Eric Idle

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)

A funny, intimate and heartbreaking portrait of one of the world’s most beloved and inventive comedians, Robin Williams, told largely through his own words. Celebrates what he brought to comedy and to the culture at large, from the wild days of late-1970s L.A. to his death in 2014.

Runtime: 116 min.

Directed by: Marina Zenovich

Stars: Robin Williams | Billy Crystal | Pam Dawber | Whoopi Goldberg | Bobcat Goldthwait

Terry Pratchett: Back in Black (2017)

As: Himself

A poignant and humorous film telling the life story of the hugely popular author of the discworld series of books, in his own words.

Runtime: 50 min.

Directed by: Charlie Russell

Stars: Paul Kaye | Neil Gaiman | Terry Pratchett | Rhianna Pratchett | Val McDermid

Absolutely Anything (2015)

As: Salubrious Gat (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

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

The Beatles: The Night That Changed America - A Grammy Salute (2014)

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, this magnificent star-studded tribute salutes the Fab Four. Appearing with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were guest musicians Joe Walsh, Gary Clark, Jr., Stevie Wonder, The Eurythmics, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Maroon 5, Dave Grohl, Katy Perry, Peter Frampton, and more.

Runtime: 110 min.

Stars: Eric Idle | Jeff Bridges | David Letterman | Sean Penn

What About Dick? (2012)

As: The Piano

What About Dick? begins with the birth of a sex toy invented in Shagistan in 1898 by Deepak Rushdie Obi Ben Kingsley (Eddie Izzard), and tells the story of the subsequent decline of the British Empire as seen through the eyes of a Piano. The Piano (Eric Idle) narrates the tale of Dick (Russell Brand); his two cousins: Emma, (Jane Leeves) an emotionally retarded English girl; her kleptomaniac sister Helena (Sophie Winkleman) ...

Runtime: 81 min.

Directed by: Aubrey Powell | Eric Idle

Stars: Eddie Izzard | Eric Idle | Russell Brand | Jane Leeves | Sophie Winkleman

Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO (2012)

As: Himself

Documentary which gets to the heart of who Jeff Lynne is and how he has had such a tremendous musical influence on our world. The story is told by the British artist himself and such distinguished collaborators and friends of Jeff as Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty, Joe Walsh, Olivia and Dhani Harrison, Barbara Orbison and Eric Idle. The film reveals that Lynne is a true man of music, for whom the recording studio is ...

Runtime: 60 min.

Directed by: Martyn Atkins

Stars: Jeff Lynne | Paul McCartney | Ringo Starr | Tom Petty | Joe Walsh

The Secret Policeman's Ball (2012)

As: Himself

A live stand-up comedy and music gig to celebrate Amnesty International's 50th Anniversary.

Directed by: Ryan Polito

Stars: Fred Armisen | Lance Bass | Matt Berry | Russell Brand | Richard Branson

George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)

As: Himself

Director Martin Scorsese profiles former Beatle George Harrison in this reverent portrait that mixes interviews and archival footage, featuring commentary from the likes of Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and Yoko Ono.

Runtime: 208 min.

Directed by: Martin Scorsese

Stars: George Harrison | Paul McCartney | John Lennon | Ringo Starr | Olivia Harrison

Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) (2010)

As: Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben

Not The Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) is a comic oratorio based on Monty Python's Life of Brian, which retells the tragic tale of Mandy, impregnated by a Roman soldier, giving birth to Brian, a reluctant revolutionary of the People's Front of Judea who falls in love with Judith, gets mistaken for a Messiah and is arrested by the Romans and sentenced to be crucified. It ranges in reference ...

Runtime: 92 min.

Directed by: Aubrey Powell

Stars: Eric Idle | Michael Palin | Terry Jones | Terry Gilliam | Carol Cleveland

Delgo (2008)

As: Spig

In a divided land, it takes a rebellious boy and his clandestine love for a Princess of an opposing race to stop a war orchestrated by a power hungry villain.

Runtime: 94 min.

Directed by: Marc F. Adler | Jason Maurer

Stars: Freddie Prinze Jr. | Jennifer Love Hewitt | Val Kilmer | Anne Bancroft | Chris Kattan

Shrek the Third (2007)

As: Merlin (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 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

The Aristocrats (2005)

As: Himself

One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.

Runtime: 89 min.

Directed by: Paul Provenza

Stars: Jason Alexander | Chris Albrecht | Hank Azaria | Shelley Berman | Steven Gary Banks

Ella Enchanted (2004)

As: Narrator

Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. This birthright proves itself to be quite the curse once Ella finds herself in the hands of several unscrupulous characters whom she quite literally cannot disobey. Determined to gain control of her life and decisions, Ella sets off on a journey ...

Runtime: 96 min.

Directed by: Tommy O'Haver

Stars: Anne Hathaway | Hugh Dancy | Cary Elwes | Vivica A. Fox | Joanna Lumley

Hollywood Homicide (2003)

As: Celebrity

Joe Gavilan (Harrison Ford) and his new partner K. C. Calden (Josh Hartnett), are detectives on the beat in Tinseltown. Neither one of them really wants to be a cop, Gavilan moonlights as a real estate broker, and Calden is an aspiring actor moonlighting as a yoga instructor. When the two are assigned a big case they must work out whether they want to solve the case or follow their hearts.

Runtime: 116 min.

Directed by: Ron Shelton

Stars: Harrison Ford | Josh Hartnett | Lena Olin | Bruce Greenwood | Isaiah Washington

Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (2003)

As: English Victim

Though Eddie's fired right at Christmastime, his boss sends him and his family on a South Pacific vacation, hoping Eddie won't sue him after being bitten by a lab monkey. When the Tuttle family winds up trapped on a tropical island, however, Eddie manages to provide for everyone and prove himself a real man.

Runtime: 83 min.

Directed by: Nick Marck

Stars: Randy Quaid | Miriam Flynn | Dana Barron | Jake Thomas | Fred Willard

The Scream Team (2002)

As: Coffin Ed

Eccentric Frank Carlyle ran a horror shop in small-town Steeple Falls, which takes pride in and profit from its Halloween traditions. Frank's widower grandson Richard grudgingly returns there from Boston with his own kids, bright Ian and bratty Claire, to settle the inheritance. Ian discovers great-grandpa's house is really haunted, and not just, as legend holds, by historic owner Zachariah Kull, who was burned on the stake.

Runtime: 100 min.

Directed by: Stuart Gillard

Stars: Kat Dennings | Mark Rendall | Robert Bockstael | Eric Idle | Tommy Davidson

The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2002)

As: Narrator / Dirk McQuickly / Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler

Twenty-three years after the release of the original Beatles mockumentary, 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash', famous artists, actors and musicians speak out on how The Rutles influenced them.

Runtime: 84 min.

Directed by: Eric Idle

Stars: Eric Idle | Neil Innes | Ricky Fataar | John Halsey | David Bowie

Dudley Do-Right (1999)

As: Prospector

Based on the 60's-era cartoon of the same name. Royal Canadian Mountie Dudley Do-right is busy keeping the peace in his small mountain town when his old rival, Snidely Whiplash, comes up with a plot to buy all the property in town, then start a phony gold rush by seeding the river with gold nuggets. Can this well-meaning (though completely incompetent) Mountie stop Whiplash's evil plan?

Runtime: 77 min.

Directed by: Hugh Wilson

Stars: Brendan Fraser | Sarah Jessica Parker | Alfred Molina | Eric Idle | Robert Prosky

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

As: Dr. Vosknocker (voice)

When the four boys see an R-rated movie featuring Canadians Terrance and Philip, they are pronounced "corrupted", and their parents pressure the United States to wage war against Canada.

Runtime: 81 min.

Directed by: Trey Parker

Stars: Trey Parker | Matt Stone | Mary Kay Bergman | Isaac Hayes | Jesse Brant Howell

The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1998)

As: Evil Martin

Timmy meets a girl mouse and they set off to find the Great Owl.

Runtime: 66 min.

Directed by: Dick Sebast

Stars: Eric Idle | Harvey Korman | Peter MacNicol | William H. Macy | Andrea Martin

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)

As: Slyly (voice)

Young Rudolph suffers a childhood accident that sees his nose turn from the publicly accepted norm of black to a glowing red colour. His parents worry about him getting teased, and indeed he does in the end. When he is beaten in the reindeer games by his rival for a doe he fancies, Rudolph runs away and moves into a cave with Slyly the Fox. However can he overcome his fear and reach his true poten

Runtime: 83 min.

Directed by: William R. Kowalchuk Jr.

Stars: Eric Pospisil | Kathleen Barr | John Goodman | Whoopi Goldberg | Debbie Reynolds

Quest for Camelot (1998)

As: Devon (voice)

During the times of King Arthur, Kayley is a brave girl who dreams of following her late father as a Knight of the Round Table. The evil Ruber wants to invade Camelot and take the throne of King Arthur, and Kayley has to stop him.

Runtime: 86 min.

Directed by: Frederik Du Chau

Stars: Jessalyn Gilsig | Cary Elwes | Gary Oldman | Don Rickles | Jane Seymour

Burn Hollywood, Burn (1998)

As: Alan Smithee

Filmmaker Alan Smithee finds himself the unwilling puppet of a potentially bad, big budget action film which he proceeds to steal the reels and leave the cast and crew in a frenzy.

Runtime: 86 min.

Directed by: Alan Smithee | Arthur Hiller

Stars: Jackie Chan | Sylvester Stallone | Whoopi Goldberg | Eric Idle | Ryan O'Neal

The Wind in the Willows (1996)

As: Rat

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

Casper (1995)

As: Paul 'Dibbs' Plutzker

Furious that her late father only willed her his gloomy-looking mansion rather than his millions, Carrigan Crittenden is ready to burn the place to the ground when she discovers a map to a treasure hidden in the house. But when she enters the rickety mansion to seek her claim, she is frightened away by a wicked wave of ghosts. Determined to get her hands on this hidden fortune, she hires afterlife therapist Dr. James Harvey ...

Runtime: 100 min.

Directed by: Brad Silberling

Stars: Christina Ricci | Bill Pullman | Devon Sawa | Cathy Moriarty | Eric Idle

Splitting Heirs (1993)

As: Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel

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

Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)

As: King Raff

Emperor Spengo sees Marge Nelson and using a giant magnet, kidnaps her and her husband Dick, hoping to make Marge his before blowing up the Earth. The Emperor and other inhabitants of his planet are somewhat less than bright, and Dick begins reliving episodes of Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers in order to rescue Marge, save the Earth, and restore the rightful emperor to the throne.

Runtime: 88 min.

Directed by: Greg Beeman

Stars: Teri Garr | Jeffrey Jones | Jon Lovitz | Thalmus Rasulala | Wallace Shawn

Missing Pieces (1992)

As: Wendel

As sole heir to a relative's estate, Wendel is surprised to learn that the only thing he's been left is a riddle. However, he and his musician friend, Lou, are soon thrust into a comic chase, as an assortment of unsavoury characters, underworld figures, and even private investigators, are after them for the inheritance - and they don't know what it is!

Runtime: 94 min.

Directed by: Leonard Stern

Stars: Eric Idle | Robert Wuhl | Bob Gunton | Lauren Hutton | Donald Gibb

Too Much Sun (1990)

As: Sonny

A multimillionaire, whose son is gay and daughter a lesbian, leaves a will with one clause: His children will inherit his money only if at least one of them produces him a grandchild within a year of his death.

Runtime: 97 min.

Directed by: Robert Downey Sr.

Stars: Allan Arbus | Robert Downey Jr. | Howard Duff | Laura Ernst | Lara Harris

Nuns on the Run (1990)

As: Brian Hope

Brian and Charlie work for a gangster. When the boss learns they want to "leave" he sets them up to be killed, after they help rob the local Triads of their drug dealing profits. B&C decide to steal the money for themselves, but when their escape doesn't go to plan, they have to seek refuge in a Nuns' teacher training school.

Runtime: 89 min.

Directed by: Jonathan Lynn

Stars: Eric Idle | Robbie Coltrane | Camille Coduri | Janet Suzman | Doris Hare

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

As: Desmond / Berthold

An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.

Runtime: 126 min.

Directed by: Terry Gilliam

Stars: John Neville | Eric Idle | Sarah Polley | Oliver Reed | Charles McKeown

The Mikado (1987)

Jonathan Miller set his well-known production of The Mikado, staged for the English National Opera, in a British seaside resort of the 1920s. The result, complete with a chorus of gentlemen of Japan as cartoon-like British peers, emphatically underscores the Englishness of the satire. The occasional non sequiturs, like a bunch of gentry dressed for Ascot and singing in Japanese, are loonily fun, and no more absurd ...

Stars: Eric Idle

Transformers: The Movie (1986)

As: Wreck-Gar (voice)

The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons.

Runtime: 84 min.

Directed by: Nelson Shin

Stars: Judd Nelson | Peter Cullen | Frank Welker | Leonard Nimoy | Orson Welles

National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985)

As: The Bike Rider

The Griswalds win a vacation to Europe on a game show, and thus pack their bags for the continent. They do their best to catch the flavor of Europe, but they just don't know how to be be good tourists. Besides, they have trouble taking holidays in countries where they CAN speak the language.

Runtime: 95 min.

Directed by: Amy Heckerling

Stars: Chevy Chase | Beverly D'Angelo | Dana Hill | Jason Lively | Mel Smith

Yellowbeard (1983)

As: Commander Clement

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

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

Life of Brian (1979)

As: Mr. Cheeky

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 Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)

As: Dirk McQuickly

The story of the rise and fall of the Pre-Fab Four.

Runtime: 76 min.

Directed by: Gary Weis | Eric Idle

Stars: Eric Idle | Neil Innes | Ricky Fataar | John Halsey | Michael Palin

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

As: Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard

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

And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)

As: Prosecutor / Marriage Counselor / Arthur Nudge / Self-defence student #4 (interested in pointed sticks) / 'Hell's Grannies' analyst / Arthur Wilson / Arthur Wilson Two / Nightclub Emcee / Linkman / First General / Restaurant Manager / Lingerie Shop Owner / Accountant #1 (falling past the window) / Fairy Godmother / Rita Fairbanks / Simon Zinc Trumpet Harris / Mountie / Lady With Cookbook

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: 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

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