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Eric Idle

Acting 82 years old South Shields, County Durham, England, UK ★ 5.7
Born: March 29, 1943

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

Acting Credits (165)

STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces Self - Writer & Actor 2024
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated Self (archive footage)(uncredited) 2021
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion The Impressive Clergyman 2020
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails Self (archive footage) 2019
An Accidental Studio
An Accidental Studio Self (archive footage) 2019
The Masked Singer
The Masked Singer Hedgehog 2019
The Masked Singer
The Masked Singer Hedgehog (archive footage) 2019
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters Self 2018
The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food
The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food Dirk McQuickley (archive footage) 2018
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind Self 2018
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015 Self - Audience Member 2017
Terry Pratchett: Back in Black
Terry Pratchett: Back in Black Self 2017
The Entire Universe
The Entire Universe Self - Presenter 2016
Absolutely Anything
Absolutely Anything Salubrious Gat (voice) 2015
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live Self 2014
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) Self (archive footage) 2014
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Monty Python Live (Mostly) Self, others 2014
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar Self 2014
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy Self 2014
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure Self 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self - Guest 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles Self / Nigel Spasm 2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Off Camera with Sam Jones Self 2014
The Meaning of Monty Python
The Meaning of Monty Python Self 2013
What About Dick?
What About Dick? The Piano 2012
London 2012 Olympic Games
London 2012 Olympic Games Self 2012
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO Self 2012
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music Self 2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball
The Secret Policeman's Ball Self 2012
Inside Comedy
Inside Comedy Self 2012
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
George Harrison: Living in the Material World Self 2011
Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall
Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall 2010
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben 2010
Monty Python: Almost the Truth  (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release Self 2010
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) Self 2009
Delgo
Delgo Spig (voice) 2008
We Are Most Amused
We Are Most Amused Self 2008
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus Self 2008
The Seventh Python
The Seventh Python Self 2008
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen Self - 'Berthold' 2008
Life Of Brian Screenplay
Life Of Brian Screenplay Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler 2008
Monty Python Conquers America
Monty Python Conquers America Self 2008
Movie Connections
Movie Connections Self 2007
Shrek the Third
Shrek the Third Merlin (voice) 2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited) 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
The Secret Life of Brian
The Secret Life of Brian Self 2007
What the Pythons Did Next...
What the Pythons Did Next... Self (archive footage) 2007
The One Show
The One Show Self 2006
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best Various Characters 2006
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best Various Characters 2006
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best Various Characters 2006
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best Various Characters 2006
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best Various Characters 2006
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best Various Characters 2006
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best Various Characters 2006
Monty Python's Personal Best
Monty Python's Personal Best Self / Various Characters 2006
The Roots of Monty Python
The Roots of Monty Python Self (archive footage) 2005
Earth to America
Earth to America Self 2005
The Aristocrats
The Aristocrats Self 2005
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live Self 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Self 2005
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking Drosselmeier (voice) 2004
The Tony Danza Show
The Tony Danza Show Self 2004
The Soup
The Soup Self 2004
Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted Narrator 2004
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 Self (archive footage) 2004
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 Self (archive footage) 2004
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 Self (archive footage) 2004
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure English Victim 2003
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
David Bowie - Sound and Vision Self 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' Self 2003
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler 2003
Hollywood Homicide
Hollywood Homicide Celebrity 2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher Self 2003
The Scream Team
The Scream Team Coffin Ed 2002
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe Self 2002
Brightness
Brightness Mr. Bix 2001
Disney's House of Mouse
Disney's House of Mouse Pluto Angel (voice) 2001
The Beatles Revolution
The Beatles Revolution Self 2000
The Life of Python
The Life of Python Self 2000
102 Dalmatians
102 Dalmatians Waddlesworth (voice) 2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Guzelian (voice) 2000
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm Self 1999
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches Self 1999
The Monty Python Story
The Monty Python Story Self 1999
Dudley Do-Right
Dudley Do-Right Prospector 1999
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Hercules: Zero to Hero Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound) 1999
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Dr. Vosknocker (voice) 1999
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue Evil Martin (voice) 1998
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie Slyly (voice) 1998
Hercules
Hercules Parenthesis (voice) 1998
Quest for Camelot
Quest for Camelot Devon (voice) 1998
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
Monty Python: Live at Aspen Self 1998
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn Alan Smithee 1998
State of Fear
State of Fear 1997
Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics"
Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics" Man in Bed 1996
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows Rat 1996
Clive Anderson All Talk
Clive Anderson All Talk Self 1996
Suddenly Susan
Suddenly Susan Ian Maxtone-Graham 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
MADtv
MADtv Zookeeper 1995
Pinky and the Brain
Pinky and the Brain Mom & Dad (voice) 1995
Casper
Casper Dibs 1995
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! Dr. Nigel Channing 1994
Frasier
Frasier Chuck (voice) 1993
Splitting Heirs
Splitting Heirs Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel 1993
Mom and Dad Save the World
Mom and Dad Save the World King Raff 1992
Missing Pieces
Missing Pieces Wendel 1992
The Man In The Long Black Coat
The Man In The Long Black Coat Mervyn Whale 1991
Pebble Mill
Pebble Mill Self 1991
Too Much Sun
Too Much Sun Sonny 1991
Nuns on the Run
Nuns on the Run Brian Hope 1990
Life of Python
Life of Python Self / Various Roles 1990
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Declan Desmond (voice) 1989
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python Self / Various Characters 1989
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
How to Get Ahead in Advertising Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited) 1989
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days Jean Passepartout 1989
Nearly Departed
Nearly Departed Grant Pritchard 1989
The Movie Life of George
The Movie Life of George Self 1989
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Desmond / Berthold 1988
The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado
The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado Self 1987
Going Live!
Going Live! Self 1987
The Mikado
The Mikado Ko-Ko 1987
The Transformers: The Movie
The Transformers: The Movie Wreck-Gar (voice) 1986
National Lampoon's European Vacation
National Lampoon's European Vacation The Bike Rider 1985
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Pied Piper of Hamelin The Pied Piper / Robert Browning 1985
Yellowbeard
Yellowbeard Commander Clement 1983
Group Madness
Group Madness Self 1983
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life Various Roles 1983
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
The Crimson Permanent Assurance Gunther (uncredited) 1983
The Tale of the Frog Prince
The Tale of the Frog Prince Narrator 1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre Narrator (voice) 1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre The Pied Piper / Robert Browning 1982
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl Various Roles 1982
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever Reporter 1981
Life of Brian
Life of Brian Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee 1979
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 Self 1979
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead 1978
Yellow Submarine Sandwich
Yellow Submarine Sandwich Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice) 1978
Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley Derek DeWoods 1976
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self (uncredited) 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Terry Halsey (uncredited) 1975
Rutland Weekend Television
Rutland Weekend Television Various Characters 1975
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self 1975
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report Self 1974
Monty Python In The Netherlands
Monty Python In The Netherlands 1973
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus Various Characters 1972
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971 1971
And Now for Something Completely Different
And Now for Something Completely Different 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 1971
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
Euroshow '71: May Day Special Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus) 1971
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python's Flying Circus Various 1969
We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh
We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh Various 1968
Do Not Adjust Your Set
Do Not Adjust Your Set Various Characters 1967
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente Self 1967
At Last the 1948 Show
At Last the 1948 Show 1967
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland Young Man (uncredited) 1966
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited) 1966
Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch
Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch
The Philosophers' Football Match
The Philosophers' Football Match Sokrates

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