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Eric Idle
Acting · follow into films and chains
Biography
Eric Idle (born March 29, 1943) is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer who wrote and performed as a member of the popular British comedy group Monty Python.
Notable films
Where to start
Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Shrek the Third
As Merlin (voice)
Casper
As Dibs
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
As Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
Life of Brian
As Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
Ella Enchanted
As Narrator
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
As Desmond / Berthold
Hollywood Homicide
As Celebrity
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
Breaking the Frame: A Journey Through the Fourth Wall
It began with a gun, a bullet, and an audience leaping out of their seats. When Justus D. Barnes leveled his revolver at the camera in The Great Train Robbery (...
8 films
Anarchy in the UK
From Ealing's sly subversions to Python's surreal dismantling of authority, a journey through the films that taught Britain to laugh at itself.
7 films
Related people
Collaborators & neighbours
Directed
Acted
An Accidental Studio
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Shrek the Third
2007 · Merlin (voice)
Ella Enchanted
2004 · Narrator
Hollywood Homicide
2003 · Celebrity
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
1999 · Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
Quest for Camelot
1998 · Devon (voice)
The Wind in the Willows
1996 · Rat
Casper
1995 · Dibs
Splitting Heirs
1993 · Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
Mom and Dad Save the World
1992 · King Raff
Nuns on the Run
1990 · Brian Hope
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988 · Desmond / Berthold
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985 · The Bike Rider
Yellowbeard
1983 · Commander Clement
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983 · Various Roles
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1982 · Various Roles
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981 · Reporter
Life of Brian
1979 · Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978 · Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975 · Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard
And Now for Something Completely Different
1971 · Prosecutor / Marriage Counselor / Arthur Nudge / Self-defence student #4 (interested in pointed sticks) / 'Hell's Grannies' analyst / Arthur Wilson / Arthur Wilson Two / Nightclub Emcee / Linkman / First General / Restaurant Manager / Lingerie Shop Owner