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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
as Nearly Headless Nick 
The Croods
Story 
Shrek Forever After
as King Harold (voice) 
Trolls
as Roi Gristle (voice) 
Planes
as Bulldog (voice) 
Shrek the Third
as King Harold (voice) 
A Fish Called Wanda
as Archie Leach 
Shrek 2
as King Harold (voice) 
Life of Brian
as Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur 
Winnie the Pooh
as Narrator (voice) 
Fawlty Towers
as Basil Fawlty 
Rat Race
as Donald P. Sinclair 
Die Another Day
as Q 
The Croods: Family Tree
Creator 
Charlotte's Web
as Samuel the Sheep (voice) 
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
as James 
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
as Mr. Munday 
Clifford the Big Red Dog
as Bridwell 
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
as Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter 
George of the Jungle
as An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice) 
The Great Muppet Caper
as Neville 
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Professor Barnhardt 
The Swan Princess
as Jean-Bob (voice) 
Planet 51
as Professor Kipple (voice) 
Igor
as Dr. Glickenstein (voice) 
Around the World in 80 Days
as Grizzled Sergeant 
Arctic Dogs
as Otto von Walrus (voice) 
The Jungle Book
as Dr. Julius Plumford 
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
as Mr. Bellwood (voice) 
Clockwise
as Brian Stimpson 
The Pink Panther 2
as Dreyfus 
The Big Year
as Historical Montage Narrator (voice) 
Time Bandits
as Robin Hood 
Rally Road Racers
as Archie Vainglorious (voice) 
Erik the Viking
as Halfdan the Black 
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
as Various Roles 
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
as Cat R. Waul (voice) 
Absolutely Anything
as Chief Alien (voice) 
George of the Jungle 2
as An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice) 
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure
as Narrator 
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
as Prof. Waldman 
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
as Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker') (voice) 
Silverado
as Sheriff John T. Langston 
The Palace
as Arthur William Dallas III 
Valiant
as Mercury (voice) 
Charming
as Fairy Godmother / Executioner (voice) 
The Out-of-Towners
as Mr. Mersault 
At Last the 1948 Show
Creator 
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
as Donner (voice) 
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
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 
Yellowbeard
as Harvey 'Blind' Pew 
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
as John 
Man About Town
as Dr. Primkin 
Hold the Sunset
as Phil 
Monty Python's Personal Best
as Self / Various Characters 
Splitting Heirs
as Raoul P. Shadgrind 
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
as General Eeder 
The Wind in the Willows
as Mr. Toad's Lawyer 
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
as Various Roles 
Spud
as Mr. 'The Guv' Edly 
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)
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
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 
Privates on Parade
as Major Giles Flack