Eric Idle

Actor

Born March 29, 1943 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.

Filmography

Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces

Self - Writer & Actor

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

Self (archive footage)(uncredited)

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

The Impressive Clergyman

Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

Self (archive footage)

An Accidental Studio

Self (archive footage)

The Masked Singer

Hedgehog

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

Self

The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food

Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

Self

The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015

Self - Audience Member

Terry Pratchett: Back in Black

Self

The Entire Universe

Self - Presenter

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self - Guest

Absolutely Anything

Salubrious Gat (voice)

Put the Minister in the Socket

Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

Self

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

Self (archive footage)

The Boxtrolls

Monty Python Live (Mostly)

Self, others

Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

Self

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

Self / Nigel Spasm

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Self

The Meaning of Monty Python

Self

What About Dick?

The Piano

London 2012 Olympic Games

Self

Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO

Self

London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music

Self

The Secret Policeman's Ball

Self

Inside Comedy

Self

George Harrison: Living in the Material World

Self

Conan

Self - Guest

Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben

Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release

Self

Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

Self

Delgo

Spig (voice)

We Are Most Amused

Self

Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

Self

The Seventh Python

Self

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

Self - 'Berthold'

Monty Python Conquers America

Self

Movie Connections

Self

Shrek the Third

Merlin (voice)

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Graham Norton Show

Self

The Secret Life of Brian

Self

What the Pythons Did Next...

Self (archive footage)

The One Show

Self

Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best

Various Characters

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best

Various Characters

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best

Various Characters

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best

Various Characters

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

Various Characters

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best

Various Characters

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

Various Characters

Monty Python's Personal Best

Self / Various Characters

The Roots of Monty Python

Self (archive footage)

Earth to America

Self

The Aristocrats

Self

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Self

The Nutcracker and the Mouseking

Drosselmeier (voice)

The Soup

Self

Ella Enchanted

Narrator

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1

Self (archive footage)

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2

Self (archive footage)

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3

Self (archive footage)

Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure

English Victim

David Bowie - Sound and Vision

Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self

The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

Self

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler

Hollywood Homicide

Celebrity

Real Time with Bill Maher

Self

The Scream Team

Coffin Ed

Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe

Self

Unplug the Minister in the Socket

Brightness

Mr. Bix

Disney's House of Mouse

Pluto Angel (voice)

The Life of Python

Self

102 Dalmatians

Waddlesworth (voice)

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

Guzelian (voice)

Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm

Self

Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches

Self

The Monty Python Story

Self

Dudley Do-Right

Prospector

Hercules: Zero to Hero

Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Dr. Vosknocker (voice)

The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

Evil Martin (voice)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

Slyly (voice)

Hercules

Parenthesis (voice)

Quest for Camelot

Devon (voice)

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

Self

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

Alan Smithee

State of Fear

Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics"

Man in Bed

The Wind in the Willows

Rat

Suddenly Susan

Ian Maxtone-Graham

The Daily Show

Self - Guest

MADtv

Zookeeper

Pinky and the Brain

Mom & Dad (voice)

Casper

Dibs

Frasier

Chuck (voice)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest

Late Show with David Letterman

Self - Guest

Splitting Heirs

Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel

Mom and Dad Save the World

King Raff

Missing Pieces

Wendel

One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat

Mervyn Whale

Too Much Sun

Sonny

Nuns on the Run

Brian Hope

Life of Python

Self / Various Roles

The Simpsons

Declan Desmond (voice)

Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

Self / Various Characters

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)

Around the World in 80 Days

Jean Passepartout

Nearly Departed

Grant Pritchard

The Movie Life of George

Self

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Desmond / Berthold

The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado

Self

Going Live!

Self

The Mikado

Ko-Ko

The Transformers: The Movie

Wreck-Gar (voice)

National Lampoon's European Vacation

The Bike Rider

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper / Robert Browning

Yellowbeard

Commander Clement

Group Madness

Self

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Various Roles

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

Gunther (uncredited)

The Tale of the Frog Prince

Narrator

Faerie Tale Theatre

Narrator (voice)

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

Various Roles

Late Night with David Letterman

Self - Guest

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

Reporter

Life of Brian

Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee

The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979

Self

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead

Yellow Submarine Sandwich

Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)

Laverne & Shirley

Derek DeWoods

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host

Rutland Weekend Television

Various Characters

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

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Self

Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

Self

Monty Python In The Netherlands

The Philosophers' Football Match

Sokrates

Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus

Various Characters

The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

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