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John Cleese
Known for: ActingJohn 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
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
+4
as Nearly Headless Nick 
The Croods
+3
Story 
Shrek Forever After
+3
as King Harold (voice) 
Trolls
+3
as Roi Gristle (voice) 
Planes
+2
as Bulldog (voice) 
Shrek the Third
+7
as King Harold (voice) 
Shrek 2
+7
as King Harold (voice) 
Winnie the Pooh
+3
as Narrator (voice) 
Fawlty Towers
+1
as Basil Fawlty 
Rat Race
+1
as Donald P. Sinclair 
Die Another Day
+6
as Q 
The Croods: Family Tree
Creator 
Life of Brian
+4
as Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur 
Charlotte's Web
+2
as Samuel the Sheep (voice) 
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
+1
as James 
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
+3
as Mr. Munday 
Clifford the Big Red Dog
+2
as Bridwell 
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
+6
as Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter 
George of the Jungle
+3
as An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice) 
The Great Muppet Caper
+2
as Neville 
The Day the Earth Stood Still
+5
as Professor Barnhardt 
The Swan Princess
+3
as Jean-Bob (voice) 
Planet 51
as Professor Kipple (voice) 
Igor
as Dr. Glickenstein (voice) 
Around the World in 80 Days
+1
as Grizzled Sergeant 
Arctic Dogs
+4
as Otto von Walrus (voice) 
The Jungle Book
as Dr. Julius Plumford 
A Fish Called Wanda
+5
as Archie Leach 
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
as Mr. Bellwood (voice) 
Clockwise
as Brian Stimpson 
The Pink Panther 2
+8
as Dreyfus 
The Big Year
+3
as Historical Montage Narrator (voice) 
Time Bandits
as Robin Hood 
Rally Road Racers
as Archie Vainglorious (voice) 
George of the Jungle 2
+3
as An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice) 
Erik the Viking
+3
as Halfdan the Black 
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
+3
as Various Roles 
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
+1
as Cat R. Waul (voice) 
The Palace
as Arthur William Dallas III 
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure
as Narrator 
Absolutely Anything
+1
as Chief Alien (voice) 
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
+4
as Prof. Waldman 
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
+2
as Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker') (voice) 
Silverado
+3
as Sheriff John T. Langston 
Valiant
+1
as Mercury (voice) 
Charming
as Fairy Godmother / Executioner (voice) 
The Out-of-Towners
+2
as Mr. Mersault 
At Last the 1948 Show
Creator 
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
+7
as Donner (voice) 
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
+1
as Self (archive footage) 
Fierce Creatures
as Rollo Lee 
And Now for Something Completely Different
as Announcer / Hungarian Citizen / self - Defence Teacher / Sir George Head / Policeman / Interviewer / Mr. Praline / Second General / Christopher Columbus / Mungo the Cook / Bank Robber / Accou 
Father Christmas Is Back
as John Christmas 
Hold the Sunset
as Phil 
Yellowbeard
+3
as Harvey 'Blind' Pew 
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
+4
as John 
Man About Town
+2
as Dr. Primkin 
Monty Python's Personal Best
+2
as Self / Various Characters 
Splitting Heirs
as Raoul P. Shadgrind 
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
+4
as General Eeder 
The Wind in the Willows
as Mr. Toad's Lawyer 
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
+1
as Various Roles 
Scorched
as Charles Merchant 
Why Are We Creative?
as Self 
Parting Shots
as Maurice Walpole 
The Magic Pudding
as Albert the Magic Pudding (voice) 
Isn't She Great
as Henry Marcus 
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
+2
as Self, others 
The Magic Christian
as Director in Sotheby's 
The Naked Wanderer
as Brian King 
Spud
as Mr. 'The Guv' Edly 
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
+1
as Post Office Clerk 
The Roots of Monty Python
as Self (archive footage) 
Daddy Daughter Trip
+5
as Frank 
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
as Sherlock Holmes 
Bullseye!
as Man on the Beach in Barbados Who Looks Like John Cleese 
Monty Python Conquers America
as Self 
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
as Self / Various Characters 
L'Entente cordiale
as Lord Conrad 
Spud 3: Learning to Fly
as Mr. 'The Guv' Edly 
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
as Self (archive footage) 
Spud 2: The Madness Continues
as Mr. 'The Guv' Edly 
God Loves Caviar
as McCormick 
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
as Various (voice) 
Complete Guide to Guys
as Noted Behavioral Scientist / Noted Doctor / Leading Social Scientist / Leading Orthopedic Surgeon 
The Taming of the Shrew
as Petruchio 
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
as Self 
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
+1
as Self 
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
as Jim Cleese 
The Best House in London
as Jones (uncredited) 
The Meaning of Monty Python
+1
as Self 
Privates on Parade
as Major Giles Flack