Billy Connolly

About

Billy Connolly (born November 24, 1942) is a Scottish comedian, musician, presenter and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his native Scotland, by the nickname The Big Yin (The Big One). His first trade, in the early 1960s, was as a welder (specifically a boilermaker) in the Glasgow shipyards, but he gave it up towards the end of the decade to pursue a career as a folk singer in the Humblebums and subsequently as a soloist. In the early 1970s he made the transition from folk-singer with a comedic persona to fully-fledged comedian, a role in which he continues. He also became an actor, and has appeared in such films as Indecent Proposal (1993); Mrs. Brown (1997), for which he was nominated for a BAFTA; The Boondock Saints (1999); The Man Who Sued God (2001); Water (1985);The Last Samurai (2003); Timeline (2003); Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004); Garfield: A...

Known for

HouseSeries • 2004ColumboSeries • 1971Play for TodaySeries • 19703rd Rock from the SunSeries • 1996The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesMovie • 2014MinderSeries • 1979Screen TwoSeries • 1985BraveMovie • 2012The Last SamuraiMovie • 2003Head of the ClassSeries • 1986Veronica's ClosetSeries • 1997Indecent ProposalMovie • 1993Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsMovie • 2004The BAFTA AwardsSeries • 1949Screen OneSeries • 1989Open Season 2Movie • 2008PocahontasMovie • 1995Open SeasonMovie • 2006Worzel GummidgeSeries • 1979Garfield: A Tail of Two KittiesMovie • 2006The Boondock SaintsMovie • 1999TimelineMovie • 2003Gulliver's TravelsMovie • 2010The X-Files: I Want to BelieveMovie • 2008