John Cleese

John Cleese

  • Birthday: 10/27/1939
  • Place of birth: Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
  • Fame for: Acting
  • Also known as: 존 클리즈, จอห์น คลีส, John Marwood Cleese, Cleesey
  • Social networks: Instagram , X (Twitter) , Facebook

Biography

John 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

Filmography

Life of Brian
Release date: 8/17/1979

Life of Brian

Role(s): Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur

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A Fish Called Wanda
Release date: 7/15/1988

A Fish Called Wanda

Role(s): Archie Leach

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Release date: 11/13/2002

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Role(s): Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas)

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Release date: 3/14/1975

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Role(s): Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter

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Shrek 2
Release date: 5/19/2004

Shrek 2

Role(s): King Harold (voice)

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