Terry Gilliam Biography (1940-)

Full name, Terry Vance Gilliam; born November 22, 1940, in Minneapolis, MN; immigrated to England, 1969; son of James Hall (a carpenter) and Beatrice (maiden name, Vance) Gilliam; married Maggie Weston (a makeup and hair designer),1973; children: Amy Rainbow, Holly du Bois, Harry Thunder. Addresses:Agent: Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, National House, 60-66 Wardour St.,London W1V 4ND England; William Morris Agency, One William Morris Pl., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, writer, producer, director, screenwriter, animator, illustrator
Birth Details: November 22, 1940; Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Do Not Adjust Your Set, Thames TV, 1968
We Have Ways of Making You Laugh, 1968
Marty, BBC, 1968
Monty Python's "Flying Circus" (also known as Gwen Dibley's "Flying Circus" and Monty Python), BBC, 1969-74, broadcast in the United States on PBS, 1974-82
Narrator, The Last Machine, BBC, 1995
Himself and various characters, The Sketch Show Story, BBC, 2001
Himself, Festival Pass with Chris Gore, Starz, 2002
Miniseries
Himself, Around the World in 80 Days (documentary; also known as Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days), Arts and Entertainment, 1989
Specials
Pythons in Deutschland, Bavaria, Atelier, 1971
Various characters, Euroshow 71, 1971
(Uncredited) Various roles, Monty Python's "Fliegender Zirkus," BBC1, 1972
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report (also known as On Location with the Pythons), BBC, 1974
Himself, The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 (alsoknown as The Pythons; documentary), BBC, 1979
Himself, The Meaning of Monty Python's "Meaning of Life," 1983
Himself, What Is Brazil? (documentary), 1985
Himself and various roles, Life of Python (also known as Life of Python: Monty Python 20th Anniversary Omnibus), Showtime, 1990
Himself and various roles, Twenty Years of Monty Python (Parrot SketchNot Included) (also known as Parrot Sketch Not Included and Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python), Showtime, 1990
"U.S. Comedy Arts Festival Tribute to Monty Python" (also known as "The USCAF Tribute to Monty Python" and "Monty Python's 'Flying Circus': Live at Aspen"), HBO Comedy Special, HBO, 1998
Himself, Pythonland, BBC, 1999
Himself, From Spam to Sperm, BBC, 1999
Himself, BBC crew member, Gumby, Onan Vandergoy, and Gorilla, Python Night, BBC, 1999
Himself, It's ... the Monty Python Story (documentary; also knownas Life of Python), BBC and Arts and Entertainment, 1999
Himself, John Cleese & Anders Lund Madsen, TV2 Danmark, 1999
Himself, 30 Years of Monty Python: A Revelation (also known as It's the Monty Python Show), 1999
Himself, Forever Ealing (documentary), TCM and Channel 4, 2002
Himself, Concert for George (documentary), 2003
Terryho dotocna (also known as Terry's Wrap Up Party), 2004
Ceremonia de clausura, 2005
50 Greatest Comedy Sketches, Channel 4, 2005
San Sebastian 2005: Croncia de Carlos Boyero, 2005
Episodic
Guest, Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1982, 1989, 1995
Himself, "Terry Gilliam," The South Bank Show, ITV, 1991
Naked Hollywood, Arts and Entertainment, 1991
Guest, The Charlie Rose Show, PBS, 1996, 1998
Guest, Ruby, BBC, 1999
Trigger Happy TV, Channel 4, 2000
Himself, "Wallace & Gromit Go Chicken," Omnibus, BBC, 2000
Himself, "Monty Python's Flying Circus," Comedy Connections, BBC,2005
(Archive footage) Himself, Cinema mil, Televisio de Catalunya, 2005
Magacine, 2005
Guest, The Frank Skinner Show, 2005
Himself, Film '72, BBC, 2005
Breakfast, BBC, 2005
Also appeared as guest, The Uncle Floyd Show; himself, "The Filmsof Terry Gilliam," The Directors, Encore; in Hotel Babylon.
Television Work
Series
Animator, Do Not Adjust Your Set, Thames TV, 1968
Animator, We Have Ways of Making You Laugh, 1968
Animator, Marty, BBC, 1968
Animator, director, and series creator, Monty Python's "Flying Circus" (also known as Gwen Dibley's "Flying Circus" and Monty Python), BBC, 1969 74, broadcast in the United States on PBS, 1974-82
The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine, ABC, 1971
Creator of title sequence, William, CBS, 1972
Specials
Animator, Monty Python's "Fliegender Zirkus," 1972
(Archive footage) Animator, Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python, Showtime, 1989
Title designer, "U.S. Comedy Arts Festival Tribute to Monty Python" (alsoknown as "The USCAF Tribute to Monty Python" and "Monty Python's 'Flying Circus': Live at Aspen"), HBO Comedy Special, HBO, 1998
Film Appearances
Various roles, And Now for Something Completely Different (also known as Monty Python's "And Now For Something Completely Different"), Columbia, 1971
Patsy, weird old man, and Keeper of the Bridge of Death, Monty Pythonand the Holy Grail, Cinema 5, 1975
Various, Pleasure at Her Majesty's (also known as Monty PythonMeets Beyond the Fringe), 1976
Man with rock, Jabberwocky, Cinema 5, 1977
Masked Commando, prophet, jailer, Geoffrey, and revolutionary, Monty Python's "Life of Brian" (also known as Life of Brian), Warner Bros., 1979
Various roles, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, Columbia,1982
Various roles, Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life" (also known asThe Meaning of Life), Universal, 1983
(Uncredited) Workman, The Crimson Permanent Assurance, 1983
Himself, The Secret Policeman's Private Parts, Miramax, 1984
Dr. Imhaus, Spies like Us, Warner Bros., 1985
Himself, Cinematon (documentary), 1985
(Uncredited) Smoking man at Shang-ri La Towers, Brazil, Universal,1985
(Uncredited) Irritating singer, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen(also known as Die Abenteuer des Baron von Munchhausen), Columbia, 1988
Himself, The Battle of Brazil: A Video History (documentary), Universal, 1996
Himself, The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of Twelve Monkeys (documentary), Universal Studios Home Video, 1997

Himself, Lost in La Mancha (documentary), IFC Films, 2002
Himself, Hunter Goes to Hollywood (documentary short), Criterion Collection, 2003
Interviewee, The 29th Telluride Film Festival Aug. 30-Sept. 2, 2002: Terry Gilliam Interviewed by Salman Rushdie (documentary), Alliance Atlantis Video, 2003
Himself, Nos Zamis Le Hyens (documentary), 2005
Himself, Getting Gilliam (documentary), Mpix, 2005
Enfermes dehors, 2006
Also appeared in The Do It Yourself Animation Film.
Film Director
Storytime, 1968
(With others) Cry of the Banshee, American International Pictures,1970
And Now for Something Completely Different (also known as MontyPython's "And Now for Something Completely Different"), Columbia, 1971
The Miracle of Flight, 1974
(With Terry Jones) Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Cinema 5, 1975
Jabberwocky, Cinema 5, 1977
Time Bandits, Avco-Embassy, 1981
"The Crimson Permanent Assurance," Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life" (also known as The Meaning of Life), Universal, 1983
Brazil, Universal, 1985
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (also known as Die Abenteuerdes Baron von Munchhausen), Columbia, 1988
The Fisher King, TriStar, 1991
Twelve Monkeys, Universal, 1995
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Universal, 1998
The Brothers Grimm, Miramax, 2005
Tideland, HanWay Films, 2005
Film Animator
Storytime, 1968
(Title designer only) Cry of the Banshee, American International Pictures, 1970
And Now for Something Completely Different (also known as MontyPython's "And Now for Something Completely Different"), Columbia, 1971
The Miracle of Flight, 1974
(Uncredited) Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Cinema 5, 1975
Animator designer and (uncredited) animator, Monty Python's "Life of Brian" (also known as Life of Brian), Warner Bros., 1979
Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life" (also known as The Meaningof Life), Universal, 1983
Film Work
Other
(Uncredited) Storyboard artist, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Cinema 5, 1975
Production designer, Monty Python's "Life of Brian" (also known asLife of Brian), Warner Bros., 1979
Producer, Time Bandits, Avco-Embassy, 1981
(With others) Stage director, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, Columbia, 1982
Storyboard illustrator, Lost in La Mancha (documentary), IFC Films, 2002
Executive producer, The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes, Artificial Earthquake, 2005
Dress pattern maker, The Brothers Grimm, Miramax, 2005
Stage Appearances
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, 1970
Monty Python Live!, New York City, 1976
RECORDINGS
Albums
(With Monty Python) The Worst of Monty Python's Flying Circus, BBCRecords, 1969
Another Monty Python Record, Charisma, 1970
Monty Python's Previous Record, 1972
Monty Python's Matching Tie and Handkerchief, Charisma, 1973, Arista, 1975
Monty Python Live at Drury Lane, Charisma, 1973
The Album of the Sound Track of the Trailer of the Film "Monty Pythonand the Holy Grail," Arista, 1975
Monty Python Live at City Center, Arista, 1976
Monty Python's Instant Record Collection, 1977
Monty Python's "Life of Brian," Warner Bros., 1979
Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album, Arista, 1980
Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life," CBS Records, 1983
Monty Python's The Final Ripoff, 1988
Also recorded singles "Galaxy Song" and "Every Sperm Is Sacred."
Video Games
Executive producer and performer, Monty Python's "Complete Waste of Time," 7th Level, 1994
Performer (Patsy), director, and animator, Monty Python and the Questfor the Holy Grail, 1996
Animator and performer, Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life," 1997
Taped Readings
(With others) The Pythons, 2004
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Pythons in Deutschland, Bavaria Atelier, 1971
Miracles of Flight, 1974
(With Charles Alverson) Jabberwocky, Cinema 5, 1977
(With Michael Palin) Time Bandits, Avco-Embassy, 1981
The Crimson Permanent Assurance, 1983
(With Tom Stoppard) Brazil, Universal, 1985
(With Charles McKeown) The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (also known as Die Abenteuer des Baron von Munchhausen), Columbia, 1988
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Universal, 1998
Education Tips No. 41: Choosing a Really Expensive School (short),2003
Tideland, HanWay Films, 2005
Screenplays (with Monty Python)
And Now for Something Completely Different (also known as MontyPython's "And Now for Something Completely Different"), Columbia, 1971
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Cinema 5, 1975
Monty Python's "Life of Brian" (also known as Life of Brian), Warner Bros., 1979
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, Columbia, 1982
Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life" (also known as The Meaningof Life), Universal, 1983
Television Specials
Monty Python's "Fliegender Zirkus," BBC1, 1972
Life of Python, Showtime, 1990
Twenty Years of Monty Python (Parrot Sketch Not Included) (also known as Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python), Showtime, 1990
It's ... the Monty Python Story (documentary; also known as Life of Python), BBC and Arts and Entertainment, 1999
Television Episodes
Do Not Adjust Your Set, ITV, 1968
We Have Ways of Making You Laugh, London, 1968
Marty (also known as It's Marty), BBC, 1968
Broaden Your Mind, BBC, 1968
(With Monty Python) Monty Python's "Flying Circus" (also known asGwen Dibley's "Flying Circus" and Monty Python), BBC, 1969-74,broadcast in the United States on PBS, 1974-82
Television Composer
Episodic
(With Monty Python) Monty Python's "Flying Circus" (also known asGwen Dibley's "Flying Circus" and Monty Python), BBC, 1969-74,broadcast in the United States on PBS, 1974-82
Books
(Compiler with Harvey Kurtzman) Harvey Kurtzman's "Fun and Games,"Fawcett, 1965
(With Joel Siegel) The Cocktail People (cartoons), Pisani Press, 1966
(With Monty Python) Monty Python's "Big Red Book," Methuen, 1972
(As Jerry Gillian; with Peter Brookes; also illustrator) The Brand NewMonty Python Bok, Methuen, 1973, later published as The Brand New Monty Python Papperbok, Methuen, 1974
(Illustrator) Roger McGough, Sporting Relations (poems), Methuen,1974
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Book), Methuen, 1977, also published as Monty Python's "Second Film: A First Draft," Methuen, 1977
(With Alverson) Jabberwocky, Pan Books, 1977
(With Lucinda Cowell) Animations of Mortality (cartoons), Methuen,1978
Monty Python's "Life of Brian (of Nazareth)" [and] Montypythonscrapbook, Grosset, 1979
The Complete Works of Shakespeare and Monty Python (contains Monty Python's "Big Red Book" and The Brand New Monty Python Papperbok), Methuen, 1981
(With Palin) Time Bandits, Hutchinson, 1981, also published as Time Bandits: The Movie Script, Doubleday (New York City), 1981
Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life," Methuen, 1983
(With McKeown) The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, 1989
Gilliam on Gilliam, Faber and Faber, 1999
(With others) The Pythons: An Autobiography, St. Martin's Press, 2003
Video Games
(Original screenplay) Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail, 1996
Also contributed to periodicals, including Film Comment, Cinema, Stills, Sequences, and Starburst.

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

The screenplay Monty Python and the Holy Grail served as the basisfor the stage musical Spamalot, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 2005.

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Volume 59, Thomson Gale, 2005
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, 4th ed., St. James Press, 2000

Periodicals

American Film, March, 1989, pp. 34-42
Movieline, June, 1998, p. 76
People, March 17, 1986, pp. 141-43
Time, August 8, 2005, p. 64

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