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Terry Gilliam

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Animation Department
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Terry Gilliam at an event for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
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Terry Gilliam was born near Medicine Lake, Minnesota. When he was 12 his family moved to Los Angeles where he became a fan of MAD magazine. In his early twenties he was often stopped by the police who suspected him of being a drug addict and Gilliam had to explain that he worked in advertising. In the political turmoil in the 60's, Gilliam feared he would become a terrorist and decided to leave the USA. He moved to England and landed a job on the children's television show Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967) as an animator. There he met meet his future collaborators in Monty Python: Terry Jones, Eric Idle and Michael Palin. In 2006 he renounced his American citizenship.
BornNovember 22, 1940
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BornNovember 22, 1940
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,00081
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 29 wins & 32 nominations total

Photos121

Terry Gilliam, Donna Dixon, Gusti Bogok, Ray Harryhausen, Derek Meddings, and Robert Paynter in Spies Like Us (1985)
John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and John Oliver
Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Neil Innes
Terry Gilliam in Under the Radar: The Mike Edmonds Story (2019)
Terry Gilliam in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Terry Gilliam and Graham Chapman in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Terry Gilliam in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Terry Gilliam in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, and Monty Python in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Terry Gilliam in Film Adventurer Karel Zeman (2015)

Known for

Brazil (1985)
Brazil
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1985
John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
8.2
  • Writer
  • 1975
John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in The Meaning of Life (1983)
The Meaning of Life
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1983
Time Bandits (1981)
Time Bandits
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1981

Credits

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Writer

  • Time Bandits
    • characters, based on the film by
    • Pre-production
    • TV Series
  • Jonathan Pryce, Stellan Skarsgård, Olga Kurylenko, Adam Driver, and Joana Ribeiro in The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
    The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
    • written by
    • 2018
  • Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)
    Monty Python Live (Mostly)
    • Writer
    • 2014
  • Christoph Waltz in The Zero Theorem (2013)
    The Zero Theorem
    • additional dialogue
    • 2013
  • The Wholly Family (2011)
    The Wholly Family
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits, Heath Ledger, Colin Farrell, Verne Troyer, Andrew Garfield, and Lily Cole in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
    The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
    • written by
    • 2009
  • Tideland (2005)
    Tideland
    • screenplay
    • 2005
  • Eric Idle: Exploits Monty Python (2002)
    Eric Idle: Exploits Monty Python
    • Writer
    • 2002
  • Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (1999)
    Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1999
  • Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
    • screenplay
    • 1998
  • Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail (1996)
    Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail
    • film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" written by
    • Video Game
    • 1996
  • Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989)
    Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
    • sketches
    • TV Special
    • 1989
  • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
    • screenplay
    • 1988
  • Kate Bush in Kate Bush: Cloudbusting (1985)
    Kate Bush: Cloudbusting
    • Writer
    • Music Video
    • 1985
  • Brazil (1985)
    Brazil
    • screenplay by
    • 1985
  • The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983)
    The Crimson Permanent Assurance
    • written by
    • Short
    • 1983

Actor

  • Albert Dupontel and Virginie Efira in Bye Bye Morons (2020)
    Bye Bye Morons
    • Le chasseur publicité
    • 2020
  • Jonathan Pryce, Stellan Skarsgård, Olga Kurylenko, Adam Driver, and Joana Ribeiro in The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
    The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
    • Giant 2 (voice)
    • 2018
  • Robin Williams, Kate Beckinsale, Simon Pegg, and Mojo in Absolutely Anything (2015)
    Absolutely Anything
    • Nasty Alien (voice)
    • 2015
  • Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum in Jupiter Ascending (2015)
    Jupiter Ascending
    • Seal and Signet Minister
    • 2015
  • Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)
    Monty Python Live (Mostly)
    • Spanish Dancer
    • Piano player
    • Pope's Servant ...
    • 2014
  • Albert Dupontel and Sandrine Kiberlain in 9-Month Stretch (2013)
    9-Month Stretch
    • Charlie Meatson
    • 2013
  • I rec u (2012)
    I rec u
    • Dr. Therieux
    • 2012
  • The Unfinished Swan (2012)
    The Unfinished Swan
    • King (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2012
  • A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (2012)
    A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
    • Interview Don #2
    • Dr One Across
    • Pilot (voice) ...
    • 2012
  • The Cricklewood Greats (2012)
    The Cricklewood Greats
    • Terry Gilliam
    • TV Movie
    • 2012
  • The Monster of Nix (2011)
    The Monster of Nix
    • The Ranger (voice)
    • Short
    • 2011
  • The Legend of Hallowdega (2010)
    The Legend of Hallowdega
    • Senior Citizen in Photo (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin in Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy (2010)
    Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy
    • Not an Individual
    • Mexican
    • Mountie
    • 2010
  • Albert Dupontel in Locked Out (2006)
    Locked Out
    • Le faux bébé
    • 2006
  • Location Recce
    • Video
    • 2001

Animation Department

  • Stephen Colbert in The Colbert Report (2005)
    The Colbert Report
    • animator
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail (1996)
    Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail
    • original illustrations and animations
    • Video Game
    • 1996
  • Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989)
    Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
    • animator: archive footage
    • TV Special
    • 1989
  • John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Life of Brian (1979)
    Life of Brian
    • animation
    • 1979
  • Miracle of Flight (1975)
    Miracle of Flight
    • animator
    • Short
    • 1975
  • John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
    Monty Python and the Holy Grail
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, and Monty Python in Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
    Monty Python's Flying Circus
    • animator
    • TV Series
    • 1969–1974
  • Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972)
    Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
    • animator
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1972
  • The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (1971)
    The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine
    • animator
    • TV Series
    • 1971–1972
  • And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
    And Now for Something Completely Different
    • animator
    • 1971
  • Montreux 1971
    • animator
    • TV Special
    • 1971
  • Benny Hill in A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958)
    A Christmas Night with the Stars
    • animations: Monty Python's Flying Circus segment
    • TV Series
    • 1969
  • Storytime (1968)
    Storytime
    • animator
    • Short
    • 1968
  • Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Denise Coffey, and David Jason in Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967)
    Do Not Adjust Your Set
    • animator
    • TV Series
    • 1968
  • Dick Bentley and Frank Muir in We Have Ways of Making You Laugh (1968)
    We Have Ways of Making You Laugh
    • animator (1968)
    • TV Series
    • 1968
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Videos41

For No Good Reason
Clip 1:35
For No Good Reason
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:42
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:39
Official Trailer
Bande-annonce Teaser [OV]
Trailer 0:34
Bande-annonce Teaser [OV]
Trailer
Trailer 2:51
Trailer
Trailer
Trailer 2:29
Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:01
Official Trailer
International Trailer
Trailer 1:57
International Trailer
Exclusive Trailer
Trailer 1:58
Exclusive Trailer
U.S. Version
Trailer 0:31
U.S. Version
Monty Python and the Holy Grail: 40th Anniversary
Trailer 2:30
Monty Python and the Holy Grail: 40th Anniversary
Monty Pythons The Meaning of Life
Trailer 1:04
Monty Pythons The Meaning of Life

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Montypython Flyingcircus
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • November 22, 1940
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
  • Spouse
    • Maggie WestonOctober 1973 - present (3 children)
  • Children
      Amy Gilliam
  • Parents
      Beatriz Vance
  • Other works
    Directed The Secret Tournament TV commercial for Nike (2002)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 24 Interviews
    • 13 Articles
    • 2 Pictorials
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    As a result of renouncing his American citizenship, he is only permitted to spend 29 days a year in the United States, considerably less than the average U.K. Citizen.
  • Quotes
    There's a side of me that always fell for manic things, frenzied, cartoony performances. I always liked sideshows, freakshows. Jerry Lewis was a freakshow...Absolutely grotesque, awful, tasteless. I like things to be tasteless.
  • Trademarks
      Was first known for the bizarre animation sequences in Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969) using cutout pictures and photographs.
  • Nickname
    • Captain Chaos

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