ACTOR · FROM SOUTH SHIELDS, UK
Eric Idle
Born 1943 · 83 years old106 credits since 19663 coming up
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ABOUT ERIC
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born29 March 1943
BirthplaceSouth Shields, UK
Known forActing
On Cineora56 of 87 titles
Known for
The titles people know Eric from.
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What Eric is working on next.
Close-Up Toothpaste RelaunchDate to be announced
Monty Python: Live at AspenCreatorDate to be announced- No – That's Me Over Here!CreatorDate to be announced
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 56
- Average IMDb
- 6.5
- Highest rated
- Monty Python's Flying CircusIMDb 8.8
- Working since
- 1966
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
1 title
as The Impressive Clergyman
The 2010s
5 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
as Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)
Movieas Salubrious Gat (voice)
Movieas The Piano
Movieas Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
The 2000s
20 titles · IMDb 5.6 on average
Movieas Spig (voice)
Life Of Brian Screenplay
Not on Cineoraas Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler
Movieas Merlin (voice)
as Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Various Characters
as Various Roles (archive footage)
as Various Characters
as Various Characters
The 1990s
22 titles · IMDb 5.9 on average
Movieas Prospector
as Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)
Movieas Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
Movieas Evil Martin (voice)
Movieas Slyly (voice)
Seriesas Parenthesis (voice) · 7 episodes
Movieas Devon (voice)
Movieas Alan Smithee
The 1980s
16 titles · IMDb 7.3 on averageSeriesas Declan Desmond (voice) · 4 episodes
Movieas Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
Seriesas Jean Passepartout · 3 episodes
as Grant Pritchard · 6 episodes
Movieas Desmond / Berthold
as Ko-Ko
Movieas Wreck-Gar (voice)
Movieas The Bike Rider
The 1970s
12 titles · IMDb 7.7 on averageMovieas Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
Movieas Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead
as Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)
Seriesas Derek DeWoods · 1 episode
as Various Characters · 14 episodes
Movieas Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard
as Pie Face 1
as Sokrates
The 1960s
6 titles · IMDb 7.6 on averageSeriesas Various · 45 episodes
We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh
Not on Cineoraas Various · 12 episodes
Seriesas Various Characters · 29 episodes
Series13 episodes
Movieas Young Man (uncredited)
as Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Eric’s titles.
John CleeseMonty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and 17 more
Terry GilliamMonty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and 16 more
Michael PalinMonty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and 16 more
Terry JonesMonty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and 16 more
Graham ChapmanMonty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and 13 more
Carol ClevelandMonty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and 8 more
Neil InnesMonty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and 6 more
