Terry Jones

Known for ActingBorn 1942-02-01 — died 2020-01-21Colwyn Bay, Wales, UK

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 cast-mate Michael Palin in The Oxford Revue.

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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

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

1975 · as Dennis's Mother / Sir Bedevere / Left Head / Prince Herbert / Voice of Cartoon Scribe

Life of Brian

1979 · as Mandy Cohen / Colin / Simon the Holy Man / Bob Hoskins / Saintly Passer-by / Alarmed Crucifixion Assistant

Absolutely Anything

2015 · as Scientist Alien (voice) / Van Driver

The Land of Sometimes

2026 · as The Wish Watch (voice)

Erik the Viking

1989 · as King Arnulf

Jabberwocky

1977 · as Poacher

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

1983 · as Various Roles

L.A. Story

1991 · as Sara's Mother (voice) (uncredited)

Le Créateur

1999 · as Dieu

Concert for George

2003 · 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