Head to headJohn Cleese against Eric Idle Both careers by IMDb ratingJohn CleeseEric Idle
Tale of the tape as an actor
John Cleese vs Eric Idle
Eric Idle averages 6.31 across 32 rated films as an actor, ahead of John Cleese at 6.09.
- 80 (67 rated)
- Films acted
- 35 (32 rated)
- 6.09
- Average
- 6.31▶
- 6.19
- Weighted
- 6.38▶
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail 8.1
- Best film
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail 8.1
- 7.58, 1975 to 1982
- Peak five
- 7.78, 1971 to 1983▶
- 4 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 5 films▶
- 5.20 (−0.89)
- Current form
- 7.28 (+0.97)▶
- ◀6.47M
- IMDb votes
Rows won
2 to 5
Eric Idle ahead
Films together
12
averaging 6.72
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 Monty Python's and Now for Something Completely Different | 1971 | 7.5 | Writer, as Announcer | Writer, as Prosecutor |
 Monty Python and the Holy Grail | 1975 | 8.1 | as Second Swallow-Savvy Guard, Writer | as Dead Collector, Writer |
 Monty Python's Life of Brian | 1979 | 8.0 | Writer, as Wise Man #1 | Writer, as Mr. Cheeky |
 Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | 1982 | 7.8 | Writer, as First Barber | Writer, as Michelangelo |
 Monty Python's the Meaning of Life | 1983 | 7.5 | as Fish #2, Writer | as Gunther, Writer |
 Yellowbeard | 1983 | 5.9 | Actor | as Commander Clement |
| Splitting Heirs | 1993 | 5.5 | as Raoul P. Shadgrind | Writer, as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel |
| The Wind in the Willows | 1996 | 6.3 | as Mr Toad's Lawyer | as Rat |
 Pinocchio | 2002 | 4.3 | Actor | Actor |
 Shrek the Third | 2007 | 6.1 | as King | as Merlin |
| Monty Python Live (Mostly) | 2014 | 7.6 | Writer, as Llama lecturer | as Spanish Guitarist, Writer, Director |
 Absolutely Anything | 2015 | 6.0 | Actor | Actor |