Billy Connolly
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 24, 1942 (age 83)
- Birthplace
- Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Biography
Billy Connolly (born November 24, 1942) is a Scottish comedian, musician, presenter and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his native Scotland, by the nickname The Big Yin (The Big One). His first trade, in the early 1960s, was as a welder (specifically a boilermaker) in the Glasgow shipyards, but he gave it up towards the end of the decade to pursue a career as a folk singer in the Humblebums and subsequently as a soloist. In the early 1970s he made the transition from folk-singer with a comedic persona to fully-fledged comedian, a role in which he continues. He also became an actor, and has appeared in such films as Indecent Proposal (1993); Mrs. Brown (1997), for which he was nominated for a BAFTA; The Boondock Saints (1999); The Man Who Sued God (2001); Water (1985);The Last Samurai (2003); Timeline (2003); Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004); Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006); and The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008). Connolly reprised his role as Noah "Il Duce" MacManus in Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. Connolly appears as the King of Lilliput in the 2010 remake of Gulliver′s Travels.
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Filmography
McGinn of the Calton
Movie · as Self
Laughs and Larrikins
Movie
Billy & Albert
TV · 1 ep
The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
In My Own Words
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ooh the Banter!
Movie · as Self
Billy Connolly: 30 Funniest Moments
Movie · as Self
Billy Connolly Does...
TV · as Self · 13 eps
Billy Connolly: In His Own Words
Movie · as Self
Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure
Movie · as Themselves
Parkinson at 50
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Billy Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter
Movie · as Himself - Interviewed Guest
Scotland: Contains Strong Language
Movie · as Himself (archive footage)
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
Movie · as Self
Billy and Us
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
TV · as Self - Guest (archive footage) · 1 ep
Billy Connolly: The Sex Life of Bandages
Movie · as Himself
Billy Connolly's Great American Trail
TV · as Himself · 3 eps
Billy Connolly's Ultimate World Tour
Movie · as Himself
Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Dying Laughing
Movie · as Self
Billy Connolly And Me
Movie · as Self
Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
Movie · as Himself
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Russell Howard Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wild Oats
Movie · as Chandler
Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour Live
Movie · as Himself
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
Movie · as Self
Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America
TV · as Hinself - Host · 3 eps
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Movie · as Dain Ironfoot
What We Did on Our Holiday
Movie · as Gordie McLeod
Billy Connolly's Big Send Off
TV · as Presenter · 2 eps
Five Fables
TV · as Himself - Narrator · 5 eps
Great Bear Stakeout
TV · as Narrator · 2 eps
Brave
Movie · as Fergus (voice)
Quartet
Movie · as Wilf Bond
What About Dick?
Movie · as Inspector McGuffin
Billy Connolly: You Asked for It
Movie · as Himself
The Ballad of Nessie
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
Movie · as Self
Billy Connolly's Route 66
TV · as himself · 4 eps
Gulliver's Travels
Movie · as King Theodore
Billy Connolly: Live in London 2010
Movie · as self
Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaig
Movie · as Self
Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
Movie · as Self
Conan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
Movie · as Poppa
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
Movie · as Self
Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World
TV · as Self · 5 eps
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
Movie · as Joseph Crissman
Open Season 2
Movie · as McSquizzy (voice)
Ronnie Drew: September Song
Movie
Wisdom
Movie · as Self
Gaybo Laughs Back
Movie · as Self
Stanley Baxter: Now and Then
Movie · as Self
Billy Connolly: Was It Something I Said?
Movie · as Himself
Top Gear of the Pops
Movie · as Self (Comic Relief VT)
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Shrink Rap
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Fido
Movie · as Fido
Fuck
Movie · as Self
Open Season
Movie · as McSquizzy (voice)
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Movie · as Dargis
Where My Dogs At?
TV · 1 ep
Billy Connolly: Live in New York
Movie · as Billy Connolly
The Aristocrats
Movie · as Self
Live Aid Against All Odds
Movie · as Self
Ivor Cutler: Looking For Truth With a Pin
Movie · as Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Movie · as Self
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Movie · as Self
Billy Connolly - One Night Stand
Movie · as Himself
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Movie · as Dr. Montgomery Montgomery
Jimmy Johnstone: Lord of the Wing
Movie
Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand
TV · 8 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
House
TV · as Thomas Bell · 1 ep
Parkinson
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage), Self - Guest (archive footage) · 2 eps
The Last Samurai
Movie · as Zebulon Gant
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
Movie · as Self - Interviewee
Timeline
Movie · as Professor E.A. Johnston
Billy Connolly: Live - The Greatest Hits
Movie · as Himself
Overnight
Movie · as Self
Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
Movie
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 2002
Movie · as Billy Connolly
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Movie · as Frankie (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)
White Oleander
Movie · as Barry Kolker
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
Movie · as Self
Billy Connolly's World Tour of England, Ireland and Wales
TV · 8 eps
Who Is Cletis Tout?
Movie · as Dr Savian
The Man Who Sued God
Movie · as Steve Myers
Gentlemen's Relish
Movie · as Kingdom Swann
Prince Charming
Movie · as Hamish
Gabriel & Me
Movie · as Gabriel
An Evening In Australia With Billy Connolly
Movie · as Self
Beautiful Joe
Movie · as Joe
An Everlasting Piece
Movie · as Scalper
The Boondock Saints
Movie · as Il Duce
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
Movie · as Billy Connolly
The Debt Collector
Movie · as Nickie Dryden
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Television
Movie · as Self
Still Crazy
Movie · as Hughie
The Impostors
Movie · as Mr. Sparks, the Tennis Pro
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
Movie · as Self
Stanley Baxter in Person
Movie · as Self
Middleton's Changeling
Movie
Och Around the Clock
Movie · as Self (Archive footage)
The Heaven and Earth Show
TV · 1 ep
Parkinson
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Billy Connolly: Two Night Stand
Movie · as Himself
Mrs Brown
Movie · as John Brown
Paws
Movie · as PC (voice)
Beverly Hills Ninja
Movie · as Japanese Antique Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Deacon Brodie
Movie · as Deacon Brodie
Retying the Knot: The Incredible String Band
Movie
Veronica's Closet
TV · as Campbell · 1 ep
Muppet Treasure Island
Movie · as Billy Bones
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia
TV · 8 eps
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
TV · as Captain Trout (voice) · 1 ep
3rd Rock from the Sun
TV · as Inspector Macaffery · 1 ep
Pocahontas
Movie · as Ben (voice)
Two Bites of Billy Connolly
Movie · as Himself
Billy Connolly Live At Usher Hall
Movie · as Himself
Billy Connolly: A Scot in the Arctic
Movie · as Self
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
Movie · as Sketch Performer (Archive Footage)
Billy Connolly: Live at the Apollo
Movie · as Himself
An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
Movie · as Self - Audience Member
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland
Movie · as Self
World Tour of Scotland
TV · 6 eps
Indecent Proposal
Movie · as Auction M.C.
Down Among the Big Boys
Movie · as JoJo Donnelly
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Down Among the Big Boys
TV · as JoJo · 1 ep
Acoustic Routes
Movie · as Self
Billy
TV · 13 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Billy Connolly - Live at the Odeon Hammersmith London
Movie · as Himself
Billy Connolly: Pale Blue Scottish Person
Movie
Dreaming
Movie · as Game Show Host/Busker
The Big Man
Movie · as Frankie
Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly
Movie · as Himself
The Movie Life of George
Movie · as Self
The Return of the Musketeers
Movie · as Caddie
Saturday Night Clive
TV · 1 ep
Screen One
TV · as JoJo Donnelly · 1 ep
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Movie · as Self
Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch
Movie · as Self
Billy Connolly: Billy and Albert (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)
Movie · as Billy Connolly
The Hunting of the Snark
Movie · as The Bellman
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Movie · as Self
Head of the Class
TV · as Billy MacGregor · 22 eps
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
TV · 1 ep
An Audience with Billy Connolly
Movie · as Self
Water
Movie · as Delgado Fitzhugh
Blue Money
Movie · as Des
Live Aid
Movie · as Self
Super Gran
TV · as Angus McSporran · 1 ep
Screen Two
TV · as Game Show Host · 1 ep
Androcles and the Lion
Movie · as Androcles
Bullshot
Movie · as Hawkeye McGillicuddy
Open Space
TV · 1 ep
Billy Connolly: The Pick of Billy Connolly
Movie · as Billy Connolly
Billy Connolly: Hand Picked by Billy
Movie · as Himself
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Movie · as Self
Riverside
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Billy Connolly Bites Yer Bum!
Movie · as Billy Connolly
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
Movie · as Self
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
Movie · as Bogle McNeep
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Movie · as Himself
Minder
TV · as Tick Tack · 1 ep
Worzel Gummidge
TV · as Bogle McNeep · 1 ep
Absolution
Movie · as Blakey
Billy Connolly: In Concert
Movie
The Kenny Everett Video Show
TV · 1 ep
An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The South Bank Show
TV · 2 eps
Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet
Movie · as Self
The Elephants' Graveyard
Movie · as Jody
The Secret Policeman's Ball
TV · as Self · 15 eps
Just Another Saturday
Movie · as Paddy
Clydescope
Movie · as Jefferson Jofferson
Columbo
TV · as Findlay Crawford · 1 ep
Play for Today
TV · as Jody · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The BAFTA Awards
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep