice)

1990		Bullseye! as Man on the Beach in Barbados Who Looks Like John Cleese
1990		Life of Python as Himself / Various Roles (also archive footage)

1989		Quark the Dragon Slayer
1989		Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python as Self / Various Characters
1989		Il grande regista as Bartender
1989		Erik il vikingo as Halfdan the Black
1989		The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Himself

1988		Un pesce di nome Wanda as Archie Leach
1988		John Cleese's First Farewell Performance as Self

1987		Baby Quark
1987		Quark and the Highway Robber
1987		Dragonslayer Quark
1987		The Grand Knockout Tournament as Self
1987		The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball as Jim Cleese

1986

as Brian Stimpson

1985		Silverado as Sheriff John T. Langston
1985		Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff as Self

1983		Barbagialla, il terrore dei sette mari e mezzo as Harvey 'Blind' Pew
1983		Group Madness as Self
1983		Monty Python - Il senso della vita as Various Roles
1983		Privates on Parade as Major Giles Flack

1982		Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl as Various Roles
1982		Wogan (3 episodes) as Self
1982		Whoops Apocalypse (3 episodes)
1982		The Secret Policeman's Other Ball as Himself - Various Roles

1981		The Queen Special as Man in Bar
1981		I banditi del tempo as Robin Hood
1981		Giallo in casa Muppet as Neville
1981		Wetten, dass..? (1 episode) as Self

1980		The Tom Machine as Computer (voice)
1980		Peter Cook & Co. as Himself / Various Characters
1980		The Taming of the Shrew as Petruchio

1979		The Secret Policeman's Ball as Himself - Various Roles
1979		Doctor Who: City of Death as Art Gallery Visitor
1979		Not the Nine O'Clock News (2 episodes)
1979		Brian di Nazareth as Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur
1979		The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 as Self
1979		Away from it All as Nigel Farquhar-Bennett (Narrator)
1979		To Norway, Home of Giants as Norman Fearless

1978		BBC Television Shakespeare (1 episode)
1978		An Audience with... (1 episode) as Self

1977		The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It as Sherlock Holmes
1977		The Mermaid Frolics as Self- Various roles

1976		Pleasure at Her Majesty's as Himself
1976		The Muppet Show (1 episode) as Self - Special Guest Star
1976		The Secret Policeman's Ball (15 episodes) as Self
1976		Ripping Yarns (1 episode)

1975		How Not to Exhibit Yourself as John Cleese
1975		Saturday Night Live (1 episode) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975		Fawlty Towers (12 episodes) as Basil Fawlty
1975		Monty Python e il Sacro Graal as Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter
1975		Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1 episode) as Self

1974		Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report as Self
1974		Romance with a Double Bass as Smychkov

1973		Is This a Record? as Various
1973		Last of the Summer Wine (1 episode) as Neighbour
1973		The Love Ban as Contraceptives Lecturer

1972		Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (2 episodes) as Various Characters
1972		Who Sold You This, Then?

1971		The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
1971		E... ora qualcosa di completamente diverso 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
1971		Euroshow '71: May Day Special as Self - Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
1971		La statua as Harry
1971		Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus as Various Roles

1970		The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer as Pumer
1970		The Goodies (1 episode)
1970		Monty Python: Who's There? as Timothy

1969		Le incredibili avventure del signor Grand col complesso del miliardo e il pallino della truffa as Director in Sotheby's
1969		Monty Python's Flying Circus (39 episodes) as Various / Announcer
1969		Sez Les (7 episodes) (6 episodes) as self
1969		How to Irritate People as Himself - Various
1969		Il club dei libertini as Jones

1968		La ruota di scorta della signora Blossom as Post Office Clerk
1968		Interlude as Television public relations man

1967		Omnibus (1 episode) as Self
1967		Misleading Cases (1 episode) as Mr. Partridge
1967		At Last the 1948 Show (13 episodes)

1966

(28 episodes)

1963

(1 episode) as Art Gallery Visitor

1962

(1 episode) as Self

1961		Comedy Playhouse (126 episodes) as Sherlock Holmes
1961		Agente speciale (1 episode) as Marcus Rugman

Writing

2020

… Characters

2014

… Writer

2013

… Story

2008

… Screenplay

2001

(4 episodes) … Writer

1997

… Screenplay

1995

(1 episode) … Writer

1989

… Writer

1988

… Writer

1983

… Screenplay

1982

… Writer

1979		Brian di Nazareth … Screenplay
1979		Away from it All … Writer

1977		The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It … Screenplay
1977		The Mermaid Frolics … Writer

1975		Fawlty Towers (12 episodes) … Writer
1975		Monty Python e il Sacro Graal … Writer

1974

… Adaptation

1972

… Writer

1971		The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971 … Writer
1971		E... ora qualcosa di completamente diverso … Screenplay
1971		The Two Ronnies (1 episode) … Writer
1971		Six Dates with Barker (1 episode) … Writer
1971		Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus … Writer

1970

… Writer

1969		Monty Python's Flying Circus (42 episodes) … Writer
1969		How to Irritate People … Writer

1967

(2 episodes) … Writer

1966

(1 episode) … Writer

1962

(1 episode) … Writer

Creator

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… Creator

2023

… Creator

2021

… Creator

2006

… Creator

1976

… Creator

1975

… Creator

1967

… Creator

Production

2006

… Executive Producer

1997

… Producer

1995

(6 episodes) … Executive Producer

1988

… Executive Producer

1982

… Producer

1979

… Producer

Crew

2020

… Thanks

1978

… Creator

1973

… Additional Writing

1972

… Script

1969

… Additional Writing

Directing

1982

… Assistant Director

1979		The Secret Policeman's Ball … Stage Director
1979		Away from it All … Director

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