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John Cleese
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…
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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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2026
Joe & David's Magical Sitcom Tour
TV show Self
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2026
Soccer's American Dream
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2025
John Cleese Packs It In
Movie
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2025
Fawlty Towers: The Play
Movie Self
- 2025
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2024
The Roast of John Cleese
Movie Self
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2023
The Dinosaur Hour Extra
TV show
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2023
The Dinosaur Hour
TV show Self
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2023
The Palace
Movie Arthur William Dallas III
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2023
The Martini Shot
Movie Dr. Auyeung
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2023
Rally Road Racers
Movie Archie Vainglorious (voice)
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2023
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
Movie Self
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2022
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2022
Daddy Daughter Trip
Movie Frank
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2021
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Movie Bridwell
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2021
Father Christmas Is Back
Movie John Christmas
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2021
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
Movie Self
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2021
Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius
Movie Interviewee
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2021
The Croods: Family Tree
TV show Creator
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2021
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
Movie Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
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2021
LOL: Last One Laughing
TV show Self
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2020
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
Movie John
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2020
The Croods: A New Age
Movie Thanks
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2020
Why there is no hope
TV show Actor
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2020
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Movie Self
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2020
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
TV show Self
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2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Movie Self
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2019
Assholes: A Theory
Movie Himself
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2019
Arctic Dogs
Movie Otto von Walrus (voice)
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2019
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2019
The Naked Wanderer
Movie Brian King
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2019
An Accidental Studio
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2018
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
Movie Donner (voice)
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2018
Why Are We Creative?
Movie Self
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2018
Charming
Movie Fairy Godmother / Executioner (voice)
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2018
Hold the Sunset
TV show Phil
- 2018
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2016
Trolls
Movie Roi Gristle (voice)
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2016
Speechless
TV show Martin
