Date of birth: 1939-10-27
Place of birth: Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 존 클리즈, จอห์น คลีส, John Marwood Cleese, Cleesey, 约翰·克莱斯, جان کلیز
John Marwood Cleese (born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, writer and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s he became a member of Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the four Monty Python films: And Now for Something Completely Different, Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life. In the mid 1970s, Cleese and his first wife Connie Booth, co-wrote and starred in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. Later, he co-starred with Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis and former Python colleague Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures. He also starred in Clockwise, and has appeared in many other films, including two James Bond films, two Harry Potter films, and three Shrek films. With Yes Minister writer Antony Jay he co-founded the production company Video Arts, responsible for making entertaining training films. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Cleese, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a re
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Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of hi
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A bored and domesticated Shrek pacts with deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin to get back to feeling like a r
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A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate cha
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King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedev
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A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that the
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The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King & Queen. However, Shrek wan
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Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during ch
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Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's mother and father, the Queen and K
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Deep in the African jungle, a baby named George, the sole survivor of a plane crash, is raised by go
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Raised by wild animals since childhood, Mowgli is drawn away from the jungle by the beautiful Kitty.
1983-03-31
Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London i
2003-05-17
Three mischievous employees of a bank in a small deserted town all make plans to rob it at the same
1974-12-19
An documentarian from the BBC visits the set of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975). This documen
1993-04-02
A member of the English upper class dies, leaving his estate and his business to an American, whom h
2022-09-30
A 2nd grader dreams of a fun-filled spring break vacation—but her family can’t afford it. Against th
2001-11-06
When a huge snowstorm leaves everyone stranded, Mickey and all of his guests at the House of Mouse,
2002-08-16
The year is 2087, the setting is the moon. Pluto Nash, the high-flying successful owner of the hotte
1977-09-18
John Cleese is hilarious as the descendant of Sherlock Holmes in this modern detective drama of inte
2006-06-21
The upper-class secret agent teaming up accidentally with an easily-corrupted, sly interpreter...
1983-06-24
For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their heart
1969-12-12
Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out
1994-11-18
The beautiful princess Odette is transformed into a swan by an evil sorcerer's spell. Held captive a
2000-05-05
Quantum Project is the story of physicist and prodigy Paul Pentcho (Stephen Dorff), whose exploratio
2001-11-15
The villains from the popular animated Disney films are gathered at the House of Mouse with plans to
1986-03-01
School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses hi
1985-07-10
Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they k
1974-01-01
A bassist shows up early for the betrothal ball of a beautiful princess, and whiles away the time ha
1982-06-25
Monty Python perform many of their greatest sketches at the Hollywood Bowl, including several from p
1997-01-23
Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tyco
1999-04-02
The adventures of married couple Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City f
2003-08-18
George and Ursula now have a son, George Junior, so Ursula's mother arrives to try and take them bac
2003-06-25
The Angels are charged with finding a pair of missing rings that are encoded with the personal infor
1971-09-28
A collection of Monty Python's Flying Circus skits from the first two seasons of their British TV se
2000-12-14
Meet Albert, The Magic Pudding, Bunyip Bluegum, a splendid young koala and his seafaring friends Bil
2006-06-08
A top Hollywood talent agent finds his cushy existence threatened when he discovers that his wife is
2008-01-29
An original illustrated 110 minute recording by The Pythons of their early screenplay in progress.
2006-02-22
Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contribut
2006-12-07
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end
2001-08-17
In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon
2005-03-25
Set in 1944, Valiant is a woodland pigeon who wants to become a great hero someday. When he hears th
2004-10-21
Wine is confusing…overwhelming even. So where do you start if you want to learn more about it? Join
2008-09-19
A cliché hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant aspires to become a scientist himself, much to the d
1999-11-17
Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's o
2002-11-17
James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogu
1981-07-13
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. F
2003-01-01
An exploration into the nature of stupidity in Western society and its history of our perception of
1981-06-26
Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashio
2009-02-06
When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Panther Diam
2004-12-09
The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters -
2010-12-03
It's South Africa 1990. Two major events are about to happen: The release of Nelson Mandela and, mor
2009-11-19
When Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American subur
1996-10-16
Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved To
2021-10-10
Docudrama that recounts the astonishing life story of a forgotten genius, English poet Alexander Pop
2006-05-25
Funnyman John Cleese leads viewers through an exhaustive -- and hilarious -- tour of the world of so
2007-05-10
A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.
1969-01-21
A pre-Monty Python mockumentary, written by and presented by John Cleese, that provides tips on lear
1985-07-09
Gonzo hosts this collection of some of the weirdest moments from The Muppet Show at his trailer home
2011-04-06
During an ordinary day in Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh sets out to find some honey. Misinterpr
1980-10-23
Baptista has two daughters: Kate and Bianca. Everyone wants to wed the fair Bianca, but nobody's muc
1973-06-01
John Cleese, Michael Palin and Terry Jones celebrate the Guinness Book of World Records.
1983-03-18
It is 1947, the year of the communist rebellion in Malaya and the British army's SADUSEA (Song And D
2007-01-01
A documentary about the making of the controversial Life of Brian and the surrounding accusations of
2000-01-28
An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top authoress in this biography o
1975-11-24
The objective of this training video is to teach stand staff how to present themselves and their org
2011-11-07
A Christmas elf accidentally takes off in Santa's sleigh, crash lands in a small town, and loses the
1979-12-22
A series of benefit concerts to raise money for Amnesty International. Performances include comedy s
1982-03-01
Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-
1976-12-29
The first of the Amnesty International comedy benefit galas. The title is a play on the phrase at He
1987-01-01
When the British Amnesty shows finally resumed in 1987 after a six-year hiatus, the show format was
1989-01-01
After the criticisms of the 1987 show’s disproportionate focus on music - and the financial disaster
1979-06-20
Ten years ago exactly, more or less, give or take a day or two, six young men sat down, or maybe sto
1970-11-12
Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the
2011-08-11
For the first time ever, comedy legend John Cleese brings his unique comedic perspective to DVD in J
1990-03-16
This BBC documentary tells the history of the Python group, allowing a few glimpses at the works of
1999-05-14
Harry Sterndale, a failed photographer, is given a diagnosis of cancer and told that he has only thr
2012-09-08
John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam pay tribute to their late Monty Python col
1972-01-01
A BAFTA award nominated, light-hearted, documentary looking at the part the service engineer can pla
2013-08-09
Dusty is a cropdusting plane who dreams of competing in a famous aerial race. The problem? He is hop
1989-12-20
Collection of several Danish animated shorts stitched together to make a Feature. Animations aired i
1971-01-27
Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives a N
2013-06-06
The year is 1991, and Spud Milton's long walk to manhood is still creeping along at an unnervingly s
2023-09-28
A comedy set on New Year’s Eve 1999 in a luxurious hotel in the Swiss Alps where the lives of variou
2021-10-20
In this second installment of his exploration of creativity, Hermann Vaske looks for factors that in
2005-03-03
Movie with some of the greatest brittish comedians such as Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese.
2004-06-11
A 2004 documentary on the first three “Harry Potter” films detailing the behind-the-scenes journey o
Weeks away from his wedding, an insecure guy puts his fiancée through a series of tests to see if sh
2012-10-26
A documentary about A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman.
2005-12-01
Fawlty Towers Revisited features the 80-minute, 30th anniversary retrospective TV special on one of
1968-05-01
A young female journalist in London falls in love with a married orchestra conductor.
2008-06-26
Sean Connors Films, Ltd. Presents a Frozen Pictures production of The Seventh Python, a nonfiction m
2023-09-27
This existential comedic drama follows an ailing film director as he begins to shoot what he believe
2015-02-13
Eccentric aliens give a man the power to do anything he wants to determine if Earth is worth saving.
2020-04-21
From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinati
1989-11-18
Steve Martin presents selected sketches from "Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)". It's the well kn
2014-07-20
Celebrate the last night of the Pythons on the big screen! With John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gillia
2023-05-12
Zhi, a rookie race car driver, gets the opportunity to compete against the reigning champion of the
2002-01-12
TV documentary tracing the life of the comedian and satirist from his school days, through the Cambr
1989-09-01
Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, t
1987-12-02
Tells the beginning of the story of Quark: His birth and how he is thrown out by his parents due to
1987-12-02
Cartoon short about Quark the troll, this time as a dragonslayer by chance.
1987-12-02
Quark the troll meets a highway robber.
1971-05-01
German made-for-TV musical extravaganza starring Monty Python.
2012-08-04
The true-life, stranger-than-fiction tale of eighteenth-century Greek pirate turned merchant Ioannis
1991-11-21
Some time after the Mousekewitz's have settled in America, they find that they are still having prob
1993-06-17
Dr. Seuss's irrepressible optimism is front and center in Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? The
2014-12-16
As Spud Milton continues his awkward stagger through adolescence, he learns one of life's most impor
2009-05-10
30 years after Fawlty Towers (1975) ended, Stephen Fry narrates a documentary about the making of th
1980-11-20
100 years in the future: Tom is both bored and worried in the humdrum, violent times. Also he is una
2001-11-16
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11t
1991-12-28
In the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen's Ball, A
1969-06-01
In Victorian London, the British Government attempts a solution to the problem of prostitution by es
1973-01-01
In this 1970s comedy, a Catholic man contemplates going against his priest's guidance on contracepti
2014-11-13
With unprecedented access, this program reveals the humour, chaos and passion that went into bringin
1979-05-05
The norwegian Montreux contribution of 1979. Norwegians ridiculing themselves, with the help from Jo
2002-11-22
Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast
2023-05-06
A celebration of John Cleese and Connie Booth's acclaimed sitcom following the misadventures of Torq
2008-11-15
We Are Most Amused was a gala event held at the New Wimbledon Theatre on 12 November 2008 in honour
2024-03-12
Some of Australia's funniest performers pay homage to international comedy legend, John Cleese. Firi
1979-10-20
While taking in the sights of Paris in 1979, the Doctor and Romana sense that someone is tampering w
2003-09-02
The behind-the-scenes production documentary of Monty Python's 'Meaning Of Life.' This documentary
2000-11-17
Edwurd Fudwupper spends all his time cooking up big fibs. But one day, he tells such a humdinger tha
2008-03-31
A documentary about the legendary and influential comedian, actor and writer, who went out from the
1989-09-15
Hollywood beckons for recent film school grad Nick Chapman, who is out to capitalize on the momentum
Taking the Wheel is a dark comedy about the complicated relationship between an obstinate 90-year-ol
2015-03-01
After breaking out of a rehabilitation zoo, Frankie, a squirrel with all the angles, returns to his
1987-06-19
The Grand Knockout Tournament (colloquially also known as It's a Royal Knockout) was a one-off chari
1979-01-01
Mock travelogue that was shown in cinemas before "Life of Brian."
2016-10-13
After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and
1986-01-12
John Cleese is interviewed by Melvyn Bragg in this 1986 episode of The South Bank Show (1978). Clees
2006-10-15
Eric Idle is interviewed by Melvyn Bragg in this 2006 episode of The South Bank Show (1978). The sur
2019-11-01
Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to acc
1979-10-17
Barnestoneworth United is the worst football team of 1935, who lose every match. Gordon Ottershaw is
1990-11-02
Spies force two British con men to pose as look-alike scientists peddling cheap-energy fusion.
1998-08-23
John Cleese travels to Madagascar to meet some lemurs.
1989-02-10
When EMI refused to produce Monty Python's Life of Brian, George Harrison founded Handmade Pictures
2005-11-26
A look back at the origins of the ground breaking BBC comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus.
1976-01-01
John Cleese shows that, properly planned and organised, a meeting can achieve more in a short time t
2019-07-12
Charts the early years of HandMade Films seen through the eyes of the filmmakers, key personnel, and
1973-01-18
John Cleese stars as Sherlock Holmes in this Comedy Playhouse pilot episode from 1973.
1973-01-18
Monty Python sketch created for Dutch television in 1973.
2007-01-01
A look at the careers of John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terr
1975-11-09
Shows John Cleese learning how to deal with "difficult customers" in a professional yet friendly man
1975-11-10
Emphasises the importance of professional knowledge of an organisation’s stocks or services in deali
2005-12-30
The Goodies finally return to television after nearly 25 years with a compilation of classic clips,
2016-09-12
Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context fro
2016-05-01
A twelve-year-old girl is transported by a magical black stallion to the mystical world of Albion, w
2018-11-08
When Blitzen announces his retirement on December 21st, a miniature horse has 3 days to fulfill his
2018-03-26
Three fairy tale princesses find themselves engaged to the same guy, Prince Charming.
1980-11-14
A TV Special consisting of various sketches with the titular comedian and fellow comics in guest app
2004-01-01
All the best sketches from the third and fourth series of the ground-breaking comedy. Memorable mome
2004-01-01
Compilation of the best Sketches of the first series of Monty Python's Flying Circus, which ran from
2004-01-01
All the best sketches from the second series of the ground-breaking comedy. Memorable moments includ
2013-10-08
A discussion between John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones about thei
2000-01-22
1999-10-08
The story behind how the comedy sketch group Monty Python formed in 1969, and lead to four very seri
1999-10-08
Meatloaf introduces a look back at Python's use of music. Included interviews with the team, André J
1999-10-08
The Sketches produced by the surviving Pythons for the BBC's celebration of the 30th Anniversary of
2011-07-15
A documentary that chronicles Sarah Palin's pre-political life; her tenure as Governor of Alaska, an
2018-01-07
This special one-hour documentary reflects on Michael Palin's fascinating career as a BAFTA-winning
2012-12-24
Programme telling the story of Ronnie Barker, a quiet dedicated actor who might have been a bank man
2008-07-01
Discover how six seemingly ordinary but supremely talented men became Monty Python, sketch comedy's
2008-01-01
This documentary follows the evolution of the British sketch comedy troupe that redefined humor and
2019-09-05
A heartbroken young man decides to walk 4000km up the coast of Western Australia naked, for charity,
2000-01-01
In November, 1999, Apple brought together a group of people under its AppleMaster program to teach t
1983-06-11
A behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of 1983's Yellowbeard
1999-10-23
An animated short produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, the contemporary twist on a classic
2011-10-13
Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of species a
2014-06-29
Alan Yentob meets the five surviving members of Monty Python - John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jon
2000-10-31
Celebrating their 30th anniversary, Monty Python presents exclusive new material and so-called class
2019-11-13
Some people grapple with the moral challenges of treating human beings decently. Others are just… as
2020-12-10
Paul Hogan is reluctantly thrust back into the spotlight as he desperately attempts to restore his s
1988-07-13
A feature length documentary on the making of A Fish Called Wanda
1996-06-11
Spike personally tells the story of his life from India, World War II to The Goons and his Q series
2019-09-07
From ‘something completely different’ to icons of comedy and national treasures, this is a collectio
2005-01-01
Based on Dave Barry's book, the Complete guide to guys follows guyness from prehistoroc times, to cu
1980-11-08
Promotional special for the band's albums "The Game" and "Flash Gordon," featuring concert sequences
1970-04-15
An instructional film about canvassing, for the Labour Party and starring the Python team, showing L
2015-07-08
A special look at the making of Patrick McHale's award winning miniseries Over the Garden Wall.
1971-12-31
One of the least-known Monty Python rarities is “The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch of 1971,” a short
2020-06-23
The final volume of Time Warp digs deep into what makes us laugh over and over again as we reveal th
1968-09-11
Harriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his bra
1977-09-10
In May 1977 a second Amnesty benefit was held to build on the success of the first show and with the
2009-06-01
Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits” is a two hour journey through the very best of Fawlty Towers wi
2021-11-07
Four sisters – Caroline, Joanna, Paulina, and Vicky – reunite for the Christmas Holiday in a Yorkshi
2021-11-10
As Emily struggles to fit in at home and at school, she discovers a small red puppy who is destined
2002-11-20
A documentary about Die Another Day.
1998-03-21
In March 1998 in Aspen, Colorado, the surviving members of the Monty Python team – John Cleese, Terr
2021-06-05
Monty Python’s influence on comedy has been compared to the Beatles’ influence on music, a pivotal m
2003-10-03
As a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his passing, The Concert for George was
1977-01-01
Miniseries comprising short plays featuring Diana Rigg and guests.
2002-01-29
1991-09-14
Tiny Tom, no larger than his father's thumb, embarks on a series of fantastical adventures that lead
1989-01-01
John Cleese training video about bosses.
1989-01-01
John Cleese training video on customers.
1989-01-01
John Cleese training video.
1989-01-01
John Cleese training video about employees.
2010-01-01
This is a theatrical / movie adaptation of the TV Miniseries. Its chapters do not align with the epi
2008-11-09
Gaybo Laughs Back is an hour-long special, hosted by Gay Byrne who introduces some of the comedy hig
2018-09-07
A 30 years odyssey: the world's most intriguing artists and thinkers from the fields of visual art,
2001-01-01
1990-11-21
While the Muppets prepare a tribute to the late Jim Henson, they learn about the life and career of
2025-05-31
Fawlty Towers is a sitcom that needs no introduction for those familiar with British comedy, and yet
2006-03-01
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2006-02-22
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2006-02-27
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2006-02-27
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2006-02-27
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2006-02-22
Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contribut
2025-11-13
Will he make it home ... or is this the end of the road? One of the most recognisable figures in Br
2006-12-28
Friends and colleagues remember Norwegian actress Aud Schønemann in a documentary celebrating her li
2025-09-19
John Cleese introduces broadcast of the Fawlty Towers West End stage show as it heads out on a UK to
1999-09-11
Tired of his old, run-down home, Mickey Mouse decides to move into a fully automated, state-of-the-a
2020-08-05
Imagine yourself in a wondrous world filled with guns in this unofficial licensed IP young adult nov