John Cleese 10/27/1939 , (85 years old) in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK

Known for department

Acting

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

poster Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas)

poster Shrek 2 (2004)

King Harold (voice)

poster Shrek Forever After (2010)

King Harold (voice)

poster Shrek the Third (2007)

King Harold (voice)

poster Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter

poster Life of Brian (1979)

Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur

poster Silverado (1985)

Sheriff John T. Langston

poster The Swan Princess (1994)

Jean-Bob (voice)

poster George of the Jungle (1997)

An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)

poster The Jungle Book (1994)

Dr. Julius Plumford

poster Mickey's House of Villains (2001)

Narrator (“Mickey's Mechanical House") (uncredited)

poster Yellowbeard (1983)

Harvey 'Blind' Pew

poster Scorched (2003)

Charles Merchant

poster Clockwise (1986)

Brian Stimpson

poster Splitting Heirs (1993)

Raoul P. Shadgrind

poster The Magic Christian (1969)

Director in Sotheby's

poster Quantum Project (2000)

Alexander Pentcho

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