Eric Idle

Acting

March 29, 1943 (83 years old)

South Shields, County Durham, England, UK

Popularity: 1

Biography

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

8.0

Trending

The Simpsons

Declan Desmond (voice)

7.7

Frasier

Chuck (voice)

Photos of Eric Idle

Filmography

2010s

6.4

An Accidental Studio

Self (archive footage)

9.0

Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

Self (archive footage)

7.9

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

Self

The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food

Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)

7.6

Terry Pratchett: Back in Black

Self

3.5

The Entire Universe

Self - Presenter

5.9

Absolutely Anything

Salubrious Gat (voice)

Put the Minister in the Socket

Original Story

6.7

The Boxtrolls

Songs

7.1

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

Self / Nigel Spasm

7.1

Monty Python Live (Mostly)

Self, others

7.4

Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

Self

6.0

Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

Self

8.0

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

Self

7.3

The Meaning of Monty Python

Self

7.6

The Secret Policeman's Ball

Self

7.4

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

Self

7.7

What About Dick?

The Piano

6.9

London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music

Self

7.0

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

Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben

Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

2000s

6.5

Monty Python Conquers America

Self

4.5

Delgo

Spig (voice)

7.2

We Are Most Amused

Self

7.6

Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

Self

7.8

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

Self - 'Berthold'

The Seventh Python

Self

6.3

Shrek the Third

Merlin (voice)

7.6

The Secret Life of Brian

Self

5.0

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)

What the Pythons Did Next...

Self (archive footage)

10.0

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

Various Characters

8.0

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

Various Characters

6.0

The Aristocrats

Self

8.0

Earth to America

Self

The Roots of Monty Python

Self (archive footage)

7.7

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

Self

6.5

Ella Enchanted

Narrator

9.0

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1

Self (archive footage)

6.1

The Nutcracker and the Mouseking

Drosselmeier (voice)

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3

Self (archive footage)

9.0

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2

Self (archive footage)

5.2

Hollywood Homicide

Celebrity

5.6

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

Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler

3.9

Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure

English Victim

8.0

The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

Self

10.0

David Bowie - Sound and Vision

Self

6.4

The Scream Team

Coffin Ed

Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe

Self

Unplug the Minister in the Socket

Original Story

5.5

102 Dalmatians

Waddlesworth (voice)

The Life of Python

Self

1980s

The Movie Life of George

Self

6.2

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)

6.9

Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

Self / Various Characters

7.0

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Desmond / Berthold

7.0

The Mikado

Ko-Ko

The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado

Self

7.1

The Transformers: The Movie

Wreck-Gar (voice)

6.2

National Lampoon's European Vacation

The Bike Rider

7.5

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper / Robert Browning

7.3

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Various Roles

5.6

Yellowbeard

Commander Clement

7.2

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

Gunther (uncredited)

Group Madness

Self

7.4

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

Various Roles

6.1

The Tale of the Frog Prince

Narrator

7.5

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

Reporter

1970s

7.8

Gem

Life of Brian

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

7.1

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

Self

6.8

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead

10.0

Yellow Submarine Sandwich

Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)

7.8

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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

Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

Self

6.0

Monty Python In The Netherlands

7.2

And Now for Something Completely Different

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

Euroshow '71: May Day Special

Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)

The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

1960s

5.9

Alice in Wonderland

Young Man (uncredited)

4.9

Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)

Eric Idle

Biography

Known For

The Simpsons

Frasier

Filmography

2010s

An Accidental Studio

Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food

Terry Pratchett: Back in Black

The Entire Universe

Absolutely Anything

Put the Minister in the Socket

The Boxtrolls

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

Monty Python Live (Mostly)

Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

The Meaning of Monty Python

The Secret Policeman's Ball

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

What About Dick?

London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music

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

Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

2000s

Monty Python Conquers America

Delgo

We Are Most Amused

Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

The Seventh Python

Shrek the Third

The Secret Life of Brian

Hitler: The Comedy Years

What the Pythons Did Next...

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

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

The Aristocrats

Earth to America

The Roots of Monty Python

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

Ella Enchanted

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1

The Nutcracker and the Mouseking

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2

Hollywood Homicide

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

Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure

The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

David Bowie - Sound and Vision

The Scream Team

Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe

Unplug the Minister in the Socket

102 Dalmatians

The Life of Python

1990s

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Dudley Do-Right

Hercules: Zero to Hero

Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches

Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm

The Monty Python Story

Quest for Camelot

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

State of Fear

The Wind in the Willows

Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics"

Casper

Splitting Heirs

Missing Pieces

Mom and Dad Save the World

Too Much Sun

Nuns on the Run