John Cleese Name: John Marwood Cleese

Born: October 27, 1939, Weston-Super-Mare, England

Father: Reginald Francis Cheese (that's not a typo, he changed it to Cleese)

Mother: Muriel Cross

Siblings: None

Spouse: (1968-1976) Connie Booth; (1981-1990) Barbara Trentham; (1992-) Alyce Faye Eichelberger

Children: Two daughters: Cynthia Caylor (b. Feb. 1971) and Camilla (b. 1984)

Education: St. Peter's Preparatory School; Clifton College; Downing College, Cambridge University (Law)


  • Films

  • 1968 THE BLISS OF MRS. BLOSSOM (performer)
  • 1969 THE MAGIC CHRISTIAN (performer, additional material)
  • 1970 THE RISE AND RISE OF MICHAEL RIMMER (performer, screenwriter)
  • 1971 THE STATUE/ LA STATUA (performer)
  • 1972 AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT (performer, screenwriter)
  • 1974 ROMANCE WITH A DOUBLE BASS (performer)
  • 1975 MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL (performer, screenwriter)
  • 1976 PLEASURE AT HER MAJESTY'S (performer)
  • 1977 STRANGE CASE OF THE END OF CIVILIZATION AS WE KNOW IT (performer)
  • 1979 LIFE OF BRIAN/ MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN (performer, screenwriter)
  • 1979 THE SECRET POLICEMAN'S BALL (performer, stage director, screenwriter)
  • 1981 THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER (performer)
  • 1981 TIME BANDITS (performer)
  • 1981 WHOOPS APOCALYPSE (perfomer)
  • 1982 MONTY PYTHON LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL (performer, screenwriter)
  • 1982 PRIVATES ON PARADE (performer)
  • 1982 THE SECRET POLICEMAN'S OTHER BALL (performer, stage show assistant director)
  • 1983 MONTY PYTHON'S THE MEANING OF LIFE (performer, screenwriter, song composer)
  • 1983 YELLOWBEARD (performer)
  • 1985 SILVERADO (performer)
  • 1986 CLOCKWISE (performer)
  • 1987 THE SECRET POLICEMAN'S THIRD BALL (performer)
  • 1988 A FISH CALLED WANDA (performer, executive producer, screenwriter, story)
  • 1989 THE BIG PICTURE (performer)
  • 1989 BULLSEYE! (unbilled cameo)
  • 1989 ERIK THE VIKING (performer)
  • 1991 AN AMERICAN TAIL: FIEVEL GOES WEST (voice)
  • 1993 SPLITTING HEIRS (performer)
  • 1994 MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN/ FRANKENSTEIN (performer)
  • 1994 RUDYARD KIPLING'S THE JUNGLE BOOK/ THE JUNGLE BOOK (performer)
  • 1994 THE SWAN PRINCESS (performer)
  • 1997 FIERCE CREATURES
  • 1997 GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE (performer)