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Terry Jones

February 1, 1942

Colwyn 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 cas...

Filmography

Crusades
4 Episode s . as Himself / Presenter
Crusades
4 Episode s . as Himself / Presenter
Ancient Inventions
3 Episode s . as Himself - Host
Ancient Inventions
3 Episode s . as Himself - Host
Terry Jones' Great Map Mystery
4 Episode s . as Presenter
Terry Jones' Great Map Mystery
4 Episode s . as Presenter
The Secret Policeman's Ball
15 Episode s . as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
15 Episode s . as Self
Do Not Adjust Your Set
29 Episode s . as Various Characters
Do Not Adjust Your Set
29 Episode s . as Various Characters
Monty Python's Personal Best
6 Episode s . as Self / Various Characters
Monty Python's Personal Best
6 Episode s . as Self / Various Characters
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
2 Episode s . as Various Characters
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
2 Episode s . as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus
45 Episode s . as Various
Monty Python's Flying Circus
45 Episode s . as Various
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
5 Episode s . as Self (archive footage)
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
5 Episode s . as Self (archive footage)
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
6 Episode s . as Self
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
6 Episode s . as Self
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
7 Episode s . as Himself
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
7 Episode s . as Himself
Dinotopia
3 Episode s . as Messenger Bird (voice)
Dinotopia
3 Episode s . as Messenger Bird (voice)

Created Shows

Ripping Yarns
9 Episode s . A British television comedy series, written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python fame. Following an initial pilot episode in January 1976, it ran for two subsequent series of five and three episodes in October 1977 and October 1979 respectively. Each episode had a different setting and characters, looking at a different aspect of British culture and parodying pre-World War II literature aimed at schoolboys.
Ripping Yarns
9 Episode s . A British television comedy series, written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python fame. Following an initial pilot episode in January 1976, it ran for two subsequent series of five and three episodes in October 1977 and October 1979 respectively. Each episode had a different setting and characters, looking at a different aspect of British culture and parodying pre-World War II literature aimed at schoolboys.
Blazing Dragons
39 Episode s . In the kingdom of Camelhot, where the dragons are the good guys, King Allfire and his lazy knights are often rescued from their predicaments by resourceful squire Flicker, who helps them battle the greedy humans.
Blazing Dragons
39 Episode s . In the kingdom of Camelhot, where the dragons are the good guys, King Allfire and his lazy knights are often rescued from their predicaments by resourceful squire Flicker, who helps them battle the greedy humans.
Monty Python's Personal Best
6 Episode s . A series of six outrageous one-hour specials showcasing the groundbreaking comedians.
Monty Python's Personal Best
6 Episode s . A series of six outrageous one-hour specials showcasing the groundbreaking comedians.
The Complete and Utter History of Britain
6 Episode s . The Complete And Utter History Of Britain was a 1969 television comedy sketch show. It was created and written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones between the two series of Do Not Adjust Your Set. It was produced for and broadcast by London Weekend Television but was not shown in other ITV regions. The idea was to replay history as if television had been around at the time. Sketches included interviews with the vital characters in the dressing-room after the Battle of Hastings, Samuel Pepys presenting a TV chat-show and an estate agent trying to sell Stonehenge to a young couple looking for their first home. Seven programmes were written and produced, but LWT amalgamated the first two episodes into a single "stronger" episode, resulting in a six-part series. For many years the entire series was believed to have been wiped. However, copies of the first two episodes have now been found, as have the complete first two episodes as produced. As of June 2008, none are known to have been repeated on television or released on DVD. Terry Jones has expressed dissatisfaction with the show, complaining after a showing of surviving episodes that the pacing was off and the soundtrack all wrong.
The Complete and Utter History of Britain
6 Episode s . The Complete And Utter History Of Britain was a 1969 television comedy sketch show. It was created and written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones between the two series of Do Not Adjust Your Set. It was produced for and broadcast by London Weekend Television but was not shown in other ITV regions. The idea was to replay history as if television had been around at the time. Sketches included interviews with the vital characters in the dressing-room after the Battle of Hastings, Samuel Pepys presenting a TV chat-show and an estate agent trying to sell Stonehenge to a young couple looking for their first home. Seven programmes were written and produced, but LWT amalgamated the first two episodes into a single "stronger" episode, resulting in a six-part series. For many years the entire series was believed to have been wiped. However, copies of the first two episodes have now been found, as have the complete first two episodes as produced. As of June 2008, none are known to have been repeated on television or released on DVD. Terry Jones has expressed dissatisfaction with the show, complaining after a showing of surviving episodes that the pacing was off and the soundtrack all wrong.

Crusades

Crusades

Ancient Inventions

Ancient Inventions

Terry Jones' Great Map Mystery

Terry Jones' Great Map Mystery

The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball

Do Not Adjust Your Set

Do Not Adjust Your Set

Monty Python's Personal Best

Monty Python's Personal Best

Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus

Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus

Monty Python's Flying Circus

Monty Python's Flying Circus

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days

Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days

Dinotopia

Dinotopia

Ripping Yarns

Ripping Yarns

Blazing Dragons

Blazing Dragons

Monty Python's Personal Best

Monty Python's Personal Best

The Complete and Utter History of Britain

The Complete and Utter History of Britain