
Terry Gilliam
Department: Directing
Biography
Terrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam (born November 22, 1940) is an American-British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Subsequent to his early work with the Pythons, Gilliam became known for directing fantasy and sci-fi films, including "Time Bandits" (1981), "Brazil" (1985), "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" (1988), "The Fisher King" (1991), "12 Monkeys" (1995), "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (1998) and "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" (2009). He is the only Python not born in Britain; he took British citizenship in 1968.
Known For

Brazil
1985

Life of Brian
1979

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983

Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
1974

Lost in La Mancha
2002

The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'
1996

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1982

Spies Like Us
1985

And Now for Something Completely Different
1971

Life Of Brian Screenplay
2008

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
2006

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004

Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
2010

Breakfast with Hunter
2003

Heath Ledger: A Tribute
2009

Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
2010

The Secret Life of Brian
2007

Jupiter Ascending
2015

Pleasure at Her Majesty's
1976

Absolutely Anything
2015

The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
1979

The Monster of Nix
2011

A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
2012

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012

Forever Ealing
2002

Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!
2021

Anatomy of a Liar
2012

Getting Gilliam
2005

Chris on Chris
2002

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988

Storytime
1979

The Cricklewood Greats
2012

Life of Python
1990

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
2007

Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
1989

Cinématon
1978

Münchhausen - Die Geschichte einer Lüge
2013

For No Good Reason
2012

Monty Python Live (Mostly)
2014

The Debra Hill Story
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The Crimson Permanent Assurance
1983

The Legend of Hallowdega
2010

Euroshow '71: May Day Special
1971

Miracle of Flight
1974

Adventures in Plymptoons!
2011

9 Month Stretch
2013

Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
2014

The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
2003

Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
1994

Film Adventurer Karel Zeman
2015

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015

Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
2008

Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife
1994

Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall
2010

Under the Radar: The Mike Edmonds Story
2016

Locked Out
2006

The Movie Life of George
1989

The Roots of Monty Python
2005

Monty Python In The Netherlands
1973

What the Pythons Did Next...
2007

Botticelli's Venus: The Making of an Icon
2016

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
2004

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
2004

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
2004

The Meaning of Monty Python
2013

The Monty Python Story
1999

Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
1999

Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches
1999

Tom Waits: Tales from a Cracked Jukebox
2017

Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
2012

Hunter Goes to Hollywood
2003

Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
2008

What Is Brazil?
2008

Monty Python Conquers America
2008

Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk
2018

The Battle of Brazil: A Video History
1996

Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
2014

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
2018

The Life of Python
2000

An Accidental Studio
2019

Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels
2016

Jabberwocky
1977

I REC U
2015

Cinéma… par Albert Dupontel
2017

Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
2019

Love Bite: Laurie Lipton and Her Disturbing Black & White Drawings
2016

He Dreams of Giants
2019

Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
2012

The Making of 'Tideland'
2007

The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life
2005

The Visual Magic of the Brothers Grimm
2005

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
2008

Spotlight on Location: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998

Fellini of the Spirits
2020

Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
2010

The Dada Principle
2016

Bye Bye Morons
2020

Sean Connery: In His Own Words
2015

Sodankylä Forever
2010

Cinématon n°601 : Terry Gilliam
1986

Monty Python: Live at Aspen
1998

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
2021

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021

Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
2010

Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
2006

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
2006

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best
2006

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
2006

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best
2006

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
2006

Uma Thurman: Hollywood's Silent Warrior
2024

Le cinéma de Terry Gilliam - L’imagination au pouvoir
2026

The Philosophers' Football Match
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Plankton Salesmen
2017

TITOLI DI CODA - VIDEODROME
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Monty Python's Flying Circus
1969

The One Show
2006

Monty Python's Personal Best
2006

Do Not Adjust Your Set
1967

The South Bank Show
1978

HypaSpace
2002

The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976

Late Night with David Letterman
1982

Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986

Trigger Happy TV
2000

Movie Connections
2007

The Frank Skinner Show
1995

Ruby
1997

The Last Machine
1995

We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh
1968

Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
2009

The Kumars
2014

Reel Britannia
2022

Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
1989

Evening Urgant
2012

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975

Classic Albums
1997

The Graham Norton Show
2007

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2014

George Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011

Friday People
1985

The Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show
1974

In Confidence
2010

Friday Night, Saturday Morning
1979

Late Night with David Letterman
1982