As of July 2026, John Cleese is best known for Will & Grace and 3rd Rock from the Sun. Find every show and movie John Cleese has starred in — and where to watch them — below.
John Cleese

John Cleese

Actor Born 1939 Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK 10 TV Shows 8 Movies

John Marwood Cleese (born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, writer and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s he became a member of Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the four Monty Python films: And Now for Something Completely Different, Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life. In the mid 1970s, Cleese and his first wife Connie Booth, co-wrote and starred in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. Later, he co-starred with Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis and former Python colleague Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures. He also starred in Clockwise, and has appeared in many other films, including two James Bond films, two Harry Potter films, and three Shrek films. With Yes Minister writer Antony Jay he co-founded the production company Video Arts, responsible for making entertaining training films.

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Alongside acting, John Cleese is also known as a producer, writer, comedian. His screen credits lean toward Comedy and Fantasy.

John Cleese's most notable role to date came in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), where he played Nearly Headless Nick. He also appeared in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) as Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas). Most recently appeared in Shrek 2 (2004) as King Harold (voice).

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📺 John Cleese's TV Shows

Will & Grace
Lyle Finster (uncredited)
1998
3rd Rock from the Sun
Dr. Liam Neesam
1996
Speechless
Martin
2016
Disney's House of Mouse
Narrator (voice)
2001
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Various / Announcer
1969
Fawlty Towers
Basil Fawlty
1975
Whitney
Dr. Grant
2011
At Last the 1948 Show
1967
Whoops Apocalypse
Lacrobat
1982
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
Various Characters
1972

🎬 John Cleese's Movies

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Nearly Headless Nick
2001
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas)
2002
Shrek 2
King Harold (voice)
2004
Shrek Forever After
King Harold (voice)
2010
Shrek the Third
King Harold (voice)
2007
Trolls
Roi Gristle (voice)
2016
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter
1975
Life of Brian
Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur
1979

📝 Created / Written by John Cleese

The Croods
Story
2013
The Croods: Family Tree
Creator
2021
The Two Ronnies
Writer
1971
A Fish Called Wanda
Executive Producer
1988
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Screenplay
1983
Fierce Creatures
Screenplay
1997
And Now for Something Completely Different
Screenplay
1971
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Writer
1982

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