Acting credits
289
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
John Cleese
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.8
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Movies: 222Series: 79Crew credits: 46
TMDB ID: 8930
IMDb ID: nm0000092
Known for: Acting
Born: October 27, 1939
Age: 86
Place of birth: Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1961 - 2026
Years active: 66
Average TMDB rating: 6.51
Wikidata: Q25014
Also known as
John Marwood Cleese • Cleesey
Other jobs
Writer (22)Creator (6)Screenplay (6)Additional Writing (2)Executive Producer (2)Producer (2)Adaptation (1)Director (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Cleese.
John Cleese Packs It In
2025 Movie
Fawlty Towers: The Play
as Self
2025 Movie
The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers
2025 Movie
The Roast of John Cleese
as Self
2024 Movie
The Palace
as Arthur William Dallas III
2023 Movie
The Martini Shot
as Dr. Auyeung
2023 Movie
Rally Road Racers
as Archie Vainglorious (voice)
2023 Movie
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
as Self
2023 Movie
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Movie
Daddy Daughter Trip
as Frank
2022 Movie
Clifford the Big Red Dog
as Bridwell
2021 Movie
Father Christmas Is Back
as John Christmas
2021 Movie
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
as Self
2021 Movie
Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius
as Interviewee
2021 Movie
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
2021 Movie
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
as John
2020 Movie
The Croods: A New Age
Thanks
2020 Movie
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
as Self
2020 Movie
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Self
2020 Movie
Assholes: A Theory
as Himself
2019 Movie
Arctic Dogs
as Otto von Walrus (voice)
2019 Movie
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
as Self (archive footage)
2019 Movie
The Naked Wanderer
as Brian King
2019 Movie
An Accidental Studio
as Self (archive footage)
2019 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Cleese.
Joe & David's Magical Sitcom Tour
as Self • 1 eps
2026 Series
Soccer's American Dream
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2026 Series
The Dinosaur Hour
as Self • 1 eps
2023 Series
The Croods: Family Tree
Creator
2021 Series
LOL: Last One Laughing
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
Why there is no hope
as Actor • 1 eps
2020 Series
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
Hold the Sunset
as Phil • 12 eps
2018 Series
Speechless
as Martin • 2 eps
2016 Series
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
as Self • 1 eps
2016 Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
A Life on Screen
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
Over the Garden Wall
as Adelaide (voice) • 1 eps
2014 Series
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
as Self (archive footage) • 5 eps
2014 Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2014 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
The Last Leg
as Self • 2 eps
2013 Series
Whitney
as Dr. Grant • 2 eps
2011 Series
Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
as Narrator (voice) • 40 eps
2011 Series
Conan
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2010 Series
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
as Self • 6 eps
2009 Series
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
as Self - Contestant • 1 eps
2009 Series
Skavlan
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
Markus Lanz
as Self • 1 eps
2008 Series