Eric Idle
Biography
Movies 117
Shrek the Third
as Merlin (voice)
2007
Casper
as Dibs
1995
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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
1975
Life of Brian
as Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
1979
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
as Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
1999
Ella Enchanted
as Narrator
2004
Hollywood Homicide
as Celebrity
2003
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Desmond / Berthold
1988
National Lampoon's European Vacation
as The Bike Rider
1985
The Transformers: The Movie
as Wreck-Gar (voice)
1986
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
as Various Roles
1983
102 Dalmatians
as Waddlesworth (voice)
2000
Absolutely Anything
as Salubrious Gat (voice)
2015
Quest for Camelot
as Devon (voice)
1998
And Now for Something Completely Different
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
1971
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
as Slyly (voice)
1998
Who Is Martin Mull?
as Self
2026
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
as English Victim
2003
Nuns on the Run
as Brian Hope
1990
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
as Self
2018
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
as Various Roles
1982
The Wind in the Willows
as Rat
1996
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as Alan Smithee
1998
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
as Evil Martin (voice)
1999
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
as Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
1989
Dudley Do-Right
as Prospector
1999
The Aristocrats
as Self
2005
Hercules: Zero to Hero
as Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)
1999
Yellowbeard
as Commander Clement
1983
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
as Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead
1978
Mom and Dad Save the World
as King Raff
1992
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
2012
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as The Impressive Clergyman
2020
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
as Self / Nigel Spasm
2014
Monty Python Conquers America
as Self
2008
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking
as Drosselmeier (voice)
2004
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
as Self
2014
The Movie Life of George
as Self
1989
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
as Self
2005
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches
as Self
1999
Splitting Heirs
as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
1993
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
as Self, others
2014
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
as Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
2010
What About Dick?
as The Piano
2012
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
as Self - Audience Member
2017
Delgo
as Spig (voice)
2008
Too Much Sun
as Sonny
1991
The Scream Team
as Coffin Ed
2002
Alice in Wonderland
as Young Man (uncredited)
1966
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
as Self
2014
The Secret Life of Brian
as Self
2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
as Gunther (uncredited)
1983
Terry Pratchett: Back in Black
as Self
2017
Earth to America
as Self
2005
We Are Most Amused
as Self
2008
Life Of Brian Screenplay
as Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler
2008
The Tale of the Frog Prince
as Narrator
1982
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
2021
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
as Self
2014
One Foot in the Grave: The Man in the Long Black Coat
as Mervyn Whale
1991
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
as Reporter
1981
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
as Self
2012
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
as Melvin / Dirk McQuickly / Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
2003
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
as Self
1998
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
as Self / Various Characters
1989
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
as Self
2003
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
as Self
2012
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
as Various Characters
2006
The Meaning of Monty Python
as Self
2013
The Life of Python
as Self
2000
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
as Self
2014
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
as Self
2008
Monty Python's Flying Circus — Michael Palin's Personal Best
as Various Roles (archive footage)
2006
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
as Self
1979
What the Pythons Did Next...
as Self (archive footage)
2007
State of Fear
1997
The Beatles Revolution
as Self
2000
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
as Self
2002
The Monty Python Story
as Self
1999
Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall
2010
Group Madness
as Self
1983
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
as Various Characters
2006
The Seventh Python
as Self
2008
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
1971
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
as Self - 'Berthold'
2008
Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch
Missing Pieces
as Wendel
1992
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
as Self
2003
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
as Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)
1966
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
as Self
1974
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
1971
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
as Self
2010
30 Years of Monty Python, a Revelation
as Self
1999
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
as Various Characters
2006
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
1985
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
as Self
1999
An Accidental Studio
as Self (archive footage)
2019
The Philosophers' Football Match
as Sokrates
1972
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
2004
The Roots of Monty Python
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics"
as Man in Bed
1996
Life of Python
as Self / Various Roles
1990
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
as Various Characters
2006
The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food
as Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)
2018
The Entire Universe
as Self - Presenter
2016
Monty Python In The Netherlands
as Pie Face 1
1973
The Mikado
as Ko-Ko
1987
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
as Various Characters
2006
Brightness
as Mr. Bix
2001
The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado
as Self
1987
I Don't Believe It!: The One Foot in the Grave Story
as Self
2000
Pirates 4-D
as Pierre
1997
Yellow Submarine Sandwich
as Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)
1978TV Shows 58
The Simpsons
as Declan Desmond (voice)
1989
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest
1996
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1993
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
Conan
as Self - Guest
2010
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2005
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Terry Halsey (uncredited)
1975
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
Frasier
as Chuck (voice)
1993
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1982
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
The One Show
as Self
2006
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
1956
The Masked Singer
as Self
2019
The Masked Singer
as Hedgehog (archive footage)
2019
The Soup
as Self
2004
Pebble Mill
as Self
1991
Laverne & Shirley
as Derek DeWoods
1976
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1975
The Tony Danza Show
as Self
2004
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
2014
Hercules
as Parenthesis (voice)
1998
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
as Guzelian (voice)
2000
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente
as Self
1967
Disney's House of Mouse
as Pluto Angel (voice)
2001
Going Live!
as Self
1987
Monty Python's Flying Circus
as Various
1969
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Narrator (voice)
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
1982
Pinky and the Brain
as Mom & Dad (voice)
1995
Parkinson
as Self - Guest
2004
Suddenly Susan
as Ian Maxtone-Graham
1996
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
as Self
2018
One Foot in the Grave
as Mechanic 1 (voice)
1990
Inside Comedy
as Self
2012
Do Not Adjust Your Set
as Various Characters
1967
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
as Self
2009
Around the World in 80 Days
as Jean Passepartout
1989
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
as Self - Writer & Actor
2024
At Last the 1948 Show
1967
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
as Self
2011
Clive Anderson All Talk
as Self
1996
MADtv
as Zookeeper
1995
London 2012 Olympic Games
as Self
2012
Rutland Weekend Television
as Various Characters
1975
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Movie Connections
as Self
2007
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
as Various Characters
1972
We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh
as Various
1968
Monty Python's Personal Best
as Self / Various Characters
2006
Nearly Departed
as Grant Pritchard
1989