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- Cancel Me (TV) → Self - Host / Presenter
- How to Make Her Cheat → Terry
- Taking The Wheel → Nathan
- The Philosophers' Football Match → Archimedes
- John Cleese Packs It In
- The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers
- Fawlty Towers: The Play → Self
- The Roast of John Cleese → Self
- The Palace → Arthur William Dallas III
- Rally Road Racers → Archie Vainglorious (voice)
- The Dinosaur Hour (TV) → Self
- The Martini Shot → Dr. Auyeung
- The Dinosaur Hour Extra (TV)
- Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs → Self
- Daddy Daughter Trip → Frank
- LOL: Last One Laughing (TV) → Self
- Clifford the Big Red Dog → Mr. Bridwell
- Father Christmas Is Back → John Christmas
- Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated → Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
- Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius → Interviewee
- Why Are We (Not) Creative? → Self
- The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee → John
- Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness → Self
- Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp → Self
- Why there is no hope (TV) → Actor
- Arctic Dogs → Otto von Walrus (voice)
- An Accidental Studio → Self (archive footage)
- The Naked Wanderer → Brian King
- Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails → Self (archive footage)
- Assholes: A Theory → Himself
- Hold the Sunset (TV) → Phil
- Charming → Fairy Godmother / Executioner (voice)
- Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer → Donner (voice)
- Why Are We Creative? → Self
- Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
- Speechless (TV) → Martin
- Trolls → Roi Gristle (voice)
- John Bishop: In Conversation with... (TV) → Self
- British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves → Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Albion: The Enchanted Stallion → General Eeder
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV) → Self
- Absolutely Anything → Chief Alien (voice)
- A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown → Mr. Bellwood (voice)
- Behind Over the Garden Wall → Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV) → Self
- Over the Garden Wall (TV) → Adelaide (voice)
- Over the Garden Wall (TV) → Quincy Endicott (voice)
- Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) (TV) → Self (archive footage)
- A Life on Screen (TV) → Self
- Monty Python Live (Mostly) → Self, others
- Spud 3: Learning to Fly → Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
- Monty Python: The Meaning of Live → Self
- The Last Impresario → Self
- Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar → Self
- The Last Leg (TV) → Self
- Planes → Bulldog (voice)
- Spud 2: The Madness Continues → Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
- The Meaning of Monty Python → Self
- God Loves Caviar → McCormick
- A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman → Various (voice)
- The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker → Self
- Anatomy of a Liar → Self
- Whitney (TV) → Dr. Grant
- Winnie the Pooh → Narrator (voice)
- Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (TV) → Narrator (voice)
- The Big Year → Historical Montage Narrator (voice)
- Beethoven's Christmas Adventure → Narrator
- The Undefeated → Self (archive footage)
- John Cleese: The Alimony Tour Live
- Conan (TV) → Self - Guest
- Shrek Forever After → King Harold (voice)
- Spud → Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
- Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release → Self
- Skavlan (TV) → Self - Guest
- Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (TV) → Self - Contestant
- Planet 51 → Professor Kipple (voice)
- The Pink Panther 2 → Dreyfus
- Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) (TV) → Self
- Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened → Self / Basil Fawlty
- Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits → Self / Basil Fawlty
- Markus Lanz (TV) → Self
- The Day the Earth Stood Still → Professor Barnhardt
- Igor → Dr. Glickenstein (voice)
- Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation → Self
- Monty Python Conquers America → Self
- Life Of Brian Screenplay → Wise Man #1, Reg, Jewish Official, First Centurion
- We Are Most Amused → Self - Presenter
- Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus → Self
- Gaybo Laughs Back → Self
- The Seventh Python → Self
- The Graham Norton Show (TV) → Self - Guest
- The Graham Norton Show (TV) → Self
- Shrek the Third → King Harold (voice)
- Movie Connections (TV) → Self
- More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy (TV)
- Hitler: The Comedy Years → Adolf Hitler / Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)
- What the Pythons Did Next... → Self (archive footage)
- The Secret Life of Brian → Self
- The One Show (TV) → Self - Guest
- Legends (TV) → Self
- Robins (TV) → Self - Guest
- Charlotte's Web → Samuel the Sheep (voice)
- Man About Town → Dr. Primkin
- L'Entente cordiale → Lord Conrad
- Monty Python's Personal Best (TV) → Self / Various Characters
- The Art of Football from A to Z → Self
- Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best → Various Characters
- Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best → Various Characters
- Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best → Various Characters
- Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best → Various Characters
- Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best → Various Characters
- Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best → Various Characters
- Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best → Various Characters
- Aud go'hjerta → Self (archive footage)
- Valiant → Mercury (voice)
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy → Self
- The Roots of Monty Python → Self (archive footage)
- Complete Guide to Guys → Noted Behavioral Scientist / Noted Doctor / Leading Social Scientist / Leading Orthopedic Surgeon
- Return of the Goodies → Himself
- Fawlty Towers Revisited → Himself
- Entourage (TV) → John Cleese
- Shrek 2 → King Harold (voice)
- Around the World in 80 Days → Grizzled Sergeant
- The Magic Touch of Harry Potter → Self
- Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? → Self
- The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 → Self (archive footage)
- The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 → Self (archive footage)
- The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 → Self (archive footage)
- Wine for the Confused → Self
- Real Time with Bill Maher (TV) → Self
- Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle → Mr. Munday
- George of the Jungle 2 → An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)
- Scorched → Charles Merchant
- Concert for George → Self
- Stupidity → Self
- The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' → Self
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets → Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas)
- Die Another Day → Q
- NDR Kultur – Das Journal (TV) → Self
- Mickey's House of Villains → Narrator (“Mickey's Mechanical House") (uncredited)
- Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) (TV) → Red Lansing
- The Adventures of Pluto Nash → James
- Best Ever Bond → Self / R
- Making Rat Race → Himself
- Die Another Day: From Script to Screen → Self
- Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe → Self
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone → Nearly Headless Nick
- Disney's House of Mouse (TV)
- Disney's House of Mouse (TV) → Narrator (voice)
- Richard & Judy (TV) → Self
- Rat Race → Donald P. Sinclair
- Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse → Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker') (voice)
- The Human Face (TV) → Presenter
- Fawlty Towers: An Interview with John Cleese → Kendisi
- Isn't She Great → Henry Marcus
- The Magic Pudding → Albert the Magic Pudding (voice)
- Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big → The Giant Alien (voice)
- Quantum Project → Alexander Pentcho
- The Life of Python → Self
- Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn → Self
- Rockstar → Interviewer in lounge
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV) → Self
- Mickey Mouse Works (TV) → Narrator (voice)
- The World Is Not Enough → R
- The Out-of-Towners → Mr. Mersault
- Casper & Mandrilaftalen (TV) → Fake Bosse Bo Johansson
- Parting Shots → Maurice Walpole
- Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm → Self
- The Nutcracker → Narrator
- The Monty Python Story → Self
- Mickey’s Mechanical House → Narrator (voice)
- Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches → Self
- Will & Grace (TV) → Lyle Finster (uncredited)
- Parkinson (TV) → Self
- Monty Python: Live at Aspen → Self
- In The Wild: Operation Lemur With John Cleese → Self
- George of the Jungle → An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)
- Fierce Creatures → Rollo Lee
- The Daily Show (TV) → Self
- 3rd Rock from the Sun (TV) → Dr. Liam Neesam
- E! True Hollywood Story (TV)
- The Wind in the Willows → Mr. Toad's Lawyer
- Spike → Self
- Look at the State We're In! (TV) → Harold Kingsby
- Look at the State We're In! (TV) → Politician
- MADtv (TV) → Self
- The Swan Princess → Jean-Bob (voice)
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein → Prof. Waldman
- The Jungle Book → Dr. Julius Plumford
- The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller (TV) → Self
- Splitting Heirs → Raoul P. Shadgrind
- Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
- Funny Business (TV)
- An American Tail: Fievel Goes West → Cat R. Waul (voice)
- Amnesty International's Big 30 → Self
- Rabbit Ears - Tom Thumb → Narrator (voice)
- Creativity in Management → Self
- Bullseye! → Man on the Beach in Barbados Who Looks Like John Cleese
- The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson → Self
- Life of Python → Himself / Various Roles (also archive footage)
- The Big Picture → Bartender
- Erik the Viking → Halfdan the Black
- Employees From Hell → Brian
- The Movie Life of George → Self
- Communicators From Hell → Brian
- The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball → Self
- Customer Service From Hell
- Customers From Hell → Brian
- Bosses From Hell → Brian
- Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python → Self / Various Characters
- Teams from Hell
- Quark the Dragon Slayer
- Colleagues From Hell
- Interviewers From Hell
- Sales People from Hell
- A Fish Called Wanda → Archie Leach
- This Morning (TV) → Self
- John Cleese's First Farewell Performance → Self
- The Grand Knockout Tournament → Self
- The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball → Jim Cleese
- Baby Quark
- Dragonslayer Quark
- Quark and the Highway Robber
- Clockwise → Brian Stimpson
- Silverado → Sheriff John T. Langston
- Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff → Self
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life → Various Roles
- Yellowbeard → Harvey 'Blind' Pew
- Privates on Parade → Major Giles Flack
- Group Madness → Self
- Cheers (TV) → Dr. Simon Finch-Royce
- Wogan (TV) → Self
- Whoops Apocalypse (TV) → Lacrobat
- Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl → Various Roles
- The Secret Policeman's Other Ball → Self - Various Roles
- Wetten, dass..? (TV) → Self
- Time Bandits → Robin Hood
- The Great Muppet Caper → Neville
- The Taming of the Shrew → Petruchio
- The Queen Special → Man in Bar
- Peter Cook & Co. → Himself / Various Characters
- The Tom Machine → Computer (voice)
- Life of Brian → Wise Man #1 / Reg / Jewish Official / First Centurion / Deadly Dirk / Arthur
- Not the Nine O'Clock News (TV)
- Friday Night, Saturday Morning (TV)
- The Secret Policeman's Ball → Himself - Various Roles
- Doctor Who: City of Death → Art Gallery Visitor
- Golden Gordon → Passerby
- The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 → Self
- ...To Norway, Home of Giants! → Norman Fearless
- Away from It All → Nigel Farquhar-Bennett – Narrator (voice)
- An Audience with... (TV) → Self
- Three Piece Suite (TV) → Kevin
- The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It → Sherlock Holmes
- Three Piece Suite → Kevin
- The Mermaid Frolics → Self- Various roles
- The Muppet Show (TV) → Self - Special Guest Star
- The Secret Policeman's Ball (TV) → Self
- Ripping Yarns (TV)
- Pleasure at Her Majesty's → Self
- Meetings, Bloody Meetings
- Saturday Night Live (TV) → Self / Various / Mr. Praline (uncredited)
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (TV) → Self
- Fawlty Towers (TV) → Basil Fawlty
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail → Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter
- More Awkward Customers → Brian
- Awkward Customers → Brian
- How Not to Exhibit Yourself → John Cleese
- Romance with a Double Bass → Smychkov
- Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report → Self
- The Love Ban → Contraceptives Lecturer
- Monty Python In The Netherlands
- Elementary, My Dear Watson → Sherlock Holmes
- Is This a Record? → Various
- The Goodies and the Beanstalk → The Genie
- Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (TV) → Various Characters
- Who Sold You This, Then?
- And Now for Something Completely Different → Announcer / Hungarian Citizen / self - Defence Teacher / Sir George Head / Policeman / Interviewer / Mr. Praline / Second General / Christopher Columbus / Mungo the Cook / Bank Robber / Accountant #2 (falling past the window) / Vocational Guidance Counselor / Vivian Smith Smythe Smith / Mountie / Town Guild Lady
- The Statue → Harry
- The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
- Euroshow '71: May Day Special → Self - Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer → Pumer
- Monty Python: Who's There? → Timothy
- Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV) → Various / Announcer
- Sez Les (TV)
- Sez Les (TV) → self
- The Magic Christian → Director in Sotheby's
- The Best House in London → Jones (uncredited)
- How to Irritate People → Himself - Various
- The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom → Post Office Clerk
- Interlude → Television public relations man
- Omnibus (TV) → Self
- At Last the 1948 Show (TV)
- Misleading Cases (TV) → Mr. Partridge
- The Frost Report (TV)
- Doctor Who (TV) → Art Gallery Visitor
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV) → Self
- The Avengers (TV) → Marcus Rugman