Billy Connolly

**Billy Connolly** (1942-) is ’n komediant, akteur en musikant van Glasgow, Skotland. Hy is bekend vir sy lang hare, gepunte baard, vuil grappies en vloektaal. Sy bynaam is *The Big Yin* ("*Die groot een*" in Skots).

## Lewensloop 
William Connolly is tuis in Anderston in Glasgow, Skotland gebore en het in 'n woonstel in dieselfde stad grootgeword. Hy het skool verlaat om 'n sweiser by 'n skeepswerf te word en het by die valskermregiment aangesluit. Connolly het 'n belangstelling in volksmusiek ontwikkel en uiteindelik 'n volwaardige banjo-speler en 'n lid van die groep *Humblebums* geword. Die grappies wat hy tussen liedjies vertel het, was gewild en hy het uiteindelik 'n voltydse komediant geword.

Connolly het vyf kinders. Hy is met Pamela Stephenson, die moeder van sy drie jongste kinders, getroud. In 2013 is hy met Parkinson se siekte gediagnoseer en het 'n operasie vir prostaatkanker ondergaan.

Connolly is herhaaldelik deur TV-kykers as Brittanje se beste komediant aangewys. Hy is vir 'n Bafta-prys vir sy rol in die prent *Mrs. Brown* (1997) genomineer. In 2003 is die Orde van die Britse Ryk aan hom toegeken.

## Filmografie 
duimnael|Connolly in 2012 in Australië
duimnael|Connolly in 2005

* 1975 *Just Another Saturday* as Paddy (TV-film)
* 1976 *Connolly* as homself
* 1976 ''The Elephants' Graveyard* as Jody (TV-film)
* 1976 *Big Banana Feet* as homself (dokumentêr)
* 1978 *Absolution* as Blakey
* 1978 *Billy Connolly in Concert* as homself
* 1980 *The secret Policeman's Ball* as homself
* 1980 *Worzel Gummidge: A Cup o' Tea an' a Slice o' Cake* as Bogle McNeep
* 1981 *Billy Connolly Bites Yer Bum!* as homself
* 1981 *Concert for Kampuchea* as homself (dokumentêr)
* 1982 *The Secret Policeman's Other Ball* as homself
* 1982 *The Pick of Billy Connolly* as homself
* 1982 *Bleu Money* as Des (TV-film)
* 1983 *Bullshot* as Hawkeye McGillicuddy
* 1984 *Tickle on the Tum* (rol onbekend) (TV-reeks)
* 1984 *Weekend in Wallop* as homself (TV-film)
* 1985 *Water* as Delgado Fitzhugh
* 1985 *An Audience with Billy Connolly* as homself
* 1985 *Super Gran* as sanger van die openingslied (TV-reeks)
* 1985 *Liveaid* as homself
* 1986 *To the North of Katmandu* (rol onbekend)
* 1987 *The Hunting of the Snark* as The Bellman (musiekblyspel)
* 1987 *Billy Connolly at the Royal Albert Hall* as homself
* 1988 *Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute* as homself (dokumentêr)
* 1989 *The Return of the Musketeers* as Caddie
* 1990 *Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly* as homself
* 1990 *Crossing the Line* as Frankie
* 1990 *Head of the Class* as Billy MacGregor (1990–1991; TV-reeks)
* 1990 *Dreaming* (rol onbekend)
* 1991 *Billy Connolly live 1991* as hemzelf
* 1991 *Pale Blue Scottish Person* as hemzelf
* 1992 *25 B.C.: The Best of 25 Years of Billy Connolly* as homself
* 1992 *Billy* as Billy MacGregor
* 1993 *Indecent Proposal* as die *Auction MC*
* 1993 *Down Among the Big Boys* as Jo Jo Donnelly
* 1994 *Billy Connolly Live 1994* as homself
* 1994 *World Tour of Scotland* as homself (TV-reeks)
* 1995 *Pocahontas* as Ben (stem)
* 1995 *Two Bites of Billy Connolly* as homself
* 1995 *A Scot in the Arctic* as homself (dokumentêr)
* 1996 *Muppet Treasure Island* as Billy Bones
* 1996 *Pearl as Gast Ster* in die aflewering "billy" (TV-reeks)
* 1996 *Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia* as homself (TV-reeks)
* 1996 *Muppet Treasure Island* as Billy Bones (stem; videospeletjie)
* 1997 *Beverly Hills Ninja* as Japanese winkelier
* 1997 *Mrs. Brown* as John Brown
* 1997 *Paws* as PC (stem)
* 1997 *Billy Connolly: Two Night Stand* as homself
* 1997 *Deacon Brodie* as Deacon Brodie
* 1997 *Sean Connery*, an Intimate Portrait as homself
* 1997 *Sean Connery Close Up* as homself
* 1997 *Whatever Happened to...Clement and La Frenais?* as homself
* 1998 *Still Crazy* as Hugie
* 1998 *The Impostors* as Mr. Sparks
* 1998 *middleton's changeling* as Alibius
* 1999 *Billy Connolly: One Night Stand Down Under* as homself
* 1999 *The Boondock Saints* as "Il Duce/Noah MacManus
* 1999 *The Debt Collector* as Nickie Drijden
* 2000 *An Everlastig Piece* as Scalper
* 2000 *Beautiful Joe* as Joe
* 2000 *Columbo*: Murder with Too Many Notes as Findlay Crawford (TV-film)
* 2001 *Gabriel and Me* as Gabriel
* 2001 *The Man Who Sued God* as Steve Myers
* 2001 *Who Is Cletis Tout?* as Dr. Saivian
* 2001 *Billy Connolly live: The Greatest Hits* as homself
* 2001 *Prince Charming* as Hamish (TV-film)
* 2001 *Gentlemen's Relish* as Kingdom Swann
* 2001 *Comic Relief: Say Pants to Poverty* as homself
* 2001 *Comic Relief Short Pants* as homself
* 2002 *White Oleander* as Barry Kolker
* 2002 *Billy Connolly live 2002* as homself
* 2002 *Billy Connolly's World Tour of England, Ireland and Wales* as homself
* 2002 *Ultimate Fight from the Movies* as Frankie van Crossing the Line
* 2002 *Billy Connolly: A 'Bafta' Tribute* as homself
* 2002 *Judi Dench*: A Bafta Tribute as homself
* 2002 *The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch* (rol onbekend)
* 2003 *The Last Samurai* as Sgt. Zebulon Gant
* 2003 *Timeline* as Professor E.A. Johnston
* 2003 *Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years* as homself
* 2003 *Julie Walters: A 'Bafta' Tribute* as homself
* 2003 *The Importance of Being Famous* as homself
* 2003 *Overnight* as homself
* 2003 *Comic Relief: The Big Hairdo* as homself
* 2004 *Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events* as Oom Monty
* 2004 *Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand* as homself (TV-reeks)
* 2004 *Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time* as #74
* 2005 *Billy Connolly: Live in New York*
* 2005 *Ivor Cutler*: Looking for Truth with a Pin as homself
* 2005 *The Aristocrats* as homself
* 2006 *Open Season* as McSquizzy (stem)
* 2006 *Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties* as Lord Dargis
* 2006 *Fido (film)* as Fido
* 2006 *Billy Connolly: The Essential Collection* as homself
* 2007 *Billy Connolly live: Was it Something I Said?* as homself
* 2008 *The X-Files: I Want to Believe* as Father Joseph "Joe" Crissman
* 2008 *Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World* as homself
* 2009 *Open Season 2* as McSquizzy (stem) (TV-film)
* 2009 *Good Sharma* as Reverend Webster
* 2009 *The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day* as Noah MacManus/"Il Duce"
* 2010 *Gulliver's Travels* as koning van Lilliput
* 2010 *Ben 10: Ultimate Alien* as kapitein Glowbeard (1 aflewering) (animasiereeks)
* 2011 *Open Season 3* as McSquizzy (stem) (TV-film)
* 2011 *Billy Connolly's Route 66* as homself (TV-reeks)
* 2012 *Quartet'' as Wilfred 'Wilf' Bond
* 2012 *House M.D.* seisoen 8 afl. 14 as Mr. Thomas Bell (TV-reeks)
* 2014 *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies*
* 2014 *What We Did On Our Holiday*

## Verwysings 
## Eksterne skakels 
* Connolly se amptelike webwerf
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