Cleese

British

/ kliːz /

noun

John ( Marwood ). born 1939, British comedy writer and actor, noted for the TV series Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–74) and Fawlty Towers (1975, 1978). His films include A Fish Called Wanda (1988) and Fierce Creatures (1997)

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She later remembered that Cleese was a hard taskmaster.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

Co-written by Gilliam and Michael Palin, with appearances by Palin as a luckless dweeb through the ages and John Cleese as a posh Robin Hood, “Time Bandits,” the film, was very much a Python work.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

The show, which was presented by John Cleese and featured Elizabeth Hurley, Pierce Brosnan and Sir David Attenborough, was recognised with an Emmy nomination in 2002.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024

Last year, it was reported Cleese planned to write and star in new episodes alongside his daughter Camilla.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2024

“Of course that was long before I invented wine and became an immortal. I fought side by side with the gods and some other demigod...Harry Cleese, I think.”

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

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