First Movie - Privates On Parade
Last Movie - Rally Road Racers 2023
Total Movies - 84
Highest Grossing Movies
- UK: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) - £63,957,673
- US: Shrek 2 (2004) - $442,882,067
- World: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) - $1,016,813,075
Combined grosses
- UK - £458 Million
- US - $3.1 Billion
- Global - $7 Billion
Highest Rated Movie - Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) - 100%
Lowest rated movie - The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) - 2%

Acting credits By Year of release

By Year

By Rating

By UK Gross

Year

Rally Road Racers

(John Cleese plays Archie Vainglorious)

Director(s):

Ross Venokur

Starring:

J.K. Simmons • Sharon Horgan • Chloe Bennet • John Cleese • Catherine Tate

2023

Clifford the Big Red Dog

(John Cleese plays Bridwell)

Director(s):

Walt Becker

Starring:

Darby Camp • Jack Whitehall • Izaac Wang • John Cleese • Sienna Guillory

2021

The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee

(John Cleese plays John)

Director(s):

Dean Murphy

Starring:

Paul Hogan • Chevy Chase • John Cleese • Jacob Elordi • Olivia Newton-John

2020

Arctic Dogs

(John Cleese plays Otto Von Walrus)

Director(s):

Aaron Woodley

Starring:

Jeremy Renner • Heidi Klum • James Franco • John Cleese • Omar Sy

2019

An Accidental Studio: The Story of Handmade Films

Director(s):

Bill Jones • Kim Leggatt • Ben Timlett

Starring:

Joanna Lumley • Helen Mirren • Michael Caine • Terry Gilliam • Richard E. Grant

2019

The Naked Wanderer

(John Cleese plays Brian King)

Director(s):

Alan Lindsay

Starring:

Angus McLaren • Natasha Liu Bordizzo • John Cleese • Sophie Kennedy Clark • Callan Durlik

2019

Charming

(John Cleese plays Fairy Godmother / Executioner)

Director(s):

Ross Venokur

Starring:

Demi Lovato • Wilmer Valderrama • Sia • Nia Vardalos • Ashley Tisdale

2018

Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer

(John Cleese plays Donner)

Director(s):

Jennifer Westcott

Starring:

Morena Baccarin • Josh Hutcherson • Martin Short • John Cleese • George Buza

2018

Albion the Enchanted Stallion

(John Cleese plays General Eeder)

Director(s):

Castille Landon

Starring:

Avery Arendes • Stephen Dorff • Johnny Sequoyah • Heather Rae Friedenberg • Erik Lunseth

2016

Trolls

Director(s):

Mike Mitchell • Walt Dohrn

Starring:

Anna Kendrick • Zooey Deschanel • Justin Timberlake • Christine Baranski • Jeffrey Tambor

2016

Get Squirrely

Director(s):

Ross Venokur

Starring:

Jason Jones • Will Forte • John Leguizamo • Samantha Bee • Victoria Justice

2016

Absolutely Anything

(John Cleese plays Chief Alien (voice))

Director(s):

Terry Jones

Starring:

Simon Pegg • Kate Beckinsale • Sanjeev Bhaskar • Rob Riggle • Robert Bathurst

2015

The Last Impresario

Director(s):

Gracie Otto

Starring:

Michael White • Gracie Otto • Naomi Watts • John Cleese • Anna Wintour

2014

Monty Python Live (Mostly)

(John Cleese plays Llama lecturer / Second Yorkshireman / Armless Officer / Pope Julius II / Vocational Guidance Counsellor / Officer Praline / Self)

Director(s):

Eric Idle • Aubrey Powell

Starring:

John Cleese • Terry Gilliam • Eric Idle • Terry Jones • Michael Palin

2014

Spud 3: Learning to Fly

(John Cleese plays The Guv)

Director(s):

John Barker

Starring:

Troye Sivan • John Cleese • Sven Ruygrok • Blessing Xaba • Genna Blair

2014

Planes

(John Cleese plays Bulldog)

Director(s):

Klay Hall

Starring:

Dane Cook • Stacy Keach • Brad Garrett • Teri Hatcher • Julia Louis-Dreyfus

2013

A Liars Autobiography

Director(s):

Bill Jones • Jeff Simpson • Ben Timlett

Starring:

Graham Chapman • Philip Bulcock • John Cleese • Carol Cleveland • Cameron Diaz

2013

Spud 2: The Madness Continues

(John Cleese plays The Guv)

Director(s):

Donovan Marsh

Starring:

John Cleese • Troye Sivan • Sven Ruygrok • Byron Langley • Blessing Xaba

2013

The Big Year

(John Cleese plays Narrator (voice))

Director(s):

David Frankel

Starring:

John Cleese • Jack Black • Zahf Paroo • Stacey Scowley • Michael Karl Richards

2011

Winnie the Pooh

Director(s):

Stephen J. Anderson • Don Hall

Starring:

Jim Cummings • John Cleese • Craig Ferguson • Tom Kenny • Bud Luckey

2011

Shrek Forever After

(John Cleese plays King (voice))

Director(s):

Mike Mitchell

Starring:

Mike Myers • Eddie Murphy • Cameron Diaz • Antonio Banderas • Julie Andrews

2010

Spud

(John Cleese plays The Guv - Mr. Edly)

Director(s):

Donovan Marsh

Starring:

John Cleese • Troye Sivan • Jamie Royal • Sven Ruygrok • Blessing Xaba

2010

Planet 51

Director(s):

Jorge Blanco • Javier Abad

Starring:

Dwayne Johnson • Seann William Scott • Jessica Biel • Justin Long • Gary Oldman

2009

The Pink Panther 2

Director(s):

Harald Zwart

Starring:

Steve Martin • Jean Reno • Emily Mortimer • Andy Garcia • Yuki Matsuzaki

2009

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Director(s):

Scott Derrickson

Starring:

Keanu Reeves • Jennifer Connelly • Kathy Bates • Jaden Smith • John Cleese

2008

Igor

(John Cleese plays Dr. Glickenstein (voice))

Director(s):

Tony Leondis

Starring:

John Cusack • Myleene Klass • Robin Howard • Matt McKenna • John Cleese

2008

Shrek the Third

(John Cleese plays King)

Director(s):

Chris Miller • Raman Hui

Starring:

Mike Myers • Eddie Murphy • Cameron Diaz • Antonio Banderas • Julie Andrews

2007

Charlotte's Web

Director(s):

Gary Winick

Starring:

Julia Roberts • Steve Buscemi • John Cleese • Oprah Winfrey • Cedric the Entertainer

2007

L'Entente Cordiale

Director(s):

Vincent De Brus

Starring:

Christian Clavier • Daniel Auteuil • Jennifer Saunders • John Cleese • Franois Levantal

2006

Man About Town

(John Cleese plays Dr. Primkin)

Director(s):

Mike Binder

Starring:

Ben Affleck • Rebecca Romijn • John Cleese • Sam Ball • Mike Binder

2006

Valiant

(John Cleese plays Mercury (voice))

Director(s):

Gary Chapman

Starring:

Ewan McGregor • Ricky Gervais • Tim Curry • Jim Broadbent • Hugh Laurie

2005

Complete Guide to Guys

Director(s):

Jeff Arch

Starring:

Mark Wells • Drew Seeley • Dave Barry • Megan West • Tammy Dahlstrom

2005

Around the World In 80 Days

Director(s):

Frank Coraci

Starring:

Jackie Chan • Steve Coogan • Robert Fyfe • Jim Broadbent • Richard Branson

2004

Shrek 2

Director(s):

Andrew Adamson • Kelly Asbury

Starring:

Mike Myers • Eddie Murphy • Cameron Diaz • Julie Andrews • Antonio Banderas

2004

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

(John Cleese plays Mr. Munday)

Director(s):

McG

Starring:

Cameron Diaz • Drew Barrymore • Lucy Liu • Bernie Mac • Crispin Glover

2003

Scorched

Director(s):

Gavin Grazer

Starring:

Alicia Silverstone • Rachael Leigh Cook • Woody Harrelson • John Cleese • Paulo Costanzo

2003

George of the Jungle 2

Director(s):

David Grossman

Starring:

Christopher Showerman • Julie Benz • Angus T. Jones • Thomas Haden Church • Christina Pickles

2003

Die Another Day

(John Cleese plays Q)

Director(s):

Lee Tamahori

Starring:

Pierce Brosnan • Halle Berry • Toby Stephens • Rosamund Pike • Rick Yune

2002

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

(John Cleese plays Nearly Headless Nick)

Director(s):

Chris Columbus

Starring:

Daniel Radcliffe • Rupert Grint • Emma Watson • Richard Griffiths • Fiona Shaw

2002

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

Director(s):

Ron Underwood

Starring:

Eddie Murphy • Randy Quaid • Rosario Dawson • Joe Pantoliano • Jay Mohr

2002

Rat Race

Director(s):

Jerry Zucker

Starring:

Breckin Meyer • Jenica Bergere • Cuba Gooding Jr. • Carrie Diamond • Douglas Haase

2002

Pinocchio

Director(s):

Roberto Benigni

Starring:

Roberto Benigni • Nicoletta Braschi • Carlo Giuffr • Kim Rossi Stuart • Mino Bellei

2002

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

(John Cleese plays Nearly Headless Nick)

Director(s):

Chris Columbus

Starring:

Daniel Radcliffe • Rupert Grint • Emma Watson • Richard Harris • Maggie Smith

2001

Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In At the House of Mouse

(John Cleese plays Narrator)

Director(s):

Tony Craig • Bobs Gannaway • Burny Mattinson • Rick Calabash

Starring:

Carlos Alazraqui • Wayne Allwine • Tony Anselmo • Jeff Bennett • Jodi Benson

2001

Isn't She Great

Director(s):

Andrew Bergman

Starring:

Bette Midler • Nathan Lane • Stockard Channing • David Hyde Pierce • John Cleese

2000

The Magic Pudding

(John Cleese plays Albert the Magic Pudding)

Director(s):

Karl Zwicky • Karl Zwicky

Starring:

Sam Neill • Sam Neill • Hugo Weaving • Hugo Weaving • John Cleese

2000

The Magic Pudding

(John Cleese plays Albert the Magic Pudding)

Director(s):

Karl Zwicky • Karl Zwicky

Starring:

Sam Neill • Sam Neill • Hugo Weaving • Hugo Weaving • John Cleese

2000

The World Is Not Enough

(John Cleese plays R)

Director(s):

Michael Apted

Starring:

Pierce Brosnan • Sophie Marceau • Robert Carlyle • Denise Richards • Robbie Coltrane

1999

The Out-of-Towners

Director(s):

Sam Weisman

Starring:

Steve Martin • Goldie Hawn • John Cleese • Mark McKinney • Oliver Hudson

1999

Parting Shots

Director(s):

Michael Winner

Starring:

Chris Rea • Felicity Kendal • Bob Hoskins • Ben Kingsley • Joanna Lumley

1998

George of the Jungle

(John Cleese plays An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice))

Director(s):

Sam Weisman

Starring:

Brendan Fraser • Leslie Mann • Thomas Haden Church • Richard Roundtree • Greg Cruttwell

1997

Fierce Creatures

Director(s):

Fred Schepisi • Robert Young

Starring:

John Cleese • Jamie Lee Curtis • Kevin Kline • Robert Lindsay • Michael Palin

1997

The Wind In the Willows

Director(s):

Terry Jones

Starring:

Steve Coogan • Eric Idle • Terry Jones • Antony Sher • Nicol Williamson

1996

Rudyard Kiplings the Jungle Book

Director(s):

Stephen Sommers

Starring:

Jason Scott Lee • Cary Elwes • Lena Headey • Sam Neill • John Cleese

1995

The Swan Princess

(John Cleese plays Jean-Bob (voice))

Director(s):

Richard Rich

Starring:

Jack Palance • Howard McGillin • Michelle Nicastro • Liz Callaway • John Cleese

1994

Mary Shelleys Frankenstein

(John Cleese plays Professor Waldman)

Director(s):

Kenneth Branagh

Starring:

Robert De Niro • Kenneth Branagh • Tom Hulce • Helena Bonham Carter • Aidan Quinn

1994

Splitting Heirs

Director(s):

Robert Young

Starring:

Eric Idle • Rick Moranis • Barbara Hershey • Catherine Zeta-Jones • John Cleese

1993

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

(John Cleese plays Cat R. Waul)

Director(s):

Phil Nibbelink • Simon Wells

Starring:

Phillip Glasser • James Stewart • Erica Yohn • Cathy Cavadini • Nehemiah Persoff

1991

Bullseye!

(John Cleese plays Man on the Beach in Barbados Who Looks Like John Cleese)

Director(s):

Michael Winner

Starring:

Michael Caine • Roger Moore • Sally Kirkland • Deborah Moore • Lee Patterson

1990

Erik the Viking

(John Cleese plays Halfdan the Black)

Director(s):

Terry Jones

Starring:

Tim Robbins • Mickey Rooney • Eartha Kitt • Terry Jones • Imogen Stubbs

1989

The Big Picture

Director(s):

Christopher Guest

Starring:

Kevin Bacon • Emily Longstreth • J.T. Walsh • Jennifer Jason Leigh • Michael McKean

1989

A Fish Called Wanda

(John Cleese plays Archie)

Director(s):

Charles Crichton • John Cleese

Starring:

John Cleese • Jamie Lee Curtis • Kevin Kline • Michael Palin • Maria Aitken

1988

Clockwise

(John Cleese plays Brian Stimpson)

Director(s):

Christopher Morahan

Starring:

John Cleese • Penelope Wilton • Alison Steadman • Stephen Moore • Sharon Maiden

1986

Silverado

Director(s):

Lawrence Kasdan

Starring:

Kevin Kline • Scott Glenn • Kevin Costner • Danny Glover • Marvin J. McIntyre

1985

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

(John Cleese plays Fish #2 / Dr. Spencer / Humphrey Williams / Sturridge / Ainsworth / Waiter / Eric's Assistant / Maitre D' / Grim Reaper)

Director(s):

Terry Jones

Starring:

Graham Chapman • John Cleese • Terry Gilliam • Eric Idle • Terry Jones

1983

Yellowbeard

Director(s):

Mel Damski

Starring:

Graham Chapman • Peter Boyle • Cheech Marin • Tommy Chong • Peter Cook

1983

Monty Python Live At the Hollywood Bowl

Director(s):

Terry Hughes • Ian MacNaughton

Starring:

Graham Chapman • John Cleese • Terry Gilliam • Eric Idle • Terry Jones

1982

The Secret Policemans Other Ball

(John Cleese plays Self / Various Roles)

Director(s):

Roger Graef • Julien Temple

Starring:

Rowan Atkinson • Jeff Beck • Alan Bennett • John Bird • Graham Chapman

1982

The Great Muppet Caper

(John Cleese plays Neville)

Director(s):

Jim Henson

Starring:

Jim Henson • Frank Oz • Dave Goelz • Jerry Nelson • Richard Hunt

1981

Time Bandits

(John Cleese plays Robin Hood)

Director(s):

Terry Gilliam

Starring:

John Cleese • Sean Connery • Shelley Duvall • Katherine Helmond • Ian Holm

1981

Life of Brian

(John Cleese plays Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur)

Director(s):

Terry Jones

Starring:

Graham Chapman • John Cleese • Terry Gilliam • Eric Idle • Terry Jones

1979

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization As We Know It

Director(s):

Joseph McGrath

Starring:

John Cleese • Arthur Lowe • Ron Moody • Holly Palance • Joss Ackland

1977

Pleasure At Her Majesty's

(John Cleese plays Pet Shop Customer / The Pope / Various)

Director(s):

Roger Graef • Jonathan Miller

Starring:

Alan Bennett • John Bird • Eleanor Bron • Tim Brooke-Taylor • Graham Chapman

1976

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

(John Cleese plays Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter)

Director(s):

Terry Gilliam • Terry Jones

Starring:

Graham Chapman • John Cleese • Eric Idle • Terry Gilliam • Terry Jones