10.0
10.0
Yellow Submarine Sandwich
1978
as Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)
Eric Idle
Nationality:United Kingdom
Education:University of Cambridge, Pembroke College, Royal Wolverhampton School
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Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943) is an English actor, comedian, songwriter, musician, screenwriter and playwright. He was a member of the British comedy group Monty Python and the parody rock band the Rutles. Idle studied English at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and joined Cambridge University Footlights. He has received a Grammy Award as well as nominations for two Tony Awards. Idle reached stardom in the 1970s when he co-created and acted in the Python sketch comedy series Flying Circus (1969–1974) and the films Holy Grail (1975), Life of Brian, (1979) and The Meaning of Life (1983) with Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. Known for his elaborate wordplay and musical numbers, Idle composed and performed many of the songs featured in Python projects, including "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life". After Flying Circus ended, Idle created another sketch show Rutland Weekend Television (1975–1976), and hosted Saturday Night Live four times (1976–1979). He also acted in films such as National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985), The Transformers: The Movie (1986), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), Nuns on the Run (1990), Splitting Heirs (1993), Casper (1995), The Wind in the Willows (1996), An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997), Ella Enchanted (2004), and Shrek the Third (2007). Idle made his Broadway debut with his adaptation of Holy Grail into the musical, Spamalot (2005), which was a critical and commercial success earning the Tony Award for Best Musical, and Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. He also wrote Not the Messiah (2009) and performed at the London 2012 Olympic Games closing ceremony.
Filmography (108 movies)
10.0
10.0
The Philosophers' Football Match
TBA
as Sokrates
10.0
10.0
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
2006
as Various Characters
10.0
10.0
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
2003
as Self
9.0
9.0
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
2004
as Self (archive footage)
9.0
9.0
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
2004
as Self (archive footage)
9.0
9.0
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
2019
as Self (archive footage)
8.5
8.5
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!
1994
as Dr. Nigel Channing
8.3
8.3
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best
2006
as Various Characters
8.0
8.0
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014
as Self
8.0
8.0
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
2003
as Self
8.0
8.0
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
2006
as Various Characters
7.9
7.9
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
2018
as Self
7.8
7.8
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975
Writer
7.8
7.8
The Meaning of Monty Python
2013
as Self
7.8
7.8
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
2008
as Self - 'Berthold'
7.8
7.8
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
2008
as Self
7.8
7.8
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
2017
as Self - Audience Member
7.8
7.8
Life of Brian
1979
Screenplay
7.7
7.7
What About Dick?
2012
Director
7.6
7.6
The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012
as Self
7.6
7.6
Terry Pratchett: Back in Black
2017
as Self
7.6
7.6
The Secret Life of Brian
2007
as Self
7.5
7.5
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
2014
as Self
7.5
7.5
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
Director
7.5
7.5
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1985
as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
7.4
7.4
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
2012
as Self
7.4
7.4
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1982
Writer
7.3
7.3
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983
Screenplay
7.3
7.3
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
1999
as Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
7.2
7.2
And Now for Something Completely Different
1971
Screenplay
7.2
7.2
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005
as Self
7.2
7.2
We Are Most Amused
2008
as Self
7.2
7.2
The Transformers: The Movie
1986
as Wreck-Gar (voice)
7.1
7.1
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
2014
Writer
7.1
7.1
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
2014
as Self / Nigel Spasm
7.1
7.1
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
1979
as Self
7.1
7.1
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
1998
as Self
7.0
7.0
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
2006
as Various Characters
7.0
7.0
The Mikado
1987
as Ko-Ko
7.0
7.0
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
1989
Writer
7.0
7.0
Brightness
2001
as Mr. Bix
7.0
7.0
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
as Desmond / Berthold
6.9
6.9
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
2010
Writer
6.8
6.8
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978
Director
6.8
6.8
Quest for Camelot
1998
as Devon (voice)
6.6
6.6
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
2012
as Self
6.5
6.5
Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999
as Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)
6.5
6.5
Monty Python Conquers America
2008
as Self
6.5
6.5
Ella Enchanted
2004
as Narrator
6.4
6.4
An Accidental Studio
2019
as Self (archive footage)
6.3
6.3
Casper
1995
as Dibs
6.3
6.3
The Scream Team
2002
as Coffin Ed
6.3
6.3
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020
as The Impressive Clergyman
6.3
6.3
Shrek the Third
2007
as Merlin (voice)
6.2
6.2
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985
as The Bike Rider
6.1
6.1
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking
2004
as Drosselmeier (voice)
6.1
6.1
The Tale of the Frog Prince
1982
Writer
6.1
6.1
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
1998
as Slyly (voice)
6.0
6.0
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
2014
as Self
5.9
5.9
Absolutely Anything
2015
as Salubrious Gat (voice)
5.8
5.8
Nuns on the Run
1990
as Brian Hope
5.7
5.7
The Wind in the Willows
1996
as Rat
5.6
5.6
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003
Producer
5.6
5.6
Yellowbeard
1983
as Commander Clement
5.5
5.5
102 Dalmatians
2000
as Waddlesworth (voice)
5.5
5.5
Missing Pieces
1992
as Wendel
5.3
5.3
Life of Python
1990
as Self / Various Roles
5.2
5.2
Hollywood Homicide
2003
as Celebrity
5.2
5.2
Splitting Heirs
1993
Writer
4.9
4.9
Mom and Dad Save the World
1992
as King Raff
4.9
4.9
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
1966
as Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)
4.6
4.6
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
1998
as Evil Martin (voice)
4.5
4.5
Delgo
2008
as Spig (voice)
4.3
4.3
Too Much Sun
1991
as Sonny
4.1
4.1
Dudley Do-Right
1999
as Prospector
4.0
4.0
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
2014
as Self
3.9
3.9
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
2003
as English Victim
3.8
3.8
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
as Alan Smithee
3.5
3.5
The Entire Universe
2016
Writer
Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch
TBA
What the Pythons Did Next...
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches
1999
as Self
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
1971
as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
The Movie Life of George
1989
as Self
State of Fear
1997
The Monty Python Story
1999
as Self
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
1974
as Self
Life Of Brian Screenplay
2008
Screenplay
Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics"
1996
as Man in Bed
The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food
2018
as Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)
Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall
2010
Monty Python In The Netherlands
1973
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
2010
as Self
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
2006
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
2006
as Various Characters
The Man In The Long Black Coat
1991
as Mervyn Whale
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
2004
as Self (archive footage)
The Roots of Monty Python
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
1999
as Self
The Seventh Python
2008
as Self
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
2002
as Self
The Beatles Revolution
2000
as Self
Group Madness
1983
as Self
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best
2006
as Various Characters
The Life of Python
2000
as Self
The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado
1987
as Self
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
1971
Writer
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