John Cleese

John Marwood Cleese is an English actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter, known for his distinctive raspy voice. He is best known for his role as Basil Fawlty in the sitcom , as well as his various roles in the movies, and for playing Nearly Headless Nick in the first two . He also voiced Cat R. Waul, the main antagonist of the 1991 Universal Pictures animated film , Jean-Bob the frog in the 1994 animated fantasy film , King Harold and King Gristle Sr. in ' and (respectively), Professor Kipple in , Dr. Glickenstein in the 2008 MGM sci-fi animated film , and the in the 2018 computer-animated musical comedy film . Additionally, he portrayed Mr. Bridwell in the 2021 live-action film .
For Disney, he guest-starred in Episode 223 of , voiced Ape in the George of the Jungle films, and narrated the 2011 animated film Winnie the Pooh, as well as various Mickey Mouse Works cartoons, including Midsummer Night's Dream, Around the World in Eighty Days, The Nutcracker, and Mickey's Mechanical House. He also played Dr. Julius Plumford in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book and a grizzled sergeant in the 2004 comedy adventure film Around the World in 80 Days. Additionally, he voiced Mercury in Valiant and Bulldog in Planes, as well as portrayed Martin in the ABC TV show .
==Roles==
Dr. Julius Plumford - Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.jpg|Dr. Julius Plumford(Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book)
Georgeofthejungle7.jpg|Ape(George of the Jungle franchise)
Mercury (Valiant).png|Mercury(Valiant)
Bulldog-Planes.png|Bulldog(Planes)
==Gallery==
John Cleese behind the scenes Planes.jpg|John Cleese behind the scenes of Planes.
John Cleese So Anyway book.jpg|John Cleese promoting his new book So Anyway in October 2014.
John Cleese Tribeca15.jpg|John Cleese attending the 2015 Tribeca Film Fest.
==Trivia==
*Both Cleese and Eric Idle were members of the  comedy troupe.
*He was considered to voice Basil in The Great Mouse Detective but turned down the role since he was cast in the film A Fish Called Wanda.
*He was one of several actors considered for the role of Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast before David Ogden Stiers was cast for this role.https://www.thewrap.com/beauty-and-the-beast-25-anniversary-20-facts-you-didnt-know/
*He was considered for the role of Zazu in The Lion King before Rowan Atkinson was cast for the role.
*He was considered for the role of Slinky Dog in Toy Story before Jim Varney was cast for the role.https://screenrant.com/toy-story-famous-actors-almost-voiced-iconic-roles-disney-pixar/amp/
*Cleese auditioned for the part of Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, but was rejected because the producers found he wasn't scary enough.
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