John Cleese
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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ActingBirthday
October 27, 1939Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
208Place of birth
Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UKAlso known as
Джон Клиз, 존 클리즈, จอห์น คลีสCast credits
Life of Brian
Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / ArthurA Fish Called Wanda
Archie LeachHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas)Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the EnchanterShrek the Third
King Harold (voice)Shrek 2
King Harold (voice)Shrek Forever After
King Harold (voice)Around the World in 80 Days
Grizzled SergeantThe Day the Earth Stood Still
Professor BarnhardtMary Shelley's Frankenstein
Prof. WaldmanGeorge of the Jungle
An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)The Jungle Book
Dr. Julius PlumfordMonty Python's The Meaning of Life
Various RolesScorched
Charles MerchantSplitting Heirs
Raoul P. ShadgrindMickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker')L'Entente cordiale
Lord ConradThe Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
Sherlock HolmesThe Swan Princess
Jean-Bob (voice)Mickey's House of Villains
Narrator (“Mickey's Mechanical House") (uncredited)Silverado
Sheriff John T. LangstonCrew credits
Life of Brian
ScreenplayA Fish Called Wanda
Executive Producer, WriterMonty Python and the Holy Grail
WriterMonty Python's The Meaning of Life
ScreenplayThe Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
ScreenplayThe Magic Christian
Additional WritingFierce Creatures
Screenplay, ProducerAnd Now for Something Completely Different
ScreenplayMonty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
WriterHow to Irritate People
WriterThe Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
WriterParrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
WriterMonty Python Live (Mostly)
WriterAway from it All
Writer, DirectorRomance with a Double Bass
AdaptationMonty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
WriterThe Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Producer, Assistant DirectorThe Secret Policeman's Ball
Stage Director, ProducerThe Mermaid Frolics
WriterThe Croods
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