Personal Info
Birthday
March 29, 1943
Place of Birth
South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Eric Idle
Biography
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.
Directed Movies (8)
7.1
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Movie2014
7.7
What About Dick?
Movie2012
No Backdrop
5.8
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
Movie2003
No Backdrop
5.8
The Tale of the Frog Prince
Movie1982
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV Series1982
No Backdrop
7.6
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Movie1981
6.8
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Movie1978
6.9
Saturday Night Live
TV Series1975
Acting Filmography (157)
7.8
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
TV Series2024
No Backdrop
0.0
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
Movie2021
6.3
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Movie2020
No Backdrop
9.0
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
Movie2019
6.4
An Accidental Studio
Movie2019
7.5
The Masked Singer
TV Series2019
No Backdrop
7.5
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
TV Series2018
0.0
The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food
Movie2018
7.9
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Movie2018
7.8
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
Movie2017
7.6
Terry Pratchett: Back in Black
Movie2017
No Backdrop
3.5
The Entire Universe
Movie2016
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV Series2015
5.9
Absolutely Anything
Movie2015
7.4
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
Movie2014
2.0
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
TV Series2014
7.1
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Movie2014
No Backdrop
6.0
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
Movie2014
No Backdrop
8.0
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Movie2014
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV Series2014
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV Series2014
7.1
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Movie2014
5.0
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV Series2014
7.4
The Meaning of Monty Python
Movie2013
7.7
What About Dick?
Movie2012
0.0
London 2012 Olympic Games
TV Series2012
7.4
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
Movie2012
6.9
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
Movie2012
No Backdrop
7.6
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Movie2012
No Backdrop
6.5
Inside Comedy
TV Series2012
7.6
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
TV Series2011
7.2
Conan
TV Series2010
No Backdrop
0.0
Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall
Movie2010
7.0
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
Movie2010
No Backdrop
0.0
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
Movie2010
7.6
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
TV Series2009
4.6
Delgo
Movie2008
No Backdrop
7.2
We Are Most Amused
Movie2008
7.7
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
Movie2008
No Backdrop
0.0
The Seventh Python
Movie2008
No Backdrop
7.8
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
Movie2008
6.3
Monty Python Conquers America
Movie2008
0.0
Movie Connections
TV Series2007
6.3
Shrek the Third
Movie2007
No Backdrop
5.0
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Movie2007
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
TV Series2007
7.6
The Secret Life of Brian
Movie2007
No Backdrop
0.0
What the Pythons Did Next...
Movie2007
4.4
The One Show
TV Series2006
No Backdrop
0.0
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
Movie2006
0.0
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best
Movie2006
No Backdrop
7.0
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
Movie2006
No Backdrop
8.3
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best
Movie2006
No Backdrop
10.0
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Movie2006
8.0
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
Movie2006
No Backdrop
0.0
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Movie2006
5.4
Monty Python's Personal Best
TV Series2006
No Backdrop
0.0
The Roots of Monty Python
Movie2005
No Backdrop
7.7
Earth to America
Movie2005
6.0
The Aristocrats
Movie2005
8.0
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Movie2005
6.8
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV Series2005
6.3
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking
Movie2004
6.3
The Soup
TV Series2004
6.5
Ella Enchanted
Movie2004
No Backdrop
9.0
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
Movie2004
No Backdrop
9.0
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
Movie2004
No Backdrop
0.0
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
Movie2004
4.0
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
Movie2003
No Backdrop
10.0
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
Movie2003
5.5
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV Series2003
No Backdrop
8.0
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
Movie2003
No Backdrop
5.8
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
Movie2003
5.2
Hollywood Homicide
Movie2003
6.1
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV Series2003
6.6
The Scream Team
Movie2002
No Backdrop
0.0
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
Movie2002
No Backdrop
8.0
Brightness
Movie2001
7.5
Disney's House of Mouse
TV Series2001
No Backdrop
0.0
The Life of Python
Movie2000
5.5
102 Dalmatians
Movie2000
6.5
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
TV Series2000
No Backdrop
0.0
The Monty Python Story
Movie1999
No Backdrop
0.0
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
Movie1999
No Backdrop
0.0
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches
Movie1999
4.1
Dudley Do-Right
Movie1999
6.5
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Movie1999
7.3
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Movie1999
4.7
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
Movie1999
6.1
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
Movie1998
6.9
Hercules
TV Series1998
6.8
Quest for Camelot
Movie1998
No Backdrop
7.1
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
Movie1998
3.9
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Movie1998
No Backdrop
0.0
State of Fear
Movie1997
No Backdrop
0.0
Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics"
Movie1996
5.8
The Wind in the Willows
Movie1996
5.9
Suddenly Susan
TV Series1996
6.4
The Daily Show
TV Series1996
7.1
MADtv
TV Series1995
7.7
Pinky and the Brain
TV Series1995
6.3
Casper
Movie1995
7.7
Frasier
TV Series1993
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV Series1993
6.4
Late Show with David Letterman
TV Series1993
5.2
Splitting Heirs
Movie1993
4.9
Mom and Dad Save the World
Movie1992
No Backdrop
5.7
Missing Pieces
Movie1992
9.0
One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat
Movie1991
4.7
Too Much Sun
Movie1991
5.9
Nuns on the Run
Movie1990
No Backdrop
6.3
Life of Python
Movie1990
8.0
The Simpsons
TV Series1989
No Backdrop
7.0
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
Movie1989
6.3
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Movie1989
6.8
Around the World in 80 Days
TV Series1989
No Backdrop
5.5
Nearly Departed
TV Series1989
No Backdrop
0.0
The Movie Life of George
Movie1989
7.0
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Movie1988
No Backdrop
0.0
The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado
Movie1987
No Backdrop
8.0
Going Live!
TV Series1987
7.5
The Mikado
Movie1987
7.1
The Transformers: The Movie
Movie1986
6.2
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Movie1985
No Backdrop
7.5
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Movie1985
5.6
Yellowbeard
Movie1983
No Backdrop
9.0
Group Madness
Movie1983
7.3
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Movie1983
7.2
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
Movie1983
No Backdrop
5.8
The Tale of the Frog Prince
Movie1982
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV Series1982
7.4
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Movie1982
6.1
Late Night with David Letterman
TV Series1982
No Backdrop
7.6
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Movie1981
7.8
Life of Brian
Movie1979
No Backdrop
7.3
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
Movie1979
6.8
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Movie1978
10.0
Yellow Submarine Sandwich
Movie1978
7.1
Laverne & Shirley
TV Series1976
6.9
Saturday Night Live
TV Series1975
6.3
Rutland Weekend Television
TV Series1975
7.8
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Movie1975
No Backdrop
6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV Series1975
No Backdrop
8.0
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
Movie1974
No Backdrop
6.0
Monty Python In The Netherlands
Movie1973
10.0
The Philosophers' Football Match
Movie1972
No Backdrop
7.4
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
TV Series1972
No Backdrop
0.0
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
Movie1971
7.2
And Now for Something Completely Different
Movie1971
No Backdrop
10.0
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
Movie1971
8.3
Monty Python's Flying Circus
TV Series1969
7.8
Do Not Adjust Your Set
TV Series1967
7.5
At Last the 1948 Show
TV Series1967
6.0
Alice in Wonderland
Movie1966
5.4
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
Movie1966
No Backdrop
0.0
Tony Awards
TV Series1956
No Backdrop
0.0
Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch
MovieN/A