Acting

Eric Idle

Born March 29, 1943South Shields, County Durham, England, UK168 credits

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

STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces

2024

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

Movie

2021

6.3

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

Movie

2020

9.0

Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

Movie

2019

6.4

Filmography

2024STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 piecesas Self - Writer & ActorTV

2021Monty Python's Best Bits Celebratedas Self (archive footage)(uncredited)Movie

2020A Virtual Princess Bride Reunionas The Impressive ClergymanMovie

2019Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grailsas Self (archive footage)Movie

2019An Accidental Studioas Self (archive footage)Movie

2019The Masked Singeras HedgehogTV

2018GQ Presents: Iconic Charactersas SelfTV

2018The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Foodas Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)Movie

2018Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mindas SelfMovie

2017The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015as Self - Audience MemberMovie

2017Terry Pratchett: Back in Blackas SelfMovie

2016The Entire Universeas Self - PresenterMovie

2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - GuestTV

2015Absolutely Anythingas Salubrious Gat (voice)Movie

2014Monty Python: The Meaning of Liveas SelfMovie

2014Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)as Self (archive footage)TV

2014Monty Python Live (Mostly)as Self, othersMovie

2014Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similaras SelfMovie

201450 Years of BBC Two Comedyas SelfMovie

2014The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasureas SelfMovie

2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self - GuestTV

2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas SelfTV

2014The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatlesas Self / Nigel SpasmMovie

2014Off Camera with Sam Jonesas SelfTV

2013The Meaning of Monty Pythonas SelfMovie

2012What About Dick?as The PianoMovie

2012London 2012 Olympic Gamesas SelfTV

2012Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELOas SelfMovie

2012London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Musicas SelfMovie

2012The Secret Policeman's Ballas SelfMovie

2012Inside Comedyas SelfTV

2011George Harrison: Living in the Material Worldas SelfTV

2010Conanas Self - GuestTV

2010Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert HallMovie

2010Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)as Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / BenMovie

2010Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Releaseas SelfMovie

2009Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)as SelfTV

2008Delgoas Spig (voice)Movie

2008We Are Most Amusedas SelfMovie

2008Monty Python: Before the Flying Circusas SelfMovie

2008The Seventh Pythonas SelfMovie

2008The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausenas Self - 'Berthold'Movie

2008Life Of Brian Screenplayas Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the HagglerMovie

2008Monty Python Conquers Americaas SelfMovie

2007Movie Connectionsas SelfTV

2007Shrek the Thirdas Merlin (voice)Movie

2007Hitler: The Comedy Yearsas Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie

2007The Graham Norton Showas SelfTV

2007The Secret Life of Brianas SelfMovie

2007What the Pythons Did Next...as Self (archive footage)Movie

2006The One Showas SelfTV

2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Bestas Various CharactersMovie

2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Bestas Various CharactersMovie

2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Bestas Various CharactersMovie

2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Bestas Various CharactersMovie

2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Bestas Various CharactersMovie

2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Bestas Various CharactersMovie

2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Bestas Various CharactersMovie

2006Monty Python's Personal Bestas Self / Various CharactersTV

2005The Roots of Monty Pythonas Self (archive footage)Movie

2005Earth to Americaas SelfMovie

2005The Aristocratsas SelfMovie

2005Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Liveas SelfMovie

2005The Late Late Show with Craig Fergusonas SelfTV

2004The Nutcracker and the Mousekingas Drosselmeier (voice)Movie

2004The Tony Danza Showas SelfTV

2004The Soupas SelfTV

2004Ella Enchantedas NarratorMovie

2004The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1as Self (archive footage)Movie

2004The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2as Self (archive footage)Movie

2004The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3as Self (archive footage)Movie

2003Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventureas English VictimMovie

2003David Bowie - Sound and Visionas SelfMovie

2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas SelfTV

2003The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'as SelfMovie

2003Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutlesas Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-PeddlerMovie

2003Hollywood Homicideas CelebrityMovie

2003Real Time with Bill Maheras SelfTV

2002The Scream Teamas Coffin EdMovie

2002Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universeas SelfMovie

2001Brightnessas Mr. BixMovie

2001Disney's House of Mouseas Pluto Angel (voice)TV

2000The Beatles Revolutionas SelfMovie

2000The Life of Pythonas SelfMovie

2000102 Dalmatiansas Waddlesworth (voice)Movie

2000Buzz Lightyear of Star Commandas Guzelian (voice)TV

1999The Monty Python Storyas SelfMovie

1999Monty Python: From Spam to Spermas SelfMovie

1999Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketchesas SelfMovie

1999Dudley Do-Rightas ProspectorMovie

1999Hercules: Zero to Heroas Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)Movie

1999South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncutas Dr. Vosknocker (voice)Movie

1998The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescueas Evil Martin (voice)Movie

1998Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movieas Slyly (voice)Movie

1998Herculesas Parenthesis (voice)TV

1998Quest for Camelotas Devon (voice)Movie

1998Monty Python: Live at Aspenas SelfMovie

1998An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burnas Alan SmitheeMovie

1997State of FearMovie

1996Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics"as Man in BedMovie

1996The Wind in the Willowsas RatMovie

1996Clive Anderson All Talkas SelfTV

1996Suddenly Susanas Ian Maxtone-GrahamTV

1996The Daily Showas Self - GuestTV

1995MADtvas ZookeeperTV

1995Pinky and the Brainas Mom & Dad (voice)TV

1995Casperas DibsMovie

1993Frasieras Chuck (voice)TV

1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV

1993Late Show with David Lettermanas Self - GuestTV

1993Splitting Heirsas Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace PatelMovie

1992Mom and Dad Save the Worldas King RaffMovie

1992Missing Piecesas WendelMovie

1991One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coatas Mervyn WhaleMovie

1991Pebble Millas SelfTV

1991Too Much Sunas SonnyMovie

1990Nuns on the Runas Brian HopeMovie

1990Life of Pythonas Self / Various RolesMovie

1989The Simpsonsas Declan Desmond (voice)TV

1989Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Pythonas Self / Various CharactersMovie

1989How to Get Ahead in Advertisingas Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)Movie

1989Around the World in 80 Daysas Jean PassepartoutTV

1989Nearly Departedas Grant PritchardTV

1989The Movie Life of Georgeas SelfMovie

1988The Adventures of Baron Munchausenas Desmond / BertholdMovie

1987The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikadoas SelfMovie

1987Going Live!as SelfTV

1987The Mikadoas Ko-KoMovie

1986The Transformers: The Movieas Wreck-Gar (voice)Movie

1985National Lampoon's European Vacationas The Bike RiderMovie

1985The Pied Piper of Hamelinas The Pied Piper / Robert BrowningMovie

1983Yellowbeardas Commander ClementMovie

1983Group Madnessas SelfMovie

1983Monty Python's The Meaning of Lifeas Various RolesMovie

1983The Crimson Permanent Assuranceas Gunther (uncredited)Movie

1982The Tale of the Frog Princeas NarratorMovie

1982Faerie Tale Theatreas Narrator (voice)TV

1982Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowlas Various RolesMovie

1982Late Night with David Lettermanas Self - GuestTV

1981Steve Martin's Best Show Everas ReporterMovie

1979Life of Brianas Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer CrucifeeMovie

1979The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979as SelfMovie

1978The Rutles: All You Need Is Cashas Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. KrammerheadMovie

1978Yellow Submarine Sandwichas Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)Movie

1976Laverne & Shirleyas Derek DeWoodsTV

1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV

1975Rutland Weekend Televisionas Various CharactersTV

1975Monty Python and the Holy Grailas Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother MaynardMovie

1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheas SelfTV

1974Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Reportas SelfMovie

1973Monty Python In The NetherlandsMovie

1972Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkusas Various CharactersTV

1971The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971Movie

1971And Now for Something Completely Differentas 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 CookbookMovie