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John Cleese

  1. 16th October via What's On Stage: John Cleese to make stage writing debut with Bang Bang!
  2. 5th October via BBC: BBC archive release celebrate Python's 50th anniversary
  3. 10th September via Chortle: BBC releases some historic comedy moments
  4. 3rd September via BT: John Cleese: UK journalists write off comedy success

John Cleese is an English writer and comic actor, who rose to prominence during the sketch and satire boom of the 1960s, and stardom as part of comedy group Monty Python. During the 1970s he wrote and starred with then-wife Connie Booth in celebrated sitcom Fawlty Towers. His other work includes Oscar-winning film farce A Fish Called Wanda.

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Gender
Male
Nationality
England
Born
Friday 27th October 1939 (80 years-old)

Family

Daughter
Cynthia Cleese (Born 1971)
Daughter
Camilla Cleese (Born 1984)
Wife
Connie Booth (1968 - 1978)
Wife
Barbara Trentham (1981 - 1990)
Wife
Alyce Eichelberger (1992 - 2008)
Wife
Jennifer Wade (2012)

Key Life Dates

Married
Tuesday 20th February 1968 to Connie Booth - Manhattan
Divorced
Tuesday 1st August 1978
Married
Saturday 31st January 1981
Divorced
Thursday 30th November 1989
Married
Monday 28th December 1992
Divorced
Sunday 30th November 2008
Married
Thursday 2nd August 2012

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Known for

Hold The Sunset. Phil (John Cleese). Copyright: BBC. Hold The Sunset - Phil
Fawlty Towers. Basil Fawlty (John Cleese). Copyright: BBC. Fawlty Towers - Basil Fawlty
Monty Python's Flying Circus. Image shows from L to R: Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam. Copyright: BBC. Monty Python's Flying Circus - Actor
Clockwise. Brian Stimpson (John Cleese). Clockwise - Brian Stimpson

Credits

 
Year Production Role
2019 Python At 50: Silly Talks And Holy Grails Self (Archive Material)
2019 Monty Python At 50: The Self-Abasement Tapes Self (Archive Material)
2019 Byline Festival (East Sussex) Self
2019 Hold The Sunset - Series 2 Phil
2018 Hold The Sunset - Christmas Special
  1. If I Were A Wise Man
 Phil
2018 Camilla Cleese and Steve Hofstetter: Produced by John Cleese Producer
2018 Hold The Sunset - Series 1 Phil
2018 Michael Palin: A Life On Screen Self
2018 One Night In Bath In Development Actor
2017 John Bishop In Conversation With... - Series 3
  1. E6 - John Cleese
 Guest
2017 The Last Leg - Series 11
  1. E11 - Episode Eleven
 Guest
2017 John Cleese Presents Host / Presenter
2017 John Cleese Presents Writer
2017 The Nightly Show
  1. E40 - Episode Forty
 Guest
2016 Richard E. Grant On... Ealing Comedies
  1. E1 - Passport To Success
 Self (Archive Material)
2016 John Cleese is back as Anne Elk Anne Elk
2016 The Roots Of Monty Python Self (Archive Material)
2016 Monty Python Live (Mostly): One Down Five to Go Self
2015 Absolutely Anything Chief Alien (Voice)
2015 The Last Leg - Series 6
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2015 The Interviews - Series 1
  1. E2 - The Two Ronnies
 Self (Archive Material)
2015 Monty Python's Personal Best
  1. E3 - John Cleese
 Writer
2015 Monty Python's Personal Best
  1. E3 - John Cleese
  2. E2 - Graham Chapman
 Self
2015 Monty Python's Personal Best Self (Archive Material)
2014 Monty Python: The Meaning Of Live Self
2014 Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) Self (Archive Material)
2014 The Graham Norton Show - Series 16
  1. Special - Series 16 Highlights
  2. E3 - John Cleese, Taylor Swift, Kevin Pietersen, Neil Diamond
 Guest
2014 Monty Python Live (Mostly) Various
2014 Monty Python Live (Mostly) Writer
2014 Monty Python Live (Mostly) Creator
2014 Imagine... Monty Python: And Now For Something Rather Similar Self
2014 Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 12
  1. E9 - John Cleese, Mary Portas, Richard Ayoade, Ellie Goulding
 Guest
2013 The Graham Norton Show - Series 14
  1. Special - Monty Python, Anchorman 2, Joan and Jackie Collins, Frank Skinner, Michael Bublé
 Guest
2013 The Meaning Of Monty Python Self
2013 A Liar's Autobiography Himself (Voice)
2013 A Liar's Autobiography Exploding Don (Voice)
2013 A Liar's Autobiography David Frost (Voice)
2013 Funny Business Self
2012 Monty Python: Almost The Truth Self
2012 John Howard Davies: A Life In Comedy Self
2011 Ronnie Corbett's Comedy Britain Self
2010 The Graham Norton Show - Series 7
  1. E3 - John Cleese, Lee Mack, Martin Clunes
 Guest
2009 He's Not The Messiah, He's A Very Naughty Boy Self
2009 The Art Of Laughter Self
2009 Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened Self
2009 Beyond A Joke Self
2008 We Are Most Amused Host / Presenter
2008 Marty Feldman - Six Degrees Of Separation Self
2004 Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute Self
2004 Britain's Best Sitcom
  1. E3 - Fawlty Towers
 Guest
1999 It's... The Monty Python Story Self
1999 Laughter In The House: The Story Of British Sitcom
  1. E2 - The Sensational Seventies
  2. E1 - The Early Days
 Self
1997 Fierce Creatures Rollo Lee
1997 Fierce Creatures Writer
1997 Fierce Creatures Producer
1995 Look At The State We're In! Writer
1989 Parrot Sketch Not Included: 20 Years Of Monty Python Various
1988 A Fish Called Wanda Archie Leach
1986 Clockwise Brian Stimpson
1984 Fairly Secret Army - Series 1 Script Editor
1983 Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life Various
1983 Monty Python Live At The Hollywood Bowl Various
1982 Whoops Apocalypse Lacrobat
1982 Privates On Parade Major Giles Flack
1980 Peter Cook & Co Ensemble Actor
1979 Fawlty Towers - Series 2 Basil Fawlty
1979 Fawlty Towers - Series 2 Writer
1977 The Strange Case Of The End Of Civilisation As We Know It A. Sherlock-Holmes
1977 The Strange Case Of The End Of Civilisation As We Know It Writer
1975 Fawlty Towers - Series 1 Basil Fawlty
1975 Fawlty Towers - Series 1 Writer
1975 Monty Python And The Holy Grail Ensemble Actor
1975 Monty Python And The Holy Grail Writer
1973 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again - Series 9 Various
1973 Elementary, My Dear Watson Sherlock Holmes
1972 Monty Python's Flying Circus - Series 3 Various
1972 Monty Python's Flying Circus - Series 3 Writer
1972 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue - Series 1 Team Captain
1971 A.P. Herbert's 'Misleading Cases' - Series 3
  1. E6 - Regina V. Sagittarius
 Mr Partridge
1971 Doctor At Large Writer
1970 Monty Python's Flying Circus - Series 2 Various
1970 Monty Python's Flying Circus - Series 2 Writer
1970 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again - Series 8 Various
1969 The Magic Christian Mr Dougdale, Director in Sotheby's
1969 The Magic Christian Writer (Additional Material)
1969 Monty Python's Flying Circus - Series 1 Various
1969 Monty Python's Flying Circus - Series 1 Writer
1969 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again - Series 7 Various
1968 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again - Series 6 Various
1967 At Last The 1948 Show - Series 2 Various
1967 At Last The 1948 Show - Series 2 Writer
1967 At Last The 1948 Show - Series 2 Script Editor
1967 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again - Series 5 Various
1967 At Last The 1948 Show - Series 1 Various
1967 At Last The 1948 Show - Series 1 Writer
1967 At Last The 1948 Show - Series 1 Script Editor
1966 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again - Series 4 Various
1966 The Frost Report - Series 1 Ensemble Actor
1966 The Frost Report - Series 1 Writer
1966 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again - Series 3 Various
1965 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again - Series 2 Various
1964 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again - Series 1 Various
1963 Cambridge Circus Ensemble Actor
1963 Yule Be Surprised Writer
1963 That Was The Week That Was - Series 2 Writer
1962 That Was The Week That Was - Series 1 Writer

Non-comedy TV and film credits might be found here:
John Cleese on IMDb

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