Billy Connolly

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1942-11-24 (81 years old)

Place of Birth Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Also Known As William Connolly, Біллі Конноллі, William "Billy" Connolly, Jr., CBE, The Big Yin (The Big One), Sir Billy Connolly, 빌리 코놀리

Billy Connolly

Biography

A Scottish comedian, musician, presenter and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his native Scotland, by the nickname The Big Yin (The Big One). His first trade, in the early 1960s, was as a welder (specifically a boilermaker) in the Glasgow shipyards, but he gave it up towards the end of the decade to pursue a career as a folk singer in the Humblebums and subsequently as a soloist. In the early 1970s he made the transition from folk-singer with a comedic persona to fully-fledged comedian, a role in which he continues. He also became an actor, and has appeared in such films as Indecent Proposal (1993); Mrs. Brown (1997), for which he was nominated for a BAFTA; The Boondock Saints (1999); The Man Who Sued God (2001); Water (1985);The Last Samurai (2003); Timeline (2003); Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004); Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006); and The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008). Connolly reprised his role as Noah "Il Duce" MacManus in Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. Connolly appears as the King of Lilliput in the 2010 remake of Gulliver′s Travels. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy Connolly , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Actor

2024
2022
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Parkinson at 50

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Scotland: Contains Strong Language

as Himself (archive footage)

2020
Billy Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter

as Himself - Interviewed Guest

2020
Billy and Us

as Self

2017
2016
Wild Oats

as Chandler

2014
2014
Five Fables

as Himself - Narrator

2013
2012
Quartet

as Wilf Bond

2012
What About Dick?

as Inspector McGuffin

2012
Brave

as Fergus (voice)

2011
The Ballad of Nessie

as Narrator (voice)

2010
Gulliver's Travels

as King Theodore

2008
2008
Open Season 2

as McSquizzy (voice)

2008
The X Files: I Want to Believe

as Father Joseph Crissman

2007
Top Gear of the Pops

as Self (Comic Relief VT)

2007
Shrink Rap

as Himself

2006
Fuck

as Self

2006
Open Season

as McSquizzy (voice)

2006
Fido

as Fido

2005
2005
2004
2004
House

as Thomas Bell

2003
The Last Samurai

as Zebulon Gant

2003
Timeline

as Professor E.A. Johnston

2003
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

as Self - Interviewee

2003
Overnight

as Self

2002
White Oleander

as Barry Kolker

2002
Ultimate Fights from the Movies

as Frankie (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)

2001
The Man Who Sued God

as Steve Myers

2001
Who Is Cletis Tout?

as Dr Savian

2001
Gabriel & Me

as Gabriel

2001
Prince Charming

as Hamish

2001
Gentlemen's Relish

as Kingdom Swann

2000
2000
1999
The Debt Collector

as Nickie Dryden

1999
1998
Still Crazy

as Hughie

1998
The Impostors

as Mr. Sparks, the Tennis Pro

1998
Parkinson

as Self

1997
Paws

as PC (voice)

1997
Mrs Brown

as John Brown

1997
Deacon Brodie

as Deacon Brodie

1997
Beverly Hills Ninja

as Japanese Antique Shop Proprietor (uncredited)

1997
Veronica's Closet

as Campbell

1996
Muppet Treasure Island

as Billy Bones

1996
1996
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

as Captain Trout (voice)

1996
3rd Rock from the Sun

as Inspector Macaffery

1995
Pocahontas

as Ben (voice)

1994
An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck

as Self - Audience Member

1993
Down Among the Big Boys

as JoJo Donnelly

1993
Indecent Proposal

as Auction M.C.

1993
1992
1992
1990
The Big Man

as Frankie

1987
1986
Head of the Class

as Billy MacGregor

1985
Live Aid

as Self

1985
Blue Money

as Des

1985
Water

as Delgado Fitzhugh

1985
Super Gran

as Angus McSporran

1984
1983
Bullshot

as Hawkeye McGillicuddy

1979
Minder

as Tick Tack

1978
Absolution

as Blakey

1974
Clydescope

as Jefferson Jofferson

1971
Columbo

as Findlay Crawford

1970
1949

Sound

1985
Super Gran

as Music

1974
Clydescope

as Songs

Producer