John Cleese Movie Actor
John Cleese is an English comedian. He was born on October 27, 1939 (81 years old) in Weston-super-Mare, England as John Marwood Cleese. His nickname is Cleese John Marwood (birth name).
About
John Marwood Cleese is an English actor comedian writer and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report.
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Is John Cleese still alive?
Yes, John Cleese is still alive Last check: 11 months ago
What is John's zodiac sign?
John Cleese zodiac sign is scorpio.
How tall is John Cleese?
He is 6′5″ ft tall, which is equal to 1.96 meters.
When is Cleese's next birthday?
John Cleese was born on the , which was a Friday. He will be turning 82 in only 33 days from today (24 September, 2021).
John Cleese net worth
He has a net worth of 10 million dollars.
Works
His first feature film was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001, as Nearly Headless Nick). He was 62 when he starred in this movie. Since 2001, he has appeared in 164 feature films. The last one is The Seventh Python (2008). In this movie, we watched him as himself .
John Cleese movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Nearly Headless Nick | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) | 62 |
| Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) | 63 |
| Dr. Glickenstein | Igor (2008) | 68 |
| Writer | The Croods (2013) | 73 |
| King | Shrek 2 (2004) | 64 |
| King | Shrek Forever After (2010) | 70 |
| Cat R. Waul | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) | 52 |
| Roi Gristle | Trolls (2016) | 77 |
| King Harold | Shrek the Third (2007) | 67 |
| Donald P. Sinclair | Rat Race (2001) | 61 |
| Mr. Munday | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) | 63 |
| Bulldog | Planes (2013) | 73 |
| R | The World Is Not Enough (1999) | 60 |
| Fairy Godmother / Executioner | Charming (2018) | 78 |
| Q | Die Another Day (2002) | 63 |
| An Ape Named 'Ape' | George of the Jungle (1997) | 57 |
| Professor Kipple | Planet 51 (2009) | 70 |
| Professor Barnhardt | The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) | 69 |
| An Ape Named 'Ape' | George of the Jungle 2 (2003) | 63 |
| Grizzled Sergeant | Around the World in 80 Days (2004) | 64 |
| Narrator | Mickey's House of Villains (2002) | 62 |
| Mercury | Valiant (2005) | 65 |
| Writer | Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) | 35 |
| Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Lancelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter | Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) | 35 |
| Chief Alien | Absolutely Anything (2015) | 75 |
| Screenplay | Life of Brian (1979) | 39 |
| Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur | Life of Brian (1979) | 39 |
| Archie Leach | A Fish Called Wanda (1988) | 48 |
| Writer | A Fish Called Wanda (1988) | 48 |
| Executive Producer | A Fish Called Wanda (1988) | 48 |
| Arctic Dogs (2019) | 80 | |
| Narrator | Winnie the Pooh (2011) | 71 |
| Donner | Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer (2018) | 79 |
| Chief Inspector Dreyfus | The Pink Panther 2 (2009) | 69 |
| Narrator | Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001) | 62 |
| Prof. Waldman | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) | 55 |
| Screenplay | The Meaning of Life (1983) | 43 |
| Diverse Rollen | The Meaning of Life (1983) | 43 |
| Dr. Julien Plumford | The Jungle Book (1994) | 55 |
| Sheriff John T. Langston | Silverado (1985) | 45 |
| Jean-Bob | The Swan Princess (1994) | 55 |
| Samuel the Sheep | Charlotte's Web (2006) | 67 |
| Narrator | The Big Year (2011) | 71 |
| Robin Hood | Time Bandits (1981) | 42 |
| James | The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) | 62 |
| Charles Merchant | Scorched (2003) | 63 |
| Rollo Lee | Fierce Creatures (1997) | 57 |
| Producer | Fierce Creatures (1997) | 57 |
| Screenplay | Fierce Creatures (1997) | 57 |
| John | The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020) | 0 |
| Halfdan the Black | Erik the Viking (1989) | 49 |
| Neville | The Great Muppet Caper (1981) | 41 |
| Announcer / Hungarian Citizen / self - Defence Teacher / Sir George Head / Policeman / Interviewer / Mr. Praline / Second General / Christopher Columbus / Mungo the Cook / Bank Robber / Accountant #2 / Vocational Guidance Counselor / Vivian Smith Smythe Smith / Mountie / Town Guild Lady | And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) | 32 |
| Screenplay | And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) | 32 |
| General Eeder | Albion: The Enchanted Stallion (2016) | 76 |
| Harvey 'Blind' Pew | Yellowbeard (1983) | 43 |
| Mr. Mersault | The Out-of-Towners (1999) | 59 |
| Brian Stimpson | Clockwise (1986) | 46 |
| Dr. Primkin | Man About Town (2006) | 66 |
| Himself | Now Pay Attention 007! (2000) | 60 |
| Various Roles | Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) | 42 |
| Writer | Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) | 42 |
| Narrator | Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011) | 72 |
| himself | Stupidity (2003) | 63 |
| Himself, others | Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014) | 74 |
| Writer | Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014) | 74 |
| Mr. Toad's Lawyer | The Wind in the Willows (1996) | 58 |
| Raoul P. Shadgrind | Splitting Heirs (1993) | 53 |
| Various | A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (2012) | 73 |
| Mr. 'The Guv' Edly | Spud (2010) | 71 |
| Bartender | The Big Picture (1989) | 49 |
| Himself | Return of the Goodies (2005) | 66 |
| Himself / Various Roles | Life of Python (1990) | 50 |
| Major Giles Flack | Privates on Parade (1983) | 44 |
| Himself | Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (2014) | 75 |
| Himself | The Undefeated (2011) | 71 |
| Basil Fawlty | British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016) | 76 |
| Himself - Various Roles | The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979) | 40 |
| The Guv | Spud 2: The Madness Continues (2013) | 73 |
| Himself | The Secret Life of Brian (2007) | 67 |
| Himself | Fawlty Towers Revisited (2005) | 66 |
| Henry Marcus | Isn't She Great (2000) | 60 |
| Man on the Beach in Barbados Who Looks Like John Cleese | Bullseye! (1990) | 51 |
| Mr. Bellwood | Get Squirrely (2015) | 75 |
| Himself | Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar (2014) | 74 |
| Narrator | Mickey's Mechanical House (1999) | 59 |
| The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus 16-Ton Megaset (2005) | 65 | |
| Lord Conrad | Entente Cordiale (2006) | 66 |
| Himself | Assholes: A Theory (2019) | 79 |
| Harry | The Statue (1971) | 31 |
| Director in Sotheby's | The Magic Christian (1969) | 30 |
| Additional Writing | The Magic Christian (1969) | 30 |
| The Guv | Spud 3: Learning to Fly (2014) | 75 |
| Himself | Monty Python: Parrot Sketch Not Included (1989) | 50 |
| Writer | Monty Python: Parrot Sketch Not Included (1989) | 50 |
| Himself | The Art of Football from A to Z (2006) | 67 |
| Albert, the Magic Pudding | The Magic Pudding (2000) | 61 |
| Pumer | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970) | 31 |
| Writer | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970) | 31 |
| Marty Feldman : Six Degrees of Separation (2008) | 68 | |
| Himself | The Meaning of Monty Python (2013) | 73 |
| Brian King | The Naked Wanderer (2019) | 79 |
| Maurice Walpole | Parting Shots (1999) | 59 |
| Himself | Before the Flying Circus (2000) | 68 |
| John Cleese - The Alimony Tour Live (2011) | 71 | |
| Jones | The Best House in London (1969) | 29 |
| Master of Ceremonies | We Are Most Amused (2008) | 69 |
| Writer | How to Irritate People (1969) | 29 |
| Himself - Various | How to Irritate People (1969) | 29 |
| Himself | Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976) | 37 |
| Television public relations man | Interlude (1968) | 28 |
| Petruchio | The Taming of the Shrew (1980) | 40 |
| McCormick | God Loves Caviar (2012) | 73 |
| Himself | The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005) | 65 |
| Songs | Monty Python and the Holy Grail in LEGO (2001) | 61 |
| Monty Python and the Holy Grail in LEGO (2001) | 61 | |
| Himself | Anatomy of a Liar (2012) | 72 |
| Himself | The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball (1989) | 49 |
| Various | Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best (2006) | 66 |
| Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails (2019) | 79 | |
| Himself | Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball ? (2004) | 65 |
| Michael Palin: A Life on Screen (2018) | 78 | |
| Himself | The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 (1979) | 39 |
| Narrator | The Nutcracker (1999) | 59 |
| Himself / Various Characters | Peter Cook & Co. (1980) | 41 |
| Monty Python: Spam to Sperm (1999) | 59 | |
| Writer | Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1971) | 31 |
| Various Roles | Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1971) | 31 |
| Himself | Monty Python Conquers America (2008) | 68 |
| Himself | Wine for the Confused (2004) | 64 |
| Basil Fawlty / himself | Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened (2009) | 69 |
| Screenplay | The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977) | 37 |
| Sherlock Holmes | The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977) | 37 |
| Self | The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker (2012) | 73 |
| Contraceptives Lecturer | The Love Ban (1973) | 33 |
| The Monty Python Story (1999) | 59 | |
| Peter Cook At a Slight Angle to the Universe (2002) | 62 | |
| Dragonslayer Quark (1987) | 48 | |
| Writer | Away from it All (1979) | 39 |
| Nigel Farquhar-Bennett | Away from it All (1979) | 39 |
| Producer | The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982) | 42 |
| Himself - Various Roles | The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982) | 42 |
| Assistant Director | The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982) | 42 |
| Art Gallery Visitor | Doctor Who: City of Death (1979) | 39 |
| Himself | Group Madness (1983) | 43 |
| The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 (2004) | 64 | |
| Himself | The Grand Knockout Tournament (1987) | 47 |
| Himself | Spike (1996) | 56 |
| Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches (1999) | 59 | |
| John Cleese | How Not to Exhibit Yourself (1975) | 0 |
| Adaptation | Romance with a Double Bass (1974) | 34 |
| Smychkov | Romance with a Double Bass (1974) | 34 |
| Jim Cleese | The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball (1987) | 47 |
| Himself - Various | Euroshow '71: May Day Special (1971) | 31 |
| Norman Fearless | To Norway, Home of Giants (1979) | 39 |
| Baby Quark (1987) | 48 | |
| Quark and the Highway Robber (1987) | 48 | |
| Himself | John Cleese's Final Farewell Performance (1988) | 48 |
| Himself | Amnesty International's Big 30 (1991) | 51 |
| Interviewer in lounge | Rockstar (2000) | 60 |
| The Life of Python (2000) | 61 | |
| The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 (2004) | 64 | |
| The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 (2004) | 64 | |
| Himself | The Seventh Python (2008) | 68 |
His first TV Show was The Avengers (1961).
When his last album At Last the 1948 Show - The Best Of released, he was 79 years old. This album 'At Last the 1948 Show - The Best Of' contains 34 tracks
His first album 60s Rare Hits released 5 years ago, he was 76 years old. There were 27 songs in this album.
Awards (5)
Awarded BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1988 , awarded Rose d'Or in 2016 , awarded Primetime Emmy Award in 1986 , awarded European Film Awards , nominated Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay and
Education
He graduated from Downing College, University Of Cambridge and Clifton College
Birth name of John Cleese is John Marwood Cleese
Wives
John Cleese had four marriages.
Alyce Cleese, American psychotherapist
He married with Alyce Cleese (75), on Monday, December 28th, 1992. John Cleese was 53 and Alyce Cleese was 48 years old. After 15 years, 11 months, they break up on December 1st, 2008.
Connie Booth, American writer and actress
Cleese married with Connie Booth (75), on Tuesday, February 20th, 1968. John was 28 and Connie Booth was 24 years old. They ended their 10 years, 5 months marriage in 1978.
Barbara Trentham, American actress
He married with Barbara Trentham (68), in 1981. John was 41 and Barbara Trentham was 36 years old. They finished their 9 years marriage in 1990.
Jennifer Wade, John Cleese's wife
He married with Jennifer Wade in 2012. John Cleese was 72 years old. Married for 9 years, 8 months.
Child
He has one child, Cynthia (50) . When his first child, Cynthia Cleese, was born, John Cleese was 31 years old.
Jamie Lynn Spears
Actress And Singer
Vania King
Tennis Player
Other facts about John Cleese
| Alias | Cleese John Marwood (birth name) |
|---|---|
| AlmaMater | Clifton College, Downing College Cambridge |
| Birth name | John Marwood Cleese |
| Child | Cynthia Cleese |
| Height | |
| Party | Liberal Democrats |
| Spouse | Alyce Cleese , start time: 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z , end time: 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Award received | BAFTA Award For Best Actor In A Leading Role , point in time: 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z , for work: A Fish Called Wanda |
| Twitter username | @JohnCleese. John Cleese official Twitter page , number of subscribers: 5751604 , Twitter user numeric ID: 10810102 |
| Nominated for | Academy Award For Best Writing, Original Screenplay , statement is subject of: 61st Academy Awards , for work: A Fish Called Wanda |
| CiNii author ID (books) | DA04233871 |
| Country of citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Sex or gender | Male |
| Child | Cynthia Cleese |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Libris-URI | B8nqqlwv200hl9g |
| Given name | John |
| Reddit username | _John_Cleese |
| Educated at | Downing College |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Member of political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Place of birth | Weston-super-Mare |
| Official website | John Cleese official website |
| Member of | Monty Python |
| Employer | Cornell University |
| Filmography | John Cleese Filmography |
| Family name | Cleese. Show people with the surname Cleese |
| Work period (start) | 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z |
