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Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Acting1942Colwyn Bay, Wales, UK

Biography

Terence Graham Parry Jones was a Welsh comedian, screenwriter, actor, film director, children's author, popular historian, political commentator, and TV documentary host. He is best known as a member of the Monty Python comedy team.

At the age of 4, the Jones family moved to Surrey in England. Jones attended primary school at Esher COE school and later attended the Royal Grammar School in Guildford, where he was school captain in the 1960-61 academic year. He later read English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, but "strayed into history". While there, he performed comedy with future Monty Python cast-mate Michael Palin in The Oxford Revue.

Jones appeared in the comedy TV series "Twice a Fortnight" with Michael Palin; Graeme Garden; Bill Oddie and Jonathan Lynn, as well as the television series |"The Complete and Utter History of Britain" (1969). He appeared in" Do Not Adjust Your Set" (1967–69) with Michael Palin; Eric Idle and David Jason. He wrote for "The Frost Report" and several other David Frost programmes.

Acting History

2026
The Land of Sometimes
as The Wish Watch (voice)
2015
Absolutely Anything
as Scientist Alien (voice) / Van Driver
2009
King Guillaume
as Le professeur d'Oxford
Skavlan
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
2008
Life Of Brian Screenplay
as Mandy Cohen, Colin, Simon the Holy Man, Bob Hoskins
2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Landlady (archive footage) (uncredited)
Anna and the Moods
as Narrator (voice)
1997
Ruby
TVas Self
1995
Crusades
TVas Himself / Presenter
Crusades
TVWriter
1993
1992
1991
L.A. Story
as Sara's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
1990
Life of Python
as Self / Various Roles
1988
Consuming Passions
Theatre Play
1986
1984
The Young Ones
TVas Vicar1 eps
1981
The Box
as Harrington
The Box
Screenplay
1980
Peter Cook & Co.
as Various Characters
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TVas Self1 eps
1979
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Himself - Various Roles
Life of Brian
as Mandy Cohen / Colin / Simon the Holy Man / Bob Hoskins / Saintly Passer-by / Alarmed Crucifixion Assistant
Life of Brian
Screenplay
1975
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
as Dennis's Mother / Sir Bedevere / Left Head / Prince Herbert / Voice of Cartoon Scribe
Saturday Night Live
TVas Orson Welles’ director (voice) (uncredited)
1973
Secrets
Writer
1971
And Now for Something Completely Different
as Stage Manager / Tobacconist / 2nd Hungarian Man / Squire / Self-defence student #3 / Tenant #1 / Flasher / Mouse Organist Ken Ewing / Fat Soldier / Waiter / Nude Organist / Brian / Nigel Incubator Jones
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/1/1942
Day of Death
1/21/2020
Place of Birth
Colwyn Bay, Wales, UK