John Cleese (1939)

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John Cleese
General Information
Birth Name	John Marwood Cleese
Gender	Male
Birth Place	October 27, 1939
Birth Date	Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England
Occupation	Actor, Comedian, Director, Producer, Writer
Years Active	1961–present

Filmography

• The Frost Report (1966-67) 28 episodes
• At Last the 1948 Show (1967) 2 episodes
• Something Special (1967) 1 episode
• Interlude (1968)
• The Avengers (1968) 1 episode
• The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)
• The Best House in London (1969)
• The Magic Christian (1969)
• A Christmas Night with the Stars (1969) 1 episode
• Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-73) series regular
• The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
• The Statue (1971)
• Euroshow 71 (1971)
• Misleading Cases (1971) 1 episode
• And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
• Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972) 1 episode
• Is This a Record? (1973)
• Anyone for Sex? (1973)
• Comedy Playhouse (1973) 1 episode
• The Goodies (1973) 1 episode
• Golf Etiquette (1973)
• Romance with a Double Bass (1974)
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
• Who Sold You This, Then? (1975)
• Decisions, Decisions (1975)
• Fawlty Towers (1975-79) 12 episodes
• Meetings, Bloody Meetings (1976)
• Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976)
• The Fortune Teller (1977)
• The Mermaid Frolics (1977)
• Three Piece Suite (1977) 1 episode
• The Muppet Show (1977) 1 episode
• The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977)
• The Balance Sheet Barrier (1977)
• The Control of Working Capital (1978)
• Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979) 2 episodes
• I'd Like a Word with You (1979)
• Life of Brian (1979)
• Ripping Yarns (1979) 1 episode
• Mad Dogs and Cricketers (1979)
• Doctor Who (1979) 1 episode
• Good King Memorex (1979)
• To Norway, Home of Giants (1979)
• The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 (1979)
• Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979-80) 2 episodes
• Peter Cook & Co. (1980)
• Depreciation and Inflation (1980)
• Cost, Profit, and Break-Even (1980)
• The Taming of the Shrew (1980)
• Giroblauw met John Cleese (1981)
• The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
• Time Bandits (1981)
• Whoops Apocalypse (1982) 3 episodes
• Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
• Privates on Parade (1983)
• Group Madness (1983)
• The Meaning of Life (1983)
• Yellowbeard (1983)
• So You Want to Be a Success at Selling? (1984) 4 episodes
• Budgeting (1984)
• Silverado (1985)
• Clockwise (1986)
• Quark and the Highway Robber (1987)
• Cheers (1987) 1 episode
• Dragonslayer Quark (1987)
• Baby Quark (1987)
• A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
• John Cleese's First Farewell Performance (1988)
• An Audience with Peter Ustinov (1988)
• The Big Picture (1989)
• Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989)
• The Movie Life of George (1989)
• Erik the Viking (1989)
• Hysteria 2! (1989)
• Bullseye! (1990)
• Life of Python (1990)
• Grime Goes Green: Your Business and the Environment (1990)
• Um Passo, Outro Passo e Depois... (1991)
• An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
• It's Your Choice: Selection Skills for Managers (1993)
• Splitting Heirs (1993)
• Last of the Summer Wine (1993) 1 episode
• The Swan Princess (1994)
• The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller (1994) 1 episode
• Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
• The Jungle Book (1994)
• Look at the State We're In! (1995) 1 episode
• Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
• What You Really Need to Know About... Strokes (1996)
• Auntie's All-Time Greats (1996)
• Fierce Creatures (1997)
• Saturday Night Live (1997) 1 episode
• George of the Jungle (1997)
• John Cleeses fornemmelse for humor (1997)
• Parting Shots (1998)
• Monty Python's Flying Circus: Live at Aspen (1998)
• The John Cleese Interview (1998)
• The World's Best Sellers: The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money (1998)
• 3rd Rock from the Sun (1998-01) 4 episodes
• Steve Martin: Seriously Funny (1999)
• The Out-of-Towners (1999)
• Casper & Mandrilaftalen (1999) 1 episode
• John Cleese & Anders Lund Madsen (1999)
• 30 Years of Monty Python, a Revelation (1999)
• Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (1999)
• The Bond Cocktail (1999)
• The World Is Not Enough (1999)
• Pythonland (1999)
• MADtv (1999-01) 2 episodes
• Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn (2000)
• Isn't She Great (2000)
• From Spam to Sperm (2000)
• Quantum Project (2000)
• The Magic Pudding (2000)
• Rockstar (2000)
• Heroes for the Planet: A Tribute to National Geographic (2001)
• H.M.O. (2001)
• Rat Race (2001)
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
• Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001)
• Born to Be Wild: Operation Lemur with John Cleese (2001)
• Mickey's House of Villains (2001)
• My Adventures in Television (2002) 7 episodes
• Taking the Wheel (2002)
• E! True Hollywood Story (2002) 1 episode
• The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
• Pinocchio (2002)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
• House of Mouse (2002) 4 episodes
• Die Another Day (2002)
• Best Ever Bond (2002)
• Happy Anniversary Mr. Bond (2002)
• James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (2002)
• Scorched (2003)
• Stupidity (2003)
• Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
• George of the Jungle 2 (2003)
• Education Tips No. 41: Choosing a Really Expensive School (2003)
• Will & Grace (2003-04) 6 episodes
• Shrek 2 (2004)
• Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
• Wine for the Confused (2004)
• The Funny Ladies of British Comedy (2004)
• The Power of the Sun (2005)
• Performance Matters: The Importance of Praise (2005)
• Valiant (2005)
• Mickey's Around the World in 80 Days (2005)
• Complete Guide to Guys (2005)
• Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches (2005)
• Avenue of the Stars: 50 Years of ITV (2005)
• Fawlty Towers Revisited (2005)
• Return of the Goodies (2005)
• The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)
• Monty Python's Personal Best (2006) 5 episodes
• Man About Town (2006)
• The Art of Football from A to Z (2006)
• L'entente cordiale (2006)
• Greatest Ever Blockbuster Movies (2006)
• Charlotte's Web (2006)
• The Secret Life of Brian (2007)
• Shrek the Third (2007)
• The Frost Report Is Back (2008)
• Igor (2008)
• The Seventh Python (2008)
• The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
• Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened (2009)
• Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits (2009)
• The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
• Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut (2009) 6 episodes
• The Day the Earth Was Green (2009)
• Planet 51 (2009)
• Shrek Forever After (2010)
• Entourage (2010) 1 episode
• Spud (2010)
• Change for the Oceans (2010)
• John Cleese: The Alimony Tour (2011)
• Winnie the Pooh (2011)
• Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011)
• The Big Year (2011)
• Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (2011-14) series regular
• John Howard Davies: A Life in Comedy (2012)
• God Loves Caviar (2012)
• Anatomy of a Liar (2012)
• A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (2012)
• Meetings, Bloody Meetings (2012)
• Whitney (2012-13) 2 episodes
• Spud 2: The Madness Continues (2013)
• The Meaning of Monty Python (2013)
• The Last Impresario (2013)
• Planes (2013)
• Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)
• Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (2014)
• Over the Garden Wall (2014) 2 episodes
• Spud 3: Learning to Fly (2014)
• Absolutely Anything (2015)
• A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown (2015)
• Albion: The Enchanted Stallion (2016)
• Trolls (2016)
• A Life on Screen: Michael Palin (2018)
• Hold the Sunset (2018) series regular
• Charming (2018)
• Elliot the Littlest Reindeer (2018)
• Arctic Dogs (2019)

Trivia

• Has a law degree from Cambridge University.

Quotes

• "He who laughs most, learns best."

• "The most creative people have this childlike facility to play."

• "If God did not intend for us to eat animals, then why did he make them out of meat?"

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