John Cleese

Actor

Born: October 27, 1939 (age 86)
From: Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK

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…

Filmography (222)

John Cleese Packs It In (2025)
Fawlty Towers: The Play (2025)
Self
The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers (2025)
The Roast of John Cleese (2024)
Self
The Palace (2023)
Arthur William Dallas III
The Martini Shot (2023)
Dr. Auyeung
Rally Road Racers (2023)
Archie Vainglorious (voice)
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs (2023)
Self
Daddy Daughter Trip (2022)
Frank
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)
Mr. Bridwell
Father Christmas Is Back (2021)
John Christmas
Why Are We (Not) Creative? (2021)
Self
Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius (2021)
Interviewee
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated (2021)
Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020)
John
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp (2020)
Self
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020)
Self
Assholes: A Theory (2019)
Himself
Arctic Dogs (2019)
Otto von Walrus (voice)
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails (2019)
Self (archive footage)
The Naked Wanderer (2019)
Brian King
An Accidental Studio (2019)
Self (archive footage)
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer (2018)
Donner (voice)
Why Are We Creative? (2018)
Self
Charming (2018)
Fairy Godmother / Executioner (voice)
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen (2018)
Trolls (2016)
Roi Gristle (voice)
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)
Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion (2016)
General Eeder
Behind Over the Garden Wall (2015)
Self