Director

Terry Gilliam

Born 22 November 1940 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Terrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam (born November 22, 1940) is an American-British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Subsequent to his early work with the Pythons, Gilliam became known for directing fantasy and sci-fi films, including Time Bandits (1981), Brazil (1985), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), The Fisher King (1991), 12 Monkeys (1995), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009). He is the only Python not born in Britain; he took British citizenship in 1968. Description above from the Wikipedia article Terry Gilliam, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Films and shows

  1. 2026Le cinéma de Terry Gilliam - L’imagination au pouvoirSelf (archive footage)
  2. 2026The MAD World of Harvey Kurtzman1h 32mHimself
  3. 2026Short cuts : L'Armée des 12 singes de Terry GilliamOriginal Film Writer
  4. 2024My National Gallery, London1h 38mSelf
  5. 2024Uma Thurman: Hollywood's Silent Warrior52mSelf (archive) - director
  6. 2022Reel Britannia1 seasonSelf
  7. 2021Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend2h 53mSelf (archive footage)
  8. 2021Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!Self
  9. 2021Terry Gilliam: It Is Extraordinary, But How Do You Describe It?57mHimself
  10. 2020Fellini of the Spirits1h 30mSelf
  11. 2020Bye Bye Morons1h 27mLe chasseur publicité
  12. 2019Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails59mSelf (archive footage)
  13. 2019An Accidental Studio1h 34mSelf
  14. 2019He Dreams of Giants1h 23mSelf
  15. 2018Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk1h 12mSelf
  16. 2018The Man Who Killed Don Quixote2h 13mGiant #2 (Voice)
  17. 2018Benvenuto Cellini3hStage Director
  18. 2017Tom Waits: Tales from a Cracked Jukebox58mSelf
  19. 2017Cinéma… par Albert DupontelSelf
  20. 2016The Dada PrincipleSelf
  21. 2016Under the Radar: The Mike Edmonds Story58mHimself
  22. 2016Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels58mHimself
  23. 2016Botticelli's Venus: The Making of an Icon1hHimself
  24. 2016Love Bite: Laurie Lipton and Her Disturbing Black & White Drawings34mHimself
  25. 2015Sean Connery: In His Own Words58mSelf
  26. 2015Film Adventurer Karel Zeman1h 38mSelf
  27. 2015I REC U1h 56mDr. Therieux
  28. 2015A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman59mSelf - Director and Animator
  29. 2015Absolutely Anything1h 25mNasty Alien (voice)
  30. 2015Benvenuto Cellini3hStage Director
  31. 2014Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)1 seasonSelf (archive footage)
  32. 2014Monty Python Live (Mostly)2h 18mSelf, others
  33. 2014Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar1h 30mSelf
  34. 2014Monty Python: The Meaning of Live1h 33mSelf
  35. 2013The Meaning of Monty Python1hSelf
  36. 2013Münchhausen - Die Geschichte einer LügeHimself
  37. 2013The Zero Theorem1h 47mDirector
  38. 2012A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman1h 25mVarious (voice)
  39. 2012Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil50mSelf - Director
  40. 2012For No Good Reason1h 29mSelf
  41. 2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan1h 30mSelf
  42. 2012Anatomy of a Liar47mSelf
  43. 2012Magical Mystery Tour Revisited59mSelf
  44. 2012The Cricklewood Greats44mHimself
  45. 2011The Monster of Nix30mThe Ranger (Voice)
  46. 2011Adventures in Plymptoons!1h 25mSelf
  47. 2011The Wholly Family18mDirector
  48. 2010Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)1h 56mSelf
  49. 2010Dante Ferretti: Production Designer52mSelf
  50. 2010Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release1h 47mSelf
  51. 2010Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)1h 32mNot an Individual / Mexican / Mountie
  52. 2010The Legend of Hallowdega15mSenior Citizen in Photo (uncredited)
  53. 2010Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall30m
  54. 2010Arcade Fire: UNSTAGED1h 34mDirector
  55. 2009Heath Ledger: A Tribute47mSelf
  56. 2009Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)1 seasonSelf
  57. 2009The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus2h 3mScreenplay
  58. 2008The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen1h 13mSelf - Director & Writer
  59. 2008Monty Python Conquers America55mSelf
  60. 2008Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus55mSelf
  61. 2008What Is Brazil?29mSelf
  62. 2008Life Of Brian Screenplay1h 50mMan Even Further Forward, Revolutionary, Jailer
  63. 2008Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices1h 10mHimself
  64. 2007What the Pythons Did Next...48mSelf (archive footage)
  65. 2007The Making of 'Tideland'5mSelf
  66. 2007The Secret Life of Brian48mSelf
  67. 2007Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-192032mHimself
  68. 2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best57mVarious Characters
  69. 2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best57mVarious Characters
  70. 2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best56mVarious Characters
  71. 2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best57mVarious Characters
  72. 2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best57mVarious Characters
  73. 2006Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best57mVarious Characters
  74. 2006Monty Python's Flying Circus — Michael Palin's Personal Best57mVarious Roles (archive footage)
  75. 2006Monty Python's Personal Best1 seasonSelf / Various Characters
  76. 2006Locked Out1h 18mLe faux bébé
  77. 2005The Roots of Monty Python1h 15mSelf (archive footage)
  78. 2005The Unseen Spike Milligan48mSelf
  79. 2005The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life16mSelf
  80. 2005Getting Gilliam45mSelf
  81. 2005The Visual Magic of the Brothers Grimm9mHimself
  82. 2005The Brothers Grimm1h 58mDirector
  83. 2005The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes1h 39mExecutive Producer
  84. 2005Le court des grands3h 23mDirector
  85. 2005Tideland2hDirector
  86. 2004The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 31h 32mSelf (archive footage)
  87. 2004The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 21h 33mSelf (archive footage)
  88. 2004The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 11h 36mSelf (archive footage)
  89. 2004Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?1h 17mSelf
  90. 2003Breakfast with Hunter1h 31mSelf
  91. 2003The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'49mSelf
  92. 2003Hunter Goes to Hollywood11mHimself
  93. 2002Chris on Chris10mSelf
  94. 2002Forever Ealing50mSelf
  95. 2002Lost in La Mancha1h 33mSelf - Writer & Director
  96. 2000The Life of Python57mSelf
  97. 1999The Monty Python Story49mSelf
  98. 1999Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches23mSelf
  99. 1999Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm29mSelf
  100. 199930 Years of Monty Python, a Revelation24mSelf
  101. 1998Spotlight on Location: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas11mSelf
  102. 1998Monty Python: Live at Aspen58mSelf
  103. 1998Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas1h 58mDirector
  104. 1996The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'1h 28mSelf
  105. 1996The Battle of Brazil: A Video History55mSelf
  106. 1995The Last Machine1 season
  107. 1995Twelve Monkeys2h 9mDirector
  108. 1994Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder53mSelf
  109. 1994Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife59mSelf - Interviewee
  110. 1991The Fisher King2h 18mDirector
  111. 1990Life of Python55mSelf / Various Roles
  112. 1989The Movie Life of George52mSelf
  113. 1989Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python1h 12mSelf / Various Characters
  114. 1988The Adventures of Baron Munchausen2h 6mDirector
  115. 1986Cinématon n°601 : Terry Gilliam
  116. 1986Omnibus Presents Comic Relief1 season
  117. 1985Spies Like Us1h 42mDr. Imhaus
  118. 1985Brazil2h 23mDirector
  119. 1983Monty Python's The Meaning of Life1h 47mVarious Roles
  120. 1983The Crimson Permanent Assurance16mDirector
  121. 1982Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl1h 20mVarious Roles
  122. 1981Time Bandits1h 56mProducer
  123. 1979Storytime9mNarrator
  124. 1979Life of Brian1h 34mMan Even Further Forward / Revolutionary / Jailer / Blood and Thunder Prophet / Frank / Audience Member / Crucifee
  125. 1979The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 197950mSelf
  126. 1978Michael Palin’s Super 8mm - “Life of Brian”13mSelf
  127. 1977Jabberwocky1h 45mDirector
  128. 1976Pleasure at Her Majesty's1h 14mSelf
  129. 1976The Secret Policeman's Ball1 seasonSelf
  130. 1975Monty Python and the Holy Grail1h 31mPatsy / Green Knight / Old Man from Scene 24 (Bridgekeeper) / Sir Bors / Animator / Gorilla Hand
  131. 1974Miracle of Flight5mVoice
  132. 1974The Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show1 seasonTerry Gilliam
  133. 1974Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report17mSelf
  134. 1972Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus1 seasonVarious Characters
  135. 1972The Philosophers' Football Match4mI. Kant
  136. 1971And Now for Something Completely Different1h 28mSelf-Defence Nun / Flasher / Uncle Sam / Caterpillar Man / Sign Holder / Conrad Poohs
  137. 1971Euroshow '71: May Day Special1h 15mVarious (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
  138. 1969Monty Python's Flying Circus4 seasonsVarious
  139. 1968We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh1 seasonLive Cartoonist
  140. 1967Do Not Adjust Your Set2 seasons
  141. TITOLI DI CODA - VIDEODROMETerry Gilliam
  142. The Debra Hill StorySelf
  143. Monty Python: Live at AspenCreator
  144. Eric Idle Exploits Monty PythonWriter