Eric Idle

Full filmography

• STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces (2024) as Self - Writer & Actor
• Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated (2021) as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
• A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion (2020) as The Impressive Clergyman
• The Masked Singer (2019) as Hedgehog
• The Masked Singer (2019) as Hedgehog (archive footage)
• An Accidental Studio (2019) as Self (archive footage)
• Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails (2019) as Self (archive footage)
• GQ Presents: Iconic Characters (2018) as Self
• Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018) as Self
• The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food (2018) as Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)
• The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015 (2017) as Self - Audience Member
• Terry Pratchett: Back in Black (2017) as Self
• The Entire Universe (2016) as Self - Presenter
• The Entire Universe (2016) Writer
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
• Absolutely Anything (2015) as Salubrious Gat (voice)
• Put the Minister in the Socket (2015) Original Story
• Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
• Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014) as Self
• The Boxtrolls (2014) Songs
• Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) (2014) as Self (archive footage)
• Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014) as Self, others
• Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014) Director
• Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014) Writer
• 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy (2014) as Self
• Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (2014) as Self
• Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar (2014) as Self
• The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles (2014) as Self / Nigel Spasm
• The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure (2014) as Self
• The Meaning of Monty Python (2013) as Self
• Inside Comedy (2012) as Self
• London 2012 Olympic Games (2012) as Self
• What About Dick? (2012) as The Piano
• What About Dick? (2012) Director
• What About Dick? (2012) Writer
• What About Dick? (2012) Musical
• The Secret Policeman's Ball (2012) as Self
• London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music (2012) as Self
• Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO (2012) as Self
• George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011) as Self
• Conan (2010) as Self - Guest
• Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) (2010) as Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
• Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) (2010) Writer
• Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall (2010)
• Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release (2010) as Self
• Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) (2009) as Self
• Delgo (2008) as Spig (voice)
• Life Of Brian Screenplay (2008) as Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler
• Life Of Brian Screenplay (2008) Screenplay
• The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen (2008) as Self - 'Berthold'
• Monty Python Conquers America (2008) as Self
• We Are Most Amused (2008) as Self
• The Seventh Python (2008) as Self
• Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus (2008) as Self
• The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
• Shrek the Third (2007) as Merlin (voice)
• Movie Connections (2007) as Self
• The Secret Life of Brian (2007) as Self
• Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007) as Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
• What the Pythons Did Next... (2007) as Self (archive footage)
• The One Show (2006) as Self
• Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best (2006) as Various Characters
• Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best (2006) as Various Characters
• Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best (2006) as Various Characters
• Monty Python's Personal Best (2006) as Self / Various Characters
• Monty Python's Personal Best (2006) Creator
• Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best (2006) as Various Characters
• Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best (2006) as Various Characters
• Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best (2006) as Various Characters
• Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best (2006) as Various Characters
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
• The Aristocrats (2005) as Self
• The Roots of Monty Python (2005) as Self (archive footage)
• Earth to America (2005) as Self
• Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005) as Self
• The Soup (2004) as Self
• The Tony Danza Show (2004) as Self
• Ella Enchanted (2004) as Narrator
• The Nutcracker and the Mouseking (2004) as Drosselmeier (voice)
• The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 (2004) as Self (archive footage)
• The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 (2004) as Self (archive footage)
• The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 (2004) as Self (archive footage)
• Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) as Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
• Hollywood Homicide (2003) as Celebrity
• Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles (2003) as Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
• Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles (2003) Director
• Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles (2003) Writer
• Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles (2003) Producer
• Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (2003) as English Victim
• David Bowie - Sound and Vision (2003) as Self
• The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' (2003) as Self
• The Scream Team (2002) as Coffin Ed
• Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe (2002) as Self
• Disney's House of Mouse (2001) as Pluto Angel (voice)
• Brightness (2001) as Mr. Bix
• Unplug the Minister in the Socket (2001) Original Story
• Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000) as Guzelian (voice)
• 102 Dalmatians (2000) as Waddlesworth (voice)
• The Beatles Revolution (2000) as Self
• The Life of Python (2000) as Self
• South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) as Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
• Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999) as Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)
• Dudley Do-Right (1999) as Prospector
• The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1999) as Evil Martin (voice)
• The Monty Python Story (1999) as Self
• Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches (1999) as Self
• Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm (1999) as Self
• Hercules (1998) as Parenthesis (voice)
• Quest for Camelot (1998) as Devon (voice)
• An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998) as Alan Smithee
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998) as Slyly (voice)
• Monty Python: Live at Aspen (1998) as Self
• State of Fear (1997)
• The Daily Show (1996) as Self - Guest
• Suddenly Susan (1996) as Ian Maxtone-Graham
• Clive Anderson All Talk (1996) as Self
• The Wind in the Willows (1996) as Rat
• Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics" (1996) as Man in Bed
• Pinky and the Brain (1995) as Mom & Dad (voice)
• Casper (1995) as Dibs
• MADtv (1995) as Zookeeper
• Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Guest
• Frasier (1993) as Chuck (voice)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
• Splitting Heirs (1993) as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
• Splitting Heirs (1993) Executive Producer
• Splitting Heirs (1993) Writer
• Mom and Dad Save the World (1992) as King Raff
• Missing Pieces (1992) as Wendel
• Pebble Mill (1991) as Self
• Too Much Sun (1991) as Sonny
• One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat (1991) as Mervyn Whale
• Nuns on the Run (1990) as Brian Hope
• Life of Python (1990) as Self / Various Roles
• The Simpsons (1989) as Declan Desmond (voice)
• Around the World in 80 Days (1989) as Jean Passepartout
• How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) as Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
• The Movie Life of George (1989) as Self
• Nearly Departed (1989) as Grant Pritchard
• Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989) as Self / Various Characters
• Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989) Writer
• The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) as Desmond / Berthold
• Going Live! (1987) as Self
• The Mikado (1987) as Ko-Ko
• The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado (1987) as Self
• The Transformers: The Movie (1986) as Wreck-Gar (voice)
• National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) as The Bike Rider
• The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1985) as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
• Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) as Various Roles
• Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) Screenplay
• Yellowbeard (1983) as Commander Clement
• The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983) as Gunther (uncredited)
• Group Madness (1983) as Self
• Late Night with David Letterman (1982) as Self - Guest
• Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as Narrator (voice)
• Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
• Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) Director
• Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) Teleplay
• Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) as Various Roles
• Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) Writer
• The Tale of the Frog Prince (1982) as Narrator
• The Tale of the Frog Prince (1982) Director
• The Tale of the Frog Prince (1982) Writer
• Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981) as Reporter
• Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981) Director
• Life of Brian (1979) as Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
• Life of Brian (1979) Screenplay
• The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 (1979) as Self
• The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978) as Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead
• The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978) Director
• The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978) Writer
• Yellow Submarine Sandwich (1978) as Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)
• Laverne & Shirley (1976) as Derek DeWoods
• Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
• Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self (uncredited)
• Saturday Night Live (1975) as Terry Halsey (uncredited)
• Saturday Night Live (1975) Director
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) as Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Writer
• Rutland Weekend Television (1975) as Various Characters
• Rutland Weekend Television (1975) Writer
• Rutland Weekend Television (1975) Creator
• Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report (1974) as Self
• Monty Python In The Netherlands (1973)
• Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972) as Various Characters
• The Philosophers' Football Match (1972) as Sokrates
• The Two Ronnies (1971) Writer
• And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) as 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
• And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) Screenplay
• Euroshow '71: May Day Special (1971) as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
• The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971 (1971)
• The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971 (1971) Writer
• Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969) as Various
• Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969) Writer
• We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh (1968) as Various
• Titel, Thesen, Temperamente (1967) as Self
• Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967) as Various Characters
• Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967) Writer
• At Last the 1948 Show (1967)
• Alice in Wonderland (1966) as Young Man (uncredited)
• Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World (1966) as Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)
• Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Nominee
• Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch
• Monty Python: Live at Aspen Creator
• No – That's Me Over Here! Creator