People
Neil Innes
Acting · follow into films and chains
Biography
Neil James Innes was an English writer, comedian and musician. He first came to prominence in the pioneering comedy rock group Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and later became a frequent collaborator with the Monty Python troupe on their BBC television series and films, and is often called the "seventh Python" along with performer Carol Cleveland. He co-created the Rutles, a Beatles parody/pastiche project, with Python Eric Idle, and wrote the band's songs.
Notable films
Where to start
Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
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
Acted
The Missionary
1982 · Singer at Gin Palace
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1982 · Various Roles
Life of Brian
1979 · A Weedy Samaritan
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978 · Ron Nasty
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975 · First Monk / Singing Minstrel / Page Crushed by the Rabbit / Peasant #4