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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 27, 1939
Place of Birth
Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
Also Known As
- 존 클리즈
- จอห์น คลีส
- John Marwood Cleese
- Cleesey
- 约翰·克莱斯
- جان کلیز
John Cleese
3.9 Popularity
Biography
John Marwood Cleese 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
🎬
0.0
Fawlty Towers: A Very British Comedy
2025
3.5
Self
The Roast of John Cleese
2024
🎬
0.0
The Dinosaur Hour Extra
2023
0.0
The Dinosaur Hour
2023
5.4
Arthur William Dallas III
The Palace
2023
8.0
Dr. Auyeung
The Martini Shot
2023
6.6
Archie Vainglorious (voice)
Rally Road Racers
2023
9.0
Self
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
2023
7.4
Frank
Daddy Daughter Trip
2022
7.2
Mr. Bridwell
Clifford the Big Red Dog
2021
Credits
🎬
Fawlty Towers: A Very British Comedy
2025
0.0
The Roast of John Cleese
as Self
2024
3.5
🎬
The Dinosaur Hour Extra
2023
0.0
The Dinosaur Hour
2023
0.0
The Palace
as Arthur William Dallas III
2023
5.4
The Martini Shot
as Dr. Auyeung
2023
8.0
Rally Road Racers
as Archie Vainglorious (voice)
2023
6.6
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
as Self
2023
9.0
Daddy Daughter Trip
as Frank
2022
7.4
Clifford the Big Red Dog
as Mr. Bridwell
2021
7.2
Father Christmas Is Back
as John Christmas
2021
4.6
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
as Self
2021
6.0
Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius
as Interviewee
2021
0.0
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
2021
0.0
LOL: Last One Laughing
as Self
2021
7.5
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
as John
2020
5.0
Why there is no hope
as Actor
2020
0.0
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
as Self
2020
6.8
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Self
2020
6.8
Assholes: A Theory
as Himself
2019
4.0
Arctic Dogs
as Otto von Walrus (voice)
2019
6.0
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
as Self (archive footage)
2019
9.0
The Naked Wanderer
as Brian King
2019
5.0
An Accidental Studio
as Self (archive footage)
2019
6.4
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
as Donner (voice)
2018
5.8
Why Are We Creative?
as Self
2018
7.6
Charming
as Fairy Godmother / Executioner (voice)
2018
6.4
Hold the Sunset
as Phil
2018
6.3
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
2018
7.0
Trolls
as Roi Gristle (voice)
2016
6.6
Speechless
as Martin
2016
7.1
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
5.7
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
as Self
2016
7.0
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
as General Eeder
2016
5.8
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.3
Behind Over the Garden Wall
as Self
2015
0.0
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
as Mr. Bellwood (voice)
2015
4.9
Absolutely Anything
as Chief Alien (voice)
2015
5.9
A Life on Screen
as Himself
2014
8.0
Spud 3: Learning to Fly
as The Guv
2014
6.1
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
as Self
2014
7.5
Over the Garden Wall
as Adelaide (voice)
2014
8.6
Over the Garden Wall
as Quincy Endicott (voice)
2014
8.6
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
as Self (archive footage)
2014
0.0
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
as Self, others
2014
7.0
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
as Self
2014
6.0
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Himself
2014
5.8
The Meaning of Monty Python
as Self
2013
8.0
Planes
as Bulldog (voice)
2013
5.9
Spud 2: The Madness Continues
as The Guv
2013
6.9
The Last Leg
as Self
2013
5.4
The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker
as Self
2012
8.0
Anatomy of a Liar
as Self
2012
6.0
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
as Various (voice)
2012
6.1
God Loves Caviar
as McCormick
2012
5.4
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure
as Narrator
2011
5.9
The Big Year
as Historical Montage Narrator (voice)
2011
6.0
Whitney
as Dr. Grant
2011
5.0
Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
as Narrator (voice)
2011
9.2
John Cleese: The Alimony Tour Live
2011
7.8
The Undefeated
as Self (archive footage)
2011
2.0
Winnie the Pooh
as Narrator (voice)
2011
6.9
Spud
as Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
2010
7.0
Shrek Forever After
as King Harold (voice)
2010
6.4
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
as Self
2010
0.0
Planet 51
as Professor Kipple (voice)
2009
5.9
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
as Self
2009
7.5
Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits
as Self / Basil Fawlty
2009
0.0
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
as Self / Basil Fawlty
2009
8.0
The Pink Panther 2
as Dreyfus
2009
5.7
Skavlan
as Self - Guest
2009
5.0
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Professor Barnhardt
2008
5.6
We Are Most Amused
as Self - Presenter
2008
7.2
Gaybo Laughs Back
as Self
2008
0.0
Igor
as Dr. Glickenstein (voice)
2008
5.9
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
as Self
2008
8.0
The Seventh Python
as Self
2008
0.0
Markus Lanz
as Self
2008
5.5
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
as Self
2008
7.8
🎬
Life Of Brian Screenplay
as Wise Man #1, Reg, Jewish Official, First Centurion
2008
0.0
Monty Python Conquers America
as Self
2008
6.5
🎬
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
2007
5.0
Movie Connections
as Self
2007
0.0
Shrek the Third
as King Harold (voice)
2007
6.3
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Adolf Hitler / Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
5.0
The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest
2007
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
The Secret Life of Brian
as Self
2007
7.6
What the Pythons Did Next...
as Self (archive footage)
2007
0.0
Charlotte's Web
as Samuel the Sheep (voice)
2006
6.2
Legends
as Self
2006
5.0
The South Bank Show: Spamalot
2006
0.0
Robins
as Self - Guest
2006
7.8
The One Show
as Self - Guest
2006
4.5
L'Entente cordiale
as Lord Conrad
2006
4.7
Man About Town
as Dr. Primkin
2006
5.2
The Art of Football from A to Z
as Self
2006
4.8
Monty Python's Personal Best
as Self / Various Characters
2006
5.0
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best
as Various Characters
2006
10.0
Return of the Goodies
as Himself
2005
6.9
Fawlty Towers Revisited
as Himself
2005
0.0
The Roots of Monty Python
as Self (archive footage)
2005
0.0
Valiant
as Mercury (voice)
2005
5.5
🎬
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Himself
2005
6.0
Complete Guide to Guys
as Noted Behavioral Scientist / Noted Doctor / Leading Social Scientist / Leading Orthopedic Surgeon
2005
4.8
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
as Self
2004
4.8
Wine for the Confused
as Self
2004
8.2
Entourage
as John Cleese
2004
7.3
Around the World in 80 Days
as Grizzled Sergeant
2004
5.9
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
as Self
2004
7.6
Shrek 2
as King Harold (voice)
2004
7.3
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
2004
9.0
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
2004
9.0
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
as Self (archive footage)
2004
0.0
Concert for George
as Self
2003
8.1
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
as Self
2003
8.0
George of the Jungle 2
as An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)
2003
4.5
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
as Mr. Munday
2003
5.5
Scorched
as Charles Merchant
2003
5.5
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
6.0
Stupidity
as Self
2003
5.2
🎬
Best Ever Bond
as Self / R
2002
5.0
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
as Self
2002
6.5
Die Another Day
as Q
2002
6.0
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
as Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas)
2002
7.7
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
as James
2002
4.4
🎬
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
as Self
2002
0.0
Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)
as Red Lansing
2002
0.0
Making Rat Race
as Himself
2002
0.0
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
as Self
2002
0.0
Richard & Judy
as Self
2001
2.9
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
as Nearly Headless Nick
2001
7.9
Mickey's House of Villains
as Narrator (“Mickey's Mechanical House") (uncredited)
2001
7.3
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
as Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker') (voice)
2001
6.9
Rat Race
as Donald P. Sinclair
2001
6.3
The Human Face
as Presenter
2001
6.8
Disney's House of Mouse
2001
7.4
Disney's House of Mouse
as Narrator (voice)
2001
7.4
Fawlty Towers: An Interview with John Cleese
as Kendisi
2001
0.0
The Magic Pudding
as Albert the Magic Pudding (voice)
2000
5.1
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
as The Giant Alien (voice)
2000
0.0
The Life of Python
as Self
2000
0.0
Quantum Project
as Alexander Pentcho
2000
0.0
Isn't She Great
as Henry Marcus
2000
4.8
Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn
as Self
2000
5.7
Rockstar
as Interviewer in lounge
2000
3.0
The World Is Not Enough
as R
1999
6.3
The Nutcracker
as Narrator
1999
6.2
The Monty Python Story
as Self
1999
0.0
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
as Self
1999
0.0
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches
as Self
1999
0.0
Parting Shots
as Maurice Walpole
1999
5.6
Mickey Mouse Works
as Narrator (voice)
1999
6.7
The Out-of-Towners
as Mr. Mersault
1999
5.8
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self
1999
4.2
Casper & Mandrilaftalen
as Fake Bosse Bo Johansson
1999
7.7
Will & Grace
as Lyle Finster (uncredited)
1998
6.8
In The Wild: Operation Lemur With John Cleese
as Self
1998
0.0
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
as Self
1998
7.0
Parkinson
as Self
1998
0.0
George of the Jungle
as An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)
1997
5.6
Fierce Creatures
as Rollo Lee
1997
6.2
The Wind in the Willows
as Mr. Toad's Lawyer
1996
5.6
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
8.1
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
🎬
Spike
as Himself
1996
0.0
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Dr. Liam Neesam
1996
7.5
MADtv
as Self
1995
6.9
🎬
Look at the State We're In!
as Minister
1995
0.0
The Jungle Book
as Dr. Julius Plumford
1994
5.9
The Swan Princess
as Jean-Bob (voice)
1994
6.6
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
as Prof. Waldman
1994
6.4
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
1993
0.0
Splitting Heirs
as Raoul P. Shadgrind
1993
5.2
Funny Business
1992
8.0
Amnesty International's Big 30
as Self
1991
4.0
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
as Cat R. Waul (voice)
1991
6.3
🎬
Rabbit Ears - Tom Thumb
as Narrator (voice)
1991
0.0
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as Self
1990
6.8
Bullseye!
as Man on the Beach in Barbados Who Looks Like John Cleese
1990
5.2
Life of Python
as Himself / Various Roles (also archive footage)
1990
7.5
Quark the Dragon Slayer
1989
0.0
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
as Self / Various Characters
1989
7.0
The Big Picture
as Bartender
1989
5.8
Erik the Viking
as Halfdan the Black
1989
5.9
The Movie Life of George
as Self
1989
0.0
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
as Self
1989
7.5
Communicators From Hell
as Brian
1989
0.0
Bosses From Hell
as Brian
1989
0.0
Employees From Hell
as Brian
1989
0.0
Customers From Hell
as Brian
1989
0.0
This Morning
as Self
1988
5.2
A Fish Called Wanda
as Archie Leach
1988
7.2
🎬
John Cleese's First Farewell Performance
as Self
1988
7.0
🎬
Baby Quark
1987
0.0
🎬
Quark and the Highway Robber
1987
0.0
🎬
Dragonslayer Quark
1987
0.0
🎬
The Grand Knockout Tournament
as Self
1987
5.7
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
as Jim Cleese
1987
5.0
Clockwise
as Brian Stimpson
1986
6.2
The South Bank Show: John Cleese
1986
0.0
Silverado
as Sheriff John T. Langston
1985
7.0
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
as Self
1985
0.0
Yellowbeard
as Harvey 'Blind' Pew
1983
5.5
Group Madness
as Self
1983
0.0
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
as Various Roles
1983
7.3
Privates on Parade
as Major Giles Flack
1983
4.7
Cheers
as Dr. Simon Finch-Royce
1982
7.6
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
as Various Roles
1982
7.4
Wogan
as Self
1982
4.5
Whoops Apocalypse
1982
7.2
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
as Self - Various Roles
1982
6.0
Time Bandits
as Robin Hood
1981
6.6
The Great Muppet Caper
as Neville
1981
6.9
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
1981
5.3
🎬
The Tom Machine
as Computer (voice)
1980
0.0
Peter Cook & Co.
as Himself / Various Characters
1980
6.7
The Queen Special
as Man in Bar
1980
0.0
The Taming of the Shrew
as Petruchio
1980
7.8
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Himself - Various Roles
1979
6.3
Doctor Who: City of Death
as Art Gallery Visitor
1979
8.9
Golden Gordon
as Passerby
1979
8.0
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979
7.0
Life of Brian
as Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur
1979
7.8
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
as Self
1979
7.1
...To Norway, Home of Giants!
as Norman Fearless
1979
7.0
Away from It All
as Nigel Farquhar-Bennett – Narrator (voice)
1979
6.3
The BBC Television Shakespeare
as Petruchio
1978
6.0
An Audience with...
as Self
1978
5.3
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
as Sherlock Holmes
1977
6.6
The Mermaid Frolics
as Self- Various roles
1977
5.3
Three Piece Suite
as Kevin
1977
0.0
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
as Self
1976
6.5
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
1976
8.0
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
1976
5.0
Ripping Yarns
1976
7.4
Meetings, Bloody Meetings
1976
6.0
🎬
How Not to Exhibit Yourself
as John Cleese
1975
0.0
More Awkward Customers
as Brian
1975
0.0
Awkward Customers
as Brian
1975
0.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
6.9
Fawlty Towers
as Basil Fawlty
1975
8.3
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
as Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter
1975
7.8
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1975
6.0
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
as Self
1974
0.0
Romance with a Double Bass
as Smychkov
1974
6.1
Is This a Record?
as Various
1973
6.0
Monty Python In The Netherlands
1973
0.0
Elementary, My Dear Watson
as Sherlock Holmes
1973
0.0
The Love Ban
as Contraceptives Lecturer
1973
3.0
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
as Various Characters
1972
7.3
Who Sold You This, Then?
1972
6.0
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
1971
0.0
And Now for Something Completely Different
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 (falling past the window) / Vocational Guidance Counselor / Vivian Smith Smythe Smith / Mountie / Town Guild Lady
1971
7.2
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
as Self - Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
1971
0.0
The Statue
as Harry
1971
4.7
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Pumer
1970
6.0
The Goodies
1970
7.5
Monty Python: Who's There?
as Timothy
1970
6.0
The Magic Christian
as Director in Sotheby's
1969
5.7
Monty Python's Flying Circus
as Various / Announcer
1969
8.2
Sez Les
1969
4.5
Sez Les
as self
1969
4.5
How to Irritate People
as Himself - Various
1969
6.6
The Best House in London
as Jones
1969
3.8
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
as Post Office Clerk
1968
6.7
Interlude
as Television public relations man
1968
5.8
Omnibus
as Self
1967
7.2
🎬
Misleading Cases
as Mr. Partridge
1967
0.0
At Last the 1948 Show
1967
7.4
🎬
The Frost Report
1966
0.0
Doctor Who
as Art Gallery Visitor
1963
7.9
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.4
The Avengers
as Marcus Rugman
1961
7.7
🎬
Untitled Fawlty Towers Reboot
as Basil Fawlty
N/A
0.0
🎬
Nuclear Bogeyheads
as bogeyhead
N/A
0.0
🎬
Cancel Me
as Self - Host / Presenter
N/A
0.0
How to Make Her Cheat
as Terry
N/A
0.0
🎬
Taking The Wheel
as Nathan
N/A
0.0