John Cleese

Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad (2018)

As: (voice)

Swifty the Arctic fox works in the mail room of the Arctic Blast Delivery Service but dreams of one day becoming a Top Dog (the Arctic's star husky couriers). To prove himself worthy of the Top Dog role, Swifty secretly commandeers one of the sleds and delivers a mysterious package to a mysterious location. He stumbles upon a secret fortress where he comes face to face with Doc Walrus, a blubbery evil genius who walks ...

Directed by: Dimos Vrysellas | Aaron Woodley

Stars: James Franco | Jeremy Renner | Alec Baldwin | Anjelica Huston | Michael Madsen

Charming (2016)

As: Fairy Godmother / Executioner (voice)

Three fairy tale princesses find themselves engaged to the same guy, Prince Charming.

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: Ross Venokur

Stars: Ashley Tisdale | Demi Lovato | Avril Lavigne | Wilmer Valderrama | Sia

Trolls (2016)

As: Roi Gristle (voice)

Lovable and friendly, the trolls love to play around. But one day, a mysterious giant shows up to end the party. Poppy, the optimistic leader of the Trolls, and her polar opposite, Branch, must embark on an adventure that takes them far beyond the only world they’ve ever known.

Runtime: 92 min.

Directed by: Mike Mitchell | Walt Dohrn

Stars: Anna Kendrick | Justin Timberlake | Zooey Deschanel | Russell Brand | James Corden

Albion: The Enchanted Stallion (2016)

As: General Eeder

A twelve-year-old girl is transported by a magical black stallion to the mystical world of Albion, where she discovers that she alone is the key to saving an entire race of people.

Runtime: 106 min.

Directed by: Castille Landon

Stars: Avery Arendes | Castille Landon | Johnny Sequoyah | Jennifer Morrison | Debra Messing

Absolutely Anything (2015)

As: Chief Alien (voice)

Eccentric aliens give a man the power to do anything he wants to determine if Earth is worth saving.

Runtime: 85 min.

Directed by: Terry Jones

Stars: Simon Pegg | Kate Beckinsale | Rob Riggle | Sanjeev Bhaskar | Joanna Lumley

How Not to Exhibit Yourself (2015)

As: John Cleese

The objective of this training video is to teach stand staff how to present themselves and their organisation in a professional and organised manner. John Cleese and Andrew Sachs make all the classic mistakes including that guaranteed conversation killing question - "Can I help you?" Fortunately they eventually learn to present themselves and their organisation professionally.

Stars: John Cleese

Spud 3: Learning to Fly (2014)

As: The Guv

As Spud Milton continues his awkward stagger through adolescence, he learns one of life's most important lessons: When dealing with women and cretins, nothing is ever quite as it seems. "I'm practically a man in most areas," writes Spud confidently on his sixteenth birthday. The year is 1992 and, in South Africa, radical change is in the air. The country may be on the bumpy road to an uncertain future, but Spud Milton ...

Runtime: 89 min.

Directed by: John Barker

Stars: John Cleese | Troye Sivan | Casper Lee | Sven Ruygrok | Byron Langley

Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)

As: Himself, others

Celebrate the last night of the Pythons on the big screen! - With John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.

Runtime: 162 min.

Directed by: Aubrey Powell | Eric Idle

Stars: John Cleese | Terry Gilliam | Eric Idle | Terry Jones | Michael Palin

Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar (2014)

As: Himself

Alan Yentob meets the five surviving members of Monty Python - John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle - as they prepare to reunite on stage.

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: Jack Cocker

Stars: Alan Yentob | John Cleese | Michael Palin | Terry Jones | Eric Idle

Planes (2013)

As: Bulldog (voice)

Dusty is a cropdusting plane who dreams of competing in a famous aerial race. The problem? He is hopelessly afraid of heights. With the support of his mentor Skipper and a host of new friends, Dusty sets off to make his dreams come true.

Runtime: 91 min.

Directed by: Klay Hall

Stars: Dane Cook | Carlos Alazraqui | Val Kilmer | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Brad Garrett

Spud 2: The Madness Continues (2013)

As: The Guv

The year is 1991, and Spud Milton's long walk to manhood is still creeping along at an unnervingly slow pace. Approaching the ripe old age of fifteen and still no signs of the much anticipated ball-drop, Spud is coming to terms with the fact that he may well be a freak of nature. With a mother hell-bent on emigrating, a father making a killing out of selling homemade moonshine, and a demented grandmother ...

Runtime: 91 min.

Directed by: Donovan Marsh

Stars: John Cleese | Troye Sivan | Sven Ruygrok | Travis Hornsby | Tom Burne

A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (2012)

As: Various (voice)

John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam pay tribute to their late Monty Python colleague Graham Chapman in this hilarious, 3-D animated adaptation of Chapman's brazenly fictionalized life story. (TIFF)

Runtime: 85 min.

Directed by: Bill Jones | Jeff Simpson | Ben Timlett

Stars: Graham Chapman | Terry Gilliam | John Cleese | Michael Palin | Carol Cleveland

Anatomy of a Liar (2012)

As: Himself

A documentary about A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman.

Runtime: 47 min.

Directed by: Bill Jones | Jeff Simpson | Ben Timlett

Stars: Michael Palin | Terry Jones | Terry Gilliam | John Cleese | Graham Chapman

God Loves Caviar (2012)

As: McCormick

The true-life, stranger-than-fiction tale of eighteenth-century Greek pirate turned merchant Ioannis Varvakis, who rose from humble beginnings to become the head of one of the largest mercantile empires in Europe.

Runtime: 101 min.

Directed by: Yannis Smaragdis

Stars: Sebastian Koch | Evgeniy Stychkin | Juan Diego Botto | Olga Sutulova | John Cleese

Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011)

As: Narrator

A Christmas elf accidentally takes off in Santa's sleigh, crash lands in a small town, and loses the magic toy bag. Beethoven must rescue the elf, recover the bag from greedy crooks, and return the sleigh to Santa in time to save Christmas.

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: John Putch

Stars: Curtis Armstrong | Tom Arnold | John Cleese | Kim Rhodes | Kyle Massey

John Cleese - The Alimony Tour Live (2011)

For the first time ever, comedy legend John Cleese brings his unique comedic perspective to DVD in John Cleese: The Alimony Tour. Best known for his part in 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' and as Basil Fawlty in 'Fawlty Towers,' John Cleese draws on his many years in the limelight as well as some of his own personal interests. In Cleese's very own words: "it is an evening of well honed anecdotes, psychoanalytical ...

Runtime: 79 min.

Stars: John Cleese

The Undefeated (2011)

As: Himself (archive footage)

A documentary that chronicles Sarah Palin's pre-political life; her tenure as Governor of Alaska, and her time spent as John McCain's running mate.

Runtime: 118 min.

Directed by: Stephen K. Bannon

Stars: Sarah Palin | Pamela Anderson | Mark Ballas | Roseanne Barr | Joy Behar

Winnie the Pooh (2011)

As: Narrator

During an ordinary day in Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh sets out to find some honey. Misinterpreting a note from Christopher Robin, Pooh convinces Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Owl, Kanga, Roo, and Eeyore that their young friend has been captured by a creature named "Backson" and they set out to save him.

Runtime: 63 min.

Directed by: Stephen J. Anderson | Don Hall

Stars: Jim Cummings | Jack Boulter | Travis Oates | Bud Luckey | Tom Kenny

Spud (2010)

As: Mr. 'The Guv' Edly

It's South Africa 1990. Two major events are about to happen: The release of Nelson Mandela and, more importantly, it's Spud Milton's first year at an elite boys only private boarding school. John Milton is a boy from an ordinary background who wins a scholarship to a private school in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Surrounded by boys with nicknames like Gecko, Rambo, Rain Man and Mad Dog, Spud has his hands full trying ...

Runtime: 103 min.

Directed by: Donovan Marsh

Stars: John Cleese | Troye Sivan | Sven Ruygrok | Jamie Royal | Tom Burne

Shrek Forever After (2010)

As: King (voice)

A bored and domesticated Shrek pacts with deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin to get back to feeling like a real ogre again, but when he's duped and sent to a twisted version of Far Far Away—where Rumpelstiltskin is king, ogres are hunted, and he and Fiona have never met—he sets out to restore his world and reclaim his true love.

Runtime: 93 min.

Directed by: Mike Mitchell

Stars: Mike Myers | Eddie Murphy | Cameron Diaz | Antonio Banderas | Julie Andrews

Planet 51 (2009)

As: Professor Kipple (voice)

When Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recover his spaceship and make it home safely, all with the help of an empathetic little green being.

Runtime: 91 min.

Directed by: Jorge Blanco | Javier Abad | Marcos Martínez

Stars: Dwayne Johnson | Seann William Scott | Jessica Biel | Justin Long | Gary Oldman

The Pink Panther 2 (2009)

As: Chief Inspector Dreyfus

When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Panther Diamond, Chief Inspector Dreyfus is forced to assign Inspector Clouseau to a team of international detectives and experts charged with catching the thief and retrieving the stolen artifacts.

Runtime: 92 min.

Directed by: Harald Zwart

Stars: Steve Martin | Jean Reno | Emily Mortimer | Andy García | Alfred Molina

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

As: Professor Barnhardt

A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides humankind shall be exterminated so the planet can survive.

Runtime: 104 min.

Directed by: Scott Derrickson

Stars: Keanu Reeves | Jennifer Connelly | Kathy Bates | Jaden Smith | John Cleese

Igor (2008)

As: Dr. Glickenstein (voice)

A cliché hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant aspires to become a scientist himself, much to the displeasure of the rest of the evil science community.

Runtime: 87 min.

Directed by: Anthony Leondis

Stars: John Cusack | Myleene Klass | Robin Walsh | Matt McKenna | John Cleese

Shrek the Third (2007)

As: King Harold (voice)

The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King & Queen. However, Shrek wants to return to his cozy swamp and live in peace and quiet, so when he finds out there is another heir to the throne, they set off to bring him back to rule the kingdom.

Runtime: 93 min.

Directed by: Chris Miller

Stars: Mike Myers | Eddie Murphy | Cameron Diaz | Julie Andrews | Antonio Banderas

The Art of Football from A to Z (2007)

As: Himself

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: Hermann Vaske

Stars: John Cleese | Dennis Hopper | Tom Konkle

The Secret Life of Brian (2007)

As: Himself

A documentary about the making of the controversial Life of Brian and the surrounding accusations of blasphemy.

Runtime: 48 min.

Directed by: Will Yapp

Stars: Eric Idle | Terry Jones | Terry Gilliam | John Cleese | Graham Chapman

Charlotte's Web (2006)

As: Samuel the Sheep (voice)

Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.

Runtime: 97 min.

Directed by: Gary Winick

Stars: Julia Roberts | Steve Buscemi | John Cleese | Oprah Winfrey | Cedric the Entertainer

L'entente cordiale (2006)

As: Lord Conrad

The upper-class secret agent teaming up accidentally with an easily-corrupted, sly interpreter...

Runtime: 100 min.

Directed by: Vincent de Brus

Stars: Christian Clavier | Daniel Auteuil | Jennifer Saunders | John Cleese | François Levantal

Man About Town (2006)

As: Dr. Primkin

A top Hollywood talent agent finds his cushy existence threatened when he discovers that his wife is cheating on him and that his journal has been swiped by a reporter out to bring him down.

Runtime: 96 min.

Directed by: Mike Binder

Stars: Ben Affleck | Rebecca Romijn | John Cleese | Mike Binder | Gina Gershon

Return of the Goodies (2005)

As: Himself

The Goodies finally return to television after nearly 25 years with a compilation of classic clips, interviews and new material.

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: Pati Marr

Stars: Tim Brooke-Taylor | Graeme Garden | Bill Oddie | Ronni Ancona | John Cleese

Fawlty Towers Revisited (2005)

As: Himself

Fawlty Towers Revisited features the 80-minute, 30th anniversary retrospective TV special on one of the world’s funniest and best-loved comedies, as well as an additional 10 minutes of behind-the-scenes stories and recollections from recent interviews with Fawlty Towers’ cast and crew.

Runtime: 80 min.

Directed by: Duane Huey

Stars: John Cleese | Andrew Sachs | Prunella Scales | Connie Booth

Valiant (2005)

As: Mercury (voice)

Set in 1944, Valiant is a woodland pigeon who wants to become a great hero someday. When he hears they are hiring recruits for the Royal Homing Pigeon Service, he immediately sets out for London. On the way, he meets a smelly but friendly pigeon named Bugsy, who joins him, mainly to get away from clients he cheated in a game of find-the pebble, and helps him sign up for the war.

Runtime: 76 min.

Directed by: Gary Chapman

Stars: Ewan McGregor | Ricky Gervais | Tim Curry | Jim Broadbent | Hugh Laurie

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)

As: Himself

Movie with some of the greatest brittish comedians such as Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese.

Runtime: 73 min.

Directed by: Duane Huey

Stars: Rowan Atkinson | John Cleese | Richard Briers | Judy Cornwell | Emily Joyce

Wine for the Confused (2004)

As: Himself

Wine is confusing…overwhelming even. So where do you start if you want to learn more about it? Join John Cleese on an entertaining and personal look at the world of winemaking and discover: how to find wines that taste good to you, how to make sure you get the best value and how to keep and serve wine at home.

Directed by: David Kennard

Stars: John Cleese | Alyce Faye Eichelberger

Around the World in 80 Days (2004)

As: Grizzled Sergeant

A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.

Runtime: 120 min.

Directed by: Frank Coraci

Stars: Jackie Chan | Steve Coogan | Cécile de France | Robert Fyfe | Jim Broadbent

Shrek 2 (2004)

As: King (voice)

Shrek, Fiona and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's mother and father. But not everyone is happy. Shrek and the King find it hard to get along, and there's tension in the marriage. The fairy godmother discovers that Shrek has married Fiona instead of her Son Prince Charming and sets about destroying their marriage.

Runtime: 93 min.

Directed by: Andrew Adamson | Conrad Vernon | Kelly Asbury

Stars: Mike Myers | Eddie Murphy | Cameron Diaz | Julie Andrews | Antonio Banderas

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)

As: Mr. Munday

The Angels are charged with finding a pair of missing rings that are encoded with the personal information of members of the Witness Protection Program. As informants are killed, the ladies target a rogue agent who might be responsible.

Runtime: 106 min.

Directed by: McG

Stars: Cameron Diaz | Drew Barrymore | Lucy Liu | Bernie Mac | Robert Patrick

$corched (2003)

As: Charles Merchant

Three bank tellers. One goal: knock the place over. The ultimate inside jobs, plotted by three people with nothing to lose.

Runtime: 95 min.

Directed by: Gavin Grazer

Stars: Alicia Silverstone | Rachael Leigh Cook | Woody Harrelson | John Cleese | David Krumholtz

Stupidity (2003)

As: himself

An exploration into the nature of stupidity in Western society and its history of our perception of it.

Runtime: 61 min.

Directed by: Albert Nerenberg

Stars: George W. Bush | Noam Chomsky | John Cleese | Coolio | Drew Curtis

George of the Jungle 2 (2002)

As: An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)

George and Ursula now have a son, George Junior, so Ursula's mother arrives to try and take them back to "civilization".

Runtime: 87 min.

Directed by: David Grossman

Stars: Christopher Showerman | Julie Benz | Thomas Haden Church | Christina Pickles | John Cleese

Die Another Day (2002)

As: Q

Bond takes on a North Korean leader who undergoes DNA replacement procedures that allow him to assume different identities. American agent, Jinx Johnson assists Bond in his attempt to thwart the villain's plans to exploit a satellite that is powered by solar energy.

Runtime: 133 min.

Directed by: Lee Tamahori

Stars: Pierce Brosnan | Halle Berry | Rosamund Pike | Rick Yune | Toby Stephens

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

As: Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington

Ignoring threats to his life, Harry returns to Hogwarts to investigate – aided by Ron and Hermione – a mysterious series of attacks.

Runtime: 161 min.

Directed by: Chris Columbus

Stars: Daniel Radcliffe | Rupert Grint | Emma Watson | Richard Harris | Alan Rickman

The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)

As: James

The year is 2087, the setting is the moon. Pluto Nash, the high-flying successful owner of the hottest nightclub in the universe, finds himself in trouble when he refuses to sell his club to lunar gangster Mogan, who just happens to be helping the mysterious Rex Crater mastermind a plan to take over the entire moon.

Runtime: 95 min.

Directed by: Ron Underwood

Stars: Eddie Murphy | Randy Quaid | Rosario Dawson | Joe Pantoliano | Jay Mohr

Mickey's House of Villains (2001)

As: Narrator (segment "Mickey's Mechanical House") (voice)

The villains from the popular animated Disney films are gathered at the House of Mouse with plans to take over. Soon, the villains take over the house and kick out Mickey, Donald and Goofy. It's all up to Mickey and his friends to overthrow evil and return the House of Mouse to normal--or as close to normal as it get's.

Runtime: 70 min.

Directed by: Jamie Mitchell

Stars: Wayne Allwine | Tony Anselmo | Jeff Bennett | Susanne Blakeslee | Corey Burton

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

As: Nearly Headless Nick

Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard -- with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths -- and about the villain who's to blame.

Runtime: 152 min.

Directed by: Chris Columbus

Stars: Daniel Radcliffe | Rupert Grint | Emma Watson | Richard Harris | Tom Felton

Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001)

As: Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker')

When a huge snowstorm leaves everyone stranded, Mickey and all of his guests at the House of Mouse, including Pooh, Belle, Snow White, Cinderella, Ariel and many more of his old and new friends, break out the cookies and hot chocolate to help Donald mend his tattered Christmas spirit.

Runtime: 65 min.

Directed by: Roberts Gannaway | Tony Craig | Burny Mattinson

Stars: Wayne Allwine | Tony Anselmo | Carlos Alazraqui | Jeff Bennett | Jodi Benson

Rat Race (2001)

As: Donald P. Sinclair

In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordinary people against each other in a wild dash for $2 million jammed into a locker hundreds of miles away. The tycoon and his wealthy friends monitor each racer's every move to keep track of their favorites. The only rule in this ...

Runtime: 112 min.

Directed by: Jerry Zucker

Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr. | Seth Green | Whoopi Goldberg | Breckin Meyer | Amy Smart

The Magic Pudding (2000)

As: Albert, the Magic Pudding (voice)

Meet Albert, The Magic Pudding, Bunyip Bluegum, a splendid young koala and his seafaring friends Bill Barnacle and Sam Sawnoff. Together they fight off the bungled attempts of pudding thieves, Possum and Wombat, and try to solve the mystery of Bunyip's parents' disappearance.

Runtime: 80 min.

Directed by: Karl Zwicky

Stars: Sam Neill | Hugo Weaving | John Cleese | Geoffrey Rush | Dave Gibson

Isn't She Great (2000)

As: Henry Marcus

An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top authoress in this biography of Jacqueline Susann, the famed writer of "The Valley Of The Dolls" and other trashy novels. Facing a failing career, Susann meets a successful promoter who becomes her husband. After several failures to place her in commercials and a TV quiz show, he hits upon the idea for her to become a writer. In the pre-60's, her books were ...

Runtime: 95 min.

Directed by: Andrew Bergman

Stars: Bette Midler | Nathan Lane | Stockard Channing | David Hyde Pierce | John Cleese

The World Is Not Enough (1999)

As: R

Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to a protect beautiful oil heiress from a notorious terrorist. In a race against time that culminates in a dramatic submarine showdown, Bond works to defuse the international power struggle that has the world's oil supply hanging in the balance.

Runtime: 128 min.

Directed by: Michael Apted

Stars: Pierce Brosnan | Sophie Marceau | Robert Carlyle | Denise Richards | Robbie Coltrane

Parting Shots (1999)

As: Maurice Walpole

Harry Sterndale, a failed photographer, is told that he has only three months to live due to him getting cancer. After thinking things over he decides that since he is dying anyway that he will kill or destroy all the people that has ever crossed or hurt him during his entire life. So Parting Shots becomes literally the shots fired by Harry when he knows he is parting this earth. After all, he will be dead anyway long ...

Runtime: 99 min.

Directed by: Michael Winner

Stars: Chris Rea | Felicity Kendal | John Cleese | Ben Kingsley | Bob Hoskins

The Out-of-Towners (1999)

As: Mr. Mersault

The remake of the 1970 Neil Simon comedy follows the adventures of a couple, Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City for a job interview.

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: Sam Weisman

Stars: Steve Martin | Goldie Hawn | John Cleese | Mark McKinney | Jessica Cauffiel

George of the Jungle (1997)

As: An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)

Baby George got into a plane crash in a jungle, stayed alive and was adopted by a wise ape. Ursula Stanhope, US noble woman is saved from death on safari by grown-up George, and he takes her to jungle to live with him. He slowly learns a rules of human relationships, while Ursula's lover Lyle is looking for her and the one who took her. After they are found, Ursula takes George to the USA.

Runtime: 92 min.

Directed by: Sam Weisman

Stars: Brendan Fraser | Leslie Mann | Thomas Haden Church | John Cleese | Richard Roundtree

Fierce Creatures (1997)

As: Rollo Lee

Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tycoon. In order to meet high profit targets and keep the zoo open, Rollo enforces a new 'fierce creatures' policy, whereby only the most impressive and dangerous animals are allowed to remain in the zoo. However, the keepers are less enthusiastic about complying with these demands.

Runtime: 93 min.

Directed by: Fred Schepisi | Robert Young

Stars: John Cleese | Jamie Lee Curtis | Kevin Kline | Michael Palin | Robert Lindsay

The Wind in the Willows (1996)

As: Mr. Toad's Lawyer

Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved Toad Hall comes under threat from the wily weasels, who plan to build a dog food factory on the very meadow sold to them by Toad himself. This fantastic roller-coaster ride of hilarious adventures was both written and directed by Terry Jones, who also plays the central role of Mr. Toad. Alongside three ...

Runtime: 88 min.

Directed by: Terry Jones

Stars: Terry Jones | Steve Coogan | Eric Idle | Nicol Williamson | John Cleese

The Jungle Book (1994)

As: Dr. Julien Plumford

Raised by wild animals since childhood, Mowgli is drawn away from the jungle by the beautiful Kitty. But Mowgli must eventually face corrupt Capt. Boone, who wants both Kitty's hand and the treasures of Monkey City – a place only Mowgli can find.

Runtime: 111 min.

Directed by: Stephen Sommers

Stars: Jason Scott Lee | Cary Elwes | Lena Headey | Sam Neill | John Cleese

The Swan Princess (1994)

As: Jean-Bob (voice)

The beautiful princess Odette is transformed into a swan by an evil sorcerer's spell. Held captive at an enchanted lake, she befriends Jean-Bob the frog, Speed the turtle and Puffin the bird. Despite their struggle to keep the princess safe, these good-natured creatures can do nothing about the sorcerer's spell, which can only be broken by a vow of everlasting love.

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: Richard Rich

Stars: Michelle Nicastro | Howard McGillin | Jack Palance | John Cleese | Steven Wright

Frankenstein (1994)

As: Prof. Waldman

Based on Mary Shelley's novel, "Frankenstein" tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses. It's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions.

Runtime: 123 min.

Directed by: Kenneth Branagh

Stars: Robert De Niro | Kenneth Branagh | Tom Hulce | Helena Bonham Carter | Aidan Quinn

Splitting Heirs (1993)

As: Raoul P. Shadgrind

A member of the English upper class dies, leaving his estate and his business to an American, whom he thinks is his son who was lost as a baby and then found again. An Englishman who thinks he is an Indian comes to believe that he is actually the heir. He comes to hate the American who is his boss, his friend, and the man who has stolen the woman after whom he lusts.

Runtime: 87 min.

Directed by: Robert Young

Stars: Eric Idle | Rick Moranis | Barbara Hershey | Catherine Zeta-Jones | John Cleese

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)

As: Cat R. Waul (voice)

Some time after the Mousekewitz's have settled in America, they find that they are still having problems with the threat of cats. That makes them eager to try another home out in the west, where they are promised that mice and cats live in peace. Unfortunately, the one making this claim is an oily con artist named Cat R. Waul who is intent on his own sinister plan.

Runtime: 75 min.

Directed by: Phil Nibbelink | Simon Wells

Stars: Phillip Glasser | James Stewart | Erica Yohn | Cathy Cavadini | Nehemiah Persoff

Bullseye! (1990)

As: Man on the Beach in Barbados Who Looks Like John Cleese

Michael Caine, Roger Moore and Sally Kirkland star as three of the most unlikely rogues to ever score a heist. Hidden away in a vault is a fortune in diamonds, payment for a secret formula two government scientists have unscrupulously sold to the highest bidder. These three know the whereabouts of this treasure and pull off a daring scheme to steal it. But now they've trapped themselves into either helping the ...

Runtime: 95 min.

Directed by: Michael Winner

Stars: Michael Caine | Roger Moore | Sally Kirkland | Deborah Moore | Lee Patterson

The Big Picture (1989)

As: Bartender

Hollywood beckons for recent film school grad Nick Chapman, who is out to capitalize on the momentum from his national award-winning student film. Studio executive Allen Habel seduces Nick with a dream deal to make his first feature, but once production gets rolling, corporate reality begins to intervene: Nick is unable to control a series of compromises to his high-minded vision, and it's all he can do to ...

Runtime: 100 min.

Directed by: Christopher Guest

Stars: Kevin Bacon | Emily Longstreth | J.T. Walsh | Jennifer Jason Leigh | Michael McKean

Erik the Viking (1989)

As: Halfdan the Black

Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnorok and allow his people to see sunlight again. A Pythonesque satire of Viking life.

Runtime: 107 min.

Directed by: Terry Jones

Stars: Tim Robbins | Mickey Rooney | Eartha Kitt | Terry Jones | Imogen Stubbs

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball (1989)

As: Himself

After the criticisms of the 1987 show’s disproportionate focus on music - and the financial disaster of its music-only Festival Of Youth weekend concert in 1988, Amnesty returned to the original formula that had been so successful in the 1976-1981 era with a primary focus on comedy. Pat Duffy was dropped from organising any further benefit events for Amnesty and for the 1989 show, Amnesty hired producer Judith Holder.

Runtime: 92 min.

Stars: John Bird | Rory Bremner | Kathy Burke | John Cleese | Robbie Coltrane

A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

As: Archie Leach

A diamond advocate is attempting to steal a collection of diamonds, yet troubles arise when he realizes that he is not the only one after the diamonds.

Runtime: 108 min.

Directed by: Charles Crichton

Stars: John Cleese | Jamie Lee Curtis | Kevin Kline | Michael Palin | Maria Aitken

Quark and the Highway Robber (1987)

Quark the troll meets a highway robber.

Runtime: 6 min.

Directed by: Stefan Fjeldmark | Hans Perk

Stars: John Cleese

Dragonslayer Quark (1987)

Cartoon short about Quark the troll, this time as a dragonslayer by chance.

Runtime: 6 min.

Directed by: Søren Tomas

Stars: John Cleese

Baby Quark (1987)

Tells the beginning of the story of Quark: His birth and how he is thrown out by his parents due to his malicious behaviour.

Runtime: 7 min.

Directed by: Karsten Kiilerich

Stars: John Cleese

The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball (1987)

As: Jim Cleese

When the British Amnesty shows finally resumed in 1987 after a six-year hiatus, the show format was retooled in an effort to take advantage of the growing number of rock musicians supporting Amnesty. Instead of the live show being primarily a comedy show with a few musical cameos, the event made a point of giving equal emphasis to the comedy and the music.

Runtime: 96 min.

Stars: Chet Atkins | Jackson Browne | John Cleese | Robbie Coltrane | Ben Elton

Clockwise (1986)

As: Brian Stimpson

An uncompromising British school headmaster finds himself beset by one thing going wrong after another.

Runtime: 96 min.

Directed by: Christopher Morahan

Stars: John Cleese | Sharon Maiden | Alison Steadman | Penelope Wilton | Penny Leatherbarrow

Silverado (1985)

As: Sheriff John T. Langston

Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.

Runtime: 133 min.

Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan

Stars: Kevin Kline | Scott Glenn | Kevin Costner | Danny Glover | Brian Dennehy

Privates on Parade (1984)

As: Major Giles Flack

It is 1947, the year of the communist rebellion in Malaya and the British army's SADUSEA (Song And Dance Unit South East Asia) are called to the Malayan Jungle to entertain the troops. The eccentric, bible-bashing Major Giles Flack (John Cleese) is in command of the unit. Flack is accompanied by an ageing, theatrical drama queen, Terri Dennis (Denis Quilley) who hopes to entertain the troops with his flamboyant impressions, ...

Runtime: 107 min.

Directed by: Michael Blakemore

Stars: John Cleese | Denis Quilley | Michael Elphick | Nicola Pagett | Patrick Pearson

Yellowbeard (1983)

As: Harvey 'Blind' Pew

For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their hearts. Caught and convicted for tax evasion, he's sentenced to 20 years in St. Victim's Prison for the Extremely Naughty. In a scheme to confiscate his fabulous treasure, the Royal Navy allows him to escape and follows him, where saucy tarts, lisping demigods and some awful puns and punishments await.

Runtime: 96 min.

Directed by: Mel Damski

Stars: Graham Chapman | Martin Hewitt | Eric Idle | Peter Cook | Michael Hordern

The Meaning of Life (1983)

As: Diverse Rollen

Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.

Runtime: 107 min.

Directed by: Terry Jones | Terry Gilliam

Stars: Terry Gilliam | Graham Chapman | John Cleese | Eric Idle | Terry Jones

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)

As: Himself - Various Roles

Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. In addition to the Amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the Oxbridge/Monty Python/Beyond The Fringe orbit, he invited newcomers such ...

Runtime: 99 min.

Directed by: Julien Temple | Roger Graef

Stars: Rowan Atkinson | Jeff Beck | Alan Bennett | Graham Chapman | Eric Clapton

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)

As: Various Roles

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl is a 1982 concert film in which the Monty Python team perform many of their greatest sketches at the Hollywood Bowl, including several pre-Python ones.

Runtime: 77 min.

Directed by: Terry Hughes | Ian MacNaughton

Stars: Terry Gilliam | John Cleese | Graham Chapman | Eric Idle | Terry Jones

Time Bandits (1981)

As: Robin Hood

Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras. Taking Kevin with them, they variously drop in on Napoleon, Robin Hood and King Agamemnon before the Supreme Being catches up with them.

Runtime: 116 min.

Directed by: Terry Gilliam

Stars: Craig Warnock | David Rappaport | Kenny Baker | Mike Edmonds | Malcolm Dixon

The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

As: Neville

Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secretary, Miss Piggy. The jewel thieves strike again, and this time frame Miss Piggy. It's up to Kermit and Muppets to bring the real culprits to justice.

Runtime: 97 min.

Directed by: Jim Henson

Stars: Jim Henson | Frank Oz | Dave Goelz | Jerry Nelson | Richard Hunt

The Taming of the Shrew (1980)

As: Petruchio

Baptista has two daughters: Kate and Bianca. Everyone wants to wed the fair Bianca, but nobody's much interested in problem child, Kate. Baptista declares that he won't give Bianca away in a marriage until he's found a husband for Kate, so all the suitors begin busily hunting out a madman who's willing to do it, and they find Petruchio: a man who's come to wive it wealthily in Padua. And Petruchio marries Kate with a plan ...

Runtime: 127 min.

Directed by: Jonathan Miller

Stars: Simon Chandler | Anthony Pedley | John Franklyn-Robbins | Frank Thornton | Sarah Badel

The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979)

As: Himself - Various Roles

Amnesty decided not to present a benefit show in 1978 in order to consider how to make better use of the performing talent so favourably disposed to assist it in raising funds. Peter Luff left Amnesty in 1978 and the organisation's new fund-raising officer, Peter Walker, was deputed to work with Lewis on reconfiguring the show to raise more money and greater awareness of Amnesty. Lewis proposed to Cleese that in addition to ...

Runtime: 94 min.

Directed by: Roger Graef

Stars: Rowan Atkinson | John Cleese | Billy Connolly | Peter Cook | Michael Palin

Life of Brian (1979)

As: Arthur

Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit ...

Runtime: 94 min.

Directed by: Terry Jones

Stars: Graham Chapman | John Cleese | Terry Gilliam | Eric Idle | Terry Jones

The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 (1979)

As: Himself

Ten years ago exactly, more or less, give or take a day or two, six young men sat down, or maybe stood, or perhaps some of them just lounged, and wrote the first episode of a new series called Owl Stretching Time. They were called Graham Chapman , John Cleese, Terry Gilliam , Eric Idle,Terry Jones and Michael Palin and later both they and the series became known as Monty Python 's Flying Circus . Today they are the ...

Runtime: 50 min.

Stars: Graham Chapman | John Cleese | Carol Cleveland | Terry Gilliam | Eric Idle

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977)

As: Sherlock Holmes

The grandchild of Professor James Moriarty had promised the world that it has only five days left to live. Moriarty is a master of disguise, a crack shot, and is very patient. Several government figures are shot to death, and it seems that it truly is the end of civilization as we know it - until the President learns that the grandson of Sherlock Holmes is living at 221B Baker Street, and sends the Police Commissioner ...

Runtime: 56 min.

Directed by: Joseph McGrath

Stars: John Cleese | Arthur Lowe | Holly Palance | Joss Ackland | Val Pringle

Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976)

As: Himself

The first of the Amnesty International comedy benefit galas. The title is a play on the phrase at Her Majesty's pleasure (the show was performed at Her Majesty's Theatre, London). This show came to be considered part of the Secret Policeman's Ball series of shows that it inspired, although it pre-dated the first show in the series by three years. The event was organized by a team of three: Monty Python member John Cleese, ...

Runtime: 74 min.

Stars: John Cleese | Alan Bennett | Graham Chapman | Peter Cook | Terry Gilliam

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

As: Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Lancelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter

King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".

Runtime: 91 min.

Directed by: Terry Gilliam | Terry Jones

Stars: Graham Chapman | John Cleese | Terry Gilliam | Eric Idle | Terry Jones

Romance with a Double Bass (1974)

As: Smychkov

A bassist shows up early for the betrothal ball of a beautiful princess, and whiles away the time having a dip in the river. The princess is doing the same, unbeknownst to the bass player, but when someone steals their clothes, the bass player helps the princess to preserve her dignity by transporting her back to the castle in his bass case, and along the way they discover they have feelings for each other. Based on a short ...

Runtime: 40 min.

Directed by: Robert Young

Stars: John Cleese | Connie Booth | Graham Crowden | Freddie Jones | Jonathan Lynn

And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)

As: Announcer / Hungarian Citizen / self - Defence Teacher / Sir George Head / Policeman / Interviewer / Mr. Praline / Second General / Christopher Columbus / Mungo the Cook / Bank Robber / Accountant #2 (falling past the window) / Vocational Guidance Counselor / Vivian Smith Smythe Smith / Mountie / Town Guild Lady

And Now for Something Completely Different is a film spin-off from the television comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus featuring favourite sketches from the first two seasons.

Runtime: 88 min.

Directed by: Ian MacNaughton

Stars: Graham Chapman | John Cleese | Terry Gilliam | Eric Idle | Terry Jones

Euroshow 71 (1971)

As: Himself - Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)

German made-for-TV musical extravaganza starring Monty Python.

Runtime: 75 min.

Directed by: Hans-Bernhard Theopold

Stars: Graham Chapman | John Cleese | Wallace Collection | Terry Gilliam | Eric Idle

The Statue (1971)

As: Harry

Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives a Nobel prize. An ambitious diplomat, capitalizing on Bolt's celebrity, arranges for the U.S. to commission a statue for a London square to honor Bolt's achievement. Bolt's Italian wife, a renowned artist, sculpts an 18-foot nude of Bolt. In a pique, because he's neglected her for years to do his work, she gives the statue a ...

Runtime: 84 min.

Directed by: Rod Amateau

Stars: David Niven | Virna Lisi | Robert Vaughn | Ann Bell | John Cleese

Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1971)

As: Various Roles

It is essentially the same concept as an English Monty Python's episode, but in German. The paintings by Albrecht Dürer, fall victim to silly animations. Little Red Riding Hood shows up too. A number of familiar sketches, including the Lumberjack song, all in German.

Runtime: 87 min.

Stars: Graham Chapman | John Cleese | Eric Idle | Terry Jones | Michael Palin

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)

As: Pumer

Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into politics and in the mini-skirted flared-trousered world of 1970 Britain starts to rise through the Tory ranks.

Runtime: 94 min.

Directed by: Kevin Billington

Stars: Peter Cook | Denholm Elliott | Arthur Lowe | John Cleese | Vanessa Howard

The Magic Christian (1969)

As: Director in Sotheby's

Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless boy, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove that anyone--and anything--can be bought with money.

Runtime: 92 min.

Directed by: Joseph McGrath

Stars: Peter Sellers | Ringo Starr | Isabel Jeans | Caroline Blakiston | Wilfrid Hyde-White

How to Irritate People (1969)

As: Himself - Various

A pre-Monty Python mockumentary, written by and presented by John Cleese, that provides tips on learning how to really bug people.

Runtime: 68 min.

Directed by: Ian Fordyce

Stars: John Cleese | Tim Brooke-Taylor | Graham Chapman | Michael Palin | Gillian Lind

The Best House in London (1969)

As: Jones

In Victorian London, the British Government attempts a solution to the problem of prostitution by establishing the world's most fabulous brothel.

Runtime: 105 min.

Directed by: Philip Saville

Stars: David Hemmings | Joanna Pettet | George Sanders | Dany Robin | Warren Mitchell

Interlude (1968)

As: Television public relations man

A young female journalist in London falls in love with a married orchestra conductor.

Runtime: 113 min.

Directed by: Kevin Billington

Stars: Oskar Werner | Barbara Ferris | Virginia Maskell | Donald Sutherland | Nora Swinburne