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John Cleese

Movies with John Cleese

45 credits in our catalog

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…

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As actor

37 performances

The Palace
The Palace
2023 · ★ 5.4
as Arthur William Dallas III
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Clifford the Big Red Dog
2021 · ★ 7.2
as Mr. Bridwell
Father Christmas Is Back
Father Christmas Is Back
2021 · ★ 4.6
as John Christmas
Arctic Dogs
Arctic Dogs
2019 · ★ 6.1
as Otto von Walrus (voice)
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
2018 · ★ 5.7
as Donner (voice)
Charming
Charming
2018 · ★ 6.4
as Fairy Godmother / Executioner (voice)
Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the Pooh
2011 · ★ 6.9
as Narrator (voice)
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure
2011 · ★ 6.0
as Narrator
Shrek Forever After
Shrek Forever After
2010 · ★ 6.4
as King Harold (voice)
Igor
Igor
2008 · ★ 5.9
as Dr. Glickenstein (voice)
Shrek the Third
Shrek the Third
2007 · ★ 6.3
as King Harold (voice)
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
2006 · ★ 6.2
as Samuel the Sheep (voice)
Valiant
Valiant
2005 · ★ 5.6
as Mercury (voice)
Shrek 2
Shrek 2
2004 · ★ 7.3
as King Harold (voice)
George of the Jungle 2
George of the Jungle 2
2003 · ★ 4.5
as An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)
Die Another Day
Die Another Day
2002 · ★ 6.0
as Q
Rat Race
Rat Race
2001 · ★ 6.3
as Donald P. Sinclair
The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough
1999 · ★ 6.3
as R
The Out-of-Towners
The Out-of-Towners
1999 · ★ 5.8
as Mr. Mersault
George of the Jungle
George of the Jungle
1997 · ★ 5.7
as An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)
Fierce Creatures
Fierce Creatures
1997 · ★ 6.2
as Rollo Lee
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994 · ★ 6.4
as Prof. Waldman
The Swan Princess
The Swan Princess
1994 · ★ 6.6
as Jean-Bob (voice)
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book
1994 · ★ 6.0
as Dr. Julius Plumford
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
1991 · ★ 6.3
as Cat R. Waul (voice)
Erik the Viking
Erik the Viking
1989 · ★ 5.9
as Halfdan the Black
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda
1988 · ★ 7.2
as Archie Leach
Clockwise
Clockwise
1986 · ★ 6.2
as Brian Stimpson
Silverado
Silverado
1985 · ★ 6.9
as Sheriff John T. Langston
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983 · ★ 7.3
as Various Roles
Yellowbeard
Yellowbeard
1983 · ★ 5.6
as Harvey 'Blind' Pew
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1982 · ★ 7.4
as Various Roles
Time Bandits
Time Bandits
1981 · ★ 6.6
as Robin Hood
The Great Muppet Caper
The Great Muppet Caper
1981 · ★ 6.9
as Neville
Life of Brian
Life of Brian
1979 · ★ 7.8
as Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975 · ★ 7.8
as Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter
And Now for Something Completely Different
And Now for Something Completely Different
1971 · ★ 7.2
as Announcer / Hungarian Citizen / self - Defence Teacher / Sir George Head / Policeman / Interviewer / Mr. Praline / Second General / Christopher Columbus / Mungo the Cook / Bank Robber / Accountant #2

As writer

7 writing credits

As producer

1 producing credits

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