Eric Idle

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

163

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-03-29 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

South Shields, County Durham, England, UK

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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • The Masked Singer

    The Masked Singer

  • The Masked Singer

    The Masked Singer

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Soup

    The Soup

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Titel, Thesen, Temperamente

    Titel, Thesen, Temperamente

  • Pebble Mill

    Pebble Mill

  • Hercules

    Hercules

  • Laverne & Shirley

    Laverne & Shirley

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

    Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

  • Shrek the Third

    Shrek the Third

  • Casper

    Casper

  • Disney's House of Mouse

    Disney's House of Mouse

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Going Live!

    Going Live!

  • Monty Python's Flying Circus

    Monty Python's Flying Circus

  • Suddenly Susan

    Suddenly Susan

  • Pinky and the Brain

    Pinky and the Brain

  • South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

    South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

  • Ella Enchanted

    Ella Enchanted

  • Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

    Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

  • Hollywood Homicide

    Hollywood Homicide

  • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

  • GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

    GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

  • Inside Comedy

    Inside Comedy

  • Quest for Camelot

    Quest for Camelot

  • The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows

  • Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

    Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

  • 102 Dalmatians

    102 Dalmatians

  • Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe

    Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe

  • Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

    Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

  • Life of Brian

    Life of Brian

  • STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces

    STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces

  • The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

    The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

  • Absolutely Anything

    Absolutely Anything

  • The Transformers: The Movie

    The Transformers: The Movie

  • Monty Python: Almost the Truth  (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release

    Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release

  • The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

    The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

  • Earth to America

    Earth to America

  • The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

    The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

  • Euroshow '71: May Day Special

    Euroshow '71: May Day Special

  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    The Pied Piper of Hamelin

  • The Scream Team

    The Scream Team

  • Yellowbeard

    Yellowbeard

  • Dudley Do-Right

    Dudley Do-Right

  • The Entire Universe

    The Entire Universe

  • George Harrison: Living in the Material World

    George Harrison: Living in the Material World

  • How to Get Ahead in Advertising

    How to Get Ahead in Advertising

  • Yellow Submarine Sandwich

    Yellow Submarine Sandwich

  • Hitler: The Comedy Years

    Hitler: The Comedy Years

  • National Lampoon's European Vacation

    National Lampoon's European Vacation

  • Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

    Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

  • The Mikado

    The Mikado

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

  • Life of Python

    Life of Python

  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

  • The Tale of the Frog Prince

    The Tale of the Frog Prince

  • Clive Anderson All Talk

    Clive Anderson All Talk

  • Do Not Adjust Your Set

    Do Not Adjust Your Set

  • Delgo

    Delgo

  • At Last the 1948 Show

    At Last the 1948 Show

  • An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

    An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

  • Mom and Dad Save the World

    Mom and Dad Save the World

  • Nuns on the Run

    Nuns on the Run

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • An Accidental Studio

    An Accidental Studio

  • Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

    Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

  • Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

  • Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

    Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

  • Splitting Heirs

    Splitting Heirs

  • London 2012 Olympic Games

    London 2012 Olympic Games

  • Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure

    Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure

  • Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

    Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

  • And Now for Something Completely Different

    And Now for Something Completely Different

  • Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

    Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

  • The Man In The Long Black Coat

    The Man In The Long Black Coat

  • Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

    Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

  • Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

    Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

  • The Roots of Monty Python

    The Roots of Monty Python

  • The Aristocrats

    The Aristocrats

  • Monty Python Live (Mostly)

    Monty Python Live (Mostly)

  • What the Pythons Did Next...

    What the Pythons Did Next...

  • The Nutcracker and the Mouseking

    The Nutcracker and the Mouseking

  • Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

    Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • Monty Python: Live at Aspen

    Monty Python: Live at Aspen

  • Movie Connections

    Movie Connections

  • 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

    50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

  • The Crimson Permanent Assurance

    The Crimson Permanent Assurance

  • The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado

    The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado

  • The Movie Life of George

    The Movie Life of George

  • Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus

    Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus

  • The Beatles Revolution

    The Beatles Revolution

  • The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food

    The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food

  • Hercules: Zero to Hero

    Hercules: Zero to Hero

  • Group Madness

    Group Madness

  • Rutland Weekend Television

    Rutland Weekend Television

  • The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

    The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

  • Too Much Sun

    Too Much Sun

  • We Are Most Amused

    We Are Most Amused

  • Monty Python's Personal Best

    Monty Python's Personal Best

  • Terry Pratchett: Back in Black

    Terry Pratchett: Back in Black

  • The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

    The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

  • Nearly Departed

    Nearly Departed

  • State of Fear

    State of Fear

  • The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015

    The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015

  • We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh

    We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh

  • London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music

    London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music

  • Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!

    Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!

  • Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

    Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

  • David Bowie - Sound and Vision

    David Bowie - Sound and Vision

  • Life Of Brian Screenplay

    Life Of Brian Screenplay

  • Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

    Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

  • Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

    Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

  • Missing Pieces

    Missing Pieces

  • Monty Python Conquers America

    Monty Python Conquers America

  • Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics"

    Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics"

  • The Secret Life of Brian

    The Secret Life of Brian

  • Brightness

    Brightness

  • Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

    Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

  • The Seventh Python

    The Seventh Python

  • What About Dick?

    What About Dick?

  • A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

    A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

  • Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO

    Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO

  • The Philosophers' Football Match

    The Philosophers' Football Match

  • Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

    Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

  • The Monty Python Story

    The Monty Python Story

  • The Meaning of Monty Python

    The Meaning of Monty Python

  • Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best

    Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best

  • The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979

    The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979

  • The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

    The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

  • Monty Python In The Netherlands

    Monty Python In The Netherlands

  • Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

    Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

  • The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

    The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

  • Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best

    Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best

  • Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

    Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

  • Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best

    Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best

  • Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches

    Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches

  • The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1

    The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1

  • Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

    Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

  • The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2

    The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2

  • Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch

    Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch

  • Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm

    Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm

  • Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best

    Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best

  • The Life of Python

    The Life of Python

  • The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3

    The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3

  • Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best

    Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best