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.
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Filmography
all 155
Movies 109
self 69
TV Shows 46
Voice 18
Writer 6
Screenplay 3
Narrator 3
Director 3
Creator 2
Self
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces (2024)
TV
Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated (2021)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails (2019)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
An Accidental Studio (2019)
Movie
Hedgehog (archive footage) / Hedgehog
The Masked Singer (2019)
TV
6
Self - Panelist
The Infinite Monkey Cage: 100th Episode TV Special (2018)
Movie
Self
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)
Movie
Self
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015 (2017)
Movie
Self
Terry Pratchett: Back in Black (2017)
Movie
Presenter
The Entire Universe (2016)
Movie
Salubrious Gat (voice)
Absolutely Anything (2015)
Movie
5
Self
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (2014)
Movie
Self
Brilliant Creatures (2014)
TV
Songs
The Boxtrolls (2014)
Movie
8
Spanish Guitarist / First Yorkshireman / Noël Coward
Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)
Movie
1
Self
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar (2014)
Movie
Self
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy (2014)
Movie
Self
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure (2014)
Movie
Self
Billy Connolly's Big Send Off (2014)
TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
TV
6.58
Self / Nigel Spasm
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles (2014)
Movie
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014)
TV
Self
The Meaning of Monty Python (2013)
Movie
Piano
What About Dick? (2012)
Movie
Self
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO (2012)
Movie
Self
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music (2012)
Movie
Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball (2012)
Movie
Self
Inside Comedy (2012)
TV
Self
George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
Movie
Baritonish / Stan aka Loretta / Bob Dylan
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) (2010)
Movie
Self
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) (2009)
TV
6
Spig (voice)
Delgo (2008)
Movie
8
Self
We Are Most Amused (2008)
Movie
Self
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus (2008)
Movie
Self
The Seventh Python (2008)
Movie
Self - 'Berthold'
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen (2008)
Movie
Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler / Screenplay
Life Of Brian Screenplay (2008)
Movie
Self
Monty Python Conquers America (2008)
Movie
Self
Movie Connections (2007)
TV
Merlin (voice)
Shrek the Third (2007)
Movie
7.1
Self
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
Movie
Self
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
TV
7.5
Self
The Secret Life of Brian (2007)
Movie
Self
The One Show (2006)
TV
Self / Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Terry Jones' Personal Best (2006)
Movie
Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Terry Gilliam's Personal Best (2006)
Movie
Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best (2006)
Movie
Self / Various Characters
Monty Python's Personal Best (2006)
TV
Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Eric Idle's Personal Best (2006)
Movie
Self
Earth to America (2005)
Movie
Self
The Aristocrats (2005)
Movie
4
Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005)
Movie
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
TV
6.08
Drosselmeier (voice)
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking (2004)
Movie
Self
The Tony Danza Show (2004)
TV
The Soup (2004)
TV
5.93
Narrator
Ella Enchanted (2004)
Movie
5.33
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 (2004)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 (2004)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 (2004)
Movie
English Victim
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (2003)
Movie
5.71
Self
David Bowie - Sound and Vision (2003)
Movie
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
TV
5.15
Self
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' (2003)
Movie
Narrator / Dirk McQuickly / Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2003)
Movie
Celebrity
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
Movie
7
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
TV
6.5
Coffin Ed
The Scream Team (2002)
Movie
6
Self
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe (2002)
Movie
Mr. Bix
Brightness (2001)
Movie
Pluto Angel (voice)
Disney's House of Mouse (2001)
TV
Self
The Beatles Revolution (2000)
Movie
Self
The Life of Python (2000)
Movie
Waddlesworth (voice)
102 Dalmatians (2000)
Movie
6.5
Guzelian (voice)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000)
TV
6
Pierre
Pirates: 3D Show (1999)
Movie
Self
Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (1999)
Movie
Self
30 Years of Monty Python, a Revelation (1999)
Movie
Self
The Monty Python Story (1999)
Movie
Self
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm (1999)
Movie
Self
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches (1999)
Movie
Prospector
Dudley Do-Right (1999)
Movie
Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)
Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999)
Movie
Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
Movie
8.27
Evil Martin (voice)
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1998)
Movie
7
Slyly (voice)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)
Movie
Parenthesis (voice)
Hercules (1998)
TV
6.22
Devon (voice)
Quest for Camelot (1998)
Movie
8
Self / Various Roles
Monty Python: Live at Aspen (1998)
Movie
Alan Smithee
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998)
Movie
State of Fear (1997)
Movie
Man in Bed
Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics" (1996)
Movie
Rat
The Wind in the Willows (1996)
Movie
Self
Clive Anderson All Talk (1996)
TV
Ian Maxtone-Graham
Suddenly Susan (1996)
TV
4
Self
The Daily Show (1996)
TV
6.75
Zookeeper
MADtv (1995)
TV
1
Mom & Dad (voice)
Pinky and the Brain (1995)
TV
4.75
Dibs
Casper (1995)
Movie
5.87
Dr. Nigel Channing
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience (1994)
Movie
Chuck (voice)
Frasier (1993)
TV
5.35
Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
Splitting Heirs (1993)
Movie
King Raff
Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)
Movie
6
Wendel
Missing Pieces (1992)
Movie
Self
Pebble Mill (1991)
TV
Sonny
Too Much Sun (1990)
Movie
Brian Hope
Nuns on the Run (1990)
Movie
Self / Various Roles
Life of Python (1990)
Movie
Declan Desmond (voice)
The Simpsons (1989)
TV
6.75
Writer
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989)
Movie
8
Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
Movie
Jean Passepartout
Around the World in 80 Days (1989)
TV
4
Grant Pritchard / Millie Pritchard
Nearly Departed (1989)
TV
Desmond / Berthold
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
Movie
5.8
Self
The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado (1987)
Movie
Self
Going Live! (1987)
TV
Ko-Ko
The Mikado (1987)
Movie
Wreck-Gar (voice)
The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Movie
6.43
The Bike Rider
National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
Movie
5.74
The Pied Piper of Hamelin / Robert Browning
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1985)
Movie
Commander Clement
Yellowbeard (1983)
Movie
Self
Group Madness (1983)
Movie
Various Roles / Screenplay
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
Movie
6.33
Gunther (uncredited)
The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983)
Movie
Narrator (voice) / The Pied Piper / Robert Browning / Director / Teleplay
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
TV
Director
The Tale of the Frog Prince (1982)
Movie
Michelangelo / Brewer / First Bruce
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
Movie
7.67
Director
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981)
Movie
Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee / Screenplay
Life of Brian (1979)
Movie
5
Self
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 (1979)
Movie
Dirk McQuickly / The Narrator / S.J. Krammerhead
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
Movie
Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)
Yellow Submarine Sandwich (1978)
Movie
Derek DeWoods
Laverne & Shirley (1976)
TV
5
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live (1975)
TV
6.36
Various / Ballroom Host / Dirk McQuickly - Rutles Guitarist
Rutland Weekend Television (1975)
TV
Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard / Writer
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Movie
5.27
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
TV
Writer
Les Dawson's Christmas Box (1974)
TV
Self
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report (1974)
Movie
Self
Full House (1972)
TV
Abe Seagull / Albrecht Dürer / Customer
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972)
TV
Writer
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971 (1971)
Movie
Writer
And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
Movie
6.5
Various
Euroshow '71: May Day Special (1971)
Movie
Writer
The Two Ronnies (1971)
TV
6
Abe Seagull / Albrecht Dürer / Customer
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1971)
Movie
Various / Clerk / BBC Announcer
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
TV
5.64
Various
We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh (1968)
TV
Various Characters / Various
Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967)
TV
Librarian / Beethoven patient / End of row opera patron
At Last the 1948 Show (1967)
TV
Young Man (uncredited)
Alice in Wonderland (1966)
Movie
Bogeyhead
Nuclear Bogeyheads
Movie
Close-up Toothpaste Relaunch
Movie
Creator
No – That's Me Over Here!
TV
Creator
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
TV
Ratings
Average 6.12
Based on 3.39 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1966
1989
2000
1990
2024
Gallery
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1943-03-29 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceSouth Shields, United Kingdom
RelationshipsLyn Ashley (1969-01-01 - 1975-01-01)
SpouseTania Kosevich
RelativesDuncan Jones, Peter Oundjian
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesStudio City, United States of America
AwardsEuropean Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award
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