Terry Jones

Born

February 1, 1942

Died

January 21, 2020 (77 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Colwyn Bay, Wales, UK

IMDb

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.

Known For

7.8

Monty Python's Flying Circus

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

Self (archive footage)(uncredited)

0.0

2021

Absolutely Anything

Scientist Alien (voice) / Van Driver

5.9

2015

Anatomy of a Liar

Self

6.0

2012

Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

Workingman / Mexican / Mountie

6.8

2010

The Seventh Python

Self

0.0

2008

Penguins April Fool - The Making of

0.0

2008

Life Of Brian Screenplay

Mandy Cohen, Colin, Simon the Holy Man, Bob Hoskins

0.0

2008

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Landlady (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.0

2007

Anna and the Moods

Narrator (voice)

5.5

2007

The Secret Life of Brian

Self

7.6

2007

The Story of 1

Él Mismo

7.6

2005

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Self

4.8

2004

The Surprising History of Sex and Love

Himself

8.0

2002

The Hidden History of Rome

Himself

5.0

2002

The Hidden History of Egypt

Himself

5.5

2002

The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations

Self

7.5

2001

Le créateur

Dieu

6.8

1999

The Wind in the Willows

Toad

5.6

1996

Life of Python

Self / Various Roles

7.5

1990

Erik the Viking

King Arnulf

5.9

1989

Inside the Labyrinth

Self

7.6

1986

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Various Roles

7.3

1983

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

Various Roles

7.4

1982

The Secret Policeman's Ball

Himself - Various Roles

6.3

1979

Life of Brian

Mandy Cohen / Colin / Simon the Holy Man / Bob Hoskins / Saintly Passer-by / Alarmed Crucifixion Assistant

7.8

1979

The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979

Self

7.1

1979

Jabberwocky

Poacher

6.1

1977

Pleasure at Her Majesty's

Self

6.5

1976

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Dennis's Mother / Sir Bedevere / Left Head / Prince Herbert / Voice of Cartoon Scribe

7.8

1975

Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

Self

0.0

1974

Is This a Record?

Various

6.0

1973

And Now for Something Completely Different

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

7.2

1971