Eric Idle

ActorWriterSoundDirectorProducer Mar 29 (age 83) South Shields, County Durham, England, UK 1956–2024 (68 year career)

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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.

Known For

Film

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard

Film

Life of Brian

Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee

Film

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Dr. Vosknocker (voice)

Film

Shrek the Third

Merlin (voice)

Film

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Various Roles

Film

Monty Python's Flying Circus

Various

Film

Casper

Dibs

Film

The Boxtrolls

Songs

Filmography

Acting (167)

Movies (115)

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

2021

as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

2020

as The Impressive Clergyman

6.3

An Accidental Studio

2019

as Self (archive footage)

6.4

Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

2019

as Self (archive footage)

9.0

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

2018

as Self

7.9

The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food

2018

as Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)

The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015

2017

as Self - Audience Member

7.8

Terry Pratchett: Back in Black

as Self

The Entire Universe

as Self - Presenter

Absolutely Anything

as Salubrious Gat (voice)

5.9

The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

2014

as Self

4.0

Monty Python Live (Mostly)

2014

as Self, others

7.1

Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

2014

as Self

6.0

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

2014

as Self / Nigel Spasm

7.1

Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

2014

as Self

7.4

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

2014

as Self

8.0

The Meaning of Monty Python

2013

as Self

7.6

Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO

2012

as Self

7.4

The Secret Policeman's Ball

as Self

What About Dick?

as The Piano

London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music

2012

as Self

6.9

Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

2010

as Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben

6.9

Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

2010

Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release

2010

as Self

The Seventh Python

2008

as Self

Delgo

2008

as Spig (voice)

4.5

Life Of Brian Screenplay

2008

as Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler

Monty Python Conquers America

2008

as Self

6.5

Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

2008

as Self

7.8

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

as Self - 'Berthold'

We Are Most Amused

as Self

Shrek the Third

as Merlin (voice)

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007

as Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.0

The Secret Life of Brian

2007

as Self

7.6

What the Pythons Did Next...

2007

as Self (archive footage)

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best

2006

as Various Characters

8.0

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best

2006

as Various Characters

7.0

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best

2006

as Various Characters

8.3

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

2006

as Various Characters

Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best

2006

as Various Characters

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

2006

as Various Characters

10.0

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best

2006

as Various Characters

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

as Self

The Aristocrats

as Self

The Roots of Monty Python

2005

as Self (archive footage)

Earth to America

as Self

Ella Enchanted

as Narrator

The Nutcracker and the Mouseking

2004

as Drosselmeier (voice)

6.1

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3

2004

as Self (archive footage)

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1

2004

as Self (archive footage)

9.0

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2

2004

as Self (archive footage)

9.0

Hollywood Homicide

2003

as Celebrity

5.2

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

2003

as Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler

5.6

David Bowie - Sound and Vision

2003

as Self

10.0

Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure

2003

as English Victim

3.9

The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

as Self

The Scream Team

as Coffin Ed

Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe

2002

as Self

Brightness

2001

as Mr. Bix

7.0

102 Dalmatians

2000

as Waddlesworth (voice)

5.5

The Life of Python

2000

as Self

The Beatles Revolution

2000

as Self

Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm

1999

as Self

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

1999

as Dr. Vosknocker (voice)

7.3

Dudley Do-Right

1999

as Prospector

4.1

Hercules: Zero to Hero

1999

as Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)

6.5

The Monty Python Story

1999

as Self

Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches

1999

as Self

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

as Self

Quest for Camelot

as Devon (voice)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

1998

as Slyly (voice)

6.1

The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

1998

as Evil Martin (voice)

4.7

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

1998

as Alan Smithee

3.8

State of Fear

1997

The Wind in the Willows

1996

as Rat

5.7

Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics"

1996

as Man in Bed

Casper

1995

as Dibs

6.3

Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!

1994

as Dr. Nigel Channing

7.0

Splitting Heirs

1993

as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel

5.2

Mom and Dad Save the World

as King Raff

Missing Pieces

as Wendel

Too Much Sun

as Sonny

One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat

1991

as Mervyn Whale

Nuns on the Run

1990

as Brian Hope

5.9

Life of Python

1990

as Self / Various Roles

5.3

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

1989

as Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)

6.2

Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

1989

as Self / Various Characters

7.0

The Movie Life of George

1989

as Self

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

1988

as Desmond / Berthold

7.0

The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado

1987

as Self

The Mikado

1987

as Ko-Ko

7.0

The Transformers: The Movie

1986

as Wreck-Gar (voice)

7.1

National Lampoon's European Vacation

1985

as The Bike Rider

6.2

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1985

as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning

7.5

Yellowbeard

1983

as Commander Clement

5.6

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

1983

as Various Roles

7.3

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

1983

as Gunther (uncredited)

7.2

Group Madness

1983

as Self

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

1982

as Various Roles

7.4

The Tale of the Frog Prince

1982

as Narrator

6.1

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

1981

as Reporter

7.5

Life of Brian

1979

as Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee

7.8

The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979

1979

as Self

7.1

Yellow Submarine Sandwich

1978

as Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)

10.0

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

1978

as Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead

6.8

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

1975

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

7.8

Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

1974

as Self

Monty Python In The Netherlands

1973

And Now for Something Completely Different

1971

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

7.2

Euroshow '71: May Day Special

1971

as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)

The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

1971

Alice in Wonderland

1966

as Young Man (uncredited)

5.9

Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

1966

as Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)

4.9

Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch

The Philosophers' Football Match

as Sokrates

10.0

Television (52)

STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces

2024

as Self - Writer & Actor

7.8

The Masked Singer

2019

as Hedgehog

7.6

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

2018

as Self

7.5

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

as Self - Guest

6.2

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self

5.9

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self - Guest

5.2

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014

as Self

4.0

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

2014

as Self (archive footage)

Inside Comedy

2012

as Self

6.5

London 2012 Olympic Games

2012

as Self

George Harrison: Living in the Material World

as Self

Conan

as Self - Guest

Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

2009

as Self

7.5

The Graham Norton Show

2007

as Self

7.2

Movie Connections

2007

as Self

The One Show

2006

as Self

4.4

Monty Python's Personal Best

2006

as Self / Various Characters

5.4

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

The Soup

as Self

The Tony Danza Show

as Self

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003

as Self

6.0

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

as Self

5.6

Disney's House of Mouse

2001

as Pluto Angel (voice)

7.5

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

2000

as Guzelian (voice)

6.6

Hercules

1998

as Parenthesis (voice)

The Daily Show

as Self

Suddenly Susan

as Ian Maxtone-Graham

5.8

Clive Anderson All Talk

1996

as Self

Pinky and the Brain

as Mom & Dad (voice)

MADtv

as Zookeeper

Late Show with David Letterman

1993

as Self - Guest

6.4

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Frasier

as Chuck (voice)

Pebble Mill

as Self

One Foot in the Grave

1990

as Mervyn Whale

7.6

The Simpsons

1989

as Declan Desmond (voice)

8.0

Around the World in 80 Days

as Jean Passepartout

Nearly Departed

as Grant Pritchard

Going Live!

as Self

Late Night with David Letterman

as Self - Guest

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Narrator (voice)

Laverne & Shirley

as Derek DeWoods

Saturday Night Live

as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

as Self

6.0

Rutland Weekend Television

1975

as Various Characters

5.6

Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus

1972

as Various Characters

7.3

Monty Python's Flying Circus

1969

as Various

8.3

We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh

1968

as Various

Titel, Thesen, Temperamente

1967

as Self

6.0

At Last the 1948 Show

1967

7.4

Do Not Adjust Your Set

1967

as Various Characters

7.6

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Nominee

5.9

Crew (35)

Movies (28)

The Entire Universe

2016

Writer

3.5

Put the Minister in the Socket

2015

Original Story

The Boxtrolls

2014

Songs

6.7

Monty Python Live (Mostly)

2014

Director

7.1

Monty Python Live (Mostly)

Writer

What About Dick?

Director

What About Dick?

Musical

What About Dick?

Writer

Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

2010

Writer

6.9

Life Of Brian Screenplay

2008

Screenplay

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

2003

Director

5.6

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

2003

Producer

5.6

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

2003

Writer

5.6

Unplug the Minister in the Socket

2001

Original Story

Splitting Heirs

Executive Producer

Splitting Heirs

Writer

Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

1989

Writer

7.0

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

1983

Screenplay

7.3

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

1982

Writer

7.4

The Tale of the Frog Prince

1982

Director

6.1

The Tale of the Frog Prince

1982

Writer

6.1

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

Director

Life of Brian

Screenplay

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

1978

Director

6.8

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

1978

Writer

6.8

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

1975

Writer

7.8

And Now for Something Completely Different

1971

Screenplay

7.2

The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

1971

Writer

Television (7)

Faerie Tale Theatre

Director

Faerie Tale Theatre

Teleplay

Saturday Night Live

Director

Rutland Weekend Television

Writer

The Two Ronnies

Writer

Monty Python's Flying Circus

1969

Writer

8.3

Do Not Adjust Your Set

1967

Writer

7.6