John Cleese
John Marwood Cleese is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and presenter. Emerging from the Cambridge Footlights in the 1960s, he first achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s, he cofounded Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus. Along with his Python costars Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, Cleese starred in Monty Python films, which include Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Life of Brian (1979), and The Meaning of Life (1983).
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The Palace
actor
2023
The Martini Shot
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2023
Rally Road Racers
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2023
Clifford the Big Red Dog
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2021
Father Christmas Is Back
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2021
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
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2021
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
actor
2020
The Croods: A New Age
writer
2020
Assholes: A Theory
actor
2019
Arctic Dogs
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2019
The Naked Wanderer
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2019
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
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2018
Why Are We Creative?
actor
2018
Charming
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2018
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
actor
2018
Trolls
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2016
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
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2016
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
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2015
Absolutely Anything
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2015
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
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2014
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
writer
2014
Planes
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2013
The Croods
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2013
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
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2012
God Loves Caviar
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2012
The Big Year
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2011
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure
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2011
Winnie the Pooh
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2011
Spud
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2010
Shrek Forever After
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2010
Planet 51
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2009
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
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2009
The Pink Panther 2
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2009
The Day the Earth Stood Still
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2008
Gaybo Laughs Back
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2008
Igor
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2008
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
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2008
Monty Python Conquers America
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2008
Shrek the Third
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2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
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2007
Charlotte's Web
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2006
Man About Town
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2006
The Art of Football from A to Z
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2006
Valiant
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2005
Complete Guide to Guys
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2005
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
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2004
Around the World in 80 Days
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2004
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
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2004
Shrek 2
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2004
George of the Jungle 2
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2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
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2003
Scorched
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2003
Stupidity
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2003
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
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2002
Die Another Day
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2002
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
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2002
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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2001
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
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2001
Rat Race
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2001
The Magic Pudding
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2000
Quantum Project
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2000
Isn't She Great
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2000
The World Is Not Enough
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1999
Parting Shots
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1999
The Out-of-Towners
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1999
George of the Jungle
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1997
Fierce Creatures
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1997
Fierce Creatures
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1997
The Wind in the Willows
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1996
The Jungle Book
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1994
The Swan Princess
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1994
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
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1994
Splitting Heirs
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1993
Amnesty International's Big 30
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1991
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
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1991
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
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1990
Bullseye!
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1990
Erik the Viking
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1989
The Movie Life of George
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1989
A Fish Called Wanda
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1988
A Fish Called Wanda
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1988
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
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1987
Clockwise
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1986
Silverado
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1985
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
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1985
Yellowbeard
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1983
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
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1983
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
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1983
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
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1982
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
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1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
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1982
Time Bandits
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1981
The Great Muppet Caper
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1981
Life of Brian
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1979
Life of Brian
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1979
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
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1977
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
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1977
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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1975
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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1975
Romance with a Double Bass
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1974
Romance with a Double Bass
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1974
And Now for Something Completely Different
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1971
And Now for Something Completely Different
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1971
The Statue
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1971
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
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1970
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
writer
1970
The Magic Christian
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1969
The Best House in London
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1969
The Splendid Thing
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