Terry Jones

Biography

Terence Graham Parry Jones was a Welsh comedian, screenwriter, actor, film director, children's author, popular historian, political commentator, and TV documentary host. He is best known as a member of the Monty Python comedy team. At the age of 4, the Jones family moved to Surrey in England. Jones attended primary school at Esher COE school and later attended the Royal Grammar School in Guildford, where he was school captain in the 1960-61 academic year. He later read English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, but "strayed into history". While there, he performed comedy with future Monty Python cast-mate Michael Palin in The Oxford Revue. Jones appeared in the comedy TV series "Twice a Fortnight" with Michael Palin; Graeme Garden; Bill Oddie and Jonathan Lynn, as well as the television series |"The Complete and Utter History of Britain" (1969). He appeared in" Do Not Adjust Your Set" (1967–69) with Michael Palin; Eric Idle and David Jason. He wrote for "The Frost Report" and several other David Frost programmes.

Most Known For

Saturday Night Live

as Orson Welles’ director (voice) (uncredited)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Wogan

as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

as Marcello

The Paul O'Grady Show

Skavlan

as Self - Guest

Monty Python's Flying Circus

as Various

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

as Self

The Young Ones

as Vicar

Going Live!

as Self

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

as Dennis's Mother / Sir Bedevere / Left Head / Prince Herbert / Voice of Cartoon Scribe

Life of Brian

as Mandy Cohen / Colin / Simon the Holy Man / Bob Hoskins / Saintly Passer-by / Alarmed Crucifixion Assistant

Jabberwocky

as Poacher

Dinotopia

as Messenger Bird (voice)

Absolutely Anything

as Scientist Alien (voice) / Van Driver

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

as Various Roles

Perspectives

as Himself

The Secret Policeman's Ball

as Self

Ruby

as Self