Eric Idle



First NameEric
Last NameIdle
Age68
Date of BirthMarch 29, 1943
BirthplaceSouth Shields, England
Height5' 11" (180 cm)
BuildAverage
Eye ColorBlue
Hair ColorBrown - Light
Star SignAries
ReligionAnglican / Episcopalian
EthnicityWhite
NationalityEnglish
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FameMonty Python
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Eric Idle (born 29 March 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.


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Filmography

Selected Eric Idle film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2010
Wolf Sheep
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2010
Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy
Baritonish, Stan, Loretta, Loretta

2008
Delgo
Spig

2007
Shrek the Third
Merlin

2004
Ella Enchanted
Narrator

2004
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
Scrapperton

2003
Hollywood Homicide
Celebrity

2003
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
English Victim

2002
Pinocchio
Medoro

2002
The Scream Team
Coffin Ed

2001
House of Mouse
Pluto Angel

2000
102 Dalmatians
Waddlesworth

2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Guzelian

2000
Brightness
Mr. Bix

1999
Dudley Do-Right
Prospector

1999
South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut
Dr. Vosknocker

1999
Pirates: 3D Show
Pierre

1999
Mickey Mouse Works
Pluto Angel

1999
Journey Into Imagination: With Figment
Dr. Nigel Channing

1998
Quest for Camelot
Devon

1998
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
Slyly the Fox

1998
Hercules
Parenthesis, School Master

1997
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn
Alan Smithee

1997
Recess
Galileo

1997
The Angry Beavers
Spanque

1996
The Wind in the Willows
Rat

1996
Suddenly Susan
Ian Maxtone-Graham

1995
Casper
Paul 'Dibbs' Plutzker

1995
MADtv
Zookeeper

1995
Pinky and the Brain
Pinky's Dad, Pinky's Mom

1994
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
Dr. Nigel Channing

1993
Splitting Heirs
Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel

1993
Frasier
Chuck

1992
Mom and Dad Save the World
King Raff

1991
Missing Pieces
Wendel

1990
Nuns on the Run
Brian Hope/Flight Attendant #1

1990
Too Much Sun
Sonny

1990
One Foot in the Grave
Mervyn Whale, The voice of

1989
Around the World in 80 Days
Jean Passepartout

1989
Nearly Departed
Grant Pritchard

1989
The Simpsons
Declan Desmond

1989
Um Passo, Outro Passo e Depois...
Actor on TV

1988
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Desmond/Berthold

1987
The Mikado
Ko-Ko

1986
The Transformers: The Movie
Wreck-Gar

1985
European Vacation
The Bike Rider

1983
The Meaning of Life
Gunther, Fish #3, Gaston, Gaston

1983
Yellowbeard
Commander Clement

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Narrator, Robert Browning, The Pied Piper

1981
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Reporter

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

1978
All You Need Is Cash
Dirk McQuickly, Narrator, Stanley J. Krammerhead III,Jr.,Occasional visiting professor of applied narcotics at the University of Please Yourself Ca.

1976
Laverne & Shirley
Derek DeWoods

1975
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Dead Collector, Peasant 1, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot

1975
Rutland Weekend Television
Various, Dirk McQuickly - Rutles Guitarist, RWT programme controller

1975
Saturday Night Live
Terry Halsey

1972
Great Performances
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1971
And Now for Something Completely Different
Prosecutor, Marriage Counselor, Arthur Nudge, Arthur Nudge

1971
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
Various Roles

1971
Euroshow 71
Various

1969
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Various, Clerk, BBC Announcer, BBC Announcer

1968
We Have Ways of Making You Laugh
Various

1967
Do Not Adjust Your Set
Various Characters, Various, VariousCharacters

1967
No, That's Me Over Here!
TV announcer

1964
The Wednesday Play
Young Man

Music Department Credits

1990
One Foot in the Grave
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Writer Credits

2010
Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy
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2002
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
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2002
Eric Idle: Exploits Monty Python
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1999
Pirates: 3D Show
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1999
Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python
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1993
Splitting Heirs
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1989
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
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1983
The Meaning of Life
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1982
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
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1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
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1981
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
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1979
Life of Brian
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1978
All You Need Is Cash
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1976
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
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1975
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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1975
Rutland Weekend Television
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1974
Commander Badman
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1974
Christmas Box
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1974
Funny Ha-Ha
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1973
BBC Show of the Week
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1971
And Now for Something Completely Different
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1971
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
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1971
The Two Ronnies
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1971
Ronnie Corbett in Bed
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1971
The Ronnie Barker Yearbook
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1969
Monty Python's Flying Circus
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1969
Hark at Barker
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1968
Broaden Your Mind
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1968
Albert Carter, Q.O.S.O.
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1968
We Have Ways of Making You Laugh
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1968
According to Dora
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1967
Do Not Adjust Your Set
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1967
No, That's Me Over Here!
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1966
The Frost Report
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Monty Python
All You Need Is Cash (1978)
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life (2000)
And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
Another Monty Python Record (1972)
Bruce's Philosophers Song (1989)
Carol Cleveland
Connie Booth
Decomposing Composers (1980)
Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967)
Douglas Adams
Eric Idle
Eric The Half A Bee (1973)
Every Sperm Is Sacred (1983)
Galaxy Song
Graham Chapman
I Bet You They Won't Play This Song On The Radio (1980)
I Like Chinese (2000)
I've Got Two Legs (1989)
John Cleese
Knights Of The Round Table
Live At Drury Lane
Lyn Ashley
Michael Palin
Monty Python
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
Monty Python Sings (1989)
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1971)
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album (1980)
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1970)
Monty Python's Previous Record (1973)
Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life (1983)
Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyers Cut (2009)
Neil Innes
Never Be Rude To An Arab (1980)
Oliver Cromwell (1989)
Penis Song
Sit On My Face (1980)
Terry Gilliam
Terry Jones
The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983)
The Final Rip Off (1987)
The Instant Monty Python CD Collection (1994)
The Lumberjack Song (1974)
The Meaning of Life (1983)
The Monty Python Instant Record Collection (1977)
The Monty Python Matching Tie And Handkerchief (1973)
The Ultimate Monty Python Rip Off (1994)
Do Not Adjust Your Set
David Jason
Denise Coffey
Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967)
Eric Idle
Michael Palin
Terry Jones
The Rutles
All You Need Is Cash (1978)
David Battley
Eric Idle
John Halsey (musician)
Neil Innes
Ollie Halsall
Ricky Fataar
The Rutles
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2002)