标题：约翰克立斯
人物生平
  英国喜剧界的大师级人物，自70年代走红，至今仍具影响力。曾担任过演员、编剧、制片、作曲、导演等。自小生长于一个中产家庭，他原本是剑桥大学法律系学生，1963年从剑桥毕业。但发现自己在喜剧方面更有才华，遂参加幽默短剧演出，而后为BBC写喜剧剧本。
1969年与老搭档卡拉汉·查普曼等人合组喜剧团体“Monty Pythons Flying Circus”，以其幽默生动的风格迅速走红。1986年他编剧和主演的《一条名叫旺达的鱼》获得商业上的极大成功，但10年后的《偷鸡摸狗》便反应平平；他曾主演过《哈里·波特：神秘的魔法石》、《伦敦的房子》、《克里斯琴的魔术》、《塑像》、《高尔夫球》、《布莱恩的生活》等九十余部影视剧。
1989年，因主演影片《一条名叫旺达的鱼》，获奥斯卡最佳编剧提名；并因该片获得金球最佳表演奖提名；曾在多项大奖中获得10项奖项提名，并赢得其中4项奖项。
Cleese最为人熟知的角色是为Shrek中的King of Far Far Away。
出演电影
YearTitleRoleNotes1968InterludeTV Publicist
1969The Magic ChristianMr. Dougdale (director in Sotheby's)
1969The Best House in LondonJonesUncredited1970The Rise and Rise of Michael RimmerPummerWriter1971And Now for Something Completely DifferentVarious RolesWriter1974Romance with a Double BassMusician SmychkovWriter1975Monty Python and the Holy GrailVarious RolesWriter1976Meetings, Bloody MeetingsTimWriter/Executive Producer
1977The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know ItArthur Sherlock Holmes
1979Monty Python's Life of BrianVarious RolesWriter1980The Secret Policeman's BallHimself-Various Roles
1981The Great Muppet CaperNeville
1981Time BanditsGormless Robin Hood
1982Privates on ParadeMajor Giles Flack
1983YellowbeardBlind Pew
1983Monty Python's The Meaning of LifeVarious RolesWriter1985SilveradoLangston第一部电影，第一句台词是， "What's all this, then?")1986ClockwiseMr. StimpsonEvening Standard British Film Awards Peter Sellers Award for Comedy1988A Fish Called Wandalawyer Archie Leach编剧/纸片人/演员
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
题名：奥斯卡最佳编剧，BADTA最佳编剧，金球奖最佳喜剧表演
1989Erik the VikingHalfdan the Black
1990Bullseye!客串自己

1991An American Tail: Fievel Goes WestCat R. WaulVoice Only1992Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
Narrator1993Splitting HeirsRaoul P. Shadgrind
1994Mary Shelley's FrankensteinProfessor Waldman
1994Disney's Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle BookDr. Julius Plumford
1994The Swan PrincessJean-Bob
1996The Wind in the WillowsMr. Toad's Lawyer
1996Fierce CreaturesRollo LeeWriter/Producer1997George of the JungleAn Ape Named 'Ape'Voice Only1998In the Wild: Operation Lemur with John CleeseHostNarrator1999The Out-of-TownersMr. Mersault
1999The World Is Not EnoughR
2000Isn't She GreatHenry Marcus
2000The Magic PuddingAlbert, The Magic PuddingVoice Only2001Quantum ProjectAlexander Pentcho
2001Here's Looking at You: The Evolution of the Human Face
Narrator2001Rat RaceDonald P. Sinclair
2001Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"Nearly Headless Nick"
2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"Nearly Headless Nick"Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Acting2002Roberto Benigni's PinocchioThe Talking CrickettVoice Only: English Version2002Die Another DayQSecond appearance in a James Bond film,
replaces Desmond Llewelyn as Q in the series2002The Adventures of Pluto NashJames
2003Charlie's Angels: Full ThrottleMr. Munday
2003ScorchedCharles Merchant
2003George of the Jungle 2An Ape Named 'Ape'Voice Only2004Shrek 2King HaroldVoice Only2004Around the World in 80 DaysGrizzled Sergeant
2005ValiantMercuryVoice Only2006Charlotte's WebSamuel the SheepVoice Only2006Man About TownDr. Primkin
2007Shrek the ThirdKing HaroldVoice Only2008IgorDr. GlickensteinVoice Only2008The Day the Earth Stood StillDr. Barnhardt
2009The Pink Panther 2Inspector Charles Dreyfus
2009Planet 51Professor KippleVoice Only2010SpudThe GuvAwaiting international release2010Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'HooleGhostVoice Only2010Shrek Forever AfterKing HaroldVoice Only2011Happy Feet 2HimselfVoice Only
post-production2011Winnie the PoohNarratorVoice Only