Place of Birth: South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
Gender:
Male
Know For:
Acting
Popularity: 0.6144
Also Known As
Eric Idle
Biography
Eric Idle (born March 29, 1943) is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer who wrote and performed as a member of the popular British comedy group Monty Python.
Top Movie Cast
Life of Briantrue- Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
1979-08-17
7.8
Monty Python and the Holy Grailtrue- Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard
1975-04-03
7.8
Shrek the Thirdtrue- Merlin (voice)
2007-05-17
6.3
Monty Python's The Meaning of Lifetrue- Various Roles
1983-03-31
7.3
Nuns on the Runtrue- Brian Hope
1990-03-16
5.8
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Reporttrue- Self
1974-12-19
0.0
Splitting Heirstrue- Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
1993-04-02
5.2
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventuretrue- English Victim
2003-12-20
4.0
Delgotrue- Spig (voice)
2008-12-12
4.5
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescuetrue- Evil Martin (voice)
1998-12-22
4.6
State of Feartrue
1997-01-01
0.0
Yellowbeardtrue- Commander Clement
1983-06-24
5.6
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowltrue- Various Roles
1982-06-25
7.4
Caspertrue- Dibs
1995-05-26
6.3
And Now for Something Completely Differenttrue- 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
1971-09-28
7.2
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutlestrue- Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
2003-08-16
5.6
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Besttrue- Various Characters
2006-02-22
10.0
Earth to Americatrue- Self
2005-11-20
8.0
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movietrue- Slyly (voice)
1998-10-16
6.1
Mom and Dad Save the Worldtrue- King Raff
1992-07-24
4.9
The Mikadotrue- Ko-Ko
1987-01-01
7.0
Ella Enchantedtrue- Narrator
2004-04-09
6.5
The Adventures of Baron Munchausentrue- Desmond / Berthold
1988-12-07
7.0
The Aristocratstrue- Self
2005-07-29
5.9
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cashtrue- Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead
1978-03-22
6.7
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)true- Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
2010-03-25
6.9
The Wind in the Willowstrue- Rat
1996-10-16
5.7
Dudley Do-Righttrue- Prospector
1999-08-27
4.1
Hitler: The Comedy Yearstrue- Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007-05-10
5.0
Too Much Suntrue- Sonny
1991-01-25
4.6
The Secret Life of Briantrue- Self
2007-01-01
7.6
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burntrue- Alan Smithee
1998-02-27
3.9
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979true- Self
1979-06-20
7.1
Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunchtrue
Release Date
0.0
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Musictrue- Self
2012-08-12
6.6
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELOtrue- Self
2012-10-05
7.4
What About Dick?true- The Piano
2012-11-13
7.7
Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics"true- Man in Bed
1996-12-04
0.0
The Seventh Pythontrue- Self
2008-06-26
0.0
Life of Pythontrue- Self / Various Roles
1990-03-16
7.5
The Scream Teamtrue- Coffin Ed
2002-10-11
6.3
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatlestrue- Self / Nigel Spasm
2014-02-09
7.1
Missing Piecestrue- Wendel
1992-03-28
5.5
The Secret Policeman's Balltrue- Self
2012-03-04
7.6
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Pythontrue- Self / Various Characters
1989-11-18
7.0
The Transformers: The Movietrue- Wreck-Gar (voice)
1986-08-08
7.1
National Lampoon's European Vacationtrue- The Bike Rider
1985-07-25
6.2
Monty Python Live (Mostly)true- Self, others
2014-07-20
7.1
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universetrue- Self
2002-01-12
0.0
50 Years of BBC Two Comedytrue- Self
2014-05-24
8.0
Euroshow '71: May Day Specialtrue- Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
1971-05-01
0.0
Absolutely Anythingtrue- Salubrious Gat (voice)
2015-02-13
5.9
Monty Python: The Meaning of Livetrue- Self
2014-11-13
7.5
We Are Most Amusedtrue- Self
2008-11-15
7.2
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'true- Self
2003-09-02
8.0
The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Foodtrue- Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)
2018-01-29
0.0
Hollywood Homicidetrue- Celebrity
2003-06-09
5.2
The South Bank Show: Spamalottrue
2006-10-15
0.0
Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Halltrue
2010-06-08
0.0
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the Worldtrue- Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)
1966-01-02
5.5
The Movie Life of Georgetrue- Self
1989-02-10
0.0
The Roots of Monty Pythontrue- Self (archive footage)
2005-11-26
0.0
Monty Python In The Netherlandstrue
1973-01-18
0.0
The Entire Universetrue- Self - Presenter
2016-12-26
3.5
What the Pythons Did Next...true- Self (archive footage)
2007-01-01
0.0
The Tale of the Frog Princetrue- Narrator
1982-09-11
6.1
Quest for Camelottrue- Devon (voice)
1998-05-15
6.8
How to Get Ahead in Advertisingtrue- Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
1989-05-05
6.3
Terry Pratchett: Back in Blacktrue- Self
2017-02-11
7.6
Alice in Wonderlandtrue- Young Man (uncredited)
1966-12-28
5.9
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncuttrue- Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
1999-06-24
7.3
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1true- Self (archive footage)
2004-01-01
9.0
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2true- Self (archive footage)
2004-01-01
9.0
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3true- Self (archive footage)
2004-01-01
0.0
The Meaning of Monty Pythontrue- Self
2013-10-08
7.8
The Pied Piper of Hamelintrue- The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
1985-04-05
7.5
Monty Python: From Spam to Spermtrue- Self
1999-10-08
0.0
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketchestrue- Self
1999-10-08
0.0
The Monty Python Storytrue- Self
1999-10-08
0.0
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circustrue- Self
2008-07-01
7.8
Monty Python Conquers Americatrue- Self
2008-01-01
6.5
The Crimson Permanent Assurancetrue- Gunther (uncredited)
1983-03-31
7.2
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mindtrue- Self
2018-01-19
7.9
Group Madnesstrue- Self
1983-06-11
0.0
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similartrue- Self
2014-06-29
6.0
The Life of Pythontrue- Self
2000-10-31
0.0
An Accidental Studiotrue- Self (archive footage)
2019-07-12
6.4
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grailstrue- Self (archive footage)
2019-09-07
9.0
David Bowie - Sound and Visiontrue- Self
2003-11-12
10.0
The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikadotrue- Self
1987-10-02
0.0
102 Dalmatianstrue- Waddlesworth (voice)
2000-10-07
5.5
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausentrue- Self - 'Berthold'
2008-04-08
7.8
Hercules: Zero to Herotrue- Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)
1999-08-17
6.5
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Besttrue- Various Characters