How old was John Cleese in the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

John Cleese was 34 in Monty Python and the Holy Grail when he played the character 'Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter'.

That was over 49 years ago in 1975.

Today he is 84, and has starred in 161 movies in total, 142 of those since Monty Python and the Holy Grail was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, I think John Cleese looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Terry Gilliam has worked with John Cleese a total of 9 times in his career.
  • John Cleese's first movie was as 'Television public relations man' in Interlude, released in 1968 when he was 27
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail scores 7.8 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Monty Python and the Holy Grail

John Cleese's other movies