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'''John Marwood Cleese''' (b. 1939) is a British actor. He is most famous for his work in ''[[Monty Python (Creator)|Monty Python]]'', where he played a lot of authority figures. His leaving the show before the fourth season is widely seen to be the moment when it [[Jumped the Shark]]. Beyond that, he, along with his then-wife Connie Booth, created ''[[Fawlty Towers (TV)|Fawlty Towers]]'', co-wrote and starred in ''[[A Fish Called Wanda (Film)|A Fish Called Wanda]]'', helped write a ''[[Superman (Franchise)|Superman]]'' [[Elseworld]], [[Hey Its That Guy|made cameo appearances all over the place]], and gave a [[Precision F Strike|rather famous]] eulogy to friend and fellow Pythonite [[Graham Chapman (Creator)|Graham Chapman]].
'''John Marwood Cleese''' (b. 1939) is a British actor. He is most famous for his work in ''[[Monty Python]]'', where he played a lot of authority figures. His leaving the show before the fourth season is widely seen to be the moment when it [[Jumped the Shark]]. Beyond that, he, along with his then-wife Connie Booth, created ''[[Fawlty Towers]]'', co-wrote and starred in ''[[A Fish Called Wanda]]'', helped write a ''[[Superman]]'' [[Elseworld]], [[Hey, It's That Guy!|made cameo appearances all over the place]], and gave a [[Precision F-Strike|rather famous]] eulogy to friend and fellow Pythonite [[Graham Chapman]].


He is the straightest [[Straight Man]] possible, without having to resort to Asimo or attaching girders to one's back. Except when he's playing a raving lunatic.
He is the straightest [[Straight Man]] possible, without having to resort to Asimo or attaching girders to one's back. Except when he's playing a raving lunatic.
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=== Partial list of roles: ===

* ''At Last The 1948 Show''
* ''At Last The 1948 Show''
* ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV)|Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' -- Many characters, but most memorably, the "And now for something completely different..." guy.
* ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' -- Many characters, but most memorably, the "And now for something completely different..." guy.
* ''[[Monty Python and The Holy Grail (Film)|Monty Python and The Holy Grail]]'' -- A lot of characters, but chiefly known for Sir Lancelot, The [[Black Knight]], the taunting French Knight and Tim the Enchanter.
* ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'' -- A lot of characters, but chiefly known for Sir Lancelot, The [[Black Knight]], the taunting French Knight and Tim the Enchanter.
* ''[[Fawlty Towers (TV)|Fawlty Towers]]'' -- Basil Fawlty
* ''[[Fawlty Towers]]'' -- Basil Fawlty
* ''[[Monty Pythons Life of Brian (Film)|Monty Pythons Life of Brian]]''
* ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian|Monty Pythons Life of Brian]]''
* ''[[Monty Pythons the Meaning of Life (Film)|Monty Pythons the Meaning of Life]]''
* ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life|Monty Pythons the Meaning of Life]]''
* ''[[Time Bandits (Film)|Time Bandits]]'' -- [[Robin Hood]]
* ''[[Time Bandits]]'' -- [[Robin Hood]]
* ''[[A Fish Called Wanda (Film)|A Fish Called Wanda]]'' -- Archie Leach
* ''[[A Fish Called Wanda]]'' -- Archie Leach
* ''[[Starship Titanic]]'' -- The Bomb
* ''[[Starship Titanic]]'' -- The Bomb
* ''[[Rat Race]]'' -- Donald Sinclair
* ''[[Rat Race]]'' -- Donald Sinclair
* ''[[Jade Empire (Video Game)|Jade Empire]]'' -- Sir Roderick Ponce von Fontlebottom the Magnificent Bastard
* ''[[Jade Empire]]'' -- Sir Roderick Ponce von Fontlebottom the [[Magnificent Bastard]]
* ''[[An American Tail (Animation)|An American Tail]]: Fievel Goes West'' -- Cat R. Waul (voice)
* ''[[An American Tail]]: Fievel Goes West'' -- Cat R. Waul (voice)
* ''[[George of the Jungle (Film)|George of the Jungle]]'' (the movie) -- Ape (voice)
* ''[[George of the Jungle (film)|George of the Jungle]]'' (the movie) -- Ape (voice)
* ''[[James Bond (Film)|James Bond]]'' -- R (''[[The World Is Not Enough (Film)|The World Is Not Enough]]''), Q (''[[Die Another Day (Film)|Die Another Day]]'') (Same character, he just got promoted between films)
* ''[[James Bond (film)|James Bond]]'' -- R (''[[The World Is Not Enough]]''), Q (''[[Die Another Day]]'') (Same character, he just got promoted between films)
* ''[[Shrek]] 2'' -- King Harold (voice)
* ''[[Shrek]] 2'' -- King Harold (voice)
* ''[[Planet 51 (Animation)|Planet 51]]'' -- Professor Kipple (voice)
* ''[[Planet 51]]'' -- Professor Kipple (voice)
* ''[[Fable (Video Game)|Fable]] 3'' -- Jasper (voice)
* ''[[Fable (video game series)|Fable]] 3'' -- Jasper (voice)
* ''[[Harry Potter (Film)|Harry Potter]]'' -- Nearly Headless Nick
* ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' -- Nearly Headless Nick
* ''[[Winnie the Pooh (Disney)|Winnie the Pooh]]'' -- The Narrator
* ''[[Winnie the Pooh (Disney film)|Winnie the Pooh]]'' -- The Narrator
* ''[[Silverado (Film)|Silverado]]'' -- Sheriff Langston
* ''[[Silverado]]'' -- Sheriff Langston
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"John Cleese is very, very tall. He also has a very Silly Walk."
—TeeVeePedia article on John Cleese

John Marwood Cleese (b. 1939) is a British actor. He is most famous for his work in Monty Python, where he played a lot of authority figures. His leaving the show before the fourth season is widely seen to be the moment when it Jumped the Shark. Beyond that, he, along with his then-wife Connie Booth, created Fawlty Towers, co-wrote and starred in A Fish Called Wanda, helped write a Superman Elseworld, made cameo appearances all over the place, and gave a rather famous eulogy to friend and fellow Pythonite Graham Chapman.

He is the straightest Straight Man possible, without having to resort to Asimo or attaching girders to one's back. Except when he's playing a raving lunatic.

John Cleese has performed in the following roles:

Ooh, ooh, I see. Going to another page, eh? YOU YELLOW BASTARDS!! Come back here and read the article again! I'll bite your legs off!!

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