Eric Idle - Actor Profile

Eric Idle

50Movies
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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.

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Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
2019 Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails Self (archive footage) ★ 9.0 HIT
2018 Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind Self ★ 7.9 HIT
2017 The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015 Self - Audience Member ★ 7.8 HIT
2017 Terry Pratchett: Back in Black Self ★ 7.6 HIT
2014 Monty Python: The Meaning of Live Self ★ 7.4 HIT
2014 Monty Python Live (Mostly) Self, others ★ 7.1 HIT
2014 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2014 The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles Self / Nigel Spasm ★ 7.1 HIT
2013 The Meaning of Monty Python Self ★ 7.6 HIT
2012 What About Dick? The Piano ★ 7.7 HIT
2012 Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO Self ★ 7.4 HIT
2012 London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music Self ★ 6.8 HIT
2012 The Secret Policeman's Ball Self ★ 7.6 HIT
2010 Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben ★ 6.9 HIT
2008 We Are Most Amused Self ★ 7.2 HIT
2008 Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus Self ★ 7.8 HIT
2008 The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen Self - 'Berthold' ★ 7.8 HIT
2007 The Secret Life of Brian Self ★ 7.6 HIT
2006 Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best Various Characters ★ 8.3 HIT
2006 Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best Various Characters ★ 7.0 HIT
2006 Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best Various Characters ★ 10.0 HIT
2006 Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best Various Characters ★ 8.0 HIT
2005 Earth to America Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2005 Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live Self ★ 7.6 HIT
2004 Ella Enchanted Narrator ★ 6.5 HIT
2004 The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 Self (archive footage) ★ 9.0 HIT
2004 The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 Self (archive footage) ★ 9.0 HIT
2003 David Bowie - Sound and Vision Self ★ 10.0 HIT
2003 The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2001 Brightness Mr. Bix ★ 7.0 HIT
1999 South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Dr. Vosknocker (voice) ★ 7.3 HIT
1998 Quest for Camelot Devon (voice) ★ 6.8 HIT
1998 Monty Python: Live at Aspen Self ★ 7.1 HIT
1994 Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! Dr. Nigel Channing ★ 7.0 HIT
1989 Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python Self / Various Characters ★ 7.0 HIT
1988 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Desmond / Berthold ★ 7.0 HIT
1987 The Mikado Ko-Ko ★ 7.0 HIT
1986 The Transformers: The Movie Wreck-Gar (voice) ★ 7.1 HIT
1985 The Pied Piper of Hamelin The Pied Piper / Robert Browning ★ 7.5 HIT
1983 Monty Python's The Meaning of Life Various Roles ★ 7.3 HIT
1983 The Crimson Permanent Assurance Gunther (uncredited) ★ 7.2 HIT
1982 Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl Various Roles ★ 7.4 HIT
1981 Steve Martin's Best Show Ever Reporter ★ 7.5 HIT
1979 Life of Brian Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee ★ 7.8 HIT
1979 The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 Self ★ 7.1 HIT
1978 Yellow Submarine Sandwich Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice) ★ 10.0 HIT
1978 The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead ★ 6.8 HIT
1975 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 ★ 7.8 HIT
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 ★ 7.2 HIT
N/A The Philosophers' Football Match Sokrates ★ 10.0 HIT