John Cleese
Acting
- Born:
- 1939-10-27
- Place of birth:
- Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
Biography
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
Known For
Filmography
Joe & David's Magical Sitcom Tour
Soccer's American Dream
John Cleese Packs It In
Fawlty Towers: The Play
The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers
The Roast of John Cleese
The Dinosaur Hour Extra
The Dinosaur Hour
The Palace
The Martini Shot
Rally Road Racers
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
Daddy Daughter Trip
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Father Christmas Is Back
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
LOL: Last One Laughing
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
Why there is no hope
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
Assholes: A Theory
Arctic Dogs
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
The Naked Wanderer
An Accidental Studio
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
Why Are We Creative?
Charming
Hold the Sunset
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
Trolls
Speechless
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Behind Over the Garden Wall
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
Absolutely Anything
A Life on Screen
Spud 3: Learning to Fly
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Over the Garden Wall
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
The Last Impresario
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Meaning of Monty Python
Planes
Spud 2: The Madness Continues
The Last Leg
The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
Anatomy of a Liar
God Loves Caviar
The Big Year
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure
Whitney
Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
John Cleese: The Alimony Tour Live
The Undefeated
Winnie the Pooh
Spud
Conan
Shrek Forever After
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
Planet 51
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
The Pink Panther 2
Skavlan
The Day the Earth Stood Still
We Are Most Amused
Gaybo Laughs Back
Igor
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
The Seventh Python
Markus Lanz
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
Life Of Brian Screenplay
Monty Python Conquers America
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
Movie Connections
Shrek the Third
Hitler: The Comedy Years
The Graham Norton Show
The Secret Life of Brian
What the Pythons Did Next...
Aud go'hjerta
Charlotte's Web
Legends
Robins
The One Show
L'Entente cordiale
Man About Town
The Art of Football from A to Z
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus — Michael Palin's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Monty Python's Personal Best
Return of the Goodies
Fawlty Towers Revisited
The Roots of Monty Python
Valiant
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Complete Guide to Guys
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Wine for the Confused
Entourage
Around the World in 80 Days
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
Shrek 2
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
Concert for George
Canterbury Tales
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
George of the Jungle 2
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Scorched
Real Time with Bill Maher
Stupidity
Best Ever Bond
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
Die Another Day
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Mickey's House of Villains
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)
Making Rat Race
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
Richard & Judy
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
Rat Race
The Human Face
Disney's House of Mouse
Fawlty Towers: An Interview with John Cleese
The Magic Pudding
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
The Life of Python
Quantum Project
Isn't She Great
Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn
Rockstar
The World Is Not Enough
The Nutcracker
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
The Monty Python Story
30 Years of Monty Python, a Revelation
Mickey’s Mechanical House
Parting Shots
Mickey Mouse Works
The Out-of-Towners
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Casper & Mandrilaftalen
Will & Grace
In The Wild: Operation Lemur With John Cleese
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
Parkinson
George of the Jungle
Fierce Creatures
The Wind in the Willows
E! True Hollywood Story
The Daily Show
Spike
TFI Friday
3rd Rock from the Sun
MADtv
Look at the State We're In!
The Jungle Book
The Swan Princess
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
Splitting Heirs
Funny Business
Amnesty International's Big 30
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Rabbit Ears - Tom Thumb
Creativity in Management
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Bullseye!
Life of Python
Quark the Dragon Slayer
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
The Big Picture
Erik the Viking
The Movie Life of George
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Bosses From Hell
Customers From Hell
Communicators From Hell
Employees From Hell
Customer Service From Hell
Teams from Hell
Sales People from Hell
Colleagues From Hell
Interviewers From Hell
This Morning
A Fish Called Wanda
Dragonslayer Quark
Baby Quark
Quark and the Highway Robber
The Grand Knockout Tournament
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Clockwise
Silverado
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Yellowbeard
Group Madness
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Privates on Parade
Cheers
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Wogan
Whoops Apocalypse
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Time Bandits
The Great Muppet Caper
Wetten, dass..?
The Tom Machine
Peter Cook & Co.
The Queen Special
The Taming of the Shrew
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Doctor Who: City of Death
Golden Gordon
Not the Nine O'Clock News
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Life of Brian
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
...To Norway, Home of Giants!
Away from It All
The South Bank Show
An Audience with...
Michael Palin’s Super 8mm - “Life of Brian”
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
The Mermaid Frolics
Three Piece Suite
Three Piece Suite
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
The Muppet Show
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Ripping Yarns
Meetings, Bloody Meetings
How Not to Exhibit Yourself
More Awkward Customers
Awkward Customers
Saturday Night Live
Fawlty Towers
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
Romance with a Double Bass
The Goodies and the Beanstalk
Is This a Record?
Elementary, My Dear Watson
Monty Python In The Netherlands
The Love Ban
The Philosophers' Football Match
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
Who Sold You This, Then?
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
Film '72
And Now for Something Completely Different
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
The Statue
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Monty Python: Who's There?
The Magic Christian
Monty Python's Flying Circus
The Best House in London
Sez Les
How to Irritate People
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Interlude
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente
Omnibus
Misleading Cases
At Last the 1948 Show
The Frost Report
Doctor Who
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Avengers
How to Make Her Cheat
Taking The Wheel
The Splendid Thing
The Making of Shrek 2
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