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.

Filmography

• 2020A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion — The Impressive Clergyman
• The Masked Singer — Hedgehog, Hedgehog (archive footage)
• 2018The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food — Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)
• 2016The Entire Universe — Self - Presenter, Writer
• 2015Absolutely Anything — Salubrious Gat (voice)
• 2015Put the Minister in the Socket — Original Story
• 2014Monty Python Live (Mostly) — Self, others, Director, Writer
• 2014The Boxtrolls — Songs
• 2012What About Dick? — The Piano, Director, Writer, Musical
• 2010Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall
• 2010Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) — Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben, Writer
• 2008Delgo — Spig (voice)
• 2008Life Of Brian Screenplay — Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler, Screenplay
• 2007Hitler: The Comedy Years — Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2007Shrek the Third — Merlin (voice)
• 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
• 2004Ella Enchanted — Narrator
• 2004The Nutcracker and the Mouseking — Drosselmeier (voice)
• 2003Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles — Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler, Director, Writer, Producer
• 2003Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure — English Victim
• 2003Hollywood Homicide — Celebrity
• 2002The Scream Team — Coffin Ed
• 2001Brightness — Mr. Bix
• Disney's House of Mouse — Pluto Angel (voice)
• 2001Unplug the Minister in the Socket — Original Story
• 2000102 Dalmatians — Waddlesworth (voice)
• Buzz Lightyear of Star Command — Guzelian (voice)
• 1999Dudley Do-Right — Prospector
• 1999Hercules: Zero to Hero — Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)
• 1999South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut — Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
• 1999The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue — Evil Martin (voice)
• 1998An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn — Alan Smithee
• Hercules — Parenthesis (voice)
• 1998Quest for Camelot — Devon (voice)
• 1998Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie — Slyly (voice)
• 1997Pirates 4-D — Pierre, Screenplay
• 1997State of Fear
• 1996Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics" — Man in Bed
• Suddenly Susan — Ian Maxtone-Graham
• 1996The Wind in the Willows — Rat
• 1995Casper — Dibs
• MADtv — Zookeeper
• Pinky and the Brain — Mom & Dad (voice)
• Frasier — Chuck (voice)
• 1993Splitting Heirs — Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel, Executive Producer, Writer
• 1992Missing Pieces — Wendel
• 1992Mom and Dad Save the World — King Raff
• 1991One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat — Mervyn Whale
• 1991Too Much Sun — Sonny
• 1990Nuns on the Run — Brian Hope
• Around the World in 80 Days — Jean Passepartout
• 1989How to Get Ahead in Advertising — Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
• Nearly Departed — Grant Pritchard
• 1989Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python — Self / Various Characters, Writer
• The Simpsons — Declan Desmond (voice)
• 1988The Adventures of Baron Munchausen — Desmond / Berthold
• 1987The Mikado — Ko-Ko
• 1986The Transformers: The Movie — Wreck-Gar (voice)
• 1985National Lampoon's European Vacation — The Bike Rider
• 1985The Pied Piper of Hamelin — The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
• 1983Monty Python's The Meaning of Life — Various Roles, Screenplay
• 1983The Crimson Permanent Assurance — Gunther (uncredited)
• 1983Yellowbeard — Commander Clement
• Faerie Tale Theatre — Narrator (voice), The Pied Piper / Robert Browning, Director, Teleplay
• 1982Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl — Various Roles, Writer
• 1982The Tale of the Frog Prince — Narrator, Director, Writer
• 1981Steve Martin's Best Show Ever — Reporter, Director
• 1979Life of Brian — Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee, Screenplay
• 1978The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash — Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead, Director, Writer
• 1978Yellow Submarine Sandwich — Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)
• Laverne & Shirley — Derek DeWoods
• 1975Monty 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, Writer
• Rutland Weekend Television — Various Characters, Writer, Creator
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self (uncredited), Terry Halsey (uncredited), Director
• 1973Monty Python In The Netherlands — Pie Face 1
• Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus — Various Characters
• 1972The Philosophers' Football Match — Sokrates
• 1971And 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, 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
• We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh — Various
• At Last the 1948 Show
• Do Not Adjust Your Set — Various Characters, Writer
• 1966Alice in Wonderland — Young Man (uncredited)
• 1966Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World — Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)
• Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch
• Monty Python: Live at Aspen — Creator
• No – That's Me Over Here! — Creator

Appearances as themselves (78)

• STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces — Self - Writer & Actor
• 2021Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated — Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
• 2019An Accidental Studio — Self (archive footage)
• 2019Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails — Self (archive footage)
• GQ Presents: Iconic Characters — Self
• 2018Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind — Self
• 2017Terry Pratchett: Back in Black — Self
• 2017The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015 — Self - Audience Member
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
• 201450 Years of BBC Two Comedy — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• 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
• Off Camera with Sam Jones — Self
• 2014The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure — Self
• 2014The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles — Self / Nigel Spasm
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
• 2013The Meaning of Monty Python — Self
• Inside Comedy — Self
• 2012London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music — Self
• London 2012 Olympic Games — Self
• 2012Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO — Self
• 2012The Secret Policeman's Ball — Self
• George Harrison: Living in the Material World — Self
• Conan — Self - Guest
• 2010Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release — Self
• Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) — Self
• 2008Monty Python Conquers America — Self
• 2008Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus — Self
• 2008The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen — Self - 'Berthold'
• 2008The Seventh Python — Self
• 2008We Are Most Amused — Self
• Movie Connections — Self
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• 2007The Secret Life of Brian — Self
• 2007What the Pythons Did Next... — Self (archive footage)
• The One Show — Self
• 2005Earth to America — Self
• 2005Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live — Self
• 2005The Aristocrats — Self
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self
• 2005The Roots of Monty Python — Self (archive footage)
• Parkinson — Self - Guest
• 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)
• The Soup — Self
• The Tony Danza Show — Self
• 2003David Bowie - Sound and Vision — Self
• Real Time with Bill Maher — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• 2003The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' — Self
• 2002Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe — Self
• 2000I Don't Believe It!: The One Foot in the Grave Story — Self
• 2000The Beatles Revolution — 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
• Clive Anderson All Talk — Self
• The Daily Show — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Guest
• Pebble Mill — Self
• 1990Life of Python — Self / Various Roles
• 1989The Movie Life of George — Self
• Going Live! — Self
• 1987The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado — Self
• 1983Group Madness — Self
• Late Night with David Letterman — Self - Guest
• 1979The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 — Self
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self
• 1974Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report — Self
• Titel, Thesen, Temperamente — Self
• Tony Awards — Self - Nominee