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