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John Cleese

Acting · Born October 27, 1939 · 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 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.

Movies with John Cleese

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) — Nearly Headless Nick
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) — Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas)
• Shrek the Third (2007) — King Harold (voice)
• Shrek Forever After (2010) — King Harold (voice)
• Shrek 2 (2004) — King Harold (voice)
• Trolls (2016) — Roi Gristle (voice)
• The World Is Not Enough (1999) — R
• The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) — Professor Barnhardt
• Die Another Day (2002) — Q
• Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021) — Bridwell
• Winnie the Pooh (2011) — Narrator (voice)
• Life of Brian (1979) — Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur

TV shows with John Cleese

• Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969) — Various / Announcer
• Fawlty Towers (1975) — Basil Fawlty
• Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (2011) — Narrator (voice)
• The Secret Policeman's Ball (1976) — Self
• Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) (2009) — Self
• Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) (2014) — Self (archive footage)
• Sez Les (1969)
• At Last the 1948 Show (1967)