Personal Info
Known Credits
109
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1943-03-29 (82 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
Also Known For
Eric Idle
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric Idle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ...
Known For
Acting
2021 --
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
| Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
2020 --
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
| The Impressive Clergyman
2019 --
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
| Self (archive footage)
2019 --
An Accidental Studio
| Self (archive footage)
2018 --
The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food
| Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)
2018 --
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
| Self
2017 --
Terry Pratchett: Back in Black
| Self
2016 --
The Entire Universe
| Self - Presenter
2015 --
Absolutely Anything
| Salubrious Gat (voice)
2014 --
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
| Self
2014 --
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
| Self, others
2014 --
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
| Self
2014 --
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
| Self
2014 --
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
| Self
2014 --
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
| Self / Nigel Spasm
2013 --
The Meaning of Monty Python
| Self
2012 --
What About Dick?
| The Piano
2012 --
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
| Self
2012 --
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
| Self
2012 --
The Secret Policeman's Ball
| Self
2010 --
Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall
|
2010 --
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
| Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
2010 --
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
| Self
2008 --
Delgo
| Spig (voice)
2008 --
We Are Most Amused
| Self
2008 --
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
| Self
2008 --
The Seventh Python
| Self
2008 --
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
| Self - 'Berthold'
2008 --
Life Of Brian Screenplay
| Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler
2008 --
Monty Python Conquers America
| Self
2007 --
Shrek the Third
| Merlin (voice)
2007 --
Hitler: The Comedy Years
| Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007 --
What the Pythons Did Next...
| Self (archive footage)
2007 --
The Secret Life of Brian
| Self
2006 --
The South Bank Show: Spamalot
|
2006 --
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Eric Idle's Personal Best
| Various Characters
2006 --
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best
| Various Characters
2005 --
The Roots of Monty Python
| Self (archive footage)
2005 --
Earth to America
| Self
2005 --
The Aristocrats
| Self
2005 --
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
| Self
2004 --
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking
| Drosselmeier (voice)
2004 --
Ella Enchanted
| Narrator
2004 --
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
| Self (archive footage)
2004 --
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
| Self (archive footage)
2004 --
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
| Self (archive footage)
2003 --
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
| English Victim
2003 --
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
| Self
2003 --
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
| Self
2003 --
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
| Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
2003 --
Hollywood Homicide
| Celebrity
2002 --
The Scream Team
| Coffin Ed
2002 --
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
| Self
2001 --
Brightness
| Mr. Bix
2000 --
The Beatles Revolution
| Self
2000 --
The Life of Python
| Self
2000 --
102 Dalmatians
| Waddlesworth (voice)
1999 --
Pirates: 3D Show
| Pierre
1999 --
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches
| Self
1999 --
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
| Self
1999 --
The Monty Python Story
| Self
1999 --
Dudley Do-Right
| Prospector
1999 --
Hercules: Zero to Hero
| Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)
1999 --
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
| Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
1998 --
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
| Evil Martin (voice)
1998 --
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
| Slyly (voice)
1998 --
Quest for Camelot
| Devon (voice)
1998 --
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
| Self
1998 --
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
| Alan Smithee
1997 --
State of Fear
|
1996 --
Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics"
| Man in Bed
1996 --
The Wind in the Willows
| Rat
1995 --
Casper
| Paul 'Dibbs' Plutzker
1993 --
Splitting Heirs
| Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
1992 --
Mom and Dad Save the World
| King Raff
1992 --
Missing Pieces
| Wendel
1990 --
Too Much Sun
| Sonny
1990 --
Life of Python
| Self / Various Roles
1990 --
Nuns on the Run
| Brian Hope
1989 --
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
| Self / Various Characters
1989 --
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
| Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
1989 --
The Movie Life of George
| Self
1988 --
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
| Desmond / Berthold
1987 --
The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado
| Self
1987 --
The Mikado
| Ko-Ko
1986 --
The Transformers: The Movie
| Wreck-Gar (voice)
1985 --
National Lampoon's European Vacation
| The Bike Rider
1985 --
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
| The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
1983 --
Yellowbeard
| Commander Clement
1983 --
Group Madness
| Self
1983 --
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
| Gunther (uncredited)
1983 --
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
| Various Roles
1982 --
The Tale of the Frog Prince
| Narrator
1982 --
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
| Various Roles
1981 --
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
| Reporter
1979 --
Life of Brian
| Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
1979 --
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
| Self
1978 --
Yellow Submarine Sandwich
| Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)
1978 --
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
| Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead
1975 --
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
1974 --
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
| Self
1973 --
Monty Python In The Netherlands
|
1971 --
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
|
1971 --
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
1971 --
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
| Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
1966 --
Alice in Wonderland
| Young Man (uncredited)
1966 --
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
| Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)