John Cleese

John Marwood Cleese (born October 27, 1939) is a British comedian and actor best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for playing Basil Fawlty in the sitcom Fawlty Towers.

Television credits

• The Frost Report (1966)
• Frost on Sunday
• Do Not Adjust Your Set
• At Last the 1948 Show
• The Avengers (1968, guest appearance as Egg Clown-Face collector in the episode Look (Stop Me if You've Heard this One)...)
• The Goodies (1973, guest cameo appearance as a Genie in the episode The Goodies and the Beanstalk)
• Doctor Who (1979, guest cameo appearance as an Art Lover in the episode City of Death as a favour to writer / script editor Douglas Adams)
• How to Irritate People (1968) with Michael Palin
• Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-1974)
• Fawlty Towers (1975, 1979)
• Cheers
• 3rd Rock from the Sun (1998–2001) as recurring character Dr. Liam Neesam.
• ' (2002) as Red
• Will & Grace (2003-2004) as recurring character Lyle Finster.
• Numerous commercials, including for supermarket chain Sainsbury's, snack firm Planters and a British government Stop Smoking campaign
• Party political broadcasts for the Liberal Democrats and predecessor, the SDP-Liberal Alliance