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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
+9
as Nearly Headless Nick 
Shrek the Third
+5
as King Harold (voice) 
Shrek Forever After
+5
as King Harold (voice) 
Shrek 2
+4
as King Harold (voice) 
The Croods
+2
Story 
The Croods: Family Tree
Creator 
Winnie the Pooh
+3
as Narrator (voice) 
Die Another Day
+5
as Q 
Trolls
+2
as Roi Gristle (voice) 
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
+8
as Mr. Munday 
Clifford the Big Red Dog
+9
as Bridwell 
Life of Brian
+15
as Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur 
Charlotte's Web
+10
as Samuel the Sheep (voice) 
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
+19
as Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter 
Fawlty Towers
+2
as Basil Fawlty 
George of the Jungle
+3
as An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice) 
The Day the Earth Stood Still
+4
as Professor Barnhardt 
Planet 51
+4
as Professor Kipple (voice) 
The Swan Princess
+5
as Jean-Bob (voice) 
Rat Race
+6
as Donald P. Sinclair 
Around the World in 80 Days
+4
as Grizzled Sergeant 
Arctic Dogs
+6
as Otto von Walrus (voice) 
The Jungle Book
+1
as Dr. Julius Plumford 
A Fish Called Wanda
+11
as Archie Leach 
Planes
+3
as Bulldog (voice) 
The Pink Panther 2
+8
as Dreyfus 
The Big Year
+3
as Historical Montage Narrator (voice) 
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
+2
as Various Roles 
Time Bandits
+8
as Robin Hood 
Absolutely Anything
+8
as Chief Alien (voice) 
Silverado
+4
as Sheriff John T. Langston 
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
+6
as Prof. Waldman 
George of the Jungle 2
+3
as An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice) 
Erik the Viking
+12
as Halfdan the Black 
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
+2
as Cat R. Waul (voice) 
Igor
+6
as Dr. Glickenstein (voice) 
The Palace
as Arthur William Dallas III 
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure
+2
as Narrator 
Rally Road Racers
+5
as Archie Vainglorious (voice) 
Valiant
+3
as Mercury (voice) 
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
+2
as Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker') (voice) 
Charming
as Fairy Godmother / Executioner (voice) 
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
+9
as Donner (voice) 
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
+7
as James 
The Out-of-Towners
+3
as Mr. Mersault 
At Last the 1948 Show
+1
Creator 
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
+10
as Self (archive footage) 
The Great Muppet Caper
+3
as Neville 
And Now for Something Completely Different
+3
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
+3
as Phil 
Fierce Creatures
+2
as Rollo Lee 
Man About Town
+18
as Dr. Primkin 
Monty Python's Personal Best
+11
as Self / Various Characters 
Yellowbeard
+12
as Harvey 'Blind' Pew 
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
+2
as Mr. Bellwood (voice) 
Splitting Heirs
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as Raoul P. Shadgrind 
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
+11
as General Eeder 
The Wind in the Willows
as Mr. Toad's Lawyer 
Clockwise
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as Brian Stimpson 
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
+12
as Various Roles 
Scorched
+4
as Charles Merchant 
Why Are We Creative?
as Self 
The Magic Pudding
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as Albert the Magic Pudding (voice) 
Isn't She Great
+2
as Henry Marcus 
The Magic Christian
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as Director in Sotheby's 
The Naked Wanderer
+11
as Brian King 
Spud
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as Mr. 'The Guv' Edly 
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
+13
as Self, others 
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
+2
as Post Office Clerk 
The Roots of Monty Python
+2
as Self (archive footage) 
Daddy Daughter Trip
+12
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
+6
as Self 
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
+4
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
+11
as McCormick 
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
+8
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
+11
as Self 
Parting Shots
+7
as Maurice Walpole 
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
as Jim Cleese 
The Best House in London
+1
as Jones (uncredited) 
The Meaning of Monty Python
+11
as Self 
Privates on Parade
as Major Giles Flack