Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
John Cleese
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew 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
Frequent jobs
Assistant Director (1)Director (1)Writer (22)Creator (6)Screenplay (6)Additional Writing (2)Executive Producer (2)Adaptation (1)Original Story (1)Producer (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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Cleese, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by John Cleese.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with John Cleese.
as Nearly Headless Nick
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 • Movie
Writer
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975 • Movie
Screenplay
Life of Brian
1979 • Movie
as Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 • Movie
Thanks
The Croods: A New Age
2020 • Movie
Writer
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1982 • Movie
as King Harold (voice)
Shrek 2
2004 • Movie
Screenplay
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983 • Movie
as Narrator (“Mickey's Mechanical House") (uncredited)
Mickey's House of Villains
2002 • Movie
Executive Producer
A Fish Called Wanda
1988 • Movie
Screenplay
And Now for Something Completely Different
1971 • Movie
as Mr. Bridwell
Clifford the Big Red Dog
2021 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with John Cleese.
as Quincy Endicott (voice) • 1 eps
Over the Garden Wall
2014 • Series
Writer • 12 eps
Fawlty Towers
1975 • Series
Writer • 41 eps
Monty Python's Flying Circus
1969 • Series
1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 • Series
as Self - Special Guest Star • 1 eps
The Muppet Show
1976 • Series
as Art Gallery Visitor • 1 eps
Doctor Who
1963 • Series
as Marcus Rugman • 1 eps
The Avengers
1961 • Series
as Dr. Simon Finch-Royce • 1 eps
Cheers
1982 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
Disney's House of Mouse
2001 • Series
as Dr. Liam Neesam • 4 eps
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
LOL: Last One Laughing
2021 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Cleese.
as Nearly Headless Nick
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 • Movie
as Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 • Movie
as King Harold (voice)
Shrek 2
2004 • Movie
as King Harold (voice)
Shrek Forever After
2010 • Movie
as King Harold (voice)
Shrek the Third
2007 • Movie
Story
The Croods
2013 • Movie
Thanks
The Croods: A New Age
2020 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Cleese.
as Self • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Daily Show
1996 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Markus Lanz
2008 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Conan
2010 • Series
as Self / Various / Mr. Praline (uncredited) • 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
2007 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Wetten, dass..?
1981 • Series
as Art Gallery Visitor • 1 eps
Doctor Who
1963 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for John Cleese.
Writer
John Cleese Packs It In
2025 • Movie
Writer
Fawlty Towers: The Play
2025 • Movie
Thanks
The Croods: A New Age
2020 • Movie
Writer
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
2014 • Movie
Story
The Croods
2013 • Movie
Screenplay
Life Of Brian Screenplay
2008 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Art of Football from A to Z
2006 • Movie
Original Story
Zum letzten Kliff
2001 • Movie
Screenplay
Fierce Creatures
1997 • Movie
Writer
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
1989 • Movie
Executive Producer
A Fish Called Wanda
1988 • Movie
Screenplay
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983 • Movie
Writer
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1982 • Movie
Producer
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1979 • Movie
Screenplay
Life of Brian
1979 • Movie
Creator
Snavely
1978 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for John Cleese.
Creator
The Dinosaur Hour
2023 • Series
Creator
The Croods: Family Tree
2021 • Series
Creator
Monty Python's Personal Best
2006 • Series
Writer • 4 eps
The Human Face
2001 • Series
Creator
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976 • Series
Writer • 12 eps
Fawlty Towers
1975 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
The Two Ronnies
1971 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Six Dates with Barker
1971 • Series
Creator
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
Series
Writer • 41 eps
Monty Python's Flying Circus
1969 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
At Last the 1948 Show
1967 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
ABC Stage 67
1966 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
That Was The Week That Was
1962 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for John Cleese.
John Cleese Packs It In
2025 • Movie
as Self
Fawlty Towers: The Play
2025 • Movie
The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers
2025 • Movie
as Self
The Roast of John Cleese
2024 • Movie
as Arthur William Dallas III
The Palace
2023 • Movie
as Dr. Auyeung
The Martini Shot
2023 • Movie
as Archie Vainglorious (voice)
Rally Road Racers
2023 • Movie
as Self
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
2023 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
2022 • Movie
as Frank
Daddy Daughter Trip
2022 • Movie
as Mr. Bridwell
Clifford the Big Red Dog
2021 • Movie
as John Christmas
Father Christmas Is Back
2021 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for John Cleese.
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
Soccer's American Dream
2026 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Dinosaur Hour
2023 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
LOL: Last One Laughing
2021 • Series
as Actor • 1 eps
Why there is no hope
2020 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020 • Series
as Phil • 12 eps
Hold the Sunset
2018 • Series
as Martin • 2 eps
Speechless
2016 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
2016 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
A Life on Screen
2014 • Series
as Quincy Endicott (voice) • 1 eps
Over the Garden Wall
2014 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 5 eps
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2014 • Series