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Acting
Born
1943-03-29
Place of Birth
South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
Eric Idle
Biography
Eric Idle (born March 29, 1943) is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer who wrote and performed as a member of the popular British comedy group Monty Python.
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Acting History
2024
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces as Self - Writer & Actor
2021Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
2020A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as The Impressive Clergyman
2019Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails as Self (archive footage)
2019An Accidental Studio as Self (archive footage)
2019The Masked Singer as Hedgehog
2019The Masked Singer as Hedgehog (archive footage)
2018GQ Presents: Iconic Characters as Self
2018The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food as Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)
2018Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind as Self
2017The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015 as Self - Audience Member
2017Terry Pratchett: Back in Black as Self
2016The Entire Universe as Self - Presenter
2015Absolutely Anything as Salubrious Gat (voice)
2014Monty Python: The Meaning of Live as Self
2014Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) as Self (archive footage)
2014Monty Python Live (Mostly) as Self, others
2014Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar as Self
201450 Years of BBC Two Comedy as Self
2014The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure as Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2014The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles as Self / Nigel Spasm
2014Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
2013The Meaning of Monty Python as Self
2012What About Dick? as The Piano
2012London 2012 Olympic Games as Self
2012Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO as Self
2012London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music as Self
2012The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
2012Inside Comedy as Self
2011George Harrison: Living in the Material World as Self
2010Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall
2010Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) as Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
2010Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release as Self
2009Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) as Self
2008Delgo as Spig (voice)
2008We Are Most Amused as Self
2008Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus as Self
2008The Seventh Python as Self
2008The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen as Self - 'Berthold'
2008Life Of Brian Screenplay as Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler
2008Monty Python Conquers America as Self
2007Movie Connections as Self
2007Shrek the Third as Merlin (voice)
2007Hitler: The Comedy Years as Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007The Graham Norton Show as Self
2007The Secret Life of Brian as Self
2007What the Pythons Did Next... as Self (archive footage)
2006The One Show as Self
2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best as Various Characters
2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best as Various Characters
2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best as Various Characters
2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best as Various Characters
2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best as Various Characters
2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best as Various Characters
2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best as Various Characters
2006Monty Python's Personal Best as Self / Various Characters
2005The Roots of Monty Python as Self (archive footage)
2005Earth to America as Self
2005The Aristocrats as Self
2005Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live as Self
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
2004The Nutcracker and the Mouseking as Drosselmeier (voice)
2004The Tony Danza Show as Self
2004The Soup as Self
2004Ella Enchanted as Narrator
2004The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 as Self (archive footage)
2004The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 as Self (archive footage)
2004The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 as Self (archive footage)
2003Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure as English Victim
2003David Bowie - Sound and Vision as Self
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' as Self
2003Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles as Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
2003Hollywood Homicide as Celebrity
2003Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
2002The Scream Team as Coffin Ed
2002Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe as Self
2001Brightness as Mr. Bix
2001Disney's House of Mouse as Pluto Angel (voice)
2000The Beatles Revolution as Self
2000The Life of Python as Self
2000102 Dalmatians as Waddlesworth (voice)
2000Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Guzelian (voice)
1999Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches as Self
1999Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm as Self
1999The Monty Python Story as Self
1999Dudley Do-Right as Prospector
1999Hercules: Zero to Hero as Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)
1999South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut as Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
1998The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue as Evil Martin (voice)
1998Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie as Slyly (voice)
1998Hercules as Parenthesis (voice)
1998Quest for Camelot as Devon (voice)
1998Monty Python: Live at Aspen as Self
1998An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Alan Smithee
1997State of Fear
1996Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics" as Man in Bed
1996The Wind in the Willows as Rat
1996Clive Anderson All Talk as Self
1996Suddenly Susan as Ian Maxtone-Graham
1996The Daily Show as Self
1995MADtv as Zookeeper
1995Pinky and the Brain as Mom & Dad (voice)
1995Casper as Dibs
1994Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! as Dr. Nigel Channing
1993Frasier as Chuck (voice)
1993Splitting Heirs as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
1992Mom and Dad Save the World as King Raff
1992Missing Pieces as Wendel
1991The Man In The Long Black Coat as Mervyn Whale
1991Pebble Mill as Self
1991Too Much Sun as Sonny
1990Life of Python as Self / Various Roles
1990Nuns on the Run as Brian Hope
1989The Simpsons as Declan Desmond (voice)
1989Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python as Self / Various Characters
1989How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
1989Around the World in 80 Days as Jean Passepartout
1989Nearly Departed as Grant Pritchard
1989The Movie Life of George as Self
1988The Adventures of Baron Munchausen as Desmond / Berthold
1987The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado as Self
1987Going Live! as Self
1987The Mikado as Ko-Ko
1986The Transformers: The Movie as Wreck-Gar (voice)
1985National Lampoon's European Vacation as The Bike Rider
1985The Pied Piper of Hamelin as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
1983Yellowbeard as Commander Clement
1983Group Madness as Self
1983The Crimson Permanent Assurance as Gunther (uncredited)
1983Monty Python's The Meaning of Life as Various Roles
1982Faerie Tale Theatre as Narrator (voice)
1982Faerie Tale Theatre as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
1982The Tale of the Frog Prince as Narrator
1982Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl as Various Roles
1981Steve Martin's Best Show Ever as Reporter
1979Life of Brian as Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
1979The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 as Self
1978The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash as Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead
1978Yellow Submarine Sandwich as Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)
1976Laverne & Shirley as Derek DeWoods
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Self (uncredited)
1975Rutland Weekend Television as Various Characters
1975Monty Python and the Holy Grail as Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
1974Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report as Self
1973Monty Python In The Netherlands
1972Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus as Various Characters
1971The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
1971And Now for Something Completely Different as Prosecutor / Marriage Counselor / Arthur Nudge / Self-defence student #4 (interested in pointed sticks) / 'Hell's Grannies' analyst / Arthur Wilson / Arthur Wilson Two / Nightclub Emcee / Linkman / First General / Restaurant Manager / Lingerie Shop Owner / Accountant #1 (falling past the window) / Fairy Godmother / Rita Fairbanks / Simon Zinc Trumpet Harris / Mountie / Lady With Cookbook
1971Euroshow '71: May Day Special as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
1969Monty Python's Flying Circus as Various
1968We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh as Various
1967Do Not Adjust Your Set as Various Characters
1967Titel, Thesen, Temperamente as Self
1967At Last the 1948 Show
1966Alice in Wonderland as Young Man (uncredited)
1966Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World as Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)
1956Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
—The Philosophers' Football Match as Sokrates
—Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch