John Cleese

**John Marwood Cleese** (gebore op 27 Oktober 1939) is ’n Britse akteur, komediant, skrywer en rolprentvervaardiger. Hy het bekendheid verwerf as een van die hoofkarakters in *Monty Python’s Flying Circus* en later as die hotelbaas Basil Fawlty in die TV-komedie *Fawlty Towers*. Sy flieks sluit in *A Fish Called Wanda* (1988). Hy speel die rol van Q in die James Bond-fliek *Die Another Day* (2002) en die rol van mnr. Edly, The Guv, in die twee *Spud*-flieks.

## Loopbaan 
Cleese het op die Edinburgfees bekend geraak as ’n draaiboekskrywer van randproduksies en akteur in *The Frost Report*. In die laat 1960's was hy die medestigter van Monty Python, die komediegeselskap wat verantwoordelik was vir die sketsprogram ''Monty Python's Flying Circus* en die vier Monty Python-rolprente: *And Now for Something Completely Different*, *Monty Python and the Holy Grail*, *Life of Brian* en *The Meaning of Life''.

In die middel 1970's het Cleese en sy eerste vrou, Connie Booth, die Britse TV-sitkom *Fawlty Towers* geskryf en daarin gespeel. Die reeks het drie Baftas gewen. Later het hy saam met Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis en Michael Palin in *A Fish Called Wanda* en *Fierce Creatures* gespeel, wat hy albei ook geskryf het. Hy was ook in baie ander prente te sien, soos *Clockwise*, twee James Bond-flieks as Q (die kwartiermeester), twee *Harry Potter*-prente en die laaste drie *Shrek*-flieks.

Saam met die skrywer van *Yes Minister*, Antony Jay, was hy die stigter van Video Arts, ’n vervaardigingsmaatskappy wat vermaakopleidingsprente maak. In 1976 was hy ook medestigter van ''The Secret Policeman's Ball*-welsynprogramme om geld in te samel vir die menseregte-organisasie Amnestie Internasionaal.

## Filmografie 
duimnael|Cleese in 1989 by die Oscars.

* *Spud 3: Learning to Fly* (2014) – The Guv
* *Spud 2: The Madness Continues* (2013) – The Guv
* *Planes* (2013) – Bulldog (stem)
* *The Big Year* (2011) – Historical Montage Verteller (stem)
* *Winnie the Pooh* (2011) – Verteller (stem)
* *Legend of the Guardian: The Owls of Ga'Hoole* (2010) – Geest (stem)
* *Spud* (2010) – The Guv
* *Shrek Forever After* (2010) – King Harold (stem)
* *Planet 51* (2009) – Professor Kipple (stem)
* *Entourage* (2009) – Zichzelf (seisoen 7, aflewering: *Love Yourself*)
* *The Pink Panther 2* (2009) – Inspekteur Dreyfus
* *The Day the Earth Stood Still* (2008) – Dr. Barnhardt
* *Igor* (2008) – Dr. Glickenstein (stem)
* *Shrek the Third* (2007) – King Harold (stem)
* *Charlotte's Web* (2006) – Samuel the Sheep (stem)
* *L'entente cordiale* (2006) – Lord Conrad
* *Man About Town* (2006) – Dr. Primkin
* *Complete Guide to Guys* (2006) – British Expert
* *Valiant* (2005) – Mercury (stem)
* *Around the World in 80 Days* (2004) – Grizzled Sergeant
* *Shrek 2* (2004) – King (stem)
* *Education Tips No. 41: Choosing a Really Expensive School* (Video, 2003) – Prof. Dik Bonkers/Dr. Ken Enron Chaney
* *George of the Jungle 2* (2003) – Ape (stem)
* *Charlie's Angles: Full Throttle* (2003) – Mr. Munday
* *Scorched* (2003) – Charles Merchant
* *Die Another Day* (2002) – Q
* *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* (2002) – Nearly Headless Nick
* *Pinocchio* (2002) – The Talking Crickett (stem)
* *The Adventures of Pluto Nash* (2002) – James
* *Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)* (TV-reeks) – Red Lansing (2002)
* *Mickey's House of Villains* (2002) – Verteller
* *Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse* (Video, 2001) – Verteller
* *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* (2001) – Nearly Headless Nick
* *Rat Race (film)* (2001) – Donald P. Sinclair
* *H.M.O.* (TV-film, 2001) – Dr. Larry King
* *The Magic Pudding* (2000) – Albert, the Magic Pudding (stem)
* *Quantum Project* (2000) – Alexander Pentcho
* *Isn't She Great* (2000) – Henry Marcus
* *The World Is Not Enough* (1999) – R
* *The Out-of-Towners* (1999) – Mr. Mersault
* *Parting Shots* (1999) – Maurice Walpole
* *George of the Jungle'' (1997) – An Ape Named 'Ape' (stem)
* *Fierce Creatures* (1997) – Rollo Lee
* *The Wind in the Willows* (1996) – Mr. Toad's Lawyer
* ''Look at the State We're In!* (minireeks, 1995) – Minister
* *The Jungle Book* (1994) – Dr. Julien Plumford
* *The Swan Princess* (1994) – Jean-Bob (stem)
* *Frankenstein* (1994) – Professor Waldman
* *Splitting Heirs* (1993) – Raoul P. Shadgrind
* *An American Tail: Fievel Goes West* (1991) – Cat R. Waul (stem)
* *Bullseye!* (1990) – Man on the Beach in Barbados Who Looks Like John Cleese
* *Grime Goes Green: Your Business and the Environment* (1990) – Mr. Grime
* *Erik the Viking* (1989) – Halfdan the Black
* *The Big Picture* (1989) – Bartender Frankie
* *A Fish Called Wanda* (1988) – Archie Leach
* *Baby Quark* (1987) – Verteller
* *Quark and the Highway Robber* (1987) – Verteller
* *Clockwise* (1986) – Brian Stimpson
* *Silverado* (1985) – Sheriff John T. Langston
* *Yellowbeard'' (1983) – Harvey 'Blind' Pew
* *The Meaning of Life* (1983) – Verskillende rolle
* *Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl* (1982) – Verskillende rolle
* *Privates on Parade* (1982) – Major Giles ck
* *Time Bandits* (1981) – Robin Hood
* *The Great Muppet Caper* (1981) – Neville
* *The Taming of the Shrew* (TV-film, 1980) – Petruchio
* *Peter Cook & Co.* (1980) – Verskillende rolle
* *Fawlty Towers* (TV-reeks) – Basil Fawlty (12 afl., 1975, 1979)
* *Life of Brian* (1979) – Verskillende rolle
* ''I'd Like a Word with You* (1979) – Ethelred the Unready/Ivan the Terrible/William the Silent
* *To Norway, Home of Giants* (TV-film, 1979) – Norman Fearless
* *The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It* (1977) – Arthur Sherlock Holmes
* *The Mermaid Frolics* (TV-film, 1977) – Verskillende rolle
* *Pleasure at Her Majesty's* (TV-film, 1976) – Verskillende rolle
* *Monty Python and the Holy Grail* (1975) – Verskillende rolle
* *Romance with a Double Bass* (1974) – Musician Smychkov
* *The Goodies and the Beanstalk* (TV-film, 1973) – The Genie
* *Monty Python's Flying Circus* (TV-reeks) – Verskillende rolle (41 afl., 1969–1974)
* *The Love Ban* (1973) – Contraceptives Lecturer
* *Sez Les* (TV-reeks, 1971–1974) – Verskillende rolle
* *And Now for Something Completely Different* (1971) – Verskillende rolle
* *The Statue* (1971) – Harry
* *The Rise and Rise and Michael Rimmer* (1970) – Pumer
* *The Magic Christian'' (1969) – Mr. Dougdale (director in Sotheby's)
* *Light Entertainment Killers* (TV-film, 1969) – Rol onbekend
* *How to Irritate People* (TV-film, 1968) – Verskillende rolle
* *At Last the 1948 Show* (TV-reeks) – Verskillende rolle (1967)
* *The Frost Report* (TV-reeks) – Verskillende rolle (1966–1967)

## Verwysings 
## Eksterne skakels 
* Amptelike webtuiste: www.thejohncleese.com
* John Cleese  by die Museum of Broadcast Communications
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