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.

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John Cleese is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 30 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes The Dinosaur Hour (2023), The Palace (2023), The Martini Shot (2023), Rally Road Racers (2023), Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021), The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020), Arctic Dogs (2019), The Naked Wanderer (2019).

The recorded credits span 2008 to 2023, including 26 movies and 4 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles.

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