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Eric Idle

Eric Idle
Eric Idle
Born: Mar 29, 1943 in South Shields, Durham, England, UK
Occupation: Writer, Actor, Director,
Active: '60s-2000s
Major Genres: Comedy
Career Highlights: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python and the Holy Grail
First Major Screen Credit: Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967)
Filmography
MONTY PYTHON'S THE MEANING OF LIFE 1983
MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL 1974
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S EUROPEAN VACATION 1985
ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN, THE 1989
NUNS ON THE RUN 1990
MOM AND DAD SAVE THE WORLD 1992
TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE 1986
TOO MUCH SUN 1990
SPLITTING HEIRS 1993
CASPER 1995
HOLY GRAIL 1975
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS 1969
MISSING PIECES 1991
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS SET 1 1969
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS SET 2 1969
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS SET 3 1970
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS SET 4 1970
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS SET 5 1972
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS SET 6 1972
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS 1989
MONTY PYTHON LIVE 2001
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS: ERIC IDLE'S PERSONAL BEST 2005
MONTY PYTHON FLYING CIRCUS: THE PERSONAL BEST OF 2006
MIKADO, THE 1987
MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN: THE IMMACULATE EDITION 1979
MONTY PYTHON: ALMOST THE TRUTH 2009
27 Videos for Eric Idle
Delgo (2008) Quest For Camelot (1998) The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
Shrek the Third (2007) The Secret of NIMH II: Timmy to the Rescue (1998) The Mikado (1987)
Monty Python's Flying Circus: Eric Idle's Personal Best (2005) Casper (1995) The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
The Aristocrats (2005) Splitting Heirs (1993) National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
Ella Enchanted (2004) Mom and Dad Save the World (1992) Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking (2004) Missing Pieces (1991) Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974)
Hollywood Homicide (2003) Nuns on the Run (1990) Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974)
Dudley Do-Right (1999) Too Much Sun (1990) Monty Python's Flying Circus [TV Series] (1969)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) Around the World in 80 Days (1989) Monty Python's Flying Circus [TV Series] (1969)
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Biography:

The matinee idol of the motley Monty Python crew, Eric Idle attended Cambridge University, where he served as president of the Footlights Revue. Idle's fellow college troupers included future Pythonites John Cleese and Graham Chapman. After getting his start on such TV series as Do Not Adjust Your Set and The Frost Report, Idle served as performer and co-writer for the zany weekly series Monty Python's Flying Circus.

He remained a loyal Python throughout the group's many film, TV-special and book projects. On his own, Idle has co-starred in such films as The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989), Nuns on the Run (1990), Mom and Dad Save the World (1992), and Casper (1995). One of his best screen showings was his sidesplitting bit as an accident-prone cyclist in National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985).

Among Idle's contributions to American television was his star turn as snobbish ghost Grant Pritchard in the 1989 comedy/fantasy series Nearly Departed. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.