Mar 29, 1943 (82 years old) in South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
Eric Idle (born March 29, 1943) is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer who wrote and performed as a member of the popular British comedy group Monty Python.
2024 · STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces as Self - Writer & Actor
2021 · Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
2020 · A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as The Impressive Clergyman
2019 · Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails as Self (archive footage)
2019 · An Accidental Studio as Self (archive footage)
2019 · The Masked Singer as Hedgehog (archive footage)
2019 · The Masked Singer as Hedgehog
2018 · GQ Presents: Iconic Characters as Self
2018 · The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food as Dirk McQuickley (archive footage)
2018 · Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind as Self
2017 · The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015 as Self - Audience Member
2017 · Terry Pratchett: Back in Black as Self
2016 · The Entire Universe as Self - Presenter
2015 · Absolutely Anything as Salubrious Gat (voice)
2014 · Monty Python: The Meaning of Live as Self
2014 · Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) as Self (archive footage)
2014 · Monty Python Live (Mostly) as Self, others
2014 · Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar as Self
2014 · 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy as Self
2014 · The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure as Self
2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2014 · The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles as Self / Nigel Spasm
2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
2013 · The Meaning of Monty Python as Self
2012 · What About Dick? as The Piano
2012 · London 2012 Olympic Games as Self
2012 · Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO as Self
2012 · London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music as Self
2012 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
2012 · Inside Comedy as Self
2011 · George Harrison: Living in the Material World as Self
2010 · Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall as
2010 · Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) as Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
2010 · Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release as Self
2009 · Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) as Self
2008 · Delgo as Spig (voice)
2008 · We Are Most Amused as Self
2008 · Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus as Self
2008 · The Seventh Python as Self
2008 · The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen as Self - 'Berthold'
2008 · Life Of Brian Screenplay as Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler
2008 · Monty Python Conquers America as Self
2007 · Movie Connections as Self
2007 · Shrek the Third as Merlin (voice)
2007 · Hitler: The Comedy Years as Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
2007 · The Secret Life of Brian as Self
2007 · What the Pythons Did Next... as Self (archive footage)
2006 · The South Bank Show: Spamalot as
2006 · The One Show as Self
2006 · Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best as Various Characters
2006 · Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best as Various Characters
2006 · Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best as Various Characters
2006 · Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best as Various Characters
2006 · Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best as Various Characters
2006 · Monty Python's Personal Best as Self / Various Characters
2006 · Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best as Various Characters
2006 · Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best as Various Characters
2005 · The Roots of Monty Python as Self (archive footage)
2005 · Earth to America as Self
2005 · The Aristocrats as Self
2005 · Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live as Self
2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
2004 · The Nutcracker and the Mouseking as Drosselmeier (voice)
2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self
2004 · The Soup as Self
2004 · Ella Enchanted as Narrator
2004 · The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 as Self (archive footage)
2004 · The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 as Self (archive footage)
2004 · The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 as Self (archive footage)
2003 · Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure as English Victim
2003 · David Bowie - Sound and Vision as Self
2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003 · The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' as Self
2003 · Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles as Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
2003 · Hollywood Homicide as Celebrity
2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
2002 · The Scream Team as Coffin Ed
2002 · Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe as Self
2001 · Brightness as Mr. Bix
2001 · Disney's House of Mouse as Pluto Angel (voice)
2000 · The Beatles Revolution as Self
2000 · The Life of Python as Self
2000 · 102 Dalmatians as Waddlesworth (voice)
2000 · Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Guzelian (voice)
1999 · Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm as Self
1999 · Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches as Self
1999 · The Monty Python Story as Self
1999 · Dudley Do-Right as Prospector
1999 · Hercules: Zero to Hero as Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)
1999 · South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut as Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
1998 · The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue as Evil Martin (voice)
1998 · Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie as Slyly (voice)
1998 · Hercules as Parenthesis (voice)
1998 · Quest for Camelot as Devon (voice)
1998 · Monty Python: Live at Aspen as Self
1998 · An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Alan Smithee
1997 · State of Fear as
1996 · Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics" as Man in Bed
1996 · The Wind in the Willows as Rat
1996 · Clive Anderson All Talk as Self
1996 · Suddenly Susan as Ian Maxtone-Graham
1996 · The Daily Show as Self
1995 · MADtv as Zookeeper
1995 · Pinky and the Brain as Mom & Dad (voice)
1995 · Casper as Dibs
1994 · Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! as Dr. Nigel Channing
1993 · Frasier as Chuck (voice)
1993 · Splitting Heirs as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
1992 · Mom and Dad Save the World as King Raff
1992 · Missing Pieces as Wendel
1991 · The Man In The Long Black Coat as Mervyn Whale
1991 · Pebble Mill as Self
1991 · Too Much Sun as Sonny
1990 · Nuns on the Run as Brian Hope
1990 · Life of Python as Self / Various Roles
1989 · The Simpsons as Declan Desmond (voice)
1989 · Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python as Self / Various Characters
1989 · How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
1989 · Around the World in 80 Days as Jean Passepartout
1989 · Nearly Departed as Grant Pritchard
1989 · The Movie Life of George as Self
1988 · The Adventures of Baron Munchausen as Desmond / Berthold
1987 · The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado as Self
1987 · Going Live! as Self
1987 · The Mikado as Ko-Ko
1986 · The Transformers: The Movie as Wreck-Gar (voice)
1985 · National Lampoon's European Vacation as The Bike Rider
1985 · The Pied Piper of Hamelin as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
1983 · Yellowbeard as Commander Clement
1983 · Group Madness as Self
1983 · The Crimson Permanent Assurance as Gunther (uncredited)
1983 · Monty Python's The Meaning of Life as Various Roles
1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Narrator (voice)
1982 · The Tale of the Frog Prince as Narrator
1982 · Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl as Various Roles
1981 · Steve Martin's Best Show Ever as Reporter
1979 · Life of Brian as Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
1979 · The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 as Self
1978 · Yellow Submarine Sandwich as Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)
1978 · The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash as Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead
1976 · Laverne & Shirley as Derek DeWoods
1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1975 · Rutland Weekend Television as Various Characters
1975 · Monty Python and the Holy Grail as Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard
1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
1974 · Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report as Self
1973 · Monty Python In The Netherlands as
1972 · Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus as Various Characters
1971 · The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971 as
1971 · And Now for Something Completely Different as Prosecutor / Marriage Counselor / Arthur Nudge / Self-defence student #4 (interested in pointed sticks) / 'Hell's Grannies' analyst / Arthur Wilson / Arthur Wilson Two / Nightclub Emcee / Linkman / First General / Restaurant Manager / Lingerie Shop Owner / Accountant #1 (falling past the window) / Fairy Godmother / Rita Fairbanks / Simon Zinc Trumpet Harris / Mountie / Lady With Cookbook
1971 · Euroshow '71: May Day Special as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
1969 · Monty Python's Flying Circus as Various
1968 · We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh as Various
1967 · Do Not Adjust Your Set as Various Characters
1967 · Titel, Thesen, Temperamente as Self
1967 · At Last the 1948 Show as
1966 · Alice in Wonderland as Young Man (uncredited)
1966 · Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World as Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)
1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
2025 · Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch as
2025 · The Philosophers' Football Match as Sokrates