Eric Idle

Eric Idle

Filmography

As Cast

STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces (2024)
as Self - Writer & Actor
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated (2021)
as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion (2020)
as The Impressive Clergyman
An Accidental Studio (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
The Masked Singer (2019)
as Hedgehog
The Masked Singer (2019)
as Hedgehog (archive footage)
The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food (2018)
as Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)
as Self
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters (2018)
as Self
Terry Pratchett: Back in Black (2017)
as Self
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015 (2017)
as Self - Audience Member
The Entire Universe (2016)
as Self - Presenter
Absolutely Anything (2015)
as Salubrious Gat (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
as Self - Guest
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles (2014)
as Self / Nigel Spasm
Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)
as Self, others
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy (2014)
as Self
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (2014)
as Self
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar (2014)
as Self
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure (2014)
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014)
as Self
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
as Self - Guest
The Meaning of Monty Python (2013)
as Self
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music (2012)
as Self
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO (2012)
as Self
What About Dick? (2012)
as The Piano
The Secret Policeman's Ball (2012)
as Self
Inside Comedy (2012)
as Self
London 2012 Olympic Games (2012)
as Self
George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
as Self
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) (2010)
as Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall (2010)
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release (2010)
as Self
Conan (2010)
as Self - Guest
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) (2009)
as Self
Delgo (2008)
as Spig (voice)
Life Of Brian Screenplay (2008)
as Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler
The Seventh Python (2008)
as Self
We Are Most Amused (2008)
as Self
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus (2008)
as Self
Monty Python Conquers America (2008)
as Self
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen (2008)
as Self - 'Berthold'
Shrek the Third (2007)
as Merlin (voice)
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
as Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Secret Life of Brian (2007)
as Self
What the Pythons Did Next... (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Movie Connections (2007)
as Self
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
as Self
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best (2006)
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best (2006)
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best (2006)
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best (2006)
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best (2006)
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best (2006)
as Various Characters
The One Show (2006)
as Self
Monty Python's Personal Best (2006)
as Self / Various Characters
Earth to America (2005)
as Self
The Aristocrats (2005)
as Self
The Roots of Monty Python (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005)
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
as Self
Ella Enchanted (2004)
as Narrator
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking (2004)
as Drosselmeier (voice)
The Tony Danza Show (2004)
as Self
The Soup (2004)
as Self
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (2003)
as English Victim
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles (2003)
as Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' (2003)
as Self
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
as Celebrity
David Bowie - Sound and Vision (2003)
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
as Self
The Scream Team (2002)
as Coffin Ed
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe (2002)
as Self
Brightness (2001)
as Mr. Bix
Disney's House of Mouse (2001)
as Pluto Angel (voice)
The Beatles Revolution (2000)
as Self
The Life of Python (2000)
as Self
102 Dalmatians (2000)
as Waddlesworth (voice)
I Don't Believe It!: The One Foot in the Grave Story (2000)
as Self
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000)
as Guzelian (voice)
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1999)
as Evil Martin (voice)
Dudley Do-Right (1999)
as Prospector
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
as Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
The Monty Python Story (1999)
as Self
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm (1999)
as Self
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches (1999)
as Self
Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999)
as Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)
as Slyly (voice)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998)
as Alan Smithee
Quest for Camelot (1998)
as Devon (voice)
Monty Python: Live at Aspen (1998)
as Self
Hercules (1998)
as Parenthesis (voice)
State of Fear (1997)
Pirates 4-D (1997)
as Pierre
The Wind in the Willows (1996)
as Rat
Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics" (1996)
as Man in Bed
Suddenly Susan (1996)
as Ian Maxtone-Graham
Clive Anderson All Talk (1996)
as Self
The Daily Show (1996)
as Self - Guest
Casper (1995)
as Dibs
MADtv (1995)
as Zookeeper
Pinky and the Brain (1995)
as Mom & Dad (voice)
Splitting Heirs (1993)
as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
Frasier (1993)
as Chuck (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
as Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
as Self - Guest
Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)
as King Raff
Missing Pieces (1992)
as Wendel
Too Much Sun (1991)
as Sonny
One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat (1991)
as Mervyn Whale
Pebble Mill (1991)
as Self
Nuns on the Run (1990)
as Brian Hope
Life of Python (1990)
as Self / Various Roles
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989)
as Self / Various Characters
The Movie Life of George (1989)
as Self
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
as Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
Nearly Departed (1989)
as Grant Pritchard
Around the World in 80 Days (1989)
as Jean Passepartout
The Simpsons (1989)
as Declan Desmond (voice)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
as Desmond / Berthold
The Mikado (1987)
as Ko-Ko
The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado (1987)
as Self
Going Live! (1987)
as Self
The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
as Wreck-Gar (voice)
National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
as The Bike Rider
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1985)
as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
as Various Roles
Yellowbeard (1983)
as Commander Clement
The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983)
as Gunther (uncredited)
Group Madness (1983)
as Self
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
as Various Roles
The Tale of the Frog Prince (1982)
as Narrator
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
as Narrator (voice)
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
as Self - Guest
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981)
as Reporter
Life of Brian (1979)
as Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 (1979)
as Self
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
as Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead
Yellow Submarine Sandwich (1978)
as Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)
Laverne & Shirley (1976)
as Derek DeWoods
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
as Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard
Rutland Weekend Television (1975)
as Various Characters
Saturday Night Live (1975)
as Self - Host
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
as Self
Saturday Night Live (1975)
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
as Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
as Terry Halsey (uncredited)
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report (1974)
as Self
Monty Python In The Netherlands (1973)
as Pie Face 1
The Philosophers' Football Match (1972)
as Sokrates
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972)
as Various Characters
And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
as 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
Euroshow '71: May Day Special (1971)
as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971 (1971)
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
as Various
We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh (1968)
as Various
At Last the 1948 Show (1967)
Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967)
as Various Characters
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente (1967)
as Self
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World (1966)
as Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)
Alice in Wonderland (1966)
as Young Man (uncredited)
Tony Awards (1956)
as Self - Nominee
Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch

As Crew

The Entire Universe (2016)
Writer
Put the Minister in the Socket (2015)
Original Story
Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)
Director, Writer
The Boxtrolls (2014)
Songs
What About Dick? (2012)
Director, Writer, Musical
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) (2010)
Writer
Life Of Brian Screenplay (2008)
Screenplay
Monty Python's Personal Best (2006)
Creator
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles (2003)
Director, Writer, Producer
Unplug the Minister in the Socket (2001)
Original Story
Pirates 4-D (1997)
Screenplay
Splitting Heirs (1993)
Executive Producer, Writer
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989)
Writer
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
Screenplay
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
Writer
The Tale of the Frog Prince (1982)
Director, Writer
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
Director, Teleplay
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981)
Director
Life of Brian (1979)
Screenplay
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
Director, Writer
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Writer
Rutland Weekend Television (1975)
Writer, Creator
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Director
And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
Screenplay
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971 (1971)
Writer
The Two Ronnies (1971)
Writer
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
Writer
Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967)
Writer
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
Creator
No – That's Me Over Here!
Creator