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Gilliam, Terry (1940-)
 

Film & TV credits


Film credits
 
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT1971screenplay; animator / cast member
MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL1974director; screenplay; animator / Patsy; soothsayer
THE MIRACLE OF FLIGHT1974director
JABBERWOCKY1977director; screenplay / man with rock
MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN1979screenplay; design & animation / blood-and-thunder prophet; another person further forward; revolutionary; masked commando; Geoffrey, a passer-by; jailer
TIME BANDITS1981director; producer; screenplay / voice of fireman
MONTY PYTHON LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL1982script; cast member
MONTY PYTHON'S THE MEANING OF LIFE1983special sequence director; screenplay; animation director / cast member
THE CRIMSON PERMANENT ASSURANCE / THE CRIMSON PIRATE1983director; screenplay / cast member
BRAZILUS, 1985director; screenplay
SPIES LIKE USUS, 1985Dr Imhaus
THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN / MUNCHHAUSENUK/W. Germany, 1988director; screenplay
THE FISHER KINGUS, 1991director
RESERVOIR DOGSUS, 1991special thanks...
TWELVE MONKEYSUS/UK, 1995director
FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGASUS, 1998director; screenplay
LOST IN LA MANCHA2001subject of film / storyboard illustrations / himself
BREAKFAST WITH HUNTERUS, 2003on-screen participant
CONCERT FOR GEORGEUK/Australia/US, 2003the monty pythons
THE BROTHERS GRIMMUS/Czech Rep., 2005director; dress pattern maker; screenplay (uncredited)
THE PIANO TUNER OF EARTHQUAKESUK/France/Germany, 2005executive producer
TIDELANDUK/Canada, 2005director; screenplay
THE ARISTOCRATSUS/Canada, 2005very special thanks to
WHO IS HARRY NILSSON (AND WHY IS EVERYBODY TALKIN' ABOUT HIM ?)2006on-screen participant
ENFERMÉS DEHORSFrance, 2006cast member
THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUSUK/Canada, 2005director; producer; screenplay; designer; art director
 
Television credits
 
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS (series 1)BBC2 tx 5/10/1969-11/1/1970 (13 edns)script; animator
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS (series 2)BBC2 tx 15/9-22/12/1970 (13 edns)script; animator / performer
THE MARTY FELDMAN COMEDY MACHINEITV tx 1/10/1971 - 14/1/1972 (14 pts)animator
MONTY PYTHON'S FLIEGENDER ZIRCUSWDR (Germany) tx 3/1/1972; BBC2 tx 6/10/1973script; animator / performer
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS (series 3)BBC2 tx 19/10/1972-18/1/1973 (13 edns)script; animator / performer
MONTY PYTHON'S FLIEGENDER ZIRKUS: BLÖDELN FÜR DEUTSCHLANDARD (Germany) tx 12/1972script; animator / cast member
THE DO-IT-YOURSELF FILM ANIMATION SHOW: Table-Top and Cut-Out AnimationBBC1 tx 5/5/1974guest
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS (series 4)BBC2 tx 31/10-5/12/1974 (6 edns)script; animator / performer
FILM NIGHT: And Now For Something Completely Different...BBC2 tx 19/12/1974interviewee
FILM 76BBC1 tx 21/11/1976interviewee
OMNIBUS: Pleasure at Her Majesty'sBBC1 tx 29/12/1976cast member
THE PYTHONSBBC2 tx 20/6/1979interviewee
FRIDAY NIGHT... SATURDAY MORNINGBBC2 tx 7/3/1980guest
RUSSELL HARTYBBC2 tx 26/2/1981guest
CLAPPERBOARDITV tx 18/7/1981interviewee
THE BBC2 FILM COMPETITION: The FinalBBC2 tx 11/4/1983juror
LONDON PLUSBBC1 (London) tx 18/2/1985interviewee
FILM 85BBC1 tx 19/2/1985interviewee
BREAKFAST TIMEBBC1 tx 20/2/1985guest
PEBBLE MILL AT ONEBBC1 tx 14/3/1985interviewee
LOOK NORTHBBC1 (North) tx 14/3/1985interviewee
POINTS WESTBBC1 (West) tx 4/4/1985interviewee
RPMBBC1 tx 2/4/1985interviewee
WOGANBBC1 tx 24/3/1986guest
OMNIBUS: Comic ReliefBBC1 tx 25/4/1986cast member
BREAKFAST TIMEBBC1 tx 26/2/1987interviewee
THE LAST RESORT WITH JONATHAN ROSSChannel 4 tx 10/4/1987on-screen participant
THE BIRTH OF BRAZILBBC2 tx 3/4/1988on-screen participant
THE MOVING IMAGEBBC2 tx 10/9/1988presenter
THE MOVIE LIFE OF GEORGEITV tx 8/1/1989on-screen participant
BREAKFAST TIMEBBC1 tx 14/2/1989interviewee
HOT AIR AND FANTASY - THE ADVENTURES OF TERRY GILLIAMBBC1 tx 13/3/1989subject of film; interviewee
WOGANBBC1 tx 13/3/1989guest
OPEN AIRBBC1 tx 14/3/1989interviewee
FILM 89BBC1 tx 14/3/1989interviewee
LONDON PLUSBBC1 (London) tx 15/3/1989interviewee
BREAKFAST TIMEBBC1 tx 17/3/1989interviewee
SOUTH TODAYBBC1 (South) tx 17/3/1989interviewee
POINTS WESTBBC1 (West) tx 30/3/1989interviewee
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS WITH MICHAEL PALIN: The ChallengeBBC1 tx 11/10/1989on-screen participant
SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIESITV tx 28/10/1989presenter
PARROT SKETCH NOT INCLUDED, 20 YEARS OF MONTY PYTHONBBC1 tx 18/11/1989on-screen participant
OMNIBUS: Life of PythonBBC1 tx 5/10/1990interviewee
FIRST BITEBBC2 tx 7/1/1991presenter
NAKED HOLLYWOOD: Good Cop, Bad CopBBC2 tx 10/3/1991on-screen participant
THE MUCH LOVED FRIEND? A PORTRAIT OF THE NATIONAL GALLERYBBC2 tx 8/7/1991interviewee
WITHOUT WALLSChannel 4 tx 16/7/1991film talk
THE SOUTH BANK SHOW: Terry GilliamITV tx 6/10/1991interviewee
FILM 91BBC1 tx 29/10/1991interviewee
MOVING PICTURESBBC2 tx 30/11/1991interviewee
METRO SPECIAL: SPIELBERG'S HOOKITV tx 4/4/1992interviewee
ENTERTAINMENT UKChannel 4 tx 25/8/1992on-screen participant
ROBIN WILLIAMS - ACTING FUNNYChannel 4 tx 23/5/1993on-screen participant
DANNY BAKER AFTER ALLBBC1 tx 9/10/1993guest
FOUR-MATIONS: Aspects of Comedy: Bob Godfrey: A Life in ShortsChannel 4 tx 8/6/1993on-screen participant
ARENA: Philip K. Dick A Day in the AfterlifeBBC2 tx 9/4/1994interviewee
LOOK EASTBBC1 (East) tx 5/10/1994interviewee
OMNIBUS: Quentin Tarantino Hollywood's Boy WonderBBC1 tx 25/10/1994interviewee
THE LAST MACHINEBBC2 tx 7/1-4/2/1995presenter; cast member
CLOSE UP: Terry GilliamBBC2 tx 27/11/1995on-screen participant
MOVING PICTURESBBC2 tx 9/4/1996interviewee
FILM 96BBC1 tx 15/4/1996interviewee
GOOD MORNING WITH ANNE AND NICKBBC1 tx 19/4/1996interviewee
THE LATE JONATHAN ROSSITV tx 11/10/1996interviewee
EQUINOX: Dr Satan's RobotChannel 4 tx 15/12/1996interviewee
ELECTRIC CIRCUSBBC2 tx 21/11/1997on-screen participant
MONTY PYTHON AT THE ASPEN COMEDY FESTIVALHBO (US) 21/3/1998main title graphics designed by / cast member
FILM 98 SPECIAL: The Norman Cannes QuestBBC1 tx 27/5/1998interviewee
EDINBURGH NIGHTSBBC2 tx 25/8/1998interviewee
TFI FRIDAYChannel 4 tx 30/10/1998interviewee
KISS KISS BANG BANGChannel 4 tx 3/11/1998interviewee
BIG SCREENITV tx 8/11/1998interviewee
WHAT'S EATING JOHNNY DEPP?Channel 4 tx 30/12/1998interviewee
THE DIRECTORS: Terry GilliamEncore (US) 1999subject of programme
RUBYBBC2 tx 13/9/1999guest
FROM SPAM TO SPERMBBC2 tx 9/10/1999interviewee
IT'S... THE MONTY PYTHON STORYBBC2 tx 9/10/1999on-screen participant
BEHIND THE CAMERA: Guy GreenBBC2 tx 6/11/1999on-screen participant
BEHIND THE CAMERA: Roger PrattBBC2 tx 14/11/1999on-screen participant
NEWSNIGHTBBC2 tx 18/5/2000interviewee
SPORTSTALK: Terry GilliamBBC Choice tx 31/5/2000interviewee
OMNIBUS: Wallace and Gromit Go ChickenBBC1 tx 28/6/2000on-screen participant
WATCHINGBBC2 tx 4/11-3/12/2000 (6 pts)on-screen participant
FILM 2001BBC1 tx 28/6/2001on-screen participant
FILM 2001BBC1 tx 6/12/2001interviewee
CLIVE JAMES TALKING: Terry GilliamArtsworld tx 18/4/2002interviewee
BANZAI!Channel 4 tx 26/5/2002on-screen participant
FOREVER EALINGTCM (US) tx 5/12/2002; Channel 4 tx 30/12/2002interviewee
BRITS GO TO HOLLYWOOD: Sean ConneryChannel 4 tx 22/11/2003interviewee
ARENA: Remember The Secret Policeman's Ball?BBC2 tx 9/12/2004interviewee
TODAY WITH DES AND MELITV1 tx 28/1/2005guest
COMEDY CONNECTIONS: Monty Python's Flying CircusBBC1 tx 21/2/2005interviewee
50 GREATEST COMEDY SKETCHESChannel 4 tx 3/4/2005on-screen participant
ANIMATION NATION: Something to SayBBC Four tx 25/4/2005on-screen participant
THE BRITISH ACADEMY TELEVISION AWARDS 2005BBC1 tx 17/4/2005on-screen participant
FILM 2005BBC1 tx 24/10/2005interviewee
THE FRANK SKINNER SHOWITV1 tx 27/10/2005guest
BREAKFASTBBC1 tx 2/11/2005interviewee
MOVIES NOWITV2 tx 2/11/2005interviewee
LOOK NORTHBBC1 (North) tx 3/11/2005interviewee
THE CULTURE SHOW: GlasgowBBC2 tx 3/11/2005interviewee
FILM 2005BBC1 tx 5/11/2005interviewee
THE PASSION: FILMS, FAITH AND FURYChannel 4 tx 15/4/2006on-screen participant
MARK LAWSON TALKS TO: Terry GilliamBBC Four tx 23/6/2006interviewee
TIDELAND SPECIALArtsworld tx 9/8/2006on-screen participant
TALKING MOVIESBBC2 tx 19/8/2006interviewee
THE SOUTH BANK SHOW: SpamalotITV tx 15/10/2006interviewee
50 GREATEST COMEDY FILMSChannel 4 tx 28/10/2006on-screen participant
BRITISH FILM FOREVER: Sauce, Satire and Silliness The Story of British ComedyBBC2 tx 8/9/2007interviewee
MOVIE CONNECTIONSBBC1 tx 7/1/2009interviewee