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Biography

Member of the comedy group Monty Python. Co-wrote several episodes of Doctor in the House (1969) and its sequels with Graham Chapman, and also…more

Born

Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK

Birth Name

John Mawrwood Cleese

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (7)

Role
- Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
  Self
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    10/21/09
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    10/20/09
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    10/19/09
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    10/18/09
- Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)
  Red Lansing
  - S 1: Ep 5 Fired
    6/12/02
  - S 1: Ep 4 Chinese Baby
    6/5/02
  - S 1: Ep 3 Death Be Not Pre-Empted
    5/29/02
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Art of Groveling
    4/3/02
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    3/27/02
  - + 7 More Credits
- Whoops Apocalypse
  Lacrobat
  - S 1: Ep 6 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    4/18/82
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Violet Hour
    4/11/82
  - S 1: Ep 4 Lucifer and the Lord
    4/4/82
  - S 1: Ep 3 How to Get Rid of It
    3/28/82
  - S 1: Ep 2 Autumn Cannibalism
    3/21/82
  - + 1 More Credits
- Fawlty Towers
  Basil Fawlty
  - S 2: Ep 6 Basil the Rat
    10/25/79
  - S 2: Ep 5 The Anniversary
    3/26/79
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Kipper and the Corpse
    3/12/79
  - S 2: Ep 3 Waldorf Salad
    3/5/79
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Psychiatrist
    2/26/79
  - + 7 More Credits
- Monty Python's Flying Circus
  Various Characters [ series 1 - 3, Deutsche shows & features ]
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom
    12/28/69
  - S 1: Ep 10 NO TITLE
    12/21/69
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Ant, an Introduction
    12/14/69
  - S 1: Ep 8 Full Frontal Nudity
    12/7/69
  - S 1: Ep 7 Oh, You're No Fun Anymore
    11/30/69
  - + 47 More Credits
- At Last the 1948 Show
  Various Characters
  - S 2: Ep 7 Episode Thirteen
    11/7/67
  - S 2: Ep 6 Episode Twelve
    10/31/67
  - S 2: Ep 5 Episode Eleven
    10/24/67
  - S 2: Ep 4 Episode Ten
    10/17/67
  - S 2: Ep 3 Episode Nine
    10/10/67
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Frost Report
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 3 Women
    4/13/67
  - S 2: Ep 2 Money
    4/6/67
  - S 2: Ep 1 Frost over England
    3/26/67
  - S 1: Ep 13 Trends
    6/9/66
  - S 1: Ep 12 Food and Drink
    6/2/66
  - + 11 More Credits
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- Will & Grace
  Lyle Finster
  - S 6: Ep 23 I Do, Oh, No, You Di-in't
    4/29/04
  - S 6: Ep 16 Flip-Flop (2)
    3/4/04
  - S 6: Ep 15 Flip-Flop (1)
    2/26/04
  - S 6: Ep 6 Heart Like A Wheelchair
    11/6/03
- Will & Grace
  Lyle Finster (uncredited)
  - S 6: Ep 11 The Accidental Tsuris
    1/15/04
Guest Star (53)

Role
- The Graham Norton Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 3 Episode 80
    4/26/10
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 22: Ep 28 October 15, 2009
    10/15/09
  - S 7: Ep 126 February 28, 1995
    2/28/95
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 132 132
    10/14/09
- The Paul O'Grady Show
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 54 Episode 54
    5/7/09
- Countdown with Keith Olbermann
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 142 October 31, 2008
    10/31/08
- Loose Women
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 3 Wednesday 3rd September
    9/3/08
- Richard & Judy
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 23 Wednesday 16th July
    7/16/08
- The South Bank Show
  Himself
  - S 30: Ep 5 Monty Python's Spamalot
    10/15/06
  - S 9: Ep 10 John Cleese
    1/12/86
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 32 John Cleese, Jon Voight, and Morrissey
    8/26/04
  - S 6: Ep 132 John Cleese, Portia de Rossi, and 311
    2/18/04
  - S 5: Ep 74 John Cleese, Dankia Patrick, and Chevelle
    11/8/02
  - S 4: Ep 164 John Cleese, Leonor Varela, and Unwritten Law
    3/26/02
  - S 4: Ep 40 John Cleese, Jordana Brewster, and Travis
    8/28/01
  - + 1 More Credits
- Comedy Connections
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Goodies
    6/21/04
- VH1 Goes Inside
  Himself/King Harold
  - S 2: Ep 4 Shrek
    5/16/04
- Britain's Best Sitcom
  Himself (archive footage)
  - S 1: Ep 3 Fawlty Towers
    1/24/04
- Disney's House of Mouse
  Narrator
  - S 4: Ep 8 Pete's Christmas Caper
    11/16/03
  - S 4: Ep 10 House of Genius
    10/17/03
  - S 3: Ep 14 Mickey and Minnie's Big Vacation
    9/2/02
  - S 3: Ep 7 House of Scrooge
    9/2/02
- Last of the Summer Wine
  The Stranger
  - S 24: Ep 12 Thirty Years Of Last Of The Summer Wine
    4/13/03
- Comic Relief
  Himself (taped message from 2001)
  - S 5: Ep 6 RND 2003 - The Big Hair Do
    3/14/03
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 9 The Bond Girls
    11/17/02
- James Bond, Jr.
  "R"
  - — Die Another Day
    11/11/02
  - — The World Is Not Enough
    12/11/99
- Heroes of Comedy
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 3 Spike Milligan
    3/2/02
  - S 3: Ep 2 Peter Cook
    1/19/98
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Goons
    5/7/97
  - S 2: Ep 1 Les Dawson
    4/16/97
- MadTV
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 7 Episode #707
    11/24/01
- 3rd Rock from the Sun
  Liam Neesam
  - S 6: Ep 18 Mary Loves Scoochie (2)
    5/15/01
  - S 6: Ep 17 Mary Loves Scoochie (1)
    5/8/01
- Parkinson (1998)
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 4 John Cleese
    3/10/01
- Casper & Mandrilaftalen
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 19 Gun Rack Technician
    11/3/99
- Mickey Mouse Works
  Narrator in "The Nutcracker"
  - S 2: Ep 5 Episode 13
    10/23/99
- Omnibus (UK)
  Himself
  - S 33: Ep 13 Steve Martin: Seriously Funny
    9/27/99
  - S 33: Ep 3 Laughter In The House,The Story Of British Sitcom 2: The Sensational Seventies
    3/31/99
- Mickey Mouse Works
  Narrator
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    6/5/99
- Comic Relief
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 6 RND 1999 - The Record Breaker
    3/12/99
- Funny Women
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 Prunella Scales
    6/24/98
- Kiss Me Kate
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Calendar
    5/18/98
- Dennis Miller Live
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 8 Greed
    3/6/98
- TFI Friday
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 18 John Cleese, Gabrielle, Candyskins, Audioweb.
    1/24/97
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 22: Ep 10 Kevin Spacey/Beck
    1/11/97
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 60 Show #0709
    12/9/96
- Look at the State We're In!
  Minister
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Status Quo
    6/4/95
- Look at the State We're In!
  Harold Kingsby
  - S 1: Ep 2 Secrecy
    5/21/95
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 2: Ep 164 Show #0383
    5/18/95
- Frost in the Air
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Supertelevisionman
    8/30/93
- Aspel & Company
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 6 John Cleese, Julio Igleasias, Norman Tebbit
    10/8/88
  - S 3: Ep 11 John Cleese, Boy George, Yoko Ono
    3/22/86
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 7: Ep 26 Show #1002
    7/6/88
  - S 5: Ep 60 Show #0772 (861006)
    10/6/86
  - S 4: Ep 149 Show #0656
    1/28/86
  - S 3: Ep 135 Show #0478 (841127)
    11/27/84
- Cheers
  Dr. Simon Finch-Royce
  - S 5: Ep 21 Simon Says
    3/5/87
- Sunday Sunday
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 12 Series 1 Show 12
    2/6/83
  - S 1: Ep 6 Series 1 Show 6
    12/12/82
- Children in Need
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 4 1982 [6 Parts]
    11/26/82
  - S 2: Ep 2 1981 [6 Parts]
    11/20/81
- The Muppet Show
  Nevil
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Great Muppet Caper
    6/26/81
- BBC Television Shakespeare
  Petruchio
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Taming of the Shrew
    10/23/80
- Friday Night Saturday Morning
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Nov. 9, 1979
    11/9/79
- Not the Nine O'Clock News
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Show Three
    10/30/79
  - — Pilot
- Doctor Who (1963)
  Art Gallery Visitor
  - S 17: Ep 8 City of Death, Part Four
    10/20/79
- Ripping Yarns
  Passerby
  - S 2: Ep 2 Golden Gordon
    10/17/79
- The Muppet Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 23 John Cleese
    10/21/77
- Omnibus (UK)
  Various
  - S 10: Ep 35 Pleasure At Her Majesty's
    12/29/76
- The Goodies
  The Genie
  - S 4: Ep 4 The Goodies and the Beanstalk
    12/24/73
- Comedy Playhouse
  Holmes
  - S 14: Ep 3 Elementary My Dear Watson
    1/18/73
- Misleading Cases
  Financial Expert
  - S 3: Ep 6 Regina Versus Sagittarius
    9/10/71
- The Avengers
  Marcus Rugman
  - S 6: Ep 11 Look- (stop me if you've heard this one) But There Were These Two Fellers...
    12/4/68
Cameo (1)

Role
- Omnibus (UK)
  Himself
  - S 30: Ep 7 Spike
    4/15/96
Special Guest Star (3)

Role
- 3rd Rock from the Sun
  Dr. Liam Neesam
  - S 3: Ep 23 Dick and the Other Guy (2)
    4/28/98
  - S 3: Ep 22 Just Your Average Dick (1)
    4/28/98
- The Two Ronnies
  Special Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 9 Series 1, Episode 8
    5/29/71
- The Two Ronnies
  Various
  - S 1: Ep 6 Series 1, Episode 6
    5/15/71
Writer (10)

Role
- Countdown with Keith Olbermann
  Writer
  - S 6: Ep 124 October 8, 2008
    10/8/08
- Look at the State We're In!
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Status Quo
    6/4/95
- Fawlty Towers
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 6 Basil the Rat
    10/25/79
  - S 2: Ep 5 The Anniversary
    3/26/79
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Kipper and the Corpse
    3/12/79
  - S 2: Ep 3 Waldorf Salad
    3/5/79
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Psychiatrist
    2/26/79
  - + 7 More Credits
- The Muppet Show
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 23 John Cleese
    10/21/77
- The Two Ronnies
  Writer
  - S 5: Ep 8 Series 5, Episode 8
    10/23/76
  - S 3: Ep 9 Series 3, Episode 8
    1/3/74
  - S 3: Ep 4 Series 3, Episode 4
    11/8/73
  - S 3: Ep 3 Series 3, Episode 3
    10/25/73
  - S 3: Ep 2 Series 3, Episode 2
    10/11/73
- Monty Python's Flying Circus
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom
    12/28/69
  - S 1: Ep 10 NO TITLE
    12/21/69
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Ant, an Introduction
    12/14/69
  - S 1: Ep 8 Full Frontal Nudity
    12/7/69
  - S 1: Ep 7 Oh, You're No Fun Anymore
    11/30/69
  - + 40 More Credits
- Doctor in the House
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 1 Why Do You Want to Be a Doctor?
    7/12/69
  - S 3: Ep 25 Things That Go Mumps in the Night
    8/15/71
  - S 3: Ep 21 Mother and Father Doing Well
    7/18/71
  - S 3: Ep 17 Cynthia Darling
    6/20/71
  - S 3: Ep 16 It's All In The Mind
    6/13/71
  - + 2 More Credits
- At Last the 1948 Show
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode Four
    3/8/67
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode Six
    2/22/67
- ABC Stage 67
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 18 David Frost's Night Out in London
    2/2/67
- That Was the Week That Was
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 2 01 December 1962
    12/1/62

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- As a boy he was expelled from Clifton College in Bristol for defacing the school grounds.
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- His family's surname was originally "Cheese", but his father Reginald Francis Cheese, changed his surname when joining to army to "Cleese" in 1915.
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- In 1971, Cleese's daughter Cynthia Cleese was born, she was the only child Cleese had with ex - wife Connie Booth.
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- John: (on the differences between Americans and the English) When we hold a World Championship for a particular sport, we invite teams from other countries to play, as well.
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- John: If God did not intend for us to eat animals, then why did he make them out of meat?
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- John: Comedy always works best when it is mean-spirited.
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