Billy Connolly

Sir William Connolly, mejo conosesto cofà Billy Connolly (Glasgow, 24 de novenbre 1942), el ze un ator, còmego e mùzego scosezo.

 Cariera 
Conosesto col soranome de The Big Yin (The Big One) in pàtria el ze considerà uno dei pì grandi esponenti del stand-up comedy britànego. El soranome el ghe zera sta dazesto co el zera adołesente par difarensiarlo dal nome de so pare, William Connolly, Sr. Cofà intèrprete de folk music el ze sta autor de na parodia de zènare talking blues.

 Vita privada 
El ze sta spozà dal 1969 al 1985 co l'aredatora d'interni Iris Pressagh, da ła cuała el ga vesto do fiołi: Jamie (1969) e Cara (1973). Dal 1989 el ze sposà co l'atora Pamela Stephenson, da ła cuała el ga vesto tre fiołi: Daisy (31 de disenbre 1983); Amy (7 de lujo 1986) e Scarlett (28 de lujo 1988). Inte el setenbre del 2013, el ga subio un picenin intervento chirùrzego par un tumore de ła prostata inte el stàdio de scumìsio, e inte el febraro del 2014 el ga declarà che ła ghe ze sta diagnostegada ła małatia de Parkinson.
Discografia
Lista parsiałe de ła discografia:
 1972 – Billy Connolly Live
 1974 – Cop Yer Whack for This
 1974 – Solo Concert
 1975 – Get Right Intae Him! (#80 AUS
 1975 – Words and Music
 1975 – The Big Yin
 1976 – Atlantic Bridge
 1977 – Billy Connolly
 1977 – Raw Meat for the Balcony!
 1978 – Anthology
 1979 – Riotous Assembly
 1981 – The Pick of Billy Connolly (compilation) (#34 AUS)
 1983 – A Change Is as Good as Arrest 
 1983 – In Concert
 1984 – Big Yin Double Helping (compilation)
 1985 – An Audience with Billy Connolly
 1985 – Wreck on Tour
 1987 – Billy & Albert
 1991 – Live at the Odeon Hammersmith London
 1995 – Musical Tour of Scotland
 1995 – Billy Connolly – Live Down Under 1995
 1996 – World Tour of Australia
 1997 – Two Night Stand
 1999 – Comedy and Songs (compilation)
 1999 – One Night Stand Down Under
 2002 – Live in Dublin 2002
 2002 – The Big Yin – Billy Connolly in Concert (compilation)
 2003 – Transatlantic Years (compilation of material recorded between 1969 and 1974)
 2003 – Humble Beginnings: The Complete Transatlantic Recordings 1969–74
 2005 – Billy Connolly's Musical Tour of New Zealand
 2007 – Live in Concert
 2010 – The Man: Live in London (recorded January 2010)
 2011 – Billy Connolly's Route 66

VHS / DVD
 AnoTìtuło 1981 Bites Yer Bum 1982 The Pick of Billy Connolly 1985 An Audience with Billy Connolly 1987 Billy and Albert – Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1991 Live at the Odeon Hammersmith 1992 The Best of 25 Years of Billy Connolly (25BC) 1994 Live 1994 1995 Two Bites of Billy Connolly 1997 Two Night Stand – Live From London and Glasgow 1998 Erect for 30 Years 1999 Live 99 – One Night Stand Down Under and The Best of the Rest 2001 Live – The Greatest Hits 2002 Live in Dublin 2002 2005 Live in New York 2006 The Essential Collection 2007 Was It Something I Said? 2010 Live in London 2010 2011 You Asked For It 2016 High Horse Tour Live

Filmografia

 Film 
AnoTìtułoRołoNotasion 1978 Absolution Blakey  1983 Bullshot Hawkeye McGillicuddy  1985 Water Delgado  1989 The Return of the Musketeers Caddie  1990 The Big Man Frankie  1993 Indecent Proposal Auction M.C.  1995 Pocahontas Ben Voze 1996 Muppet Treasure Island Billy Bones  1997 Beverly Hills Ninja Japanese Antique Shop Proprietor  UncreditedMrs BrownJohn BrownPaws PC Voze 1998 The Impostors Mr. Sparks, the Tennis Pro Middleton's Changeling Alibius  1999 Still Crazy Hughie Case The Debt Collector Nicky Dryden The Boondock Saints Noah MacManus / Il Duce  2000 Beautiful Joe Joe An Everlasting Piece Scalper  2001 Gabriel & Me Gabriel Who Is Cletis Tout? Dr. Mike Savian The Man Who Sued God Steve Myers  2002 White Oleander Barry Kolker  2003 Timeline Professor Johnston The Last Samurai Sergeant Zebulon Gant  2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Dr. Montgomery "Monty" Montgomery  2006 Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties Lord Dargis Fido Fido Open Season McSquizzy Voze 2008 The X-Files: I Want to Believe Joseph "Father Joe" Crissman Open Season 2 McSquizzy Voze 2009 The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day Noah MacManus / Il Duce  2010 Gulliver's Travels King Theodore  2011 The Ballad of Nessie The Narrator Voze 2012 Brave King Fergus VozeQuartet Wilf Bond  2014 What We Did on Our Holiday Gordie McLeod The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesDáin II Ironfoot 2016 Wild Oats Lacey Chandler 

Tełevizion
 AnoTìtułoRołoNotasion 1975–1976  Play for Today  Jody / Paddy  2 epizodi 1980  Not the Nine O'Clock News  Various roles  2 epizodiWorzel Gummidge  Bogle McNeep  Epizòdio: "A Cup 'O Tea and a Slice 'O Cake" 1982–1983  The Kenny Everett Television Show  Various roles  6 epizodi 1983  Androcles and the Lion  Androcles  film de tełevizion 1984–1985  Tickle on the Tum  Bobby Binns  2 epizodi 1985–1987  Super Gran  Angus McSporran  Epizòdio: "Supergran and the Course of True Love"; also theme composer 1985  Blue Money Des film de tełevizion 1988  City Lights  The Dosser  Epizòdio: "It's a Wonderful Life, Too"Minder  Tick Tack  Epizòdio: "Fatal Impression" 1991  Screen Two  Game Show Prezentador / Busker  Epizòdio: "Dreaming" 1990–1991  Head of the Class  Billy MacGregor  22 epizodi 1992  Billy  Billy MacGregor  13 epizodi 1993  Screen One  Jo Jo Donnelly  Epizòdio: "Down Among the Big Boys"1994World Tour of ScotlandInte el so personajo (Prezentador)6 epizodi 1995  A Scot in the Arctic  Inte el so personajo (Prezentador)  Television special 1996  Dennis the Menace and Gnasher  Captain Trout VozeEpizòdio: "Dennis Ahoy!"1996Billy Connolly's World Tour of AustraliaInte el so personajo (Prezentador)8 epizodi 1996–1997  Pearl  William 'Billy' Pynchon  2 epizodi 1997  Deacon Brodie  William Brodie  Screen One Special 1998  Veronica's Closet  Campbell  Epizòdio: "Veronica's Got A Secret"Tracey Takes On...  Rory Cassidy  Epizòdio: "Culture" 1999  3rd Rock from the Sun  Inspector Macaffery  Epizòdio: "Dial M for Dick" 2001  Columbo  Findlay Crawford  Epizòdio: "Murder with Too Many Notes "Prince Charming  Hamish  film de tełevizionGentlemen's Relish  Kingdom Swann  film de tełevizion2002Billy Connolly's World Tour of England, Ireland and WalesInte el so personajo (Prezentador)8 epizodi2004Billy Connolly's World Tour of New ZealandInte el so personajo (Prezentador)8 epizodi 2009  Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World Inte el so personajo (Prezentador)  4 epizodi 2011  Billy Connolly's Route 66  Inte el so personajo (Prezentador)  4 epizodi 2012  House  Thomas Bell  Epizòdio: "Love is Blind" 2014  Billy Connolly's Big Send Off  Inte el so personajo (Prezentador)  2 epizodi 2016  Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America  Inte el so personajo (Prezentador)  3 epizodi 2017  Billy Connolly & Me: A Celebration  Inte el so personajo  DocumentàrioBilly Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime  Inte el so personajo  Documentàrio2018  Billy Connolly's Ultimate World Tour  Inte el so personajo (Prezentador)  1 epizòdio 2019  Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland  Inte el so personajo  2 epizodiBilly Connolly’s Great American Trail  Inte el so personajo (Prezentador)  3 epizodi 2020  Billy and Us  Inte el so personajo (Prezentador)  6 epizodi 2020  Billy Connolly: It’s Been A Pleasure  Inte el so personajo  Documentàrio
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