Terry Jones
Born
1942-02-01
Place of birth
Colwyn Bay, Wales, UK
Died
2020-01-21
Biography
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 cas...
Known for
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Dennis's Mother / Sir Bedevere / Left Head / Prince Herbert / Voice of Cartoon Scribe
Life of Brian
Mandy Cohen / Colin / Simon the Holy Man / Bob Hoskins / Saintly Passer-by / Alarmed Crucifixion Assistant
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Various Roles
Absolutely Anything
Scientist Alien (voice) / Van Driver
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Various
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
Saturday Night Live
Orson Welles’ director (voice) (uncredited)
L.A. Story
Sara's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Jabberwocky
Poacher
Erik the Viking
King Arnulf
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Various Roles
Locked Out
Un SDF
Dinotopia
Messenger Bird (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Young Ones
Vicar