Terry Jones
Known for Acting · 132 credits
- Born
- 1942-02-01
- Died
- 2020-01-21
- Place of birth
- Colwyn Bay, Wales, UK
- Also known as
- Terence Graham Parry Jones · Monty Python Flying Circus · Montypython Flyingcircus · Monty Python · Terry C. Jonesberg · Terence Jonesprod
Biography
Terence Graham Parry Jones (February 1, 1942 – January 21, 2020) 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
TV Shows (35)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Orson Welles’ director (voice) (uncredited)
Wogan
1982
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Omnibus
1967
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
Skavlan
2009
as Self - Guest
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
as Self
Going Live!
1987
as Self
Monty Python's Flying Circus
1969
as Various
The Young Ones
1982
as Vicar
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
as Marcello
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
Ruby
1997
as Self
Dinotopia
2002
as Messenger Bird (voice)
Perspectives
2011
as Himself
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
1989
as Self
Do Not Adjust Your Set
1967
as Various Characters
Ripping Yarns
1976
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
1979
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2014
as Self (archive footage)
8:15 from Manchester
1990
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
2009
as Self
Crusades
1995
as Himself / Presenter
The Legend of Dick and Dom
2009
The Complete and Utter History of Britain
1969
Ancient Inventions
1998
as Himself - Host
Monty Python's Personal Best
2006
as Self / Various Characters
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
1972
as Various Characters
Terry Jones' Medieval Lives
2004
Twice a Fortnight
1967
Terry Jones' Great Map Mystery
2008
as Presenter
Terry Jones' Barbarians
2006
Movies (97)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975
as Dennis's Mother / Sir Bedevere / Left Head / Prince Herbert / Voice of Cartoon Scribe
Absolutely Anything
2015
as Scientist Alien (voice) / Van Driver
Life of Brian
1979
as Mandy Cohen / Colin / Simon the Holy Man / Bob Hoskins / Saintly Passer-by / Alarmed Crucifixion Assistant
The Land of Sometimes
2026
as The Wish Watch (voice)
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983
as Various Roles
Jabberwocky
1977
as Poacher
Le Créateur
1999
as Dieu
Erik the Viking
1989
as King Arnulf
Anna and the Moods
2007
as Narrator (voice)
L.A. Story
1991
as Sara's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
2014
as Self, others
The Wind in the Willows
1996
as Toad
Henry Cleans Up
1974
as Albert
The Secret Life of Brian
2007
as Self
And Now for Something Completely Different
1971
as 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
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
1971
as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
Anatomy of a Liar
2012
as Self
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
2009
as Self
Concert for George
2003
as Self
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
as Landlady (archive footage) (uncredited)
Life of Python
1990
as Self / Various Roles
Inside the Labyrinth
1986
as Self
The Mermaid Frolics
1977
as Various
Monty Python Conquers America
2008
as Self
Medieval Fightbook
2010
as Self - Historian
Peter Cook & Co.
1980
as Various Characters
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
1976
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012
as Self
Locked Out
2006
as Un SDF
Scarfe's Follies
1988
The Monty Python Story
1999
as Self
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
1998
as Self
What the Pythons Did Next...
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Tomkinson's Schooldays
1976
as Mr. Ellis / Bear / Mr. Moodie / Director
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
2014
as Self
Monty Python in Aberystwyth
2009
as Self
The Roots of Monty Python
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Terry Jones' Barbarians
2006
as Presenter
Life Of Brian Screenplay
2008
as Mandy Cohen, Colin, Simon the Holy Man, Bob Hoskins
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
2006
as Various Characters
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1982
as Various Roles
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
2000
as Marcello
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014
as Self
Boom Bust Boom
2015
as Self
In Charlie Chaplin's Footsteps
2015
as Narrator
The Life of Python
2000
as Self
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
2014
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1979
as Himself - Various Roles
The Seventh Python
2008
as Self
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
2006
as Various Characters
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
2003
as Self
Monty Python In The Netherlands
1973
Comedians Do It On Stage
1986
as Self
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004
as Drunk Vicar (archive footage)
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
2006
as Various Characters
King Guillaume
2009
as Le professeur d'Oxford
The Broken Bottle
1977
Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute
2002
as Self
Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall
2010
The Surprising History of Sex and Love
2002
as Himself
Gladiators: The Brutal Truth
1999
as Host
The Meaning of Monty Python
2013
as Self
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
1999
as Self
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self
Is This a Record?
1973
as Various
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best
2006
as Various Characters
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
1971
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
1989
as Self / Various Characters
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
2004
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
2006
as Various Characters
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
1983
as Window Cleaner / Bert (uncredited)
The Unforgettable Spike Milligan
2010
as Himself
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
2008
as Self
Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns
2014
as Self
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
2010
as Self
Miracles of Evolution
2008
as (presenter)
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
2021
as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Comic Roots: Michael Palin
1983
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
2010
as Workingman / Mexican / Mountie
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
1979
as Self
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best
2006
as Various Characters
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches
1999
as Self
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch
The Hidden History of Rome
2002
as Himself
The New Incomplete And Utter History Of Everything
2014
The Box
1981
as Harrington
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
2006
as Various Characters
Chaucer & the Canterbury Tales
2009
as Self
The Story of 1
2005
as Él Mismo
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
1974
as Self
The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations
2001
as Self
Penguins April Fool - The Making of
2008
How Do You Like Iceland?
2005
as Self
The Hidden History of Egypt
2002
as Himself
About Terry Jones
Terence Graham Parry Jones (February 1, 1942 – January 21, 2020) 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, b… With 132 credits spanning from 1967 to 2026, Terry Jones has appeared in 97 films and 35 TV shows.
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- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) — as Dennis's Mother / Sir Bedevere / Left Head / Prince Herbert / Voice of Cartoon Scribe
- Absolutely Anything (2015) — as Scientist Alien (voice) / Van Driver
- Life of Brian (1979) — as Mandy Cohen / Colin / Simon the Holy Man / Bob Hoskins / Saintly Passer-by / Alarmed Crucifixion Assistant
- The Land of Sometimes (2026) — as The Wish Watch (voice)
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) — as Various Roles
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