Eric Idle
March 29, 1943 (81 years old) in South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric Idle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces as Self - Writer & Actor
- 2019 · Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Terry Pratchett: Back in Black as Self
- 2016 · The Entire Universe as Self - Presenter
- 2014 · Monty Python: The Meaning of Live as Self
- 2014 · 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy as Self
- 2014 · The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles as Self / Nigel Spasm
- 2013 · The Meaning of Monty Python as Self
- 2012 · London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music as Self
- 2012 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- 2010 · Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) as Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
- 2008 · The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen as Self - 'Berthold'
- 2008 · Monty Python Conquers America as Self
- 2007 · The Secret Life of Brian as Self
- 2005 · Earth to America as Self
- 2004 · The Nutcracker and the Mouseking as Drosselmeier (voice)
- 2003 · The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' as Self
- 2003 · The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch as Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
- 2002 · The Scream Team as Coffin Ed
- 2002 · Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe as Self
- 2000 · The Beatles Revolution as Self
- 1999 · Hercules: Zero to Hero as Parenthesis (voice)
- 1998 · Monty Python: Live at Aspen as Self
- 1997 · State of Fear as
- 1996 · The Wind in the Willows as Rat
- 1996 · Clive Anderson All Talk as Self
- 1993 · Splitting Heirs as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
- 1990 · Too Much Sun as Sonny
- 1989 · Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python as Self / Various Characters
- 1989 · Nearly Departed as Grant Pritchard
- 1983 · The Crimson Permanent Assurance as Gunther (uncredited)
- 1982 · The Tale of the Frog Prince as Narrator
- 1981 · Steve Martin's Best Show Ever as Reporter
- 1978 · Yellow Submarine Sandwich as Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)
- 1975 · Rutland Weekend Television as Various Characters
- 1971 · The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971 as
- 1968 · We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh as Various
- Future · Close-up Toothpaste Relaunch as
- 2021 · Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
- 2019 · An Accidental Studio as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Hedgehog
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Hedgehog (archive footage)
- 2018 · The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food as Dirk McQuickley (Archival Footage)
- 2018 · Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind as Self
- 2015 · Absolutely Anything as Salubrious Gat (voice)
- 2014 · Monty Python Live (Mostly) as Self, others
- 2014 · Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar as Self
- 2014 · The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2012 · What About Dick? as The Piano
- 2012 · Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO as Self
- 2012 · Inside Comedy as Self
- 2011 · George Harrison: Living in the Material World as Self
- 2009 · Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) as Self
- 2008 · Delgo as Spig (voice)
- 2008 · We Are Most Amused as Self
- 2008 · Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus as Self
- 2008 · The Seventh Python as Self
- 2008 · Life Of Brian Screenplay as Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler
- 2007 · Movie Connections as Self
- 2007 · Shrek the Third as Merlin (voice)
- 2007 · Hitler: The Comedy Years as Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · Monty Python's Personal Best as Self / Various Characters
- 2006 · Monty Python's Flying Circus - Eric Idle's Personal Best as Various Characters
- 2006 · Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best as Various Characters
- 2005 · The Aristocrats as Self
- 2005 · Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live as Self
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self
- 2004 · The Soup as
- 2004 · Ella Enchanted as Narrator
- 2004 · The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure as English Victim
- 2003 · David Bowie - Sound and Vision as Self
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Hollywood Homicide as Celebrity
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2001 · Brightness as Mr. Bix
- 2001 · Disney's House of Mouse as Pluto Angel (voice)
- 2000 · The Life of Python as Self
- 2000 · 102 Dalmatians as Waddlesworth (voice)
- 2000 · Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Guzelian (voice)
- 1999 · Pirates: 3D Show as Pierre
- 1999 · Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm as Self
- 1999 · The Monty Python Story as Self
- 1999 · Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches as Self
- 1999 · Dudley Do-Right as Prospector
- 1999 · Hercules: Zero to Hero as Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)
- 1999 · South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut as Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
- 1998 · The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue as Evil Martin (voice)
- 1998 · Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie as Slyly (voice)
- 1998 · Hercules as Parenthesis (voice)
- 1998 · Quest for Camelot as Devon (voice)
- 1998 · An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Alan Smithee
- 1996 · Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics" as Man in Bed
- 1996 · Suddenly Susan as Ian Maxtone-Graham
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1995 · MADtv as Zookeeper
- 1995 · Pinky and the Brain as Mom & Dad (voice)
- 1995 · Casper as Paul 'Dibbs' Plutzker
- 1993 · Frasier as Chuck (voice)
- 1992 · Mom and Dad Save the World as King Raff
- 1992 · Missing Pieces as Wendel
- 1991 · Pebble Mill as Self
- 1990 · Nuns on the Run as Brian Hope
- 1990 · Life of Python as Self / Various Roles
- 1990 · One Foot In the Grave as Mervyn Whale
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Declan Desmond (voice)
- 1989 · How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
- 1989 · Around the World in 80 Days as Jean Passepartout
- 1988 · The Adventures of Baron Munchausen as Desmond / Berthold
- 1987 · The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado as Self
- 1987 · Going Live! as Self
- 1987 · The Mikado as Ko-Ko
- 1986 · The Transformers: The Movie as Wreck-Gar (voice)
- 1985 · National Lampoon's European Vacation as The Bike Rider
- 1985 · The Pied Piper of Hamelin as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
- 1983 · Yellowbeard as Commander Clement
- 1983 · Group Madness as Self
- 1983 · Monty Python's The Meaning of Life as Various Roles
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Narrator (voice)
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
- 1982 · Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl as Various Roles
- 1979 · Life of Brian as 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 as Self
- 1978 · The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash as Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead
- 1976 · Laverne & Shirley as Derek DeWoods
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self / Various
- 1975 · Monty Python and the Holy Grail as 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 as Self
- 1974 · Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report as Self
- 1972 · Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus as Various Characters
- 1971 · And Now for Something Completely Different as 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 as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
- 1971 · Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus as Various Roles
- 1969 · Monty Python's Flying Circus as Various
- 1967 · Do Not Adjust Your Set as Various Characters
- 1967 · Titel, Thesen, Temperamente as Self
- 1967 · At Last the 1948 Show as
- 1966 · Alice in Wonderland as Young Man (uncredited)
- Future · Nuclear Bogeyheads as Bogeyhead