John Cleese

John Cleese

Actor and writer. Born 27 October 1939 in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK.

25

Titles on Fi1m23 acting · 2 writing

64

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 23 titles

1

BAFTA1 won

Born

27 October 1939, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK

Active

1969–present

Frequently works with

Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Antonio Banderas, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy

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John Cleese at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2023 — John Cleese at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2023John Manard for Galaxy Con, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

John Cleese — John CleeseMiguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

John Cleese at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2023 — John Cleese at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2023Pedro Heshike for Galaxy Con, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Aug 17, 2024 GalaxyCon San Jose — Aug 17, 2024 GalaxyCon San JoseJohn Manard, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

John Cleese — John CleeseImage via TMDB

John Cleese — John CleeseImage via TMDB

Aug 17, 2024 GalaxyCon San Jose — Aug 17, 2024 GalaxyCon San JoseJohn Manard, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photographs: John Manard for Galaxy Con, CC BY 2.0 (licence); Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Pedro Heshike for Galaxy Con, CC BY 2.0 (licence); John Manard, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence); John Manard, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.