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Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 29, 1943
Place of Birth
South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
Eric Idle
1.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
7.8
Self - Writer & Actor
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
2024
0.0
Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
2021
6.3
The Impressive Clergyman
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020
9.0
Self (archive footage)
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
2019
6.4
Self (archive footage)
An Accidental Studio
2019
7.7
Hedgehog
The Masked Singer
2019
7.7
Hedgehog (archive footage)
The Masked Singer
2019
7.5
Self
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
2018
0.0
Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)
The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food
2018
7.9
Self
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
2018
Credits
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
as Self - Writer & Actor
2024
7.8
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
2021
0.0
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as The Impressive Clergyman
2020
6.3
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
as Self (archive footage)
2019
9.0
An Accidental Studio
as Self (archive footage)
2019
6.4
The Masked Singer
as Hedgehog
2019
7.7
The Masked Singer
as Hedgehog (archive footage)
2019
7.7
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
as Self
2018
7.5
The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food
as Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)
2018
0.0
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
as Self
2018
7.9
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
as Self - Audience Member
2017
7.8
Terry Pratchett: Back in Black
as Self
2017
7.6
The Entire Universe
as Self - Presenter
2016
3.5
Absolutely Anything
as Salubrious Gat (voice)
2015
5.9
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
as Self
2014
7.5
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
as Self (archive footage)
2014
0.0
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
as Self, others
2014
7.1
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
as Self
2014
6.0
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
as Self
2014
8.0
🎬
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
as Self
2014
4.0
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
as Self / Nigel Spasm
2014
7.1
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
2014
4.0
The Meaning of Monty Python
as Self
2013
7.6
What About Dick?
as The Piano
2012
7.7
London 2012 Olympic Games
as Self
2012
0.0
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
as Self
2012
7.4
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
as Self
2012
6.6
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
2012
7.6
Inside Comedy
as Self
2012
6.5
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
as Self
2011
7.5
Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall
2010
0.0
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
as Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
2010
6.9
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
as Self
2010
0.0
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
as Self
2009
7.5
Delgo
as Spig (voice)
2008
4.5
We Are Most Amused
as Self
2008
7.2
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
as Self
2008
7.8
The Seventh Python
as Self
2008
0.0
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
as Self - 'Berthold'
2008
7.8
🎬
Life Of Brian Screenplay
as Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler
2008
0.0
Monty Python Conquers America
as Self
2008
6.5
Movie Connections
as Self
2007
0.0
Shrek the Third
as Merlin (voice)
2007
6.3
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
5.0
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
The Secret Life of Brian
as Self
2007
7.6
What the Pythons Did Next...
as Self (archive footage)
2007
0.0
The One Show
as Self
2006
4.4
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
as Various Characters
2006
0.0
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best
as Various Characters
2006
0.0
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best
as Various Characters
2006
8.3
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
as Various Characters
2006
7.0
Monty Python's Personal Best
as Self / Various Characters
2006
5.4
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
as Various Characters
2006
8.0
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
as Various Characters
2006
0.0
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
as Various Characters
2006
10.0
The Roots of Monty Python
as Self (archive footage)
2005
0.0
Earth to America
as Self
2005
8.0
The Aristocrats
as Self
2005
5.9
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
as Self
2005
7.6
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2005
6.7
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking
as Drosselmeier (voice)
2004
6.1
🎬
The Tony Danza Show
as Self
2004
6.1
The Soup
as Self
2004
6.1
Ella Enchanted
as Narrator
2004
6.5
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
2004
9.0
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
as Self (archive footage)
2004
0.0
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
2004
9.0
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
as English Victim
2003
3.9
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
as Self
2003
10.0
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.6
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
as Self
2003
8.0
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
as Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
2003
5.6
Hollywood Homicide
as Celebrity
2003
5.2
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
6.0
The Scream Team
as Coffin Ed
2002
6.3
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
as Self
2002
0.0
Brightness
as Mr. Bix
2001
7.0
Disney's House of Mouse
as Pluto Angel (voice)
2001
7.4
🎬
The Beatles Revolution
as Self
2000
0.0
The Life of Python
as Self
2000
0.0
102 Dalmatians
as Waddlesworth (voice)
2000
5.5
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
as Guzelian (voice)
2000
6.6
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches
as Self
1999
0.0
The Monty Python Story
as Self
1999
0.0
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
as Self
1999
0.0
Dudley Do-Right
as Prospector
1999
4.1
Hercules: Zero to Hero
as Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)
1999
6.5
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
as Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
1999
7.3
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
as Evil Martin (voice)
1998
4.6
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
as Slyly (voice)
1998
6.1
Hercules
as Parenthesis (voice)
1998
6.9
Quest for Camelot
as Devon (voice)
1998
6.8
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
as Self
1998
7.1
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as Alan Smithee
1998
3.8
State of Fear
1997
0.0
Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics"
as Man in Bed
1996
0.0
The Wind in the Willows
as Rat
1996
5.7
🎬
Clive Anderson All Talk
as Self
1996
0.0
Suddenly Susan
as Ian Maxtone-Graham
1996
5.8
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
MADtv
as Zookeeper
1995
7.0
Pinky and the Brain
as Mom & Dad (voice)
1995
7.7
Casper
as Dibs
1995
6.3
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!
as Dr. Nigel Channing
1994
7.0
Frasier
as Chuck (voice)
1993
7.7
Splitting Heirs
as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
1993
5.2
Mom and Dad Save the World
as King Raff
1992
4.8
Missing Pieces
as Wendel
1992
5.5
The Man In The Long Black Coat
as Mervyn Whale
1991
0.0
🎬
Pebble Mill
as Self
1991
3.1
Too Much Sun
as Sonny
1991
4.3
Nuns on the Run
as Brian Hope
1990
5.8
Life of Python
as Self / Various Roles
1990
5.3
The Simpsons
as Declan Desmond (voice)
1989
8.0
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
as Self / Various Characters
1989
7.0
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
as Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
1989
6.2
Around the World in 80 Days
as Jean Passepartout
1989
6.7
Nearly Departed
as Grant Pritchard
1989
4.7
The Movie Life of George
as Self
1989
0.0
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Desmond / Berthold
1988
7.0
The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado
as Self
1987
0.0
Going Live!
as Self
1987
6.0
The Mikado
as Ko-Ko
1987
7.0
The Transformers: The Movie
as Wreck-Gar (voice)
1986
7.1
National Lampoon's European Vacation
as The Bike Rider
1985
6.2
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
1985
7.5
Yellowbeard
as Commander Clement
1983
5.6
Group Madness
as Self
1983
0.0
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
as Various Roles
1983
7.3
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
as Gunther (uncredited)
1983
7.2
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Narrator (voice)
1982
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
1982
8.1
The Tale of the Frog Prince
as Narrator
1982
6.1
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
as Various Roles
1982
7.4
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
as Reporter
1981
7.5
Life of Brian
as Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
1979
7.8
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
as Self
1979
7.1
Yellow Submarine Sandwich
as Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)
1978
10.0
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
as Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead
1978
6.8
Laverne & Shirley
as Derek DeWoods
1976
7.2
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Terry Halsey (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Rutland Weekend Television
as Various Characters
1975
5.6
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
1975
7.8
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1975
6.0
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
as Self
1974
0.0
Monty Python In The Netherlands
1973
0.0
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
as Various Characters
1972
7.3
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
1971
0.0
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
1971
7.2
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
1971
0.0
Monty Python's Flying Circus
as Various
1969
8.2
🎬
We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh
as Various
1968
0.0
Do Not Adjust Your Set
as Various Characters
1967
7.6
🎬
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente
as Self
1967
6.0
At Last the 1948 Show
1967
7.4
Alice in Wonderland
as Young Man (uncredited)
1966
5.9
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
as Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)
1966
4.9
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
1956
5.9
Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch
N/A
0.0
🎬
The Philosophers' Football Match
as Sokrates
N/A
10.0