Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Interlude | TV Publicist | |
| 1969 | Magic Christian, TheThe Magic Christian | Mr. Dougdale (director in Sotheby's) | |
| 1969 | Best House in London, TheThe Best House in London | Jones | Uncredited |
| 1970 | Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer, TheThe Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer | Pummer | Writer |
| 1971 | And Now for Something Completely Different | Various Roles | Writer |
| 1971 | The Statue | Harry | |
| 1973 | Elementary, My Dear Watson | Sherlock Holmes | |
| 1974 | Romance with a Double Bass | Musician Smychkov | Writer |
| 1975 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail | Various Roles | Writer |
| 1976 | Meetings, Bloody Meetings | Tim | Writer/Executive Producer Documentary Short |
| 1977 | Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It, TheThe Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It | Sherlock Holmes | |
| 1979 | Monty Python's Life of Brian | Various Roles | Writer |
| 1980 | Secret Policeman's Ball, TheThe Secret Policeman's Ball | Himself-Various Roles | |
| 1981 | Great Muppet Caper, TheThe Great Muppet Caper | Neville | |
| 1981 | Time Bandits | Gormless Robin Hood | |
| 1982 | Privates on Parade | Major Giles Flack | |
| 1983 | Yellowbeard | Blind Pew | |
| 1983 | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | Various Roles | Writer |
| 1985 | Silverado | Langston | |
| 1986 | Clockwise | Mr. Stimpson | Evening Standard British Film Awards Peter Sellers Award for Comedy |
| 1988 | Fish Called Wanda, AA Fish Called Wanda | Lawyer Archie Leach | Writer/Executive Producer BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Academy Award For Best Original Screenplay Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| 1989 | Erik the Viking | Halfdan the Black and Svend Berserk | |
| 1989 | The Big Picture | Bartender | |
| 1990 | Bullseye! | Man on the Beach in Barbados Who Looks Like John Cleese |
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| 1991 | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | Cat R. Waul | Voice Only |
| 1992 | Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? | Narrator | |
| 1993 | Splitting Heirs | Raoul P. Shadgrind | |
| 1994 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Professor Waldman | |
| 1994 | Jungle Book, TheDisney's Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book | Dr. Julius Plumford | |
| 1994 | Swan Princess, TheThe Swan Princess | Jean-Bob | speaking Voice Only |
| 1996 | Wind in the Willows, TheThe Wind in the Willows | Mr. Toad's Lawyer | |
| 1996 | Fierce Creatures | Rollo Lee | Writer/Producer |
| 1997 | George of the Jungle | An Ape Named 'Ape' | Voice Only |
| 1998 | In the Wild: Operation Lemur with John Cleese | Host | Narrator |
| 1999 | Out-of-Towners, TheThe Out-of-Towners | Mr. Mersault | |
| 1999 | World Is Not Enough, TheThe World Is Not Enough | R | |
| 2000 | Isn't She Great | Henry Marcus | |
| 2000 | Magic Pudding, TheThe Magic Pudding | Albert, The Magic Pudding | Voice Only |
| 2001 | Quantum Project | Alexander Pentcho | |
| 2001 | Here's Looking at You: The Evolution of the Human Face | Narrator | |
| 2001 | Rat Race | Donald P. Sinclair | |
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Nearly Headless Nick | |
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Nearly Headless Nick | Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Acting |
| 2002 | Roberto Benigni's Pinocchio | The Talking Crickett | Voice Only: English Version |
| 2002 | Die Another Day | Q | Second appearance in a James Bond film, replaces Desmond Llewelyn as Q in the series |
| 2002 | Adventures of Pluto Nash, TheThe Adventures of Pluto Nash | James | |
| 2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Mr. Munday | |
| 2003 | Scorched | Charles Merchant | |
| 2003 | George of the Jungle 2 | An Ape Named 'Ape' | Voice Only |
| 2004 | Shrek 2 | King Harold | Voice Only |
| 2004 | Around the World in 80 Days | Grizzled Sergeant | |
| 2005 | Valiant | Mercury | Voice Only |
| 2006 | Charlotte's Web | Samuel the Sheep | Voice Only |
| 2006 | Man About Town | Dr. Primkin | |
| 2007 | Shrek the Third | King Harold | Voice Only |
| 2008 | Igor | Dr. Glickenstein | Voice Only |
| 2008 | Day the Earth Stood Still, TheThe Day the Earth Stood Still | Dr. Barnhardt | |
| 2009 | Pink Panther 2, TheThe Pink Panther 2 | Chief-Inspector Charles Dreyfus | |
| 2009 | Planet 51 | Professor Kipple | Voice Only |
| 2010 | Spud | The Guv | Awaiting international release |
| 2010 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Ghost | Voice Only |
| 2010 | Shrek Forever After | King Harold | Voice Only |
| 2011 | Winnie the Pooh | Narrator | Voice Only |
| 2011 | The Big Year | Historical Montage Narrator | Voice only |
| 2012 | God Loves Caviar | McCormick | |
| 2013 | Chalky | Himself | Appears as himself in this documentary film about Michael White, producer of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. |
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