Terry Jones
Born: 1942-02-01 in Colwyn Bay, Wales, UK
Died: 2020-01-21
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- The Land of Sometimes as The Wish Watch (voice)
2021
- Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
2019
- Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails as Self (archive footage)
2015
- Absolutely Anything as Scientist Alien (voice) / Van Driver
- Boom Bust Boom as Self
- In Charlie Chaplin's Footsteps as Narrator
2014
- Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) as Self (archive footage)
- Monty Python Live (Mostly) as Self, others
- Monty Python: The Meaning of Live as Self
- 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy as Self
- Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar as Self
- The New Incomplete And Utter History Of Everything
- Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns as Self
2013
- The Meaning of Monty Python as Self
2012
- The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- Anatomy of a Liar as Self
2011
- Perspectives as Himself
2010
- The Unforgettable Spike Milligan as Himself
- Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) as Workingman / Mexican / Mountie
- Stories from East of the Moon ... (Story)
- Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall
- Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release as Self
- Medieval Fightbook as Self - Historian
2009
- Skavlan as Self - Guest
- Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) as Self
- The Legend of Dick and Dom
- King Guillaume as Le professeur d'Oxford
- Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened as Self
- Monty Python in Aberystwyth as Self
- Chaucer & the Canterbury Tales as Self
2008
- Monty Python Conquers America as Self
- Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus as Self
- Life Of Brian Screenplay as Mandy Cohen, Colin, Simon the Holy Man, Bob Hoskins
- The Seventh Python as Self
- Terry Jones' Great Map Mystery as Presenter
- Penguins April Fool - The Making of
- Miracles of Evolution as (presenter)
2007
- What the Pythons Did Next... as Self (archive footage)
- Hitler: The Comedy Years as Landlady (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Secret Life of Brian as Self
- Anna and the Moods as Narrator (voice)
2006
- Monty Python's Personal Best as Self / Various Characters
- Locked Out as Un SDF
- Terry Jones' Barbarians
- Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best as Various Characters
- Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best as Various Characters
- Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best as Various Characters
- Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best as Various Characters
- Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best as Various Characters
- Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best as Various Characters
- Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best as Various Characters
- Terry Jones' Barbarians as Presenter
2005
- The Story of 1 as Él Mismo
- The Roots of Monty Python as Self (archive footage)
- How Do You Like Iceland? as Self
2004
- The Paul O'Grady Show
- Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self
- Terry Jones' Medieval Lives
- Bottom Mindless Violence as Drunk Vicar (archive footage)
- The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 as Self (archive footage)
- The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 as Self (archive footage)
- The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 as Self (archive footage)
2003
- Concert for George as Self
- The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' as Self
2002
- Dinotopia as Messenger Bird (voice)
- The Surprising History of Sex and Love as Himself
- Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute as Self
- The Hidden History of Egypt as Himself
- The Hidden History of Rome as Himself
2001
2000
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades as Marcello
- The Life of Python as Self
1999
- Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches as Self
- Le Créateur as Dieu
- The Monty Python Story as Self
- Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm as Self
- Gladiators: The Brutal Truth as Host
1998
- Ancient Inventions as Himself - Host
- Monty Python: Live at Aspen as Self
1997
- Ruby as Self
1996
- Blazing Dragons ... (Creator)
- The Wind in the Willows as Toad
1995
- Crusades as Himself / Presenter
1994
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Self
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1992
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as Marcello
1991
- L.A. Story as Sara's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
1990
- 8:15 from Manchester
- Life of Python as Self / Various Roles
1989
- Erik the Viking as King Arnulf
- Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days as Self
- Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python as Self / Various Characters
1988
- Consuming Passions ... (Theatre Play)
- Scarfe's Follies
1987
- Going Live! as Self
- Personal Services ... (Director)
1986
- Labyrinth ... (Screenplay)
- Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
- Inside the Labyrinth as Self
- Comedians Do It On Stage as Self
1983
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life as Various Roles
- The Crimson Permanent Assurance as Window Cleaner / Bert (uncredited)
- Comic Roots: Michael Palin
1982
- Wogan as Self
- The Young Ones as Vicar
- Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl as Various Roles
1981
- The Box as Harrington
1980
- Peter Cook & Co. as Various Characters
1979
- Life of Brian as Mandy Cohen / Colin / Simon the Holy Man / Bob Hoskins / Saintly Passer-by / Alarmed Crucifixion Assistant
- Friday Night, Saturday Morning
- The Secret Policeman's Ball as Himself - Various Roles
- Whinfrey's Last Case ... (Writer)
- The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 as Self
- Golden Gordon ... (Writer)
- Roger of the Raj ... (Writer)
1977
- Jabberwocky as Poacher
- Escape from Stalag Luft 112B ... (Writer)
- Across the Andes by Frog ... (Writer)
- The Broken Bottle
- The Testing of Eric Olthwaite ... (Writer)
- The Curse of the Claw ... (Writer)
- The Mermaid Frolics as Various
- Murder at Moorstones Manor ... (Writer)
1976
- The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- Ripping Yarns
- Pleasure at Her Majesty's as Self
- Tomkinson's Schooldays as Mr. Ellis / Bear / Mr. Moodie / Director
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Orson Welles’ director (voice) (uncredited)
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail as Dennis's Mother / Sir Bedevere / Left Head / Prince Herbert / Voice of Cartoon Scribe
1974
- Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report as Self
- Henry Cleans Up as Albert
1973
- Black and Blue ... (Writer)
- Secrets ... (Writer)
- Monty Python In The Netherlands
- Is This a Record? as Various
1972
- Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus as Various Characters
1971
- The Two Ronnies ... (Writer)
- 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
- The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
- Euroshow '71: May Day Special as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
1967
- Omnibus
- Do Not Adjust Your Set as Various Characters
- A Series of Bird's ... (Additional Writing)
- Twice a Fortnight