Eric Idle

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-03-29 (82 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.

Acting

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

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

2007

Shrek the Third

as Merlin (voice)

1990

Nuns on the Run

as Brian Hope

1993

Splitting Heirs

as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel

2008

Delgo

as Spig (voice)

1983

Yellowbeard

as Commander Clement

1995

Casper

as Dibs

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

2003

The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

as Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler

2008

Life Of Brian Screenplay

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

2005

1987

The Mikado

as Ko-Ko

2004

Ella Enchanted

as Narrator

1988

2005

1978

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

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

2010

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

as Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben

2007

Hitler: The Comedy Years

as Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)

1999

Dudley Do-Right

as Prospector

1990

Too Much Sun

as Sonny

2012

What About Dick?

as The Piano

1990

Life of Python

as Self / Various Roles

2002

The Scream Team

as Coffin Ed

1992

1986

The Transformers: The Movie

as Wreck-Gar (voice)

2014

1971

Euroshow '71: May Day Special

as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)

2015

Absolutely Anything

as Salubrious Gat (voice)

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Nuclear Bogeyheads

as Bogeyhead

2018

The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food

as Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)

2003

Hollywood Homicide

as Celebrity

1966

Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

as Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)

2005

The Roots of Monty Python

as Self (archive footage)

2016

The Entire Universe

as Self - Presenter

2007

What the Pythons Did Next...

as Self (archive footage)

1998

Quest for Camelot

as Devon (voice)

1989

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

as Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)

1966

Alice in Wonderland

as Young Man (uncredited)

1999

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

as Dr. Vosknocker (voice)

1985

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning

1983

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

as Gunther (uncredited)

1983

2019

An Accidental Studio

as Self (archive footage)

2019

2000

102 Dalmatians

as Waddlesworth (voice)

1999

Hercules: Zero to Hero

as Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)

1978

Yellow Submarine Sandwich

as Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)

2004

The Nutcracker and the Mouseking

as Drosselmeier (voice)

2001

Brightness

as Mr. Bix

2021

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)

2020

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

as The Impressive Clergyman

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