Eric Idle
March 29, 1943 (82 years old) in 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
Credits
- 2024 · STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces as Self - Writer & Actor
- 2020 · A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as The Impressive Clergyman
- 2018 · Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind as Self
- 2016 · The Entire Universe as Self - Presenter
- 2014 · Monty Python: The Meaning of Live as Self
- 2014 · Monty Python Live (Mostly) as Self, others
- 2014 · The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure as Self
- 2014 · The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles as Self / Nigel Spasm
- 2012 · What About Dick? as The Piano
- 2012 · Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO as Self
- 2012 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- 2010 · Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) as Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
- 2008 · We Are Most Amused as Self
- 2007 · Movie Connections as Self
- 2007 · The Secret Life of Brian as Self
- 2006 · Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best as Various Characters
- 2006 · Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best as Various Characters
- 2006 · Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best as Various Characters
- 2006 · Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best as Various Characters
- 2005 · Earth to America as Self
- 2003 · David Bowie - Sound and Vision as Self
- 2002 · The Scream Team as Coffin Ed
- 2002 · Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe as Self
- 2000 · The Beatles Revolution as Self
- 2000 · The Life of Python as Self
- 1999 · Dudley Do-Right as Prospector
- 1998 · The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue as Evil Martin (voice)
- 1998 · Monty Python: Live at Aspen as Self
- 1998 · An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Alan Smithee
- 1996 · The Wind in the Willows as Rat
- 1990 · Life of Python as Self / Various Roles
- 1989 · How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
- 1989 · Nearly Departed as Grant Pritchard
- 1985 · The Pied Piper of Hamelin as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
- 1983 · Yellowbeard as Commander Clement
- 1982 · The Tale of the Frog Prince as Narrator
- 1982 · Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl as Various Roles
- 1981 · Steve Martin's Best Show Ever as Reporter
- 1978 · The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash as Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead
- 1972 · Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus as Various Characters
- 1971 · Euroshow '71: May Day Special as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
- 1966 · Alice in Wonderland as Young Man (uncredited)
- Future · Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch as
- 2021 · Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
- 2019 · Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · An Accidental Studio as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Hedgehog
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Hedgehog (archive footage)
- 2018 · GQ Presents: Iconic Characters as Self
- 2018 · The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food as Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)
- 2017 · The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015 as Self - Audience Member
- 2017 · Terry Pratchett: Back in Black as Self
- 2015 · Absolutely Anything as Salubrious Gat (voice)
- 2014 · Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar as Self
- 2014 · 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2013 · The Meaning of Monty Python as Self
- 2012 · London 2012 Olympic Games as Self
- 2012 · London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music as Self
- 2012 · Inside Comedy as Self
- 2011 · George Harrison: Living in the Material World as Self
- 2010 · Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall as
- 2010 · Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release as Self
- 2009 · Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) as Self
- 2008 · Delgo as Spig (voice)
- 2008 · Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus as Self
- 2008 · The Seventh Python as Self
- 2008 · The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen as Self - 'Berthold'
- 2008 · Life Of Brian Screenplay as Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler
- 2008 · Monty Python Conquers America as Self
- 2007 · Shrek the Third as Merlin (voice)
- 2007 · Hitler: The Comedy Years as Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · What the Pythons Did Next... as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best as Various Characters
- 2006 · Monty Python's Personal Best as Self / Various Characters
- 2006 · Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best as Various Characters
- 2006 · Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best as Various Characters
- 2005 · The Roots of Monty Python as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 · The Aristocrats as Self
- 2005 · Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live as Self
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · The Nutcracker and the Mouseking as Drosselmeier (voice)
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self
- 2004 · The Soup as Self
- 2004 · Ella Enchanted as Narrator
- 2004 · The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure as English Victim
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' as Self
- 2003 · Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles as Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
- 2003 · Hollywood Homicide as Celebrity
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2001 · Brightness as Mr. Bix
- 2001 · Disney's House of Mouse as Pluto Angel (voice)
- 2000 · 102 Dalmatians as Waddlesworth (voice)
- 2000 · Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Guzelian (voice)
- 1999 · Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm as Self
- 1999 · Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches as Self
- 1999 · The Monty Python Story as Self
- 1999 · Hercules: Zero to Hero as Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)
- 1999 · South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut as Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
- 1998 · Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie as Slyly (voice)
- 1998 · Hercules as Parenthesis (voice)
- 1998 · Quest for Camelot as Devon (voice)
- 1997 · State of Fear as
- 1996 · Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics" as Man in Bed
- 1996 · Clive Anderson All Talk as Self
- 1996 · Suddenly Susan as Ian Maxtone-Graham
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1995 · MADtv as Zookeeper
- 1995 · Pinky and the Brain as Mom & Dad (voice)
- 1995 · Casper as Dibs
- 1994 · Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! as Dr. Nigel Channing
- 1993 · Frasier as Chuck (voice)
- 1993 · Splitting Heirs as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
- 1992 · Mom and Dad Save the World as King Raff
- 1992 · Missing Pieces as Wendel
- 1991 · The Man In The Long Black Coat as Mervyn Whale
- 1991 · Pebble Mill as Self
- 1991 · Too Much Sun as Sonny
- 1990 · Nuns on the Run as Brian Hope
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Declan Desmond (voice)
- 1989 · Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python as Self / Various Characters
- 1989 · Around the World in 80 Days as Jean Passepartout
- 1989 · The Movie Life of George as Self
- 1988 · The Adventures of Baron Munchausen as Desmond / Berthold
- 1987 · The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado as Self
- 1987 · Going Live! as Self
- 1987 · The Mikado as Ko-Ko
- 1986 · The Transformers: The Movie as Wreck-Gar (voice)
- 1985 · National Lampoon's European Vacation as The Bike Rider
- 1983 · Group Madness as Self
- 1983 · Monty Python's The Meaning of Life as Various Roles
- 1983 · The Crimson Permanent Assurance as Gunther (uncredited)
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Narrator (voice)
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
- 1979 · Life of Brian as Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
- 1979 · The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 as Self
- 1978 · Yellow Submarine Sandwich as Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)
- 1976 · Laverne & Shirley as Derek DeWoods
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Terry Halsey (uncredited)
- 1975 · Rutland Weekend Television as Various Characters
- 1975 · Monty Python and the Holy Grail 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
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1974 · Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report as Self
- 1973 · Monty Python In The Netherlands as
- 1971 · The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971 as
- 1971 · And Now for Something Completely Different 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
- 1969 · Monty Python's Flying Circus as Various
- 1968 · We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh as Various
- 1967 · Do Not Adjust Your Set as Various Characters
- 1967 · Titel, Thesen, Temperamente as Self
- 1967 · At Last the 1948 Show as
- 1966 · Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World as Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
- Future · The Philosophers' Football Match as Sokrates




