Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/29/1943
Place of Birth
South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
Eric Idle
Biography
Known For
Shrek the Third
as Merlin (voice)
The Transformers: The Movie
as Wreck-Gar (voice)
102 Dalmatians
as Waddlesworth (voice)
National Lampoon's European Vacation
as The Bike Rider
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
as Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
as Slyly (voice)
Casper
as Dibs
Dudley Do-Right
as Prospector
Mom and Dad Save the World
as King Raff
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
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
as Self - Audience Member
Quest for Camelot
as Devon (voice)
Nuns on the Run
as Brian Hope
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
as Evil Martin (voice)
Splitting Heirs
as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
The Aristocrats
as Self
The Scream Team
as Coffin Ed
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
as Self
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
as Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
Life of Brian
as Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
Career Timeline
2019
2018
2017
2014
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
as Self
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
as Self (archive footage)
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
as Self, others
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
as Self
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
as Self
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
as Self / Nigel Spasm
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
2012
2010
2008
Delgo
as Spig (voice)
We Are Most Amused
as Self
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
as Self
The Seventh Python
as Self
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
as Self - 'Berthold'
Life Of Brian Screenplay
as Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler
Monty Python Conquers America
as Self
2007
2006
The One Show
as Self
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Personal Best
as Self / Various Characters
2005
2004
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking
as Drosselmeier (voice)
The Tony Danza Show
as Self
The Soup
as Self
Ella Enchanted
as Narrator
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
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
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
as Self
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
as Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
Hollywood Homicide
as Celebrity
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2000
1999
1998
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
as Evil Martin (voice)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
as Slyly (voice)
Hercules
as Parenthesis (voice)
Quest for Camelot
as Devon (voice)
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
as Self
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as Alan Smithee
1996
1989
The Simpsons
as Declan Desmond (voice)
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
as Self / Various Characters
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
as Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
as Jean Passepartout
Nearly Departed
as Grant Pritchard
The Movie Life of George
as Self
1987
1985
1983
1982
1979
1978
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
Rutland Weekend Television
as Various Characters
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
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1971
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
Role unknown
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
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)