John Cleese
Known For
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
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
The Daily Show
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Cheers
as Dr. Simon Finch-Royce
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
Doctor Who
as Art Gallery Visitor
Will & Grace
as Lyle Finster (uncredited)
The One Show
as Self - Guest
Markus Lanz
as Self
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Dr. Liam Neesam
Entourage
as John Cleese
The Avengers
as Marcus Rugman
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
as Nearly Headless Nick
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
Wogan
as Self
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
as Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas)