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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 24, 1942
Place of Birth
Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Also Known As
- William Connolly
- Біллі Конноллі
- William "Billy" Connolly, Jr., CBE
- The Big Yin (The Big One)
- Sir Billy Connolly
- 빌리 코놀리
- بیلی کانلی
- بیلی کانُلی
Billy Connolly
1.6 Popularity
Biography
Billy Connolly (born November 24, 1942) is a Scottish comedian, musician, presenter and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his native Scotland, by the nickname The Big Yin (The Big One). His first trade, in the early 1960s, was as a welder (specifically a boilermaker) in the Glasgow shipyards, but he gave it up towards the end of the decade to pursue a career as a folk singer in the Humblebums and subsequently as a soloist. In the early 1970s he made the transition from folk-singer with a comedic persona to fully-fledged comedian, a role in which he continues. He also became an actor, and has appeared in such films as Indecent Proposal (1993); Mrs. Brown (1997), for which he was nominated for a BAFTA; The Boondock Saints (1999); The Man Who Sued God (2001); Water (1985);The Last Samurai (2003); Timeline (2003); Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004); Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006); and The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008). Connolly reprised his role as Noah "Il Duce" MacManus in Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. Connolly appears as the King of Lilliput in the 2010 remake of Gulliver′s Travels.
Known For
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Self
In My Own Words
2024
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Self (archive footage)
The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
2024
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Self
Ooh the Banter!
2022
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Self (archive footage)
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
2022
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Self
Billy Connolly: 30 Funniest Moments
2022
7.4
Self
Billy Connolly Does...
2022
6.0
Themselves
Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure
2021
10.0
Self
Billy Connolly: In His Own Words
2021
10.0
Self (archive footage)
Parkinson at 50
2021
7.4
Self
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2020
Credits
In My Own Words
as Self
2024
0.0
The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
as Self (archive footage)
2024
0.0
Ooh the Banter!
as Self
2022
0.0
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
as Self (archive footage)
2022
0.0
🎬
Billy Connolly: 30 Funniest Moments
as Self
2022
0.0
Billy Connolly Does...
as Self
2022
7.4
Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure
as Themselves
2021
6.0
Billy Connolly: In His Own Words
as Self
2021
10.0
Parkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage)
2021
10.0
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
as Self
2020
7.4
Billy and Us
as Self
2020
8.0
Scotland: Contains Strong Language
as Himself (archive footage)
2020
9.0
Billy Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter
as Himself - Interviewed Guest
2020
0.0
Billy Connolly: The Sex Life of Bandages
as Himself
2019
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Billy Connolly's Great American Trail
as Himself
2019
0.0
Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland
as Self
2018
8.4
Billy Connolly's Ultimate World Tour
as Himself
2018
0.0
The Russell Howard Hour
as Self
2017
8.0
Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
as Himself
2017
6.0
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
as Self
2017
0.0
Billy Connolly And Me
as Self
2017
6.0
Dying Laughing
as Self
2017
6.4
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
as Self
2016
7.8
Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour Live
as Himself
2016
7.5
Wild Oats
as Chandler
2016
6.2
Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America
as Hinself - Host
2016
7.4
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Dain Ironfoot
2014
7.3
What We Did on Our Holiday
as Gordie McLeod
2014
6.7
Billy Connolly's Big Send Off
as Presenter
2014
7.2
Five Fables
as Himself - Narrator
2014
0.0
Great Bear Stakeout
as Narrator
2013
7.0
Quartet
as Wilf Bond
2012
6.5
What About Dick?
as Inspector McGuffin
2012
7.7
Brave
as Fergus (voice)
2012
7.0
Billy Connolly: You Asked for It
as Himself
2011
7.8
Billy Connolly's Route 66
as himself
2011
7.4
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
as Self
2011
0.0
The Ballad of Nessie
as Narrator (voice)
2011
6.6
Gulliver's Travels
as King Theodore
2010
5.2
Billy Connolly: Live in London 2010
as self
2010
6.3
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Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaig
as Self
2010
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Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
as Self
2009
6.0
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
as Il Duce
2009
6.0
Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World
as Self
2009
6.3
Stanley Baxter: Now and Then
as Self
2008
0.0
Gaybo Laughs Back
as Self
2008
0.0
Wisdom
2008
6.0
Open Season 2
as McSquizzy (voice)
2008
5.9
The X Files: I Want to Believe
as Father Joseph Crissman
2008
5.8
Ronnie Drew: September Song
2008
0.0
Billy Connolly: Was It Something I Said?
as Himself
2007
6.9
Shrink Rap
as Self
2007
7.0
Top Gear of the Pops
as Self (Comic Relief VT)
2007
7.3
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
Fuck
as Self
2006
6.4
Open Season
as McSquizzy (voice)
2006
6.2
Fido
as Fido
2006
6.4
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
as Dargis
2006
5.6
🎬
Where My Dogs At?
2006
7.5
Billy Connolly: Live in New York
as Billy Connolly
2005
6.8
The Aristocrats
as Self
2005
5.9
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
as Self
2005
0.0
Live Aid Against All Odds
as Self
2005
0.0
Ivor Cutler: Looking For Truth With a Pin
as Self
2005
7.0
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Dr. Montgomery Montgomery
2004
6.8
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
as Self
2004
4.8
Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand
2004
7.0
House
as Thomas Bell
2004
8.6
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
2004
6.7
Billy Connolly - One Night Stand
as Himself
2004
0.0
The Last Samurai
as Zebulon Gant
2003
7.6
Timeline
as Professor E.A. Johnston
2003
5.7
Billy Connolly: Live - The Greatest Hits
as Himself
2003
5.2
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
as Self - Interviewee
2003
5.6
Overnight
as Self
2003
6.3
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
6.0
Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
2003
0.0
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
as Self
2002
0.0
White Oleander
as Barry Kolker
2002
7.1
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
as Frankie (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)
2002
4.9
Billy Connolly's World Tour of England, Ireland and Wales
2002
7.5
Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 2002
as Billy Connolly
2002
8.4
The Man Who Sued God
as Steve Myers
2001
6.4
Who Is Cletis Tout?
as Dr Savian
2001
5.7
Gabriel & Me
as Gabriel
2001
5.0
Prince Charming
as Hamish
2001
7.0
Gentlemen's Relish
as Kingdom Swann
2001
4.4
An Evening In Australia With Billy Connolly
as Self
2001
0.0
An Everlasting Piece
as Scalper
2000
5.9
Beautiful Joe
as Joe
2000
5.2
The Debt Collector
as Nickie Dryden
1999
6.4
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Television
as Self
1999
0.0
The Boondock Saints
as Il Duce
1999
7.3
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
as Billy Connolly
1999
6.8
🎬
Stanley Baxter in Person
as Self
1998
0.0
Still Crazy
as Hughie
1998
6.8
The Impostors
as Mr. Sparks, the Tennis Pro
1998
5.9
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
as Self
1998
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The Heaven and Earth Show
1998
3.2
Parkinson
as Self
1998
0.0
Middleton's Changeling
1998
0.0
Retying the Knot: The Incredible String Band
1997
6.7
Veronica's Closet
as Campbell
1997
5.2
Paws
as PC (voice)
1997
4.4
Mrs Brown
as John Brown
1997
6.7
Deacon Brodie
as Deacon Brodie
1997
0.0
Beverly Hills Ninja
as Japanese Antique Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
1997
5.6
Billy Connolly: Two Night Stand
as Himself
1997
8.0
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia
1996
7.5
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
as Captain Trout (voice)
1996
6.2
Muppet Treasure Island
as Billy Bones
1996
6.7
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Inspector Macaffery
1996
7.5
Billy Connolly: A Scot in the Arctic
as Himself
1995
6.0
Billy Connolly Live At Usher Hall
as Himself
1995
0.0
Pocahontas
as Ben (voice)
1995
6.9
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
as Sketch Performer (Archive Footage)
1995
7.0
🎬
Two Bites of Billy Connolly
as Himself
1995
7.0
An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
as Self - Audience Member
1994
0.0
Billy Connolly: Live at the Apollo
as Himself
1994
7.8
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland
as Self
1994
8.3
World Tour of Scotland
1994
8.0
🎬
Down Among the Big Boys
as JoJo
1993
0.0
Down Among the Big Boys
as JoJo Donnelly
1993
7.0
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
Indecent Proposal
as Auction M.C.
1993
6.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Himself
1992
5.4
Acoustic Routes
as Self
1992
7.0
Billy
1992
6.0
Billy Connolly - Live at the Odeon Hammersmith London
as Himself
1991
8.6
Billy Connolly: Pale Blue Scottish Person
1991
0.0
Dreaming
as Game Show Host/Busker
1991
0.0
The Big Man
as Frankie
1990
4.8
🎬
Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly
as Himself
1989
7.1
The Return of the Musketeers
as Caddie
1989
6.2
The Movie Life of George
as Self
1989
0.0
🎬
Saturday Night Clive
1989
0.0
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self
1988
6.0
Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch
as Self
1988
0.0
Billy Connolly: Billy and Albert (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)
as Billy Connolly
1987
8.2
🎬
The Hunting of the Snark
as The Bellman
1987
8.0
Head of the Class
as Billy MacGregor
1986
6.2
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
as Self
1986
6.0
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986
4.0
An Audience with Billy Connolly
as Self
1985
8.3
Live Aid
as Self
1985
7.9
Blue Money
as Des
1985
4.9
Super Gran
as Angus McSporran
1985
6.3
Water
as Delgado Fitzhugh
1985
5.9
Androcles and the Lion
as Androcles
1984
0.0
Bullshot
as Hawkeye McGillicuddy
1983
5.5
Billy Connolly: Hand Picked by Billy
as Himself
1982
6.0
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
as Self
1982
6.0
🎬
Riverside
as Self
1982
0.0
Billy Connolly: The Pick of Billy Connolly
as Billy Connolly
1982
7.0
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
as Self
1981
0.0
Billy Connolly: Billy Bites Yer Bum
as Billy Connolly
1981
8.2
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
as Bogle McNeep
1980
10.0
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Himself
1979
6.1
Minder
as Tick Tack
1979
6.8
Worzel Gummidge
as Bogle McNeep
1979
6.2
The Kenny Everett Video Show
1978
7.7
Absolution
as Blakey
1978
6.4
🎬
Billy Connolly: In Concert
1978
0.0
An Audience with...
as Self
1978
5.3
Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet
as Self
1977
6.8
The Elephants' Graveyard
as Jody
1976
7.2
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
1976
5.0
Just Another Saturday
as Paddy
1975
8.0
Clydescope
as Jefferson Jofferson
1974
7.0
Columbo
as Findlay Crawford
1971
8.1
Play for Today
1970
6.3
Play for Today
as Jody
1970
6.3
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The BAFTA Awards
as Host
1949
10.0
Laughs and Larrikins
N/A
0.0
🎬
McGinn of the Calton
as Self
N/A
0.0
🎬
Jimmy Johnstone: Lord of the Wing
N/A
0.0
🎬
Billy & Albert
N/A
0.0