Where to watch Eric Idle in the UK
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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.
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- The Simpsons (1989) as Declan Desmond (voice)
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self - Guest
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Guest
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Conan (2010) as Self - Guest
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Frasier (1993) as Chuck (voice)
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
- Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) as Self
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Nominee
- The One Show (2006) as Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- The Masked Singer (2019) as Hedgehog
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
- Late Night with David Letterman (1982) as Self - Guest
- Hercules (1998) as Parenthesis (voice)
- The Soup (2004) as Self
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000) as Guzelian (voice)
- The Tony Danza Show (2004) as Self
- Laverne & Shirley (1976) as Derek DeWoods
- Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014) as Self
- Disney's House of Mouse (2001) as Pluto Angel (voice)
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as Narrator (voice)
- Pebble Mill (1991) as Self
- Going Live! (1987) as Self
- Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969) as Various
- Pinky and the Brain (1995) as Mom & Dad (voice)
- Suddenly Susan (1996) as Ian Maxtone-Graham
- Shrek the Third (2007) as Merlin (voice)
- Casper (1995) as Dibs
- Titel, Thesen, Temperamente (1967) as Self
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 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
- Inside Comedy (2012) as Self
- GQ Presents: Iconic Characters (2018) as Self
- South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) as Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
- Life of Brian (1979) as Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
- Ella Enchanted (2004) as Narrator
- The Boxtrolls (2014) Songs
- George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011) as Self
- The Transformers: The Movie (1986) as Wreck-Gar (voice)
- The Two Ronnies (1971) Writer
- Around the World in 80 Days (1989) as Jean Passepartout
- 102 Dalmatians (2000) as Waddlesworth (voice)
- Absolutely Anything (2015) as Salubrious Gat (voice)
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) as Desmond / Berthold
- Quest for Camelot (1998) as Devon (voice)
- Hollywood Homicide (2003) as Celebrity
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) as Various Roles
- STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces (2024) as Self - Writer & Actor
- National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) as The Bike Rider
- Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) (2014) as Self (archive footage)
- At Last the 1948 Show (1967) Cast
- London 2012 Olympic Games (2012) as Self
- Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967) as Various Characters
- The Aristocrats (2005) as Self
- Yellowbeard (1983) as Commander Clement
- Clive Anderson All Talk (1996) as Self
- Dudley Do-Right (1999) as Prospector
- Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) (2009) as Self
- MADtv (1995) as Zookeeper
- Nuns on the Run (1990) as Brian Hope
- Movie Connections (2007) as Self
- Earth to America (2005) as Self
- An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998) as Alan Smithee
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998) as Slyly (voice)
- And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) 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
- Splitting Heirs (1993) as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
- The Secret Policeman's Ball (2012) as Self
- Too Much Sun (1991) as Sonny
- The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1998) as Evil Martin (voice)
- Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014) as Self, others
- The Wind in the Willows (1996) as Rat
- Delgo (2008) as Spig (voice)
- Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999) as Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)
- Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018) as Self
- Monty Python: Live at Aspen Creator
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Where can I watch Eric Idle films in the UK?
Eric Idle's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Eric Idle's most popular films?
Most-watched Eric Idle films currently: Shrek the Third (2007), Casper (1995), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999), Life of Brian (1979).
What TV shows has Eric Idle appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Simpsons (1989), Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014), The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014), The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015), The Daily Show (1996).
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