Person
Free account · your comment posts right after signup
Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943) is an English actor, comedian, musician and writer. Idle was a member of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python and the parody rock band the Rutles. Idle studied at Pembroke College, Cambridge and joined Cambridge University Footlights. He reached stardom when he co-created and acted in the sketch series Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974) and the films Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Life of Brian (1979) and The Meaning of Life (1983) with John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, and Graham Chapman.
Read the full article →
Shrek the Third
2007 · as Merlin (voice)

Ella Enchanted
2004 · as Narrator

102 Dalmatians
2000 · as Waddlesworth (voice)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
1998 · as Slyly (voice)

Quest for Camelot
1998 · as Devon (voice)

Suddenly Susan
1996 · as Ian Maxtone-Graham

Casper
1995 · as Dibs

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988 · as Desmond / Berthold

The Transformers: The Movie
1986 · as Wreck-Gar (voice)

National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985 · as The Bike Rider

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983 · as Various Roles

Life of Brian
1980

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975 · 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

And Now for Something Completely Different
1971 · 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 / Fi