Eric Idle
Acting
Born March 29, 1943 · 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.
Known for
Filmography
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
2018 · Self
Absolutely Anything
2015 · Salubrious Gat (voice)
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
2014 · Self / Nigel Spasm
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
2014 · Self, others
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
2014 · Self
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
2012 · Self
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
2012 · Self
What About Dick?
2012 · The Piano
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
2010 · Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
Delgo
2008 · Spig (voice)
Shrek the Third
2007 · Merlin (voice)
The Secret Life of Brian
2007 · Self
The Aristocrats
2005 · Self
Ella Enchanted
2004 · Narrator
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking
2004 · Drosselmeier (voice)
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
2003 · English Victim
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003 · Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
Hollywood Homicide
2003 · Celebrity
The Scream Team
2002 · Coffin Ed
102 Dalmatians
2000 · Waddlesworth (voice)
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
1999 · Evil Martin (voice)
Dudley Do-Right
1999 · Prospector
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
1999 · Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999 · Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
1998 · Slyly (voice)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998 · Alan Smithee
Quest for Camelot
1998 · Devon (voice)
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
1998 · Self
The Wind in the Willows
1996 · Rat
Casper
1995 · Dibs
Splitting Heirs
1993 · Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
Mom and Dad Save the World
1992 · King Raff
Missing Pieces
1992 · Wendel
Too Much Sun
1991 · Sonny
Nuns on the Run
1990 · Brian Hope
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
1989 · Self / Various Characters
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989 · Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988 · Desmond / Berthold
The Transformers: The Movie
1986 · Wreck-Gar (voice)
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985 · The Bike Rider
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983 · Various Roles
Yellowbeard
1983 · Commander Clement
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
1983 · Gunther (uncredited)
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1982 · Various Roles
Life of Brian
1979 · Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
1979 · Self
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978 · Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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
And Now for Something Completely Different
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
Alice in Wonderland
1966 · Young Man (uncredited)