
Acting
Community Rating
6.4
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Born
October 27, 1939 (age 86)
Born in
Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
John Marwood Cleese (born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, writer and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s he became a member of Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the four Monty Python films: And Now for Something Completely Different, Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life. In the mid 1970s, Cleese and his first wife Connie Booth, co-wrote and starred in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. Later, he co-starred with Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis and former Python colleague Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures. He also starred in Clockwise, and has appeared in many other films, including two James Bond films, two Harry Potter films, and three Shrek films. With Yes Minister writer Antony Jay he co-founded the production company Video Arts, responsible for making entertaining training films. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Cleese, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

John Cleese Packs It In
2025

Fawlty Towers: The Play
Self
2025

The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers
2025

The Roast of John Cleese
Self
2024
The Dinosaur Hour Extra
2023

The Dinosaur Hour
Self
2023

The Palace
Arthur William Dallas III
2023

The Martini Shot
Dr. Auyeung
2023

Rally Road Racers
Archie Vainglorious (voice)
2023

Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
Self
2023

Daddy Daughter Trip
Frank
2022

Clifford the Big Red Dog
Mr. Bridwell
2021

Father Christmas Is Back
John Christmas
2021

Why Are We (Not) Creative?
Self
2021

Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius
Interviewee
2021

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
2021

LOL: Last One Laughing
Self
2021

The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
John
2020

Why there is no hope
Actor
2020

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Self
2020