John Cleese
Acting
Born October 27, 1939 · 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
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John Cleese Packs It In
2025
Fawlty Towers: The Play
2025
The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers
2025
The Roast of John Cleese
2024
The Palace
2023
The Martini Shot
2023
Rally Road Racers
2023
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
2023
Daddy Daughter Trip
2022
Clifford the Big Red Dog
2021
Father Christmas Is Back
2021
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
2021
Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius
2021
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
2021
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
Assholes: A Theory
2019
Arctic Dogs
2019
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
2019
The Naked Wanderer
2019
An Accidental Studio
2019
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
2018
Why Are We Creative?
2018
Charming
2018
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
2018
Trolls
2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
2016
Behind Over the Garden Wall
2015
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
2015
Absolutely Anything
2015
Spud 3: Learning to Fly
2014
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
2014
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
2014
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
2014
The Meaning of Monty Python
2013
Planes
2013
Spud 2: The Madness Continues
2013
The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker
2012
Anatomy of a Liar
2012
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
2012
God Loves Caviar
2012
The Big Year
2011
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure
2011
John Cleese: The Alimony Tour Live
2011
The Undefeated
2011
Winnie the Pooh
2011
Spud
2010
Shrek Forever After
2010
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
2010
Planet 51
2009
Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits
2009
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
2009
The Pink Panther 2
2009
The Day the Earth Stood Still
2008
We Are Most Amused
2008
Gaybo Laughs Back
2008
Igor
2008
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
2008
The Seventh Python
2008
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
2008
Life Of Brian Screenplay
2008
Monty Python Conquers America
2008
Shrek the Third
2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
The Secret Life of Brian
2007
What the Pythons Did Next...
2007
Aud go'hjerta
2006
Charlotte's Web
2006
L'Entente cordiale
2006
Man About Town
2006
The Art of Football from A to Z
2006
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
2006
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best
2006
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
2006
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best
2006
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
2006
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
2006
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
2006
Return of the Goodies
2005
Fawlty Towers Revisited
2005
The Roots of Monty Python
2005
Valiant
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
Complete Guide to Guys
2005
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
Wine for the Confused
2004
Around the World in 80 Days
2004
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004
Shrek 2
2004
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
2004
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
2004
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
2004
Concert for George
2003
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
2003
George of the Jungle 2
2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003
Scorched
2003
Stupidity
2003
Best Ever Bond
2002
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
2002
Die Another Day
2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
Mickey's House of Villains
2002
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002
Making Rat Race
2002
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
2002
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
2001
Rat Race
2001
Fawlty Towers: An Interview with John Cleese
2001
The Magic Pudding
2000
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
2000
The Life of Python
2000
Quantum Project
2000
Isn't She Great
2000
Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn
2000
Rockstar
2000
The World Is Not Enough
1999
The Nutcracker
1999
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches
1999
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
1999
The Monty Python Story
1999
Mickey’s Mechanical House
1999
Parting Shots
1999
The Out-of-Towners
1999
In The Wild: Operation Lemur With John Cleese
1998
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
1998
George of the Jungle
1997
Fierce Creatures
1997
The Wind in the Willows
1996
Spike
1996
The Jungle Book
1994
The Swan Princess
1994
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
1993
Splitting Heirs
1993
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
1991
Rabbit Ears - Tom Thumb
1991
Creativity in Management
1991
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
Bullseye!
1990
Life of Python
1990
Quark the Dragon Slayer
1989
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
1989
The Big Picture
1989
Erik the Viking
1989
The Movie Life of George
1989
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989
Bosses From Hell
1989
Customers From Hell
1989
Communicators From Hell
1989
Employees From Hell
1989
Customer Service From Hell
1989
Teams from Hell
1989
Sales People from Hell
1989
Colleagues From Hell
1989
Interviewers From Hell
1989
A Fish Called Wanda
1988
John Cleese's First Farewell Performance
1988
Dragonslayer Quark
1987
Baby Quark
1987
Quark and the Highway Robber
1987
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
1987
Clockwise
1986
Silverado
1985
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
1985
Yellowbeard
1983
Group Madness
1983
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983
Privates on Parade
1983
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
Time Bandits
1981
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
The Tom Machine
1980
Peter Cook & Co.
1980
The Queen Special
1980
The Taming of the Shrew
1980
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1979
Doctor Who: City of Death
1979
Golden Gordon
1979
Life of Brian
1979
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
1979
...To Norway, Home of Giants!
1979
Away from It All
1979
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1977
The Mermaid Frolics
1977
Three Piece Suite
1977
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
1976
Meetings, Bloody Meetings
1976
How Not to Exhibit Yourself
1975
More Awkward Customers
1975
Awkward Customers
1975
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
1974
Romance with a Double Bass
1974
The Goodies and the Beanstalk
1973
Is This a Record?
1973
Elementary, My Dear Watson
1973
Monty Python In The Netherlands
1973
The Love Ban
1973
Who Sold You This, Then?
1972
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
1971
And Now for Something Completely Different
1971
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
1971
The Statue
1971
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970
Monty Python: Who's There?
1970
The Magic Christian
1969
The Best House in London
1969
How to Irritate People
1969
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968
Interlude
1968