Eric Idle

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1943-03-29 (81 years old)

Place of Birth South Shields, County Durham, England, UK

Eric Idle

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric Idle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Actor

Nuclear Bogeyheads

as Bogeyhead

2024
2021
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)

2019
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 (archive footage)

2016
The Entire Universe

as Self - Presenter

2015
Absolutely Anything

as Salubrious Gat (voice)

2014
2014
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

as Self (archive footage)

2012
What About Dick?

as The Piano

2012
2010
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

as Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben

2008
Delgo

as Spig (voice)

2008
2008
2008
Life Of Brian Screenplay

as Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler

2007
Shrek the Third

as Merlin (voice)

2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years

as Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)

2007
What the Pythons Did Next...

as Self (archive footage)

2007
2006
The One Show

as Self

2006
Monty Python's Personal Best

as Self / Various Characters

2005
The Roots of Monty Python

as Self (archive footage)

2005
2005
2004
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking

as Drosselmeier (voice)

2004
Ella Enchanted

as Narrator

2003
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

as Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler

2003
Hollywood Homicide

as Celebrity

2002
The Scream Team

as Coffin Ed

2001
Brightness

as Mr. Bix

2001
Disney's House of Mouse

as Pluto Angel (voice)

2000
2000
102 Dalmatians

as Waddlesworth (voice)

2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

as Guzelian (voice)

1999
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
Quest for Camelot

as Devon (voice)

1998
Hercules

as Parenthesis (voice)

1996
Suddenly Susan

as Ian Maxtone-Graham

1996
1995
Casper

as Paul 'Dibbs' Plutzker

1995
MADtv

as Zookeeper

1995
Pinky and the Brain

as Mom & Dad (voice)

1993
Splitting Heirs

as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel

1993
Frasier

as Chuck (voice)

1992
Missing Pieces

as Wendel

1991
Pebble Mill

as Self

1990
Too Much Sun

as Sonny

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
How to Get Ahead in Advertising

as Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)

1989
The Simpsons

as Declan Desmond (voice)

1989
Around the World in 80 Days

as Jean Passepartout

1989
Nearly Departed

as Grant Pritchard

1988
1987
The Mikado

as Ko-Ko

1987
Going Live!

as Self

1986
The Transformers: The Movie

as Wreck-Gar (voice)

1985
The Pied Piper of Hamelin

as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning

1983
Yellowbeard

as Commander Clement

1983
1983
The Crimson Permanent Assurance

as Gunther (uncredited)

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre

as Narrator (voice)

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre

as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning

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

1978
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

as Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead

1978
Yellow Submarine Sandwich

as Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)

1976
Laverne & Shirley

as Derek DeWoods

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
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self / Various

1975
Rutland Weekend Television

as Various Characters

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)

1967
Do Not Adjust Your Set

as Various Characters

1966
Alice in Wonderland

as Young Man (uncredited)

1966
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

as Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Producer

1993
Splitting Heirs

as Executive Producer

Sound

2014
The Boxtrolls

as Songs