John Cleese

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Acted in the television series Monty Python's Flying Circus as Various roles

Often acts together with Eric Idle (9) , Michael Palin (7) , Terry Jones (5) , Graham Chapman (5) , Terry Gilliam (4) , Jim Broadbent (4)

Number 12 on the Top 100 Stars of the 2000s list

Appearances

Released	Movie Name	Role	1st weekend	US Gross	Worldwide Gross
10/14/2011	The Big Year	Historical Montage Narrator (Voice)	$3,251,884	$7,204,138	$7,204,138
7/15/2011	Winnie the Pooh	Narrator (Voice)	$7,857,076	$26,692,846	$36,439,948
5/21/2010	Shrek Forever After	King (Voice)	$70,838,207	$238,736,787	$752,600,867
11/20/2009	Planet 51		$12,286,129	$42,194,060	$108,005,745
2/6/2009	The Pink Panther 2	Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus	$11,588,150	$35,922,978	$70,022,978
12/12/2008	The Day the Earth Stood Still	Professor Barnhardt	$30,480,153	$79,366,978	$233,066,978
9/19/2008	Igor	Dr. Glickenstein (Voice)	$7,803,347	$19,528,602	$26,608,764
5/18/2007	Shrek the Third	King Harold (Voice)	$121,629,270	$322,719,944	$798,958,162
2007	Man About Town	Dr. Primkin		-
12/15/2006	Charlotte's Web	Samuel the Sheep (Voice)	$11,457,353	$82,985,708	$143,985,708
8/19/2005	Valiant	Mercury (Voice)	$5,914,722	$19,478,106	$61,746,888
6/16/2004	Around the World in 80 Days	The Balloon Man	$7,576,132	$24,004,159	$72,004,159
5/19/2004	Shrek 2	King Harold (Voice)	$108,037,878	$441,226,247	$919,838,758
11/14/2003	Looney Tunes: Back in Action	Waiter	$9,317,371	$20,950,820	$54,540,662
6/27/2003	Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle	Alex's Father	$37,634,221	$100,814,328	$227,200,000
12/25/2002	Pinocchio	(voice - US version) (Voice)	$1,151,463	$3,681,811	$31,681,811
11/22/2002	Die Another Day	Q	$47,072,040	$160,942,139	$431,942,139
11/15/2002	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	Nearly Headless Nick	$88,357,488	$261,987,880	$878,979,634
8/16/2002	The Adventures of Pluto Nash	James	$2,182,900	$4,411,102	$7,094,995
11/16/2001	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	Nearly Headless Nick	$90,294,621	$317,575,550	$974,755,371
8/17/2001	Rat Race	Donald Sinclair	$11,662,094	$56,607,223	$86,607,223
1/28/2000	Isn't She Great	Henry Marcus	$1,368,705	$2,954,405	$2,954,405
11/19/1999	The World is Not Enough	R	$35,519,007	$126,930,660	$361,730,660
4/2/1999	The Out-of-Towners	Mr. Mersault	$8,224,215	$28,544,120	$28,544,120
10/31/1997	The Wind in the Willows	Mr. Toad's Lawyer	$72,844	$72,844	$72,844
7/16/1997	George Of The Jungle	An Ape Named 'Ape'	$16,540,791	$105,263,257	$174,463,257
1/24/1997	Fierce Creatures	Rollo Lee	$3,759,480	$9,254,184	$9,254,184
12/23/1994	The Jungle Book	Dr. Plumford	$5,129,959	$44,342,956	$44,342,956
11/18/1994	The Swan Princess	Jean-Bob (voice)	$2,445,155	$9,771,658	$9,771,658
11/4/1994	Frankenstein	Mentor, Dr. Waldeman	$11,212,889	$22,006,296	$112,006,296
4/30/1993	Splitting Heirs	Raoul P. Shadgrind	$1,738,315	$3,246,063	$3,246,063
11/22/1991	An American Tail: Fievel Goes West	Cat R. Waul	$3,435,625	$20,218,664	$20,218,664
9/22/1989	Erik the Viking	Halfdan the Black		$1,932,642	$1,932,642
9/15/1989	The Big Picture	Bartender Frankie		$117,463	$117,463
7/15/1988	A Fish Called Wanda	Archibald 'Archie' Leech		$63,493,000	$63,493,000
10/10/1986	Clockwise	Brian Stimpson		$1,476,356	$1,476,356
7/10/1985	Silverado	Sheriff John Langston	$3,522,897	$33,200,000	$33,200,000
6/24/1983	Yellowbeard	Harvey "Blind" Pew	$1,564,155	$4,300,000	$4,300,000
3/31/1983	The Meaning of Life	Various roles	$1,987,853	$14,929,552	$14,929,552
6/25/1982	Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl	Various Roles	$327,958	$327,958	$327,958
11/6/1981	Time Bandits	Robin Hood	$6,507,356	$37,400,000	$37,400,000
6/26/1981	The Great Muppet Caper	Nevil	$2,760,026	$31,206,251	$31,206,251
8/17/1979	The Life of Brian	Various Roles	$140,044	$20,008,693	$36,000,000
5/10/1975	Monty Python and the Holy Grail	Various roles		$3,427,696	$5,028,948
		Total Grosses		$2,851,456,124	$6,919,302,205
		Average Gross		$66,312,933
	Average Opening Weekend		$20,859,205