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Eric Idle

Acting

Born: 1943-03-29
From: South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.4

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.

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Awards & Nominations1 won · 2 nominated

Nominated

Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

Spamalot

2005
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Original Score

Spamalot

2005
🏆 Won

European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award

Monty Python

2001

Acting156 titles

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
10.0
Movie

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

2006Comedy
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
10.0
Movie

Euroshow '71: May Day Special

1971Comedy
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
10.0
Movie

David Bowie - Sound and Vision

2003Drama
Yellow Submarine Sandwich
10.0
Cartoon

Yellow Submarine Sandwich

1978Animation
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
9.0
Movie

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1

2004Comedy
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
9.0
Movie

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2

2004Comedy
Group Madness
9.0
Movie

Group Madness

1983Documentary
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
9.0
Movie

Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

2019Documentary
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best
8.3
Movie

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best

2006Comedy
Monty Python's Flying Circus
8.3
Series

Monty Python's Flying Circus

1969-1974Comedy
Faerie Tale Theatre
8.1
Series

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982-1987Drama
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
8.0
Movie

Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

1974Documentary
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
8.0
Movie

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

2014Documentary
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
8.0
Movie

The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

2003Documentary
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
8.0
Movie

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

2006Comedy
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
8.0
Movie

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

2005Documentary
Brightness
8.0
Movie

Brightness

2001Drama
Going Live!
8.0
Series

Going Live!

1987-1993Drama
The Simpsons
8.0
Cartoon

The Simpsons

1989 - ...Drama
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
7.9
Movie

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

2018Documentary
Life of Brian
7.8
Movie

Life of Brian

1979Comedy
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
7.8
Movie

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

1975Action
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
7.8
Movie

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

2008Documentary
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
7.8
Movie

The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015

2017Drama
Do Not Adjust Your Set
7.8
Series

Do Not Adjust Your Set

1967-1969Comedy
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
7.8
Series

STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces

2024Documentary
Earth to America
7.7
Movie

Earth to America

2005Drama
What About Dick?
7.7
Movie

What About Dick?

2012Comedy
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
7.7
Movie

Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

2008Documentary
Frasier
7.7
Series

Frasier

1993-2004Comedy
Pinky and the Brain
7.7
Cartoon

Pinky and the Brain

1995-1998Animation
The Secret Life of Brian
7.6
Movie

The Secret Life of Brian

2007Documentary
The Secret Policeman's Ball
7.6
Movie

The Secret Policeman's Ball

2012Comedy
Terry Pratchett: Back in Black
7.6
Movie

Terry Pratchett: Back in Black

2017Documentary
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
7.6
Movie

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

1981Comedy
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
7.6
Series

Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

2009Documentary
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
7.6
Series

George Harrison: Living in the Material World

2011Documentary
The Mikado
7.5
Movie

The Mikado

1987Romance
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
7.5
Movie

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1985Sci-Fi
At Last the 1948 Show
7.5
Series

At Last the 1948 Show

1967Comedy
Disney's House of Mouse
7.5
Cartoon

Disney's House of Mouse

2001-2003Animation
The Masked Singer
7.5
Series

The Masked Singer

2019 - ...Documentary
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
7.5
Series

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

2018 - ...Documentary
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
7.4
Movie

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

1982Comedy
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
7.4
Movie

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

2012Drama
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
7.4
Movie

Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

2014Comedy
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
7.4
Series

Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus

1972Comedy
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
7.3
Movie

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

1983Comedy
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
7.3
Movie

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

1979Documentary
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
7.3
Cartoon

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

1999Animation
The Meaning of Monty Python
7.3
Movie

The Meaning of Monty Python

2013Documentary
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3
Series

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993-2009Comedy
And Now for Something Completely Different
7.2
Movie

And Now for Something Completely Different

1971Comedy
We Are Most Amused
7.2
Movie

We Are Most Amused

2008Comedy
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
7.2
Movie

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

1983Comedy
Laverne & Shirley
7.2
Series

Laverne & Shirley

1976-1983Comedy
The Graham Norton Show
7.2
Series

The Graham Norton Show

2007 - ...Comedy
Conan
7.2
Series

Conan

2010-2021Documentary
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
7.1
Movie

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

2014Drama
The Transformers: The Movie
7.1
Cartoon

The Transformers: The Movie

1986Animation
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
7.1
Movie

Monty Python Live (Mostly)

2014Comedy
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
7.1
Movie

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

1998Comedy
MADtv
7.1
Series

MADtv

1995-2016Comedy
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
7.0
Movie

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

1988Sci-Fi
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
7.0
Movie

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

2010Comedy
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
7.0
Movie

Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

1989Comedy
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
7.0
Cartoon

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best

2006Comedy
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
6.9
Movie

London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music

2012Documentary
Saturday Night Live
6.9
Series

Saturday Night Live

1975 - ...Comedy
Hercules
6.9
Cartoon

Hercules

1998-1999Comedy
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
6.8
Movie

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

1978Comedy
Quest for Camelot
6.8
Cartoon

Quest for Camelot

1998Sci-Fi
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
6.8
Series

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005-2014Comedy
Around the World in 80 Days
6.7
Series

Around the World in 80 Days

1989Drama
The Scream Team
6.6
Movie

The Scream Team

2002Sci-Fi
Ella Enchanted
6.5
Movie

Ella Enchanted

2004Drama
Monty Python Conquers America
6.5
Movie

Monty Python Conquers America

2008Documentary
Hercules: Zero to Hero
6.5
Cartoon

Hercules: Zero to Hero

1999Animation
Inside Comedy
6.5
Series

Inside Comedy

2012-2015Comedy
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
6.5
Cartoon

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

2000-2001Animation
An Accidental Studio
6.4
Movie

An Accidental Studio

2019Documentary
Late Show with David Letterman
6.4
Series

Late Show with David Letterman

1993-2015Documentary
The Daily Show
6.4
Series

The Daily Show

1996 - ...Documentary
Shrek the Third
6.3
Cartoon

Shrek the Third

2007Sci-Fi
Casper
6.3
Movie

Casper

1995Sci-Fi
Life of Python
6.3
Movie

Life of Python

1990Documentary
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
6.3
Movie

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

1989Sci-Fi
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking
6.3
Cartoon

The Nutcracker and the Mouseking

2004Animation
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
6.3
Movie

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

2020Sci-Fi
Rutland Weekend Television
6.3
Series

Rutland Weekend Television

1975 - ...Comedy
The Soup
6.3
Series

The Soup

2004-2020Documentary
National Lampoon's European Vacation
6.2
Movie

National Lampoon's European Vacation

1985Action
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
6.1
Cartoon

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

1998Animation
Late Night with David Letterman
6.1
Series

Late Night with David Letterman

1982-1993Comedy
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1
Series

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015-2026Comedy
The Aristocrats
6.0
Movie

The Aristocrats

2005Comedy
Monty Python In The Netherlands
6.0
Movie

Monty Python In The Netherlands

1973Drama
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
6.0
Movie

Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

2014Documentary
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
6.0
Series

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975-1980Documentary
Real Time with Bill Maher
6.0
Series

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003 - ...Comedy
Nuns on the Run
5.9
Movie

Nuns on the Run

1990Comedy
Absolutely Anything
5.9
Movie

Absolutely Anything

2015Comedy
Alice in Wonderland
5.9
Movie

Alice in Wonderland

1966Drama
Suddenly Susan
5.9
Series

Suddenly Susan

1996-2000Comedy
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
5.8
Movie

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

2003Comedy
The Wind in the Willows
5.8
Movie

The Wind in the Willows

1996Sci-Fi
The Tale of the Frog Prince
5.8
Movie

The Tale of the Frog Prince

1982Comedy
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 - ...Comedy
Missing Pieces
5.7
Movie

Missing Pieces

1992Comedy
Yellowbeard
5.6
Movie

Yellowbeard

1983Comedy
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.6
Series

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003-2022Comedy
102 Dalmatians
5.5
Movie

102 Dalmatians

2000Drama
Nearly Departed
5.5
Series

Nearly Departed

1989Sci-Fi
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
5.4
Movie

Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

1966Documentary
Monty Python's Personal Best
5.4
Cartoon

Monty Python's Personal Best

2006Comedy
Splitting Heirs
5.2
Movie

Splitting Heirs

1993Comedy
Hollywood Homicide
5.2
Movie

Hollywood Homicide

2003Action
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.2
Series

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 - ...Documentary
Hitler: The Comedy Years
5.0
Movie

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007Documentary
Off Camera with Sam Jones
5.0
Series

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014 - ...Documentary
Mom and Dad Save the World
4.9
Movie

Mom and Dad Save the World

1992Action
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
4.7
Cartoon

The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

1999Animation
Too Much Sun
4.7
Movie

Too Much Sun

1991Comedy
Delgo
4.5
Cartoon

Delgo

2008Action
The One Show
4.4
Series

The One Show

2006 - ...Documentary
Dudley Do-Right
4.1
Movie

Dudley Do-Right

1999Comedy
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
4.0
Movie

Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure

2003Comedy
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
3.9
Movie

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

1998Comedy
The Entire Universe
3.5
Movie

The Entire Universe

2016Drama
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2.0
Series

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

2014Documentary
State of Fear
0
Movie

State of Fear

1997Documentary
Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch
0
Movie

Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch

2024Drama
Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics"
0
Movie

Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics"

1996Drama
The Seventh Python
0
Movie

The Seventh Python

2008Documentary
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
0
Movie

Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe

2002Documentary
The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food
0
Movie

The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food

2018Documentary
Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall
0
Movie

Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

2010Drama
The Movie Life of George
0
Movie

The Movie Life of George

1989Documentary
The Roots of Monty Python
0
Movie

The Roots of Monty Python

2005Documentary
What the Pythons Did Next...
0
Movie

What the Pythons Did Next...

2007Drama
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
0
Movie

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3

2004Comedy
The Monty Python Story
0
Movie

The Monty Python Story

1999Documentary
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
0
Movie

Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm

1999Documentary
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches
0
Movie

Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches

1999Comedy
The Life of Python
0
Movie

The Life of Python

2000Comedy
The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado
0
Movie

The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado

1987Documentary
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
0
Movie

The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

1971Comedy
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
0
Movie

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

2021Documentary
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
0
Movie

Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release

2010Documentary
One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat
0
Movie

One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat

1991Comedy
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
0
Cartoon

Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best

2006Comedy
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best
0
Movie

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best

2006Comedy
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
0
Movie

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

2006Comedy
Movie Connections
0
Series

Movie Connections

2007-2009Documentary
London 2012 Olympic Games
0
Series

London 2012 Olympic Games

2012Documentary
Tony Awards
0
Series

Tony Awards

1956 - ...Drama

Directing8 titles

Faerie Tale Theatre
8.1
Series

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982-1987Drama
What About Dick?
7.7
Movie

What About Dick?

2012Comedy
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
7.6
Movie

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

1981Comedy
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
7.1
Movie

Monty Python Live (Mostly)

2014Comedy
Saturday Night Live
6.9
Series

Saturday Night Live

1975 - ...Comedy
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
6.8
Movie

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

1978Comedy
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
5.8
Movie

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

2003Comedy
The Tale of the Frog Prince
5.8
Movie

The Tale of the Frog Prince

1982Comedy

Writing22 titles

Monty Python's Flying Circus
8.3
Series

Monty Python's Flying Circus

1969-1974Comedy
Faerie Tale Theatre
8.1
Series

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982-1987Drama
Life of Brian
7.8
Movie

Life of Brian

1979Comedy
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
7.8
Movie

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

1975Action
Do Not Adjust Your Set
7.8
Series

Do Not Adjust Your Set

1967-1969Comedy
What About Dick?
7.7
Movie

What About Dick?

2012Comedy
The Two Ronnies
7.7
Series

The Two Ronnies

1971-1999Comedy
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
7.4
Movie

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

1982Comedy
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
7.3
Movie

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

1983Comedy
And Now for Something Completely Different
7.2
Movie

And Now for Something Completely Different

1971Comedy
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
7.1
Movie

Monty Python Live (Mostly)

2014Comedy
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
7.0
Movie

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

2010Comedy
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
7.0
Movie

Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

1989Comedy
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
6.8
Movie

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

1978Comedy
Rutland Weekend Television
6.3
Series

Rutland Weekend Television

1975 - ...Comedy
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
5.8
Movie

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

2003Comedy
The Tale of the Frog Prince
5.8
Movie

The Tale of the Frog Prince

1982Comedy
Splitting Heirs
5.2
Movie

Splitting Heirs

1993Comedy
The Entire Universe
3.5
Movie

The Entire Universe

2016Drama
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
0
Movie

The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

1971Comedy
Unplug the Minister in the Socket
0
Movie

Unplug the Minister in the Socket

2001Comedy
Put the Minister in the Socket
0
Movie

Put the Minister in the Socket

2015Comedy

Production2 titles

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
5.8
Movie

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

2003Comedy
Splitting Heirs
5.2
Movie

Splitting Heirs

1993Comedy

Sound1 title

The Boxtrolls
6.7
Cartoon

The Boxtrolls

2014Animation

Creator3 titles

Monty Python's Personal Best
5.4
Cartoon

Monty Python's Personal Best

2006Comedy
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
6.0
Series

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

2024 - ...Comedy
Rutland Weekend Television
6.3
Series

Rutland Weekend Television

1975 - ...Comedy