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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 og de vises sten
+4
as Nearly Headless Nick 
Croods
+7
Story 
Shrek den lykkelige
+7
as King Harold (voice) 
Trolls
+7
as Roi Gristle (voice) 
Flyvemaskiner
+3
as Bulldog (voice) 
Shrek den tredje
+8
as King Harold (voice) 
Fisken de kaldte Wanda
+1
as Archie Leach 
Shrek 2
+7
as King Harold (voice) 
Monty Python's life of Brian - et herrens liv
as Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur 
Peter Plys: Nye eventyr i Hundredemeterskoven
+3
as Narrator (voice) 
Halløj på badehotellet
as Basil Fawlty 
Rat Race
as Donald P. Sinclair 
The Croods: Family Tree
Creator 
Charlottes Tryllespind
+2
as Samuel the Sheep (voice) 
Pluto Nash
+1
as James 
Charlie's Angels: Uden hæmninger
+3
as Mr. Munday 
Clifford - Den store røde hund
+7
as Bridwell 
Monty Python og de skøre riddere
as Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter 
George - Den gæve liansvinger
+3
as An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice) 
The Great Muppet Caper
as Neville 
The Day the Earth Stood Still
+4
as Professor Barnhardt 
Svaneprinsessen
+3
as Jean-Bob (voice) 
Planet 51
as Professor Kipple (voice) 
Igor
as Dr. Glickenstein (voice) 
Jorden rundt i 80 dage
+3
as Grizzled Sergeant 
Operation Nordpolen - Tjep på sneeventyr
+4
as Otto von Walrus (voice) 
Junglebogen: Jagten på abernes skat
as Dr. Julius Plumford 
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
as Mr. Bellwood (voice) 
Kuk i timeplanen
as Brian Stimpson 
Den Lyserøde Panter 2
+2
as Dreyfus 
The Big Year
+4
as Historical Montage Narrator (voice) 
Time Bandits
as Robin Hood 
De raske og de rå
+1
as Archie Vainglorious (voice) 
Vikingerne kommer
as Halfdan the Black 
Monty Python - the Meaning of Life
+6
as Various Roles 
Rejsen til Amerika 2 - Fievel i det vilde vesten
+1
as Cat R. Waul (voice) 
George - Den gæve liansvinger 2
as An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice) 
The Palace
+1
as Arthur William Dallas III 
Beethovens Juleeventyr
+3
as Narrator 
Absolutely Anything
+3
as Chief Alien (voice) 
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
+3
as Prof. Waldman 
Mickeys magiske jul: Sneet inde hos Mickey
as Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker') (voice) 
Silverado
+1
as Sheriff John T. Langston 
Valiant
as Mercury (voice) 
Prince Charming
+3
as Fairy Godmother / Executioner (voice) 
Når godtfolk kommer til byen
as Mr. Mersault 
At Last the 1948 Show
Creator 
Mini-rensdyret Elliot
+3
as Donner (voice) 
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
as Self (archive footage) 
Bidske bæster
+2
as Rollo Lee 
Monty Python: Livet er Python
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 
Kaptajn Guldskæg: Havenes skræk
+1
as Harvey 'Blind' Pew 
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
as John 
Man About Town
+2
as Dr. Primkin 
Hold the Sunset
as Phil 
Monty Python's Personal Best
as Self / Various Characters 
Av min arv
as Raoul P. Shadgrind 
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
as General Eeder 
Vinden I Piletræerne
as Mr. Toad's Lawyer 
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
as Various Roles 
Spud Milton: Med Ørerne I Maskinen
as Mr. 'The Guv' Edly 
Robbery
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)
as Self, others 
The Magic Christian
as Director in Sotheby's 
The Naked Wanderer
as Brian King 
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
as Post Office Clerk 
The Roots of Monty Python
as Self (archive footage) 
Daddy Daughter Trip
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
+1
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
as Self 
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
as Jim Cleese 
The Best House in London
as Jones (uncredited) 
The Meaning of Monty Python
as Self 
Halløj ved fronten
as Major Giles Flack