John Cleese: John Cleese. Actor: A Fish Called Wanda. John Cleese was born on October 27, 1939, in Weston-Super-Mare, England, to Muriel Evelyn (Cross) and Reginald Francis Cleese. He was born into a family of modest means, his father being an insurance salesman; but he was nonetheless sent off to private schools to obtain a good education. Here he was often tormented for his height, having reached a height of six feet...
Known For:
A Fish Called Wanda (Archie),
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Second Swallow-Savvy GuardThe Black KnightPeasant 3Sir Launcelot the BraveKnight of CamelotTaunting French GuardTim the Enchanter),
Fawlty Towers (Basil Fawlty),
Monty Python's Flying Circus (AnnouncerVariousThe AnnouncerVoice Over #1InterviewerVoiceover #1Chartered AccountantDoctorGeneralMr. Eric PralineOfficerPeterSergeantStockbrokerVikingVoice Over'Ethel the Frog' Presenter'How Not to Be Seen' Narrator'Life and Death Struggles' Narrator'Mosquito Hunters' Narrator'Penguins' PresenterA Scottsman on a HorseA Scottsman on a horseA man in the streetA.J.P. TaylorAdvertising BossAlanAlan Whicker #5Albatross SellerAmerican CommentatorAmerican VoiceAnne ElkArmless PadreArthur Briggs' BedmateArthur FiggisAttila the HunAuctioneerBBC ManBerylBoard MemberBrian EquatorBrian TrubshaweBrigadierBrigadier Arthur Gormanstrop (Mrs.)Brigadier Sir Charles Arthur Strong (Mrs.)Bruce BeerBus HijackerCaptainCaptain R. H. PrettyCity GentColonel TypeCounselCricketerCustomerDavidDefenceDennis MooreDerek HartDorisDouglasDr. E. Henry ThripshawDr. LarchDriverEast Midlands Poet Board Sales ManagerEric PralineFifth DoctorFifth GroupieFifth SailorFirst 'Probe-Around' HostFirst BusinessmanFirst City IdiotFirst DoctorFirst ExplorerFirst FrenchmanFirst InterviewerFirst OfficerFirst ProducerFirst Radio VoiceFirst SergeantFirst SupermanFlight Lieutenant Ken Frankenstein (Mrs.)Fourth BruceFourth City GentFourth KnightFourth ManFourth Old IdiotFourth WriterFrankenstein's MonsterGame Show PresenterGavin MillarrrrrrrrrrGeneral #2GladysGloriaGumbyGumby #2Gumby SpecialistGumby Standing on WaterHead of DramaHighlanderHungarian CitizenInspectorInspector LeopardInspector PralineInspector TigerInterviewer #2Interviewer for It's the ArtsIvan the TerribleJackJames McNeill WhistlerJames McRettinJanetJimJimmy BuzzardJoke VictimKen Clean-Air SystemsKen DoveKevin O'NassisLinkmanLionelLord KinwoodieLudwig van BeethovenM. BrunMan at DeskMan from Curry'sMan with DungMan with Enormous EarsMan with Flying ContraptionMan with Rustic MonologueMarioliniMember of the Mounties ChoirMervyn LittleMichael MilesMr. AMr. BarnardMr. BartlettMr. BonesMr. CutlerMr. FeldmanMr. GlansMr. Hilter (Adolf Hitler)Mr. LivingstoneMr. MousebenderMr. RobinsonMr. SamsonMr. SmMr. Teabags, the Minister of Silly WalksMr. WangMr. WigginMr. ZorbaMrs. Dreary Fat Boring Old GitMrs. PremiseMungo the CookNaughty BishopNaughty ChemistNaziNewsreaderNurseOld GramophonePA AnnouncerPearsonPepperpot #2Pepperpot #4Pier Paolo PasoliniPolice ChiefPolicemanPoliceman at Ouija BoardPoliticianPriestProfessor Enid GumbyProfessor Sir Adrian FurrowsProfessor TiddlesProsecuting CounselRSM Teaching Self-DefenseRefereeRobberRoger LastRoger ThompsonSam TrenchSecond Airline PilotSecond MajorSecond ManSecond PepperpotSecond PilotSecond PolicemanSecond PresenterSecond ReaderSecond Ypres Voice OverSecret Policeman BagShouting man with handkerchief on his headSilly Job InterviewerSilly WalkerSir George HeadSir Robert EversleySir Vincent 'Kill the Chaps' FosterSouthernerSpanish LecturerSt. John LimboStapleton the BooksellerStore ManagerThe Minister For Overseas DevelopmentTheatre Critic for the 'Western Daily News'Third Gas ManThird OfficerThird RobertThird Young ManTickUpperclass TwitUpperclass Twit of the Year CommentatorVarious RolesVicarVocational Guidance CounsellorVoice Over #3Voice of BlockVoiceoverVoiceover #2Vox pop interviewerWolfgang Amadeus MozartWoman in Lake PahoeWoman who is offered a burglary)
