About
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...
Known for
Doctor WhoSeries • 1963
CheersSeries • 1982
Will & GraceSeries • 1998
EntourageSeries • 2004
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneMovie • 2001
The AvengersSeries • 1961
3rd Rock from the SunSeries • 1996
Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsMovie • 2002
Shrek Forever AfterMovie • 2010
Shrek the ThirdMovie • 2007
TFI FridaySeries • 1996
SpeechlessSeries • 2016
Over the Garden WallSeries • 2014
The Croods: A New AgeMovie • 2020
Disney's House of MouseSeries • 2001
The CroodsMovie • 2013
Shrek 2Movie • 2004
Mickey Mouse WorksSeries • 1999
TrollsMovie • 2016
Monty Python's Flying CircusSeries • 1969
Die Another DayMovie • 2002
The Croods: Family TreeSeries • 2021
Winnie the PoohMovie • 2011
PlanesMovie • 2013