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Edward Ian Macnaughton was a Scottish actor-turned-television producer and director, best known for his work with the Monty Python team. MacNaughton was director and producer for all but four of the forty five episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus from 1969 to 1974, director of the group's first feature film And Now for Something Completely Different in 1971 and director of their two German episodes, Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus in 1971 and 1972. In 1973 the production team shared the BAFTA Award for Best Light Entertainment Programme for Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Born
Wednesday, 30 December 1925
Died
Tuesday, 10 December 2002
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Prometheus | Hartley | 2012 |
| Ghost Chase | Frederick McCloud | 1987 |
| Monty Python's Flying Circus | Man Shot by Dennis | 1969 |
| Frost on Sunday | Self - Television Light Entertainment Special Award Winner | 1968 |
| Gideon C.I.D. | Sgt. Greenwood | 1964 |
| Redcap | Corporal McCann | 1964 |
| Diary of a Young Man | Rocco | 1964 |
| 24-Hour Call | Insp. Mudie | 1963 |
| Lawrence of Arabia | Michael George Hartley | 1962 |
| Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Jamie Drummond / Mr. Ferguson | 1962 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Prometheus | Hartley | 2012 |
| Ghost Chase | Frederick McCloud | 1987 |
| Monty Python's Flying Circus | Man Shot by Dennis | 1969 |
| Frost on Sunday | Self - Television Light Entertainment Special Award Winner | 1968 |
| Gideon C.I.D. | Sgt. Greenwood | 1964 |
| Redcap | Corporal McCann | 1964 |
| Diary of a Young Man | Rocco | 1964 |
| 24-Hour Call | Insp. Mudie | 1963 |
| Lawrence of Arabia | Michael George Hartley | 1962 |
| Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Jamie Drummond / Mr. Ferguson | 1962 |
| Studio 4 | Dougal Douglas | 1962 |
| The Avengers | Dr. Fergus Campbell | 1961 |
| Kidnapped | Crewman | 1959 |
| No Hiding Place | Ian Fairbairn / Duncan Lang | 1959 |
| Interpol Calling | Turkish Detective | 1959 |
| The Bridal Path | Fisherman | 1959 |
| Web of Evidence | Policeman in Courtroom | 1959 |
| Dunkirk | Sergeant | 1958 |
| Hotel Imperial | Crawford / Crawford, the journalist | 1958 |
| The Safecracker | Thomson | 1958 |
| The Silent Enemy | Sentry outside Admiral's Office / Admiralty Sentry | 1958 |
| X the Unknown | Haggis / Pvt. Haggis | 1956 |
| Hancock's Half Hour | Footman / Hospital Patient / Weatherman | 1956 |
| Great Scott, It's Maynard | Self | 1955 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Able Seaman McIntosh | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | McEwan / Cameron | 1955 |
| Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue | Callum MacGregor | 1953 |
| Scotch on the Rocks | First Constable / Constable Jock | 1953 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python | 1989 |
| Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | 1982 |
| Le Petomane | 1979 |
| Out of the Trees | 1976 |
| The Inheritors | 1974 |
| Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus | 1973 |
| Black and Blue | 1973 |
| Centre Play | 1973 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | 1972 |
| And Now for Something Completely Different | 1971 |
| Charley's Grants | 1970 |
| Monty Python's Flying Circus | 1969 |
| The First Lady | 1968 |
| The Revenue Men | 1967 |
| Champion House | 1967 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | 1965 |
| Mogul | 1965 |
| Teletale | 1963 |
| Dr. Finlay's Casebook | 1962 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python | 1989 |
| Charley's Grants | 1970 |
| Monty Python's Flying Circus | 1969 |
| Q5 | 1969 |
| B and B | 1968 |
