John Cleese
Acting
Born: 1939-10-27 in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
Biography
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
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The Daily Show
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
Real Time with Bill Maher
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Saturday Night Live
Self / Various / Mr. Praline (uncredited)
The Avengers
Marcus Rugman
Conan
Self - Guest
Doctor Who
Art Gallery Visitor
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
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Markus Lanz
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Nearly Headless Nick
Cheers
Dr. Simon Finch-Royce
Entourage
John Cleese
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas)
Will & Grace
Lyle Finster (uncredited)
Wogan
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The One Show
Self - Guest
3rd Rock from the Sun
Dr. Liam Neesam
Omnibus
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Richard & Judy
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The Last Leg
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Shrek the Third
King Harold (voice)
Shrek 2
King Harold (voice)
Parkinson
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Shrek Forever After
King Harold (voice)
Wetten, dass..?
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
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Over the Garden Wall
Quincy Endicott (voice)
Over the Garden Wall
Adelaide (voice)
Mickey Mouse Works
Narrator (voice)
Speechless
Martin
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
TFI Friday
Skavlan
Self - Guest
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Various / Announcer