Eric Idle
Birthday
1943/03/29 (81 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
Also know as
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric Idle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting
(1979) Life of Brian
as Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
(1975) Monty 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
(2007) Shrek the Third
as Merlin (voice)
(1983) Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
as Various Roles
(1990) Nuns on the Run
as Brian Hope
(1974) Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
as Self
(1993) Splitting Heirs
as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
(2003) Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
as English Victim
(2008) Delgo
as Spig (voice)
(1998) The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
as Evil Martin (voice)
(1997) State of Fear
as ---
(1983) Yellowbeard
as Commander Clement
(1982) Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
as Various Roles
(1995) Casper
as Paul 'Dibbs' Plutzker
(1971) And 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
(2003) The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
as Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
(2008) Life Of Brian Screenplay
as Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler
(2006) Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best
as Various Characters
(2005) Earth to America
as Self
(1998) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
as Slyly (voice)
(1992) Mom and Dad Save the World
as King Raff
(1987) The Mikado
as Ko-Ko
(2004) Ella Enchanted
as Narrator
(1988) The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Desmond / Berthold
(2005) The Aristocrats
as Self
(1978) The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
as Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead
(2010) Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
as Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
(1996) The Wind in the Willows
as Rat
(1999) Dudley Do-Right
as Prospector
(2007) Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1990) Too Much Sun
as Sonny
(2007) The Secret Life of Brian
as Self
(1998) An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as Alan Smithee
(1979) The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
as Self
Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch
as ---
(2012) London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
as Self
(2012) Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
as Self
(2012) What About Dick?
as The Piano
(1996) Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics"
as Man in Bed
(2000) The Beatles Revolution
as Self
(2008) The Seventh Python
as Self
(1990) Life of Python
as Self / Various Roles
(2002) The Scream Team
as Coffin Ed
(2014) The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
as Self / Nigel Spasm
(1992) Missing Pieces
as Wendel
(2012) The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
(1989) Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
as Self / Various Characters
(1986) The Transformers: The Movie
as Wreck-Gar (voice)
(1985) National Lampoon's European Vacation
as The Bike Rider
(2014) Monty Python Live (Mostly)
as Self, others
(2002) Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
as Self
(2014) 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
as Self
(1971) Euroshow '71: May Day Special
as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
(2015) Absolutely Anything
as Salubrious Gat (voice)
Nuclear Bogeyheads
as Bogeyhead
(2014) Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
as Self
(2008) We Are Most Amused
as Self
(2003) The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
as Self
(2018) The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food
as Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)
(2003) Hollywood Homicide
as Celebrity
(2006) The South Bank Show: Spamalot
as ---
(2010) Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall
as ---
(1966) Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
as Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)
(1989) The Movie Life of George
as Self
(2005) The Roots of Monty Python
as Self (archive footage)
(1973) Monty Python In The Netherlands
as ---
(2016) The Entire Universe
as Self - Presenter
(2007) What the Pythons Did Next...
as Self (archive footage)
(1982) The Tale of the Frog Prince
as Narrator
(1998) Quest for Camelot
as Devon (voice)
(1989) How to Get Ahead in Advertising
as Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
(2017) Terry Pratchett: Back in Black
as Self
(1966) Alice in Wonderland
as Young Man (uncredited)
(1999) South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
as Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
(2004) The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
(2004) The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
(2004) The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
as Self (archive footage)
(2013) The Meaning of Monty Python
as Self
(1985) The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
(1999) Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
as Self
(1999) Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches
as Self
(1999) The Monty Python Story
as Self
(2008) Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
as Self
(2008) Monty Python Conquers America
as Self
(1983) The Crimson Permanent Assurance
as Gunther (uncredited)
(2018) Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
as Self
(1983) Group Madness
as Self
(2014) Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
as Self
(2000) The Life of Python
as Self
(2019) An Accidental Studio
as Self (archive footage)
(2019) Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
as Self (archive footage)
(2003) David Bowie - Sound and Vision
as Self
(1987) The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado
as Self
(2000) 102 Dalmatians
as Waddlesworth (voice)
(2008) The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
as Self - 'Berthold'
(1999) Hercules: Zero to Hero
as Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)
(2006) Monty Python's Flying Circus - Eric Idle's Personal Best
as Various Characters
(1971) The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
as ---
(1978) Yellow Submarine Sandwich
as Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)
(1999) Pirates: 3D Show
as Pierre
(1981) Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
as Reporter
(2005) Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
as Self
(2004) The Nutcracker and the Mouseking
as Drosselmeier (voice)
(1998) Monty Python: Live at Aspen
as Self
(2001) Brightness
as Mr. Bix
(2021) Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
(2014) The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
as Self
(2020) A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as The Impressive Clergyman
(2010) Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
as Self
(1969) Monty Python's Flying Circus
as Various
(1967) At Last the 1948 Show
as ---
(2003) The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
(2004) The Tony Danza Show
as Self
(1996) Suddenly Susan
as Ian Maxtone-Graham
(2006) The One Show
as Self
(1996) The Daily Show
as Self
(2006) Monty Python's Personal Best
as Self / Various Characters
(1967) Do Not Adjust Your Set
as Various Characters
(2001) Disney's House of Mouse
as Pluto Angel (voice)
(1993) Frasier
as Chuck (voice)
(2012) Inside Comedy
as Self
(1976) Laverne & Shirley
as Derek DeWoods
(1982) Faerie Tale Theatre
as Narrator (voice)
(1995) MADtv
as Zookeeper
(1975) Rutland Weekend Television
as Various Characters
(2007) Movie Connections
as Self
(1989) Nearly Departed
as Grant Pritchard
(1996) Clive Anderson All Talk
as Self
(1991) Pebble Mill
as Self
(1989) Around the World in 80 Days
as Jean Passepartout
(2019) The Masked Singer
as Hedgehog
(1968) We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh
as Various
(2019) The Masked Singer
as Hedgehog (archive footage)
(2004) The Soup
as ---
(2009) Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
as Self
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
(2005) The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
(1972) Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
as Various Characters
(1995) Pinky and the Brain
as Mom & Dad (voice)
(1990) One Foot In the Grave
as Mervyn Whale
(1998) Hercules
as Parenthesis (voice)
(2007) The Graham Norton Show
as Self
(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
(1982) Faerie Tale Theatre
as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
(1987) Going Live!
as Self
(2000) Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
as Guzelian (voice)
(2024) STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
as Self - Writer & Actor
(1975) Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self / Various
(1967) Titel, Thesen, Temperamente
as Self
(2003) Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
(1989) The Simpsons
as Declan Desmond (voice)
(2014) Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
(2018) GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
as Self
(2014) Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
as Self (archive footage)
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
(2012) London 2012 Olympic Games
as Self