Eric Idle
Acting • Born 1943-03-29
Biography
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.
Filmography
165 credits
Life of Brian
Movie • 1979
Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Movie • 1975
Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard
Shrek the Third
Movie • 2007
Merlin (voice)
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Movie • 1983
Various Roles
Nuns on the Run
Movie • 1990
Brian Hope
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
Movie • 1974
Self
Splitting Heirs
Movie • 1993
Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
Movie • 2003
English Victim
Delgo
Movie • 2008
Spig (voice)
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
Movie • 1998
Evil Martin (voice)
State of Fear
Movie • 1997
Yellowbeard
Movie • 1983
Commander Clement
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Movie • 1982
Various Roles
Casper
Movie • 1995
Dibs
And Now for Something Completely Different
Movie • 1971
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
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
Movie • 2003
Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
Life Of Brian Screenplay
Movie • 2008
Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Movie • 2006
Various Characters
Earth to America
Movie • 2005
Self
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
Movie • 1998
Slyly (voice)
Mom and Dad Save the World
Movie • 1992
King Raff
The Mikado
Movie • 1987
Ko-Ko
Ella Enchanted
Movie • 2004
Narrator
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Movie • 1988
Desmond / Berthold
The Aristocrats
Movie • 2005
Self
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Movie • 1978
Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
Movie • 2010
Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
The Wind in the Willows
Movie • 1996
Rat
Dudley Do-Right
Movie • 1999
Prospector
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Movie • 2007
Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Too Much Sun
Movie • 1991
Sonny
The Secret Life of Brian
Movie • 2007
Self
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Movie • 1998
Alan Smithee
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
Movie • 1979
Self
Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch
Movie
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
Movie • 2012
Self
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
Movie • 2012
Self
What About Dick?
Movie • 2012
The Piano
Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics"
Movie • 1996
Man in Bed
The Beatles Revolution
Movie • 2000
Self
The Seventh Python
Movie • 2008
Self
Life of Python
Movie • 1990
Self / Various Roles
The Scream Team
Movie • 2002
Coffin Ed
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Movie • 2014
Self / Nigel Spasm
Missing Pieces
Movie • 1992
Wendel
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Movie • 2012
Self
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
Movie • 1989
Self / Various Characters
The Transformers: The Movie
Movie • 1986
Wreck-Gar (voice)
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Movie • 1985
The Bike Rider
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Movie • 2014
Self, others
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
Movie • 2002
Self
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Movie • 2014
Self
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
Movie • 1971
Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
Absolutely Anything
Movie • 2015
Salubrious Gat (voice)
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
Movie • 2014
Self
We Are Most Amused
Movie • 2008
Self
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
Movie • 2003
Self
The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food
Movie • 2018
Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)
Hollywood Homicide
Movie • 2003
Celebrity
Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall
Movie • 2010
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
Movie • 1966
Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)
The Movie Life of George
Movie • 1989
Self
The Roots of Monty Python
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
Monty Python In The Netherlands
Movie • 1973
The Entire Universe
Movie • 2016
Self - Presenter
What the Pythons Did Next...
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
The Tale of the Frog Prince
Movie • 1982
Narrator
Quest for Camelot
Movie • 1998
Devon (voice)
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Movie • 1989
Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
Terry Pratchett: Back in Black
Movie • 2017
Self
Alice in Wonderland
Movie • 1966
Young Man (uncredited)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Movie • 1999
Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
The Meaning of Monty Python
Movie • 2013
Self
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Movie • 1985
The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
The Monty Python Story
Movie • 1999
Self
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
Movie • 1999
Self
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches
Movie • 1999
Self
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
Movie • 2008
Self
Monty Python Conquers America
Movie • 2008
Self
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
Movie • 1983
Gunther (uncredited)
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Movie • 2018
Self
Group Madness
Movie • 1983
Self
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
Movie • 2014
Self
The Life of Python
Movie • 2000
Self
An Accidental Studio
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
Movie • 2003
Self
The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado
Movie • 1987
Self
102 Dalmatians
Movie • 2000
Waddlesworth (voice)
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
Movie • 2008
Self - 'Berthold'
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Movie • 1999
Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
Movie • 2006
Various Characters
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
Movie • 1971
Yellow Submarine Sandwich
Movie • 1978
Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Movie • 1981
Reporter
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Movie • 2005
Self
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking
Movie • 2004
Drosselmeier (voice)
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
Movie • 1998
Self
Brightness
Movie • 2001
Mr. Bix
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
Movie • 2014
Self
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Movie • 2020
The Impressive Clergyman
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
Movie • 2010
Self
One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat
Movie • 1991
Mervyn Whale
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
Movie • 2006
Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best
Movie • 2006
Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
Movie • 2006
Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best
Movie • 2006
Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Movie • 2006
Various Characters
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!
Movie • 1994
Dr. Nigel Channing
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
Movie • 2017
Self - Audience Member
The Philosophers' Football Match
Movie
Sokrates
At Last the 1948 Show
TV • 1967
Monty Python's Flying Circus
TV • 1969
Various
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
The Tony Danza Show
TV • 2004
Self
Suddenly Susan
TV • 1996
Ian Maxtone-Graham
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Monty Python's Personal Best
TV • 2006
Self / Various Characters
Do Not Adjust Your Set
TV • 1967
Various Characters
Disney's House of Mouse
TV • 2001
Pluto Angel (voice)
Frasier
TV • 1993
Chuck (voice)
Inside Comedy
TV • 2012
Self
Laverne & Shirley
TV • 1976
Derek DeWoods
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV • 1982
Narrator (voice)
MADtv
TV • 1995
Zookeeper
Rutland Weekend Television
TV • 1975
Various Characters
Movie Connections
TV • 2007
Self
Nearly Departed
TV • 1989
Grant Pritchard
Clive Anderson All Talk
TV • 1996
Self
Pebble Mill
TV • 1991
Self
Around the World in 80 Days
TV • 1989
Jean Passepartout
The Masked Singer
TV • 2019
Hedgehog
We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh
TV • 1968
Various
The Masked Singer
TV • 2019
Hedgehog (archive footage)
The Soup
TV • 2004
Self
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
TV • 2009
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005
Self
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
TV • 1972
Various Characters
Pinky and the Brain
TV • 1995
Mom & Dad (voice)
Hercules
TV • 1998
Parenthesis (voice)
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV • 1982
The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
Going Live!
TV • 1987
Self
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
TV • 2000
Guzelian (voice)
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
TV • 2024
Self - Writer & Actor
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV • 1975
Self
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente
TV • 1967
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV • 2003
Self
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Declan Desmond (voice)
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV • 2014
Self
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
TV • 2018
Self
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
TV • 2014
Self (archive footage)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
London 2012 Olympic Games
TV • 2012
Self
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
TV • 2011
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Terry Halsey (uncredited)