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Eric Idle

Eric Idle is an English actor, author, comedian and musician. Idle is a former member of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python and the parody rock band The Rutles, and is the writer of the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical Spamalot.

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Filmography

Ella Enchanted

2004
as Narrator

Shrek the Third

2007
as Merlin

Casper

1995
as Paul 'Dibbs' Plutzker

102 Dalmatians

2000
as Waddlesworth (voice)

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

1975
as Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

1999
as Dr. Vosknocker (voice)

Life of Brian

1979
as Mr. Cheeky

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

1983
as Diverse Rollen

Quest for Camelot

1998
as Devon (voice)

Absolutely Anything

2015
as Salubrious Gat (voice)

The Life of Python

1999

Euroshow '71: May Day Special

1971
as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)

The Meaning of Monty Python

2013
as Eric Idle

The Mikado

1987

Life of Python

1990
as Self / Various Roles

Mom and Dad Save the World

1992
as King Raff

The Scream Team

2002
as Coffin Ed

And Now for Something Completely Different

1971
as Prosecutor / Marriage Counselor / Arthur Nudge / Self-defence student #4 (interested in pointed stic

The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

1998
as Evil Martin

The Beatles Revolution

2000
as Eric Idle

Monty Python Live (Mostly)

2014
as Himself, others

Monty Python Conquers America

2008
as Himself

Monty Python and the Holy Grail in Lego

2001

The Aristocrats

2005
as Himself

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

2008
as Self - 'Berthold'

Monty Python: Parrot Sketch Not Included

1989
as Himself

The Secret Policeman's Ball

2012
as Himself

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

1998
as Alan Smithee

The Transformers: The Movie

1986
as Wreck-Gar (voice)

Honey, I Shrunk the Audience

1994
as Dr. Nigel Channing

Terry Pratchett: Back in Black

2017
as Himself

Dudley Do-Right

1999
as Prospector

London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music

2012
as Himself

Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

2014
as Himself

Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

2014

George Harrison: Living in the Material World

2012
as Himself

The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

2003
as Eric Idle

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

1978
as Dirk McQuickly

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

2018
as Self

The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

2003
as Narrator / Dirk McQuickly / Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler

An Accidental Studio

2019
as Self - Monty Python (archive footage)

What About Dick?

2012
as The Piano

Too Much Sun

1990
as Sonny

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

1988
as Desmond / Berthold

The Beatles: The Night That Changed America - A Grammy Salute

2014

Yellowbeard

1983
as Commander Clement

Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure

2003
as English Victim

The Infinite Monkey Cage: 100th Episode TV Special

2018
as Eric Idle

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

2012
as Himself

Delgo

2008
as Spig (voice)

Hollywood Homicide

2003
as Celebrity

Monty Python: Spam to Sperm

1999

European Vacation

1985
as The Bike Rider

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

1998
as Slyly (voice)

The Secret Life of Brian

2007
as Himself

Group Madness

1983
as Eric Idle

Splitting Heirs

1993
as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel

Before the Flying Circus

2000
as Himself

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

1982
as Various Roles

Brightness

2001
as Mr. Bix

Missing Pieces

1992
as Wendel

The Wind in the Willows

1996
as Rat

We Are Most Amused

2008

The Seventh Python

2008
as Himself

The Tale of the Frog Prince

1982
as Narrator

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

2010
as Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben

Nuns on the Run

1990
as Brian Hope

Before the Flying Circus

2008

Director

Movie Monty Python Live (Mostly) 2014
Movie Steve Martin: Steve Martin's Best Show Ever 1981
Movie The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash 1978
Movie What About Dick? 2012
Movie The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch 2003
Movie The Tale of the Frog Prince 1982

Writer

Movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1975
Movie Life of Brian 1979
Movie Monty Python's The Meaning of Life 1983
Movie Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) 2010
Movie And Now for Something Completely Different 1971
Movie Monty Python Live (Mostly) 2014
Movie Monty Python: Parrot Sketch Not Included 1989
Movie The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash 1978
Movie What About Dick? 2012
Movie What About Dick? 2012
Movie The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch 2003
Movie Albert Carter Q.O.S.O. 1968
Movie Splitting Heirs 1993
Movie Spamalot 2004
Movie Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl 1982
Movie The Tale of the Frog Prince 1982

Producer

Movie Splitting Heirs 1993
Movie Spamalot 2004