John Marwood Cleese (gebore op 27 Oktober1939) is ’n Britseakteur, komediant, skrywer en rolprentvervaardiger. Hy het bekendheid verwerf as een van die hoofkarakters in Monty Python’s Flying Circus en later as die hotelbaas Basil Fawlty in die TV-komedie Fawlty Towers. Sy flieks sluit in A Fish Called Wanda (1988). Hy speel die rol van Q in die James Bond-fliek Die Another Day (2002) en die rol van mnr. Edly, The Guv, in die twee Spud-flieks.[1]
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Cleese het op die Edinburgfees bekend geraak as ’n draaiboekskrywer van randproduksies en akteur in The Frost Report. In die laat 1960's was hy die medestigter van Monty Python, die komediegeselskap wat verantwoordelik was vir die sketsprogram Monty Python's Flying Circus en die vier Monty Python-rolprente: And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian en The Meaning of Life.
In die middel 1970's het Cleese en sy eerste vrou, Connie Booth, die Britse TV-sitkom Fawlty Towers geskryf en daarin gespeel. Die reeks het drie Baftas gewen. Later het hy saam met Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis en Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda en Fierce Creatures gespeel, wat hy albei ook geskryf het. Hy was ook in baie ander prente te sien, soos Clockwise, twee James Bond-flieks as Q (die kwartiermeester), twee Harry Potter-prente en die laaste drie Shrek-flieks.
Saam met die skrywer van Yes Minister, Antony Jay, was hy die stigter van Video Arts, ’n vervaardigingsmaatskappy wat vermaakopleidingsprente maak. In 1976 was hy ook medestigter van The Secret Policeman's Ball-welsynprogramme om geld in te samel vir die menseregte-organisasie Amnestie Internasionaal.
Filmografie
Cleese in 1989 by die Oscars.
Spud 3: Learning to Fly (2014) – The Guv
Spud 2: The Madness Continues (2013) – The Guv
Planes (2013) – Bulldog (stem)
The Big Year (2011) – Historical Montage Verteller (stem)
Winnie the Pooh (2011) – Verteller (stem)
Legend of the Guardian: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) – Geest (stem)
Spud (2010) – The Guv
Shrek Forever After (2010) – King Harold (stem)
Planet 51 (2009) – Professor Kipple (stem)
Entourage (2009) – Zichzelf (seisoen 7, aflewering: Love Yourself)
The Pink Panther 2 (2009) – Inspekteur Dreyfus
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) – Dr. Barnhardt
Igor (2008) – Dr. Glickenstein (stem)
Shrek the Third (2007) – King Harold (stem)
Charlotte's Web (2006) – Samuel the Sheep (stem)
L'entente cordiale (2006) – Lord Conrad
Man About Town (2006) – Dr. Primkin
Complete Guide to Guys (2006) – British Expert
Valiant (2005) – Mercury (stem)
Around the World in 80 Days (2004) – Grizzled Sergeant
Shrek 2 (2004) – King (stem)
Education Tips No. 41: Choosing a Really Expensive School (Video, 2003) – Prof. Dik Bonkers/Dr. Ken Enron Chaney
George of the Jungle 2 (2003) – Ape (stem)
Charlie's Angles: Full Throttle (2003) – Mr. Munday
Scorched (2003) – Charles Merchant
Die Another Day (2002) – Q
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) – Nearly Headless Nick
Pinocchio (2002) – The Talking Crickett (stem)
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) – James
Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) (TV-reeks) – Red Lansing (2002)
Mickey's House of Villains (2002) – Verteller
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (Video, 2001) – Verteller
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) – Nearly Headless Nick
Rat Race (film) (2001) – Donald P. Sinclair
H.M.O. (TV-film, 2001) – Dr. Larry King
The Magic Pudding (2000) – Albert, the Magic Pudding (stem)
Quantum Project (2000) – Alexander Pentcho
Isn't She Great (2000) – Henry Marcus
The World Is Not Enough (1999) – R
The Out-of-Towners (1999) – Mr. Mersault
Parting Shots (1999) – Maurice Walpole
George of the Jungle (1997) – An Ape Named 'Ape' (stem)
Fierce Creatures (1997) – Rollo Lee
The Wind in the Willows (1996) – Mr. Toad's Lawyer
Look at the State We're In! (minireeks, 1995) – Minister
The Jungle Book (1994) – Dr. Julien Plumford
The Swan Princess (1994) – Jean-Bob (stem)
Frankenstein (1994) – Professor Waldman
Splitting Heirs (1993) – Raoul P. Shadgrind
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) – Cat R. Waul (stem)
Bullseye! (1990) – Man on the Beach in Barbados Who Looks Like John Cleese
Grime Goes Green: Your Business and the Environment (1990) – Mr. Grime
Erik the Viking (1989) – Halfdan the Black
The Big Picture (1989) – Bartender Frankie
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) – Archie Leach
Baby Quark (1987) – Verteller
Quark and the Highway Robber (1987) – Verteller
Clockwise (1986) – Brian Stimpson
Silverado (1985) – Sheriff John T. Langston
Yellowbeard (1983) – Harvey 'Blind' Pew
The Meaning of Life (1983) – Verskillende rolle
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) – Verskillende rolle
Privates on Parade (1982) – Major Giles ck
Time Bandits (1981) – Robin Hood
The Great Muppet Caper (1981) – Neville
The Taming of the Shrew (TV-film, 1980) – Petruchio
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