Eric Idle

Eric Idle

Actor and writer. Born 29 March 1943 in South Shields, County Durham, England, UK.

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Titles on Fi1m9 acting · 1 crew

66

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 9 titles

Born

29 March 1943, South Shields, County Durham, England, UK

Active

1969–2015

Frequently works with

Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, John Goldstone, Michael White

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Eric Idle — Eric IdleEduardo Unda-Sanzana, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Publicity photo of all six members of Monty Python in Monastir, Tunisia, 1978 (left to right): John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, Michael — Publicity photo of all six members of Monty Python in Monastir, Tunisia, 1978 (left to right): John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, Michael Distributed by Arista Records (Q664167), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (2012) — Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (2012)Nick Webb from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

DSC_4927 (2012) — DSC_4927 (2012)Nick Webb from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Eric Idle — Eric IdleImage via TMDB

DSC_4939 (2012) — DSC_4939 (2012)Nick Webb from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

EIdleBarb221018-10 (2018) — EIdleBarb221018-10 (2018)Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photographs: Eduardo Unda-Sanzana, CC BY 2.0 (licence); Distributed by Arista Records (Q664167), Public domain; Nick Webb from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 (licence); Nick Webb from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 (licence); Nick Webb from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 (licence); Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.