Eric Idle
6.8Acting

Eric Idle

Mar 29, 1943 - South Shields, County Durham, England, UK

Eric Idle (born March 29, 1943) is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer who wrote and performed as a member of the popular British comedy group Monty Python.

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Credits

Cast

Media
Movie1979Life of BrianMr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
Movie1975Monty Python and the Holy GrailDead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard
Movie2007Shrek the ThirdMerlin (voice)
Movie1983Monty Python's The Meaning of LifeVarious Roles
Movie1990Nuns on the RunBrian Hope
Movie1974Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location ReportSelf
Movie1993Splitting HeirsTommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
Movie2003National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island AdventureEnglish Victim
Movie2008DelgoSpig (voice)
Movie1998The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the RescueEvil Martin (voice)
Movie1997State of Fear
Movie1983YellowbeardCommander Clement
Movie1982Monty Python Live at the Hollywood BowlVarious Roles
Movie1995CasperDibs
Movie1971And Now for Something Completely DifferentProsecutor / 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
Movie2003The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me LunchMelvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
Movie2008Life Of Brian ScreenplayMr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler
Movie2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal BestVarious Characters
Movie2005Earth to AmericaSelf
Movie1998Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The MovieSlyly (voice)
Movie1992Mom and Dad Save the WorldKing Raff
Movie1987The MikadoKo-Ko
Movie2004Ella EnchantedNarrator
Movie1988The Adventures of Baron MunchausenDesmond / Berthold
Movie2005The AristocratsSelf
Movie1978The Rutles: All You Need Is CashDirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead
Movie2010Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
Movie1996The Wind in the WillowsRat
Movie1999Dudley Do-RightProspector
Movie2007Hitler: The Comedy YearsMr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie1990Too Much SunSonny
Movie2007The Secret Life of BrianSelf
Movie1998An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, BurnAlan Smithee
Movie1979The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979Self
MovieN/AClose-Up Toothpaste Relaunch
Movie2012London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British MusicSelf
Movie2012Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELOSelf
Movie2012What About Dick?The Piano
Movie1996Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics"Man in Bed
Movie2000The Beatles RevolutionSelf
Movie2008The Seventh PythonSelf
Movie1990Life of PythonSelf / Various Roles
Movie2002The Scream TeamCoffin Ed
Movie2014The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the BeatlesSelf / Nigel Spasm
Movie1992Missing PiecesWendel
Movie2012The Secret Policeman's BallSelf
Movie1989Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty PythonSelf / Various Characters
Movie1986The Transformers: The MovieWreck-Gar (voice)
Movie1985National Lampoon's European VacationThe Bike Rider
Movie2014Monty Python Live (Mostly)Self, others
Movie2002Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the UniverseSelf
Movie201450 Years of BBC Two ComedySelf
Movie1971Euroshow '71: May Day SpecialVarious (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
Movie2015Absolutely AnythingSalubrious Gat (voice)
Movie2014Monty Python: The Meaning of LiveSelf
Movie2008We Are Most AmusedSelf
Movie2003The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'Self
Movie2018The Admiral: Pub, Drums and FoodDirk McQuickley (archive footage)
Movie2003Hollywood HomicideCelebrity
Movie2006The South Bank Show: Spamalot
Movie2010Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall
Movie1966Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the WorldJazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)
Movie1989The Movie Life of GeorgeSelf
Movie2005The Roots of Monty PythonSelf (archive footage)
Movie1973Monty Python In The Netherlands
Movie2016The Entire UniverseSelf - Presenter
Movie2007What the Pythons Did Next...Self (archive footage)
Movie1982The Tale of the Frog PrinceNarrator
Movie1998Quest for CamelotDevon (voice)
Movie1989How to Get Ahead in AdvertisingMale Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
Movie2017Terry Pratchett: Back in BlackSelf
Movie1966Alice in WonderlandYoung Man (uncredited)
Movie1999South Park: Bigger, Longer & UncutDr. Vosknocker (voice)
Movie2004The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1Self (archive footage)
Movie2004The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2Self (archive footage)
Movie2004The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3Self (archive footage)
Movie2013The Meaning of Monty PythonSelf
Movie1985The Pied Piper of HamelinThe Pied Piper / Robert Browning
Movie1999The Monty Python StorySelf
Movie1999Monty Python: From Spam to SpermSelf
Movie1999Monty Python: 30th Anniversary SketchesSelf
Movie2008Monty Python: Before the Flying CircusSelf
Movie2008Monty Python Conquers AmericaSelf
Movie1983The Crimson Permanent AssuranceGunther (uncredited)
Movie2018Robin Williams: Come Inside My MindSelf
Movie1983Group MadnessSelf
Movie2014Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather SimilarSelf
Movie2000The Life of PythonSelf
Movie2019An Accidental StudioSelf (archive footage)
Movie2019Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy GrailsSelf (archive footage)
Movie2003David Bowie - Sound and VisionSelf
Movie1987The English National Opera Rehearse The MikadoSelf
Movie2000102 DalmatiansWaddlesworth (voice)
Movie2008The Madness and Misadventures of MunchausenSelf - 'Berthold'
Movie1999Hercules: Zero to HeroParenthesis (voice) (archive sound)
Movie2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal BestVarious Characters
Movie1971The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
Movie1978Yellow Submarine SandwichDirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)
Movie1981Steve Martin's Best Show EverReporter
Movie2005Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night LiveSelf
Movie2004The Nutcracker and the MousekingDrosselmeier (voice)
Movie1998Monty Python: Live at AspenSelf
Movie2001BrightnessMr. Bix
Movie2021Monty Python's Best Bits CelebratedSelf (archive footage)(uncredited)
Movie2014The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden TreasureSelf
Movie2020A Virtual Princess Bride ReunionThe Impressive Clergyman
Movie2010Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical ReleaseSelf
Movie1991The Man In The Long Black CoatMervyn Whale
Movie2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal BestVarious Characters
Movie2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal BestVarious Characters
Movie2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal BestVarious Characters
Movie2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal BestVarious Characters
Movie2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal BestVarious Characters
Movie1994Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!Dr. Nigel Channing
Movie2017The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015Self - Audience Member
TV Show1969Monty Python's Flying CircusVarious45
TV Show1967At Last the 1948 Show13
TV Show2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf1
TV Show2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf1
TV Show1996Suddenly SusanIan Maxtone-Graham22
TV Show2006The One ShowSelf1
TV Show1996The Daily ShowSelf4
TV Show2006Monty Python's Personal BestSelf / Various Characters6
TV Show1967Do Not Adjust Your SetVarious Characters29
TV Show2001Disney's House of MousePluto Angel (voice)1
TV Show1993FrasierChuck (voice)1
TV Show2012Inside ComedySelf1
TV Show1976Laverne & ShirleyDerek DeWoods1
TV Show1982Faerie Tale TheatreNarrator (voice)1
TV Show1995MADtvZookeeper1
TV Show1975Rutland Weekend TelevisionVarious Characters13
TV Show2007Movie ConnectionsSelf1
TV Show1989Nearly DepartedGrant Pritchard6
TV Show1996Clive Anderson All TalkSelf1
TV Show1991Pebble MillSelf1
TV Show1989Around the World in 80 DaysJean Passepartout3
TV Show2019The Masked SingerHedgehog1
TV Show1968We Have Ways Of Making You LaughVarious12
TV Show2019The Masked SingerHedgehog (archive footage)1
TV Show2004The SoupSelf1
TV Show2009Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)Self6
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host4
TV Show2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf3
TV Show1972Monty Python's Fliegender ZirkusVarious Characters2
TV Show1995Pinky and the BrainMom & Dad (voice)1
TV Show1998HerculesParenthesis (voice)7
TV Show2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf2
TV Show2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf1
TV Show1982Faerie Tale TheatreThe Pied Piper / Robert Browning1
TV Show1987Going Live!Self2
TV Show2000Buzz Lightyear of Star CommandGuzelian (voice)1
TV Show2024STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 piecesSelf - Writer & Actor1
TV Show1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf1
TV Show1967Titel, Thesen, TemperamenteSelf1
TV Show2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelf3
TV Show1989The SimpsonsDeclan Desmond (voice)4
TV Show2014Off Camera with Sam JonesSelf1
TV Show2018GQ Presents: Iconic CharactersSelf1
TV Show2014Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)Self (archive footage)5
TV Show1956Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee1
TV Show2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf1
TV Show2012London 2012 Olympic GamesSelf1
TV Show2011George Harrison: Living in the Material WorldSelf2

Crew

Media
Movie1979Life of BrianScreenplayWriting
Movie1975Monty Python and the Holy GrailWriterWriting
Movie1983Monty Python's The Meaning of LifeScreenplayWriting
Movie1993Splitting HeirsExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie1993Splitting HeirsWriterWriting
Movie1971And Now for Something Completely DifferentScreenplayWriting
Movie2003The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me LunchDirectorDirecting
Movie2003The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me LunchWriterWriting
Movie2010Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)WriterWriting
Movie1978The Rutles: All You Need Is CashDirectorDirecting
Movie1989Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty PythonWriterWriting
Movie2012What About Dick?DirectorDirecting
Movie2012What About Dick?WriterWriting
Movie2012What About Dick?MusicalWriting
Movie2014Monty Python Live (Mostly)DirectorDirecting
Movie2014Monty Python Live (Mostly)WriterWriting
Movie1981Steve Martin's Best Show EverDirectorDirecting
Movie2003The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me LunchProducerProduction
Movie1982Monty Python Live at the Hollywood BowlWriterWriting
Movie1978The Rutles: All You Need Is CashWriterWriting
Movie2014The BoxtrollsSongsSound
Movie1982The Tale of the Frog PrinceDirectorDirecting
Movie2008Life Of Brian ScreenplayScreenplayWriting
Movie1982The Tale of the Frog PrinceWriterWriting
Movie2016The Entire UniverseWriterWriting
Movie1971The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971WriterWriting
Movie2001Unplug the Minister in the SocketOriginal StoryWriting
Movie2015Put the Minister in the SocketOriginal StoryWriting
TV Show1975Rutland Weekend TelevisionWriterWriting
TV Show1969Monty Python's Flying CircusWriterWriting
TV Show1967Do Not Adjust Your SetWriterWriting
TV Show1982Faerie Tale TheatreDirectorDirecting
TV Show1971The Two RonniesWriterWriting
TV Show1982Faerie Tale TheatreTeleplayWriting
TV Show2006Monty Python's Personal BestCreatorCreator
TV ShowN/AMonty Python: Live at AspenCreatorCreator
TV ShowN/ANo – That's Me Over Here!CreatorCreator
TV Show1975Rutland Weekend TelevisionCreatorCreator