Eric Idle
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 29, 1943 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
- Credits
- 168
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.
Known for
The Simpsons
1989TV
Declan Desmond (voice)
Shrek the Third
2007Movie
Merlin (voice)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975Movie
Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard
Life of Brian
1979Movie
Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
Casper
1995Movie
Dibs
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
1999Movie
Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
Filmography
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
2024TV
Self - Writer & Actor
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
2021Movie
Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020Movie
The Impressive Clergyman
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
2019Movie
Self (archive footage)
An Accidental Studio
2019Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Masked Singer
2019TV
Hedgehog, Hedgehog (archive footage)
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
2018TV
Self
The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food
2018Movie
Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
2018Movie
Self
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
2017Movie
Self - Audience Member
Terry Pratchett: Back in Black
2017Movie
Self
The Entire Universe
2016Movie
Self - Presenter
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self - Guest
Absolutely Anything
2015Movie
Salubrious Gat (voice)
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
2014Movie
Self
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2014TV
Self (archive footage)
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
2014Movie
Self, others
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
2014Movie
Self
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014Movie
Self
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
2014Movie
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
2014Movie
Self / Nigel Spasm
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014TV
Self
The Meaning of Monty Python
2013Movie
Self
What About Dick?
2012Movie
The Piano
London 2012 Olympic Games
2012TV
Self
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
2012Movie
Self
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
2012Movie
Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012Movie
Self
Inside Comedy
2012TV
Self
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011TV
Self
Conan
2010TV
Self - Guest
Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall
2010Movie
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
2010Movie
Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
2010Movie
Self
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
2009TV
Self
Delgo
2008Movie
Spig (voice)
We Are Most Amused
2008Movie
Self
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
2008Movie
Self
The Seventh Python
2008Movie
Self
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
2008Movie
Self - 'Berthold'
Life Of Brian Screenplay
2008Movie
Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler
Monty Python Conquers America
2008Movie
Self
Movie Connections
2007TV
Self
Shrek the Third
2007Movie
Merlin (voice)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007Movie
Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show
2007TV
Self
The Secret Life of Brian
2007Movie
Self
What the Pythons Did Next...
2007Movie
Self (archive footage)
The One Show
2006TV
Self
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
2006Movie
Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus — Michael Palin's Personal Best
2006Movie
Various Roles (archive footage)
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
2006Movie
Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
2006Movie
Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
2006Movie
Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
2006Movie
Various Characters
Monty Python's Personal Best
2006TV
Self / Various Characters
The Roots of Monty Python
2005Movie
Self (archive footage)
Earth to America
2005Movie
Self
The Aristocrats
2005Movie
Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005Movie
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005TV
Self
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking
2004Movie
Drosselmeier (voice)
The Tony Danza Show
2004TV
Self
Parkinson
2004TV
Self - Guest
The Soup
2004TV
Self
Ella Enchanted
2004Movie
Narrator
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
2004Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
2004Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
2004Movie
Self (archive footage)
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
2003Movie
English Victim
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
2003Movie
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003TV
Self
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
2003Movie
Self
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003Movie
Melvin / Dirk McQuickly / Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
Hollywood Homicide
2003Movie
Celebrity
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003TV
Self
The Scream Team
2002Movie
Coffin Ed
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
2002Movie
Self
Brightness
2001Movie
Mr. Bix
Disney's House of Mouse
2001TV
Pluto Angel (voice)
I Don't Believe It!: The One Foot in the Grave Story
2000Movie
Self
The Beatles Revolution
2000Movie
Self
The Life of Python
2000Movie
Self
102 Dalmatians
2000Movie
Waddlesworth (voice)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000TV
Guzelian (voice)
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
1999Movie
Self
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches
1999Movie
Self
The Monty Python Story
1999Movie
Self
30 Years of Monty Python, a Revelation
1999Movie
Self
Dudley Do-Right
1999Movie
Prospector
Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999Movie
Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
1999Movie
Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
1999Movie
Evil Martin (voice)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
1998Movie
Slyly (voice)
Hercules
1998TV
Parenthesis (voice)
Quest for Camelot
1998Movie
Devon (voice)
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
1998Movie
Self
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998Movie
Alan Smithee
Pirates 4-D
1997Movie
Pierre
State of Fear
1997Movie
Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics"
1996Movie
Man in Bed
The Wind in the Willows
1996Movie
Rat
Clive Anderson All Talk
1996TV
Self
Suddenly Susan
1996TV
Ian Maxtone-Graham
The Daily Show
1996TV
Self - Guest
MADtv
1995TV
Zookeeper
Pinky and the Brain
1995TV
Mom & Dad (voice)
Casper
1995Movie
Dibs
Frasier
1993TV
Chuck (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993TV
Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993TV
Self - Guest
Splitting Heirs
1993Movie
Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
Mom and Dad Save the World
1992Movie
King Raff
Missing Pieces
1992Movie
Wendel
One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat
1991Movie
Mervyn Whale
Pebble Mill
1991TV
Self
Too Much Sun
1991Movie
Sonny
Nuns on the Run
1990Movie
Brian Hope
Life of Python
1990Movie
Self / Various Roles
The Simpsons
1989TV
Declan Desmond (voice)
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
1989Movie
Self / Various Characters
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989Movie
Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
1989TV
Jean Passepartout
Nearly Departed
1989TV
Grant Pritchard
The Movie Life of George
1989Movie
Self
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988Movie
Desmond / Berthold
The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado
1987Movie
Self
Going Live!
1987TV
Self
The Mikado
1987Movie
Ko-Ko
The Transformers: The Movie
1986Movie
Wreck-Gar (voice)
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985Movie
The Bike Rider
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1985Movie
The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
Yellowbeard
1983Movie
Commander Clement
Group Madness
1983Movie
Self
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983Movie
Various Roles
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
1983Movie
Gunther (uncredited)
The Tale of the Frog Prince
1982Movie
Narrator
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982TV
Narrator (voice), The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1982Movie
Various Roles
Late Night with David Letterman
1982TV
Self - Guest
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981Movie
Reporter
Life of Brian
1979Movie
Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
1979Movie
Self
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978Movie
Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead
Yellow Submarine Sandwich
1978Movie
Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)
Laverne & Shirley
1976TV
Derek DeWoods
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self (uncredited), Terry Halsey (uncredited)
Rutland Weekend Television
1975TV
Various Characters
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975Movie
Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975TV
Self
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
1974Movie
Self
Monty Python In The Netherlands
1973Movie
Pie Face 1
The Philosophers' Football Match
1972Movie
Sokrates
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
1972TV
Various Characters
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
1971Movie
And Now for Something Completely Different
1971Movie
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
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
1971Movie
Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
Monty Python's Flying Circus
1969TV
Various
We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh
1968TV
Various
Do Not Adjust Your Set
1967TV
Various Characters
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente
1967TV
Self
At Last the 1948 Show
1967TV
Alice in Wonderland
1966Movie
Young Man (uncredited)
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
1966Movie
Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)
Tony Awards
1956TV
Self - Nominee
Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch
Movie