Biography: life and films
John Cleese is an English actor and producer. He was born in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England on 27th October 1939.His best films as an actor include Terry Gilliam's comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Terry Jones's Life of Brian (1979), Terry Hughes's Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982), Charles Crichton's comedy-thriller A Fish Called Wanda (1988) and Donovan Marsh's Spud 2: The Madness Continues (2013).
John Cleese has so far appeared in 64 films, scripted 13 films and directed 1 film.
He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Terry Jones (4 films), Joseph McGrath (3), Terry Gilliam (2), Sam Weisman (2), Roger Graef (2), Kevin Billington (2) and Donovan Marsh (2).
His most frequent genres include: comedy (48 films), Animation (14), Fantasy (12), Thriller (7), drama (4), comedy-thriller (4), history (3), comedy-romance (3), Documentary (3), crime-thriller (2), comedy-drama (2), Western (2), War (2) and Biography (2).
Our average rating for John Cleese over all films is: 2.9
Filmography
Key: a = actor; w = writer; d = director
Interlude (1968) [a]
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968) [a]
The Magic Christian (1969) [a,w]
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970) [a,w]
And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) [a,w]
The Statue (1971) [a]
Rentadick (1972) [w]
Golf Etiquette (1973) [a]
The Love Ban (1973) [a]
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) [a,w]
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977) [a,w]
Life of Brian (1979) [a,w]
The Great Muppet Caper (1981) [a]
Time Bandits (1981) [a]
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) [a,w]
Privates on Parade (1982) [a]
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982) [a]
Group Madness (1983) [a]
The Meaning of Life (1983) [a,w]
Yellowbeard (1983) [a]
The Secret Policeman's Private Parts (1984) [a]
Silverado (1985) [a]
Clockwise (1986) [a]
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) [a,d,w]
Erik the Viking (1989) [a]
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) [a]
Splitting Heirs (1993) [a]
The Jungle Book (1994) [a]
The Swan Princess (1994) [a]
The Wind in the Willows (1996) [a]
Fierce Creatures (1997) [a,w]
George of the Jungle (1997) [a]
Parting Shots (1998) [a]
The Out-of-Towners (1999) [a]
The World Is Not Enough (1999) [a]
Isn't She Great (2000) [a]
The Magic Pudding (2000) [a]
Rat Race (2001) [a]
Pinocchio (2002) [a]
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) [a]
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) [a]
Scorched (2003) [a]
Shrek 2 (2004) [a]
Complete Guide to Guys (2005) [a]
Valiant (2005) [a]
Charlotte's Web (2006) [a]
Man About Town (2006) [a]
Shrek the Third (2007) [a]
Igor (2008) [a]
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) [a]
Planet 51 (2009) [a]
Shrek Forever After (2010) [a]
The Big Year (2011) [a]
Winnie the Pooh (2011) [a]
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (2012) [a]
O Theos agapaei to haviari (2012) [a]
Planes (2013) [a]
Spud 2: The Madness Continues (2013) [a]
Absolutely Anything (2015) [a]
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