Filmography114 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Magic Faraway TreeMovie | Know All | 83 |
| 2026 | David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet EarthMovie | Self | 83 |
| 2025 | Innes Lloyd: The ProducerMovie | Self | 82 |
| 2024 | My National Gallery, LondonMovie | Self | 81 |
| 2022 | Remembers…Series | — | 79 |
| 2020 | StagedSeries | Michael | 77 |
| 2020 | Michael Palin: Travels of a LifetimeSeries | Self - Host | 77 |
| 2020 | Peter Sellers: A State of Comic EcstasyMovie | Self | 77 |
| 2019 | An Accidental StudioMovie | Self | 76 |
| 2019 | Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnesMovie | Self | 76 |
| 2019 | Worzel GummidgeSeries | The Green Man | 76 |
| 2017 | The Death of StalinMovie | Vyacheslav Molotov | 74 |
| 2016 | Attenborough at 90Movie | Self | 73 |
| 2014 | 50 Years of BBC Two ComedyMovie | Self | 71 |
| 2014 | Monty Python Live (Mostly)Movie | Self, others | 71 |
| 2014 | Monty Python: The Meaning of LiveMovie | Self | 71 |
| 2014 | A Life on ScreenSeries | Self | 71 |
| 2014 | Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather SimilarMovie | Self | 71 |
| 2014 | Spike Milligan: Love, Light and PeaceMovie | Self | 71 |
| 2013 | Frost on Sketch ShowsMovie | Self | 70 |
| 2013 | Michael Palin In Wyeth's WorldMovie | Self | 70 |
| 2012 | A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham ChapmanMovie | Various (voice) | 69 |
| 2012 | The Secret Policeman's BallMovie | Self | 69 |
| 2012 | Produced by George MartinMovie | Self | 69 |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross ShowSeries | Self | 68 |
| 2011 | Arthur ChristmasMovie | Ernie Clicker (voice) | 68 |
| 2011 | PerspectivesSeries | Self | 68 |
| 2011 | Making QiMovie | Self | 68 |
| 2010 | Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical ReleaseMovie | Self | 67 |
| 2010 | Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)Movie | Mrs. Betty Palin / Julius Caesar / Bevis | 67 |
| 2009 | Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)Series | Self | 66 |
| 2009 | Monty Python in AberystwythMovie | Self | 66 |
| 2008 | Monty Python Conquers AmericaMovie | Self | 65 |
| 2008 | Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of SeparationMovie | Self | 65 |
| 2008 | What Is Brazil?Movie | Self | 65 |
| 2008 | Get Up and Go: The Making of 'The Rutles'Movie | Self | 65 |
| 2008 | The Seventh PythonMovie | Self | 65 |
| 2008 | Inside Shabby Road: The Music of 'The Rutles'Movie | Self | 65 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton ShowSeries | Self | 64 |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSeries | Self | 64 |
| 2007 | Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd KindMovie | Gariiiiiii (voice) | 64 |
| 2007 | Hitler: The Comedy YearsMovie | Heinrich Himmler (archive footage) (uncredited) | 64 |
| 2007 | The Secret Life of BrianMovie | Self | 64 |
| 2007 | Movie ConnectionsSeries | Self | 64 |
| 2006 | LegendsSeries | Self | 63 |
| 2006 | 50 Films to See Before You DieMovie | Self | 63 |
| 2005 | John Peel's Record BoxMovie | Self | 62 |
| 2004 | Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?Movie | Self | 61 |
| 2003 | Concert for GeorgeMovie | Self | 60 |
| 2001 | The Quest for the Holy Grail LocationsMovie | Self | 58 |
| 1998 | ParkinsonSeries | Self | 55 |
| 1998 | Fantasy World CupSeries | Self | 55 |
| 1997 | Fierce CreaturesMovie | Adrian "Bugsy" Malone | 54 |
| 1997 | Full Circle with Michael PalinSeries | Self | 54 |
| 1996 | The Willows in WinterMovie | Rat | 53 |
| 1996 | Clive Anderson All TalkSeries | Self | 53 |
| 1995 | The Frank Skinner ShowSeries | Self | 52 |
| 1995 | The Wind in the WillowsMovie | Rat | 52 |
| 1993 | Tracey Ullman: A Class ActMovie | Various | 50 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'BrienSeries | Self - Guest | 50 |
| 1991 | G.B.H.Series | Jim Nelson | 48 |
| 1990 | The WitchesMovie | Witch at Meeting (uncredited) | 47 |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsSeries | Springfield History Museum curator (voice) | 46 |
| 1989 | The Movie Life of GeorgeMovie | Self | 46 |
| 1989 | The Secret Policeman’s Biggest BallMovie | Self | 46 |
| 1989 | Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 DaysSeries | Self | 46 |
| 1989 | Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty PythonMovie | Self / Various Characters | 46 |
| 1988 | Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday TributeMovie | Self | 45 |
| 1988 | A Fish Called WandaMovie | Ken Pile | 45 |
| 1987 | The Grand Knockout TournamentMovie | Self | 44 |
| 1987 | Daytime LiveSeries | — | 44 |
| 1987 | Going Live!Series | Self | 44 |
| 1986 | Omnibus Presents Comic ReliefSeries | — | 43 |
| 1986 | Comedians Do It On StageMovie | Self | 43 |
| 1985 | BrazilMovie | Jack Lint | 42 |
| 1985 | Friday PeopleSeries | — | 42 |
| 1984 | A Private FunctionMovie | Gilbert Chilvers | 41 |
| 1984 | The DressMovie | Howard | 41 |
| 1983 | Monty Python's The Meaning of LifeMovie | Various Roles | 40 |
| 1983 | The Crimson Permanent AssuranceMovie | Workman | 40 |
| 1982 | The MissionaryMovie | The Reverend Charles Fortescue | 39 |
| 1982 | The Secret Policeman's Other BallMovie | Self - Various Roles | 39 |
| 1982 | Monty Python Live at the Hollywood BowlMovie | Various Roles | 39 |
| 1981 | Time BanditsMovie | Vincent | 38 |
| 1981 | The BoxMovie | (voice) | 38 |
| 1980 | Great Railway JourneysSeries | Self - Presenter | 37 |
| 1979 | Friday Night, Saturday MorningSeries | — | 36 |
| 1979 | Life of BrianMovie | Wise Man #3 / Mr. Big Nose / Francis / Mrs. A / Ex-Leper / Announcer / Ben / Pontius Pilate / Boring Prophet / Eddie / Shoe Follower / Nisus Wettus | 36 |
| 1979 | The Secret Policeman's BallMovie | Various Roles | 36 |
| 1979 | Roger of the RajMovie | Roger | 36 |
| 1979 | The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979Movie | Self | 36 |
| 1979 | Whinfrey's Last CaseMovie | Gerald Whinfrey | 36 |
| 1978 | The Rutles: All You Need Is CashMovie | Eric Manchester | 35 |
| 1977 | Murder at Moorstones ManorMovie | Charles Chiddingford | 34 |
| 1977 | The Testing of Eric OlthwaiteMovie | Eric Olthwaite / Bank Manager | 34 |
| 1977 | Escape from Stalag Luft 112BMovie | Major Errol Phipps | 34 |
| 1976 | The Secret Policeman's BallSeries | Self | 33 |
| 1976 | Pleasure at Her Majesty'sMovie | Self | 33 |
| 1976 | Ripping YarnsSeries | — | 33 |
| 1976 | Tomkinson's SchooldaysMovie | Tomkinson / Headmaster / TV Introducer / Mr Craffitt | 33 |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeries | Self | 32 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSeries | Self - Host | 32 |
| 1975 | Three Men in a BoatMovie | Harris | 32 |
| 1975 | Monty Python and the Holy GrailMovie | First Swallow-Savvy Guard / Dennis / Peasant 2 / Right Head / Sir Galahad the Pure / Narrator / King of Swamp Castle / Brother Maynard's Brother / Leader of The Knights Who Say NI! | 32 |
| 1973 | Monty Python In The NetherlandsMovie | Pie Face 3 | 30 |
| 1972 | Monty Python's Fliegender ZirkusSeries | Various Characters | 29 |
| 1971 | Film '72Series | Self | 28 |
| 1971 | And Now for Something Completely DifferentMovie | Gumby / Man with tape recorder / Phrasebook Author / Arthur Pewtey / Second self - defence student / Second Tenant / Lost His Wallet / Shrill Petrol Announcer / Milkman / Ernest Scribbler / Pet shop employee / Lumberjack / Headwaiter Gilberto / Herbert Anchovy / Blackmail Presenter / Gervais Brookhamster / Town Guild Lady | 28 |
| 1971 | Euroshow '71: May Day SpecialMovie | Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus) | 28 |
| 1969 | How to Irritate PeopleMovie | Various | 26 |
| 1969 | Monty Python's Flying CircusSeries | Various / "It's" man | 26 |
| 1969 | The Complete and Utter History of BritainSeries | — | 26 |
| 1967 | Twice a FortnightSeries | — | 24 |
| 1966 | Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the WorldMovie | Jazz Band Undertaker (uncredited) | 23 |