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John Cleese
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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Rally Road Racers
2023 · Archie Vainglorious (voice)
Daddy Daughter Trip
2022 · Frank
Arctic Dogs
2019 · Otto von Walrus (voice)
Trolls
2016 · Roi Gristle (voice)
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
2015 · Mr. Bellwood (voice)
Shrek Forever After
2010 · King Harold (voice)
The Pink Panther 2
2009 · Dreyfus
Shrek the Third
2007 · King Harold (voice)
Man About Town
2006 · Dr. Primkin
Around the World in 80 Days
2004 · Grizzled Sergeant
Shrek 2
2004 · King Harold (voice)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003 · Mr. Munday
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 · Nearly Headless Nick
Rat Race
2001 · Donald P. Sinclair
George of the Jungle
1997 · An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)
Fierce Creatures
1997 · Rollo Lee
The Wind in the Willows
1996 · Mr. Toad's Lawyer
The Jungle Book
1994 · Dr. Julius Plumford
The Swan Princess
1994 · Jean-Bob (voice)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994 · Prof. Waldman
Splitting Heirs
1993 · Raoul P. Shadgrind
A Fish Called Wanda
1988 · Archie Leach
Clockwise
1986 · Brian Stimpson
Yellowbeard
1983 · Harvey 'Blind' Pew
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983 · Various Roles
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1982 · Various Roles
Time Bandits
1981 · Robin Hood
The Great Muppet Caper
1981 · Neville
Life of Brian
1979 · Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975 · Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter
And Now for Something Completely Different
1971 · Announcer / Hungarian Citizen / self - Defence Teacher / Sir George Head / Policeman / Interviewer / Mr. Praline / Second General / Christopher Columbus / Mungo the Cook / Bank Robber / Accountant #2 (falling past the window) / Vocational Guidance Counsel
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