Eric Idle

ActingBorn: March 29, 1943in South Shields, County Durham, England, UK

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.

STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces

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STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces

2024Documentary

as Self - Writer & Actor

Movie

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

2021Documentary

as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)

Movie

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

2020Fantasy

as The Impressive Clergyman

Movie

Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

2019Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

An Accidental Studio

2019Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Hulu

fuboTV

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The Masked Singer

as Hedgehog

The Masked Singer

2019Unknown

as Hedgehog (archive footage)

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

2018Unknown

as Self

Movie

The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food

2018Documentary

as Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

as Self

The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015

2017Music

as Self - Audience Member

Movie

Terry Pratchett: Back in Black

as Self

The Entire Universe

2016Music

as Self - Presenter

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Paramount Plus Essential

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

Absolutely Anything

2015Comedy

as Salubrious Gat (voice)

Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

as Self

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

2014Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Monty Python Live (Mostly)

2014Comedy

as Self, others

Movie

Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

2014Documentary

as Self

Movie

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

2014Documentary

as Self

Poster

Movie

The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014Comedy

as Self

Movie

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

2014Music

as Self / Nigel Spasm

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

The Meaning of Monty Python

as Self

What About Dick?

2012Comedy

as The Piano

London 2012 Olympic Games

2012Documentary

as Self

Movie

Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO

2012Music

as Self

Movie

London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music

as Self

The Secret Policeman's Ball

2012Comedy

as Self

Inside Comedy

2012Comedy

as Self

George Harrison: Living in the Material World

as Self

Conan

2010Unknown

as Self - Guest

Movie

Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

2010Unknown

as Unknown

Movie

Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

2010Comedy

as Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben

Movie

Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release

2010Documentary

as Self

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

2009Documentary

as Self

Movie

Delgo

2008Adventure

as Spig (voice)

Movie

We Are Most Amused

2008Comedy

as Self

Movie

Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

2008Documentary

as Self

Movie

The Seventh Python

2008Documentary

as Self

Movie

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

2008Documentary

as Self - 'Berthold'

Poster

Movie

Life Of Brian Screenplay

2008Comedy

as Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler

Movie

Monty Python Conquers America

2008Documentary

as Self

Movie Connections

as Self

Shrek the Third

2007Fantasy

as Merlin (voice)

Movie

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007Documentary

as Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Philo

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The Graham Norton Show

2007Comedy

as Self

Movie

The Secret Life of Brian

2007Documentary

as Self

Movie

What the Pythons Did Next...

2007Unknown

as Self (archive footage)

The One Show

2006Unknown

as Self

Movie

Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best

2006Comedy

as Various Characters

Movie

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best

2006Comedy

as Various Characters

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Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best

2006Comedy

as Various Characters

Movie

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best

2006Comedy

as Various Characters

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Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

2006Comedy

as Various Characters

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Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best

2006Comedy

as Various Characters

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Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

2006Comedy

as Various Characters

Monty Python's Personal Best

2006Comedy

as Self / Various Characters

Movie

The Roots of Monty Python

2005Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

Earth to America

2005TV Movie

as Self

Movie

The Aristocrats

2005Comedy

as Self

Movie

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

2005Documentary

as Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005Comedy

as Self

Movie

The Nutcracker and the Mouseking

2004Animation

as Drosselmeier (voice)

Poster

The Tony Danza Show

2004Unknown

as Self

The Soup

2004Unknown

as Self

Movie

Ella Enchanted

2004Family

as Narrator

Movie

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1

2004Comedy

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2

2004Comedy

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3

2004Comedy

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure

2003Comedy

as English Victim

Movie

David Bowie - Sound and Vision

2003Music

as Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003Comedy

as Self

Movie

The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

2003Documentary

as Self

Movie

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

2003Comedy

as Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler

Movie

Hollywood Homicide

as Celebrity

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003Comedy

as Self

Movie

The Scream Team

2002Fantasy

as Coffin Ed

Movie

Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe

2002Documentary

as Self

Movie

Brightness

2001Unknown

as Mr. Bix

Disney's House of Mouse

2001Animation

as Pluto Angel (voice)

Poster

Movie

The Beatles Revolution

2000Documentary

as Self

Movie

The Life of Python

2000Comedy

as Self

Movie

102 Dalmatians

2000Family

as Waddlesworth (voice)

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

2000Unknown

as Guzelian (voice)

Movie

Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm

1999Documentary

as Self

Movie

Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches

1999Comedy

as Self

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The Monty Python Story

1999Documentary

as Self

Movie

Dudley Do-Right

1999Comedy

as Prospector

Movie

Hercules: Zero to Hero

1999Animation

as Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)

Movie

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

1999Animation

as Dr. Vosknocker (voice)

Movie

The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

1999Animation

as Evil Martin (voice)

Movie

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

1998Animation

as Slyly (voice)

Disney Plus

Hercules

1998Comedy

as Parenthesis (voice)

Movie

Quest for Camelot

1998Fantasy

as Devon (voice)

Movie

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

1998Comedy

as Self

Movie

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

1998Comedy

as Alan Smithee

Movie

State of Fear

1997Documentary

as Unknown

Movie

Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics"

1996Unknown

as Man in Bed

Movie

The Wind in the Willows

1996Fantasy

as Rat

Poster

Clive Anderson All Talk

1996Unknown

as Self

Suddenly Susan

1996Comedy

as Ian Maxtone-Graham

Amazon Video

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The Daily Show

1996Unknown

as Self - Guest

MADtv

1995Comedy

as Zookeeper

Pinky and the Brain

1995Animation

as Mom & Dad (voice)

Movie

Casper

as Dibs

Frasier

1993Comedy

as Chuck (voice)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993Comedy

as Self - Guest

Late Show with David Letterman

1993Unknown

as Self - Guest

Movie

Splitting Heirs

1993Comedy

as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel

Movie

Mom and Dad Save the World

1992Adventure

as King Raff

Movie

Missing Pieces

1992Comedy

as Wendel

Movie

One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat

1991Comedy

as Mervyn Whale

Poster

Pebble Mill

1991Unknown

as Self

Movie

Too Much Sun

1991Comedy

as Sonny

Movie

Nuns on the Run

1990Comedy

as Brian Hope

Movie

Life of Python

1990Documentary

as Self / Various Roles

Disney Plus

Hulu

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The Simpsons

1989Family

as Declan Desmond (voice)

Movie

Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

1989Comedy

as Self / Various Characters

Movie

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

1989Fantasy

as Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)

Around the World in 80 Days

1989Drama

as Jean Passepartout

Nearly Departed

1989Unknown

as Grant Pritchard

Movie

The Movie Life of George

1989Documentary

as Self

Movie

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

1988Fantasy

as Desmond / Berthold

Movie

The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado

1987Documentary

as Self

Going Live!

1987Unknown

as Self

Movie

The Mikado

1987Romance

as Ko-Ko

Movie

The Transformers: The Movie

1986Animation

as Wreck-Gar (voice)

Movie

National Lampoon's European Vacation

1985Adventure

as The Bike Rider

Movie

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1985Fantasy

as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning

Movie

Yellowbeard

1983Comedy

as Commander Clement

Movie

Group Madness

1983Documentary

as Self

Movie

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

1983Comedy

as Various Roles

Movie

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

1983Comedy

as Gunther (uncredited)

Movie

The Tale of the Frog Prince

1982Comedy

as Narrator

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982Drama

as Narrator (voice)

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982Drama

as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning

Movie

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

1982Comedy

as Various Roles

Late Night with David Letterman

1982Comedy

as Self - Guest

Movie

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

1981Comedy

as Reporter

Movie

Life of Brian

1979Comedy

as Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee

Movie

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

1979Documentary

as Self

Movie

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

1978Comedy

as Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead

Movie

Yellow Submarine Sandwich

1978Animation

as Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)

Laverne & Shirley

as Derek DeWoods

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Saturday Night Live

1975Comedy

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

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Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live

1975Comedy

as Terry Halsey (uncredited)

Rutland Weekend Television

1975Comedy

as Various Characters

Movie

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

1975Adventure

as Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975Unknown

as Self

Movie

Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

1974Documentary

as Self

Movie

Monty Python In The Netherlands

1973Unknown

as Unknown

Movie

The Philosophers' Football Match

1972Comedy

as Sokrates

Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus

1972Comedy

as Various Characters

Movie

The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

1971Comedy

as Unknown

Movie

And Now for Something Completely Different

1971Comedy

as 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