Terence Graham Parry Jones (February 1, 1942 – January 21, 2020) was a Welsh comedian, screenwriter, actor, film director, children's author, popular historian, political commentator, and TV documentary host. He is best known as a member of the Monty Python comedy team. At the age of 4, the Jones family moved to Surrey in England. Jones attended primary school at Esher COE school and later attended the Royal Grammar School in Guildford, where he was school captain in the 1960-61 academic year. He later read English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, but "strayed into history". While there, he performed comedy with future Monty Python cast-mate Michael Palin in The Oxford Revue. Jones appeared in the comedy TV series "Twice a Fortnight" with Michael Palin; Graeme Garden; Bill Oddie and Jonathan Lynn, as well as the television series |"The Complete and Utter History of Britain" (1969). He appeared in" Do Not Adjust Your Set" (1967–69) with Michael Palin; Eric Idle and David Jason. He wrote for "The Frost Report" and several other David Frost programmes.

Filmography

• 2026The Land of Sometimes — The Wish Watch (voice), In Memory Of
• 2015Absolutely Anything — Scientist Alien (voice) / Van Driver, Director, Screenplay
• 2015Boom Bust Boom — Self, Director, Co-Writer
• 2015In Charlie Chaplin's Footsteps — Narrator
• 2014Monty Python Live (Mostly) — Self, others, Writer
• 2014The New Incomplete And Utter History Of Everything
• 2010Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall
• 2010Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) — Workingman / Mexican / Mountie
• 2010Stories from East of the Moon — Story
• 2009King Guillaume — Le professeur d'Oxford
• The Legend of Dick and Dom
• 2008Life Of Brian Screenplay — Mandy Cohen, Colin, Simon the Holy Man, Bob Hoskins, Screenplay
• 2008Miracles of Evolution — (presenter)
• 2008Penguins April Fool - The Making of
• Terry Jones' Great Map Mystery — Presenter
• 2007Anna and the Moods — Narrator (voice)
• 2007Hitler: The Comedy Years — Landlady (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2006Locked Out — Un SDF
• 2006Monty Python's Flying Circus — Michael Palin's Personal Best — Various Roles (archive footage)
• 2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best — Various Characters
• 2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best — Various Characters
• 2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best — Various Characters
• 2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best — Various Characters
• 2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best — Various Characters
• Monty Python's Personal Best — Self / Various Characters, Creator
• 2006Terry Jones' Barbarians — Presenter, Writer
• Terry Jones' Barbarians
• 2005The Story of 1 — Él Mismo
• 2004Bottom Mindless Violence — Drunk Vicar (archive footage)
• Terry Jones' Medieval Lives — Writer
• The Paul O'Grady Show
• Dinotopia — Messenger Bird (voice)
• 2002The Hidden History of Egypt — Himself, Writer
• 2002The Surprising History of Sex and Love — Himself, Writer
• 2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades — Marcello, Director
• 1999Gladiators: The Brutal Truth — Host
• 1999Le Créateur — Dieu
• Ancient Inventions — Himself - Host, Writer
• Blazing Dragons — Creator
• 1996The Wind in the Willows — Toad, Director, Screenplay, Songs
• Crusades — Himself / Presenter, Writer
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles — Marcello, Director
• 1991L.A. Story — Sara's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
• 8:15 from Manchester
• 1989Erik the Viking — King Arnulf, Director, Screenplay
• 1989Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python — Self / Various Characters, Writer
• 1988Consuming Passions — Theatre Play
• 1988Scarfe's Follies
• 1987Personal Services — Director
• 1986Labyrinth — Screenplay
• Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
• 1983Monty Python's The Meaning of Life — Various Roles, Director, Screenplay
• 1983The Crimson Permanent Assurance — Window Cleaner / Bert (uncredited)
• 1982Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl — Various Roles, Writer
• The Young Ones — Vicar
• 1981The Box — Harrington, Screenplay
• 1980Peter Cook & Co. — Various Characters
• Friday Night, Saturday Morning
• 1979Golden Gordon — Writer
• 1979Life of Brian — Mandy Cohen / Colin / Simon the Holy Man / Bob Hoskins / Saintly Passer-by / Alarmed Crucifixion Assistant, Screenplay, Director
• 1979Roger of the Raj — Writer
• 1979Whinfrey's Last Case — Writer
• 1977Across the Andes by Frog — Writer
• 1977Escape from Stalag Luft 112B — Writer
• 1977Jabberwocky — Poacher
• 1977Murder at Moorstones Manor — Writer
• 1977The Broken Bottle
• 1977The Curse of the Claw — Writer
• 1977The Mermaid Frolics — Various, Writer, Director
• 1977The Testing of Eric Olthwaite — Writer
• Ripping Yarns — Writer, Creator
• 1976Tomkinson's Schooldays — Mr. Ellis / Bear / Mr. Moodie / Director, Writer
• 1975Monty Python and the Holy Grail — Dennis's Mother / Sir Bedevere / Left Head / Prince Herbert / Voice of Cartoon Scribe, Writer, Director
• Saturday Night Live — Orson Welles’ director (voice) (uncredited)
• 1974Henry Cleans Up — Albert
• Black and Blue — Writer
• 1973Is This a Record? — Various, Additional Writing
• 1973Secrets — Writer
• Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus — Various Characters
• 1971And Now for Something Completely Different — Stage Manager / Tobacconist / 2nd Hungarian Man / Squire / Self-defence student #3 / Tenant #1 / Flasher / Mouse Organist Ken Ewing / Fat Soldier / Waiter / Nude Organist / Brian / Nigel Incubator Jones, Screenplay
• 1971Euroshow '71: May Day Special — Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
• 1971The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971 — Writer
• The Two Ronnies — Writer
• Monty Python's Flying Circus — Various, Writer
• The Complete and Utter History of Britain — Writer, Creator
• A Series of Bird's — Additional Writing
• Do Not Adjust Your Set — Various Characters, Writer
• Omnibus
• Twice a Fortnight
• Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch
• Monty Python: Live at Aspen — Creator
• Untitled Labyrinth Sequel — Original Film Writer

Appearances as themselves (59)

• 2021Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated — Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
• 2019Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails — Self (archive footage)
• 201450 Years of BBC Two Comedy — Self
• 2014Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns — Self
• Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) — Self (archive footage)
• 2014Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar — Self
• 2014Monty Python: The Meaning of Live — Self
• 2013The Meaning of Monty Python — Self
• 2012Anatomy of a Liar — Self
• 2012The Secret Policeman's Ball — Self
• Perspectives — Himself
• 2010Medieval Fightbook — Self - Historian
• 2010Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release — Self
• 2010The Unforgettable Spike Milligan — Himself
• 2009Chaucer & the Canterbury Tales — Self
• 2009Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened — Self
• 2009Monty Python in Aberystwyth — Self
• Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) — Self
• Skavlan — Self - Guest
• 2008Monty Python Conquers America — Self
• 2008Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus — Self
• 2008The Seventh Python — Self
• 2007The Secret Life of Brian — Self
• 2007What the Pythons Did Next... — Self (archive footage)
• 2005How Do You Like Iceland? — Self
• 2005The Roots of Monty Python — Self (archive footage)
• 2004Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? — Self
• 2004The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 — Self (archive footage)
• 2004The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 — Self (archive footage)
• 2004The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 — Self (archive footage)
• 2003Concert for George — Self
• 2003The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' — Self
• 2002Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute — Self
• 2002The Hidden History of Rome — Himself
• 2001The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations — Self
• 2000The Life of Python — Self
• 199930 Years of Monty Python, a Revelation — Self
• 1999Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches — Self
• 1999Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm — Self
• 1999The Monty Python Story — Self
• 1998Monty Python: Live at Aspen — Self
• Ruby — Self
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• 1990Life of Python — Self / Various Roles
• Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days — Self
• Going Live! — Self
• 1986Comedians Do It On Stage — Self
• 1986Inside the Labyrinth — Self
• 1983Comic Roots: Michael Palin — Self
• Wogan — Self
• 1979The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 — Self
• 1979The Secret Policeman's Ball — Himself - Various Roles
• 1978Michael Palin’s Super 8mm - “Life of Brian” — Self
• 1976Pleasure at Her Majesty's — Self
• The Secret Policeman's Ball — Self
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self
• 1974Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report — Self
• Film '72 — Self