John Cleese
	is 69 years old Actor Real name: John Marwood Cleese Born: Friday, October 27, 1939   (Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK) Height: 6' 4 3/4	Rating (1 vote)	Star Sign: Scorpio Other Scorpio celebrities

John Cleese in Rat Race (2001)

JOHN CLEESE (Donald Sinclair) was born in Weston-Super-Mare, England and educated at Clifton College and Cambridge before beginning his career as a performer and writer. Following his debut as a member of the Cambridge Footlights Revue in the West End, Cleese went on to two Broadway shows: "The Cambridge Revue" and "Half a Sixpence" with Tommy Steele. He then returned to England to work for BBC Television on the "The Frost Report," "At Last the 1948 Show," with Marty Feldman and "Monty Python's Flying Circus."

In the 1970's, Cleese made his first Monty Python film, "And Now for Something Completely Different," later taking the comedy act on a stage tour before beginning with "Monty Python and The Holy Grail" in the 1974 and the BBC-TV series, "Fawlty Towers" in 1975 and 1979. Since then he has made two other Monty Python films; "Life of Brian" in 1978 and "Meaning of Life" in 1982. He also directed several Amnesty stage shows including "The Secret Policeman's Ball," portrayed Petruchio in "Taming of the Shrew" for the BBC and he wrote the books Families And How To Survive Them with Dr. Robin Skynner and its sequel Life And How To Survive It. With the release of "A Fish Called Wanda" in 1988, Cleese won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor and received an Oscar® and Writer's Guild nomination in the United States, as well as an Italian Oscar, for Best Screenplay.

Additional film credits include "Isn't She Great," "The World Is Not Enough," as well as "George of the Jungle," "Fierce Creatures," "The Wind in the Willows," Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book" and Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein." In 1994, he received The Jack Oakie Award for Comedy in Motion Pictures from the Screen Actor's Guild in America.

Most recently, Cleese appeared as 'R' in the latest James Bond installment, "The World is Not Enough," a role he will continue to play in the upcoming "Bond 20." He will also star in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."

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Acting -  John Cleese  appeared in following movies:

•	Pink Panther 2 (2009)			Chief Inspector Dreyfus
•	Planet 51 (2009) [Filming]			(voice)
•	Igor (2008) [Post-production]			Dr. Glickenstein (voice)
•	Shrek the Third (2007)		(429 votes)	King (voice)
•	Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)			Adolf Hitler/Basil Fawlty
•	Charlotte's Web (2006)		(20 votes)	Samuel the Sheep (voice)
•	Man About Town (2006)		(10 votes)	Dr. Primkin
•	Complete Guide to Guys (2006)		(2 votes)	British Expert
•	Entente cordiale, L' (2006)			Lord Conrad
•	Valiant (2005)		(27 votes)	Mercury (voice)
•	Comedians' Comedian, The (2005)			(archive footage)
•	Shrek 2 (2004)	dvd	(446 votes)	King (voice)
•	Scorched (2003)	dvd	(19 votes)	Charles Merchant
•	Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)	dvd	(163 votes)	Mr. Munday
•	Education Tips No. 41: Choosing a Really Expensive School (2003)			Prof. Dik Bonkers/Dr. Ken Enron
•	George of the Jungle 2 (2003)	dvd	(2 votes)	Ape (voice)
•	Taking the Wheel (2002)
•	Die Another Day (2002)	dvd	(362 votes)	Q
•	Adventures of Pluto Nash, The (2002)	dvd	(29 votes)	James
•	Mickey's House of Villains (2002)	dvd	(1 votes)	Narrator
•	Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mouse (2001)	dvd	(1 votes)	Narrator
•	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)	dvd	(565 votes)	Nearly Headless Nick
•	Rat Race (2001)	dvd	(162 votes)	Donald P. Sinclair
•	Quantum Project (2000)			Alexander Pentcho
•	Isn't She Great (2000)	dvd	(8 votes)	Henry Marcus
•	Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail (2000)			Sir Lancelot, et. al.
•	Rockstar (2000)			Interviewer in lounge
•	Magic Pudding, The (2000)			Albert the Magic Pudding
•	Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (2000)			Various (archive footage)
•	Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time (2000)			Various (archive footage)
•	Parting Shots (1999)	dvd	(1 votes)	Maurice Walpole
•	Out-of-Towners, The (1999)	dvd	(42 votes)	Mr. Mersault
•	World Is Not Enough, The (1999)	dvd	(268 votes)	R
•	Fierce Creatures (1997)	dvd	(57 votes)	Rollo Lee
•	George of the Jungle (1997)	dvd	(71 votes)	An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)
•	...And It's Goodnight From Him... (1996)			(archive footage)
•	Wind in the Willows, The (1996)	dvd	(4 votes)	Mr. Toad's Lawyer
•	Frankenstein (1994)	dvd	(76 votes)	Professor Waldeman
•	Jungle Book, The (1994)	dvd	(18 votes)	Dr. Julien Plumford
•	Swan Princess, The (1994)	dvd	(4 votes)	Jean-Bob (voice)
•	Splitting Heirs (1993)	dvd	(7 votes)	Raoul P. Shadgrind
•	American Tail: Fievel Goes West, An (1991)	dvd	(20 votes)	Cat R. Waul (voice)
•	Erik the Viking (1989)		(21 votes)	Halfdan the Black
•	Fish Called Wanda, A (1988)	dvd	(283 votes)	Archie Leach
• Nominated for Academy Award - Best Writing, Original Screenplay 1989
• Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical 1989
• Nominated for BAFTA Award - Best Screenplay - Original 1989
•	Clockwise (1986)	dvd	(18 votes)	Brian Stimpson
•	Silverado (1985)	dvd	(67 votes)	Sheriff John T. Langston,
•	Meaning of Life, The (1983)	dvd	(199 votes)	Fish #2/Dr. Spenser/Humphrey
•	Yellowbeard (1983)		(13 votes)	Harvey 'Blind' Pew
•	Privates on Parade (1982)	dvd	(1 votes)	Major Giles Flack
•	Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)		(32 votes)	Barber #1/Boxing
•	Time Bandits (1981)	dvd	(146 votes)	Robin Hood
•	Great Muppet Caper, The (1981)	dvd	(18 votes)	Nevil
•	Secret Policeman's Ball, The (1981)		(1 votes)	Various Roles
•	Life of Brian (1979)	dvd	(531 votes)	Wise Man #1/Reg/Jewish
•	I'd Like a Word with You (1979)			Ethelred the Unready/Ivan the
•	How Am I Doing? (1977)			Ethelred the Unready/Ivan the
•	Unorganized Manager, Part One: Damnation, The (1977)			St. Peter
•	Unorganized Manager, Part Two: Salvation, The (1977)			St. Peter
•	Cold Call, The (1976)
•	Ripping Yarns (1976)			Passer-By
•	Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976)		(1 votes)	Various
•	Decisions, Decisions (1975)			Field Marshal Montgomery/Queen
•	Who Sold You This, Then? (1975)			Charlie Jenkins
•	Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)	dvd	(965 votes)	Second Swallow-Savvy Guard/The
•	Romance with a Double Bass (1974)		(1 votes)	Musician Smychkov
•	And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)	dvd	(59 votes)	Announcer/Hungarian
•	Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1971)			Various roles
•	Euroshow 71 (1971)			Various
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)			Announcer/Mr. Eric
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)			Announcer/Mr. Eric
•	Magic Christian, The (1969)		(6 votes)	Mr. Dougdale
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)			Announcer / ... (14 episodes)
• Nominated for BAFTA Award - Best Light Entertainment Performance 1971
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)			Announcer/Mr. Eric
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)			Announcer / ... (14 episodes)
• Nominated for BAFTA Award - Best Light Entertainment Personality 1970
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)			Voice Over
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)			Announcer/Mr. Eric
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)			Announcer/Mr. Eric
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)			Voice Over #1/First
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus: Mr. and Mrs. Brian Norris' Ford Po (1969)			Announcer / Alan / Mrs.
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)			Announcer/Mr. Eric
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)			Announcer/Attila the Hun/Fifth
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)			Voice Over #1/Mr.
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)			Various
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)			Announcer/Mr. Eric
•	How to Irritate People (1968)		(3 votes)	Various

Directing -  John Cleese  worked as director on following movies:
•	Fish Called Wanda, A (1988)	dvd	(283 votes)
• Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical 1989
• Nominated for BAFTA Award - Best Screenplay - Original 1989
• Nominated for Academy Award - Best Writing, Original Screenplay 1989
Screenplay -  John Cleese  worked as writer on following movies:
•	Crood Awakening (2011) [Pre-production]
•	Education Tips No. 41: Choosing a Really Expensive School (2003)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (2000)
•	Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail (2000)			screenplay
•	It's... the Monty Python Story (1999)
•	Fierce Creatures (1997)	dvd	(57 votes)
•	Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989)		(3 votes)	sketches
•	Fish Called Wanda, A (1988)	dvd	(283 votes)	story
• Nominated for Academy Award - Best Writing, Original Screenplay 1989
• Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical 1989
• Nominated for BAFTA Award - Best Screenplay - Original 1989
•	Comic Relief (1986)			skit "Merchant Banker"
•	Meaning of Life, The (1983)	dvd	(199 votes)
•	Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)		(32 votes)
•	Life of Brian (1979)	dvd	(531 votes)
•	Who Sold You This, Then? (1975)
•	Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)	dvd	(965 votes)
•	And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)	dvd	(59 votes)
•	Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1971)
•	Doctor at Large (1971)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Doctor in the House: May the Best Man... (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Doctor in the House: Doctor on the Box (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Doctor in the House: Take Off Your Clothes... and Hide (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)			creator
• Nominated for BAFTA Award - Best Light Entertainment Performance 1971
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Doctor in the House: Finals (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus: Mr. and Mrs. Brian Norris' Ford Po (1969)
•	Doctor in the House: The Royal Visit (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)			creator
• Nominated for BAFTA Award - Best Light Entertainment Personality 1970
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Doctor in the House: Hot Off the Presses (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Doctor in the House: If You Can Help Somebody - Don't! (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Doctor in the House: It's All in the Little Blue Book (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Doctor in the House: Look Into My Eyes (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
Production -  John Cleese  worked as producer on following movies:
•	Fierce Creatures (1997)	dvd	(57 votes)
•	Fish Called Wanda, A (1988)	dvd	(283 votes)	executive producer
• Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical 1989
• Nominated for BAFTA Award - Best Screenplay - Original 1989
• Nominated for Academy Award - Best Writing, Original Screenplay 1989
•	I'd Like a Word with You (1979)			executive producer
•	Unorganized Manager, Part One: Damnation, The (1977)			executive producer
•	Unorganized Manager, Part Two: Salvation, The (1977)			executive producer
•	How Am I Doing? (1977)			executive producer
•	Cold Call, The (1976)			executive producer
•	Who Sold You This, Then? (1975)			executive producer
•	Decisions, Decisions (1975)			executive producer

Appeared as Himself

•	Secret Life of Brian, The (2007)			Himself
•	Monty Python's Personal Best (2006)			Himself/Various Characters
•	Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches (2005)			Himself
•	Funny Blokes of British Comedy, The (2005)	dvd		Himself
•	Dokument: Humor (2005)			Himself
•	Funny Ladies of British Comedy, The (2004)			Himself
•	Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute (2004)			Himself
•	Comedy Connections (2003)			Himself
•	Stupidity (2003)		(1 votes)	Himself
•	Inside 'Die Another Day' (2003)			Himself
•	Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life', The (2003)			Himself
•	Best Ever Bond (2002)			Himself
•	2002 ABC World Stunt Awards (2002)			Himself (Presenter)
•	James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (2002)			Himself
•	Sketch Show Story, The (2001)			Himself
•	Brigitte & Friends (2000)			Himself
•	Inside Q's Laboratory (2000)			Himself
•	From Spam to Sperm (1999)			Himself
•	It's... the Monty Python Story (1999)			Himself
•	Python Night (1999)
•	Pythonland (1999)			Himself
•	John Cleese & Anders Lund Madsen (1999)			Himself (also archive footage)
•	Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom (1999)			Himself/'Basil Fawlty'
•	Monty Python's Flying Circus: Live at Aspen (1998)		(3 votes)	Himself/Various roles
•	Life of Python (1990)			Himself/Various roles
•	Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989)		(3 votes)	Himself (cameo)/Various roles
•	Grand Knockout Tournament, The (1987)			Himself
•	Secret Policeman's Private Parts, The (1984)			Himself
•	Meaning of Monty Python's Meaning of Life, The (1983)			Himself
•	Secret Policeman's Other Ball, The (1982)		(2 votes)	Himself/Various Roles
•	Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979, The (1979)			Himself (also archive footage)
•	Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report (1974)			Himself