Monty Python and the Holy Grail: cast and crew

• Terry Gilliam 34 at release Also in Jupiter Ascending (2014)
• Terry Jones † 2020 33 at release Also in Life of Brian (1979)

Actors

9

Crew

6

Youngest at release

30 yearsConnie Booth

Eldest at release

35 yearsJohn Cleese

• Graham Chapman † 1989 King Arthur Also in Life of Brian (1979)
• John Cleese Second Swallow-Savvy Guard 35 at release Also in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
• Eric Idle Dead Collector 32 at release Also in Shrek the Third (2007)
• Michael Palin First Swallow-Savvy Guard 32 at release Also in Life of Brian (1979)
• Terry Jones † 2020 Madre de Dennis 33 at release Also in Life of Brian (1979)
• Terry Gilliam Patsy 34 at release Also in Jupiter Ascending (2014)
• Carol Cleveland Zoot Also in Life of Brian (1979)
• Connie Booth The Witch 30 at release
• Fiona Gordon Girl in Castle Anthrax Also in Lost in Paris (2016)

The whole cast 9

1. Graham Chapman King Arthur
2. John Cleese Second Swallow-Savvy Guard
3. Eric Idle Dead Collector
4. Michael Palin First Swallow-Savvy Guard
5. Terry Jones Madre de Dennis
6. Terry Gilliam Patsy
7. Carol Cleveland Zoot
8. Connie Booth The Witch
9. Fiona Gordon Girl in Castle Anthrax

Who plays King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

Graham Chapman plays King Arthur.

Who plays Second Swallow-Savvy Guard in Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

John Cleese plays Second Swallow-Savvy Guard.

Who plays Dead Collector in Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

Eric Idle plays Dead Collector.

Who plays First Swallow-Savvy Guard in Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

Michael Palin plays First Swallow-Savvy Guard.

Who plays Madre de Dennis in Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

Terry Jones plays Madre de Dennis.

Who plays Patsy in Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

Terry Gilliam plays Patsy.

Who directed Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones.

Who wrote Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam.

How many actors are in Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

9 actors are credited, and 6 people in the crew.

• Terry Gilliam has also directed Eric Idle in 2 films: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) and The Meaning of Life (1983).

• Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle have worked together on 7 other films: An Accidental Studio (2019), Absolutely Anything (2015), Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014) and 4 more.

• Terry Gilliam has also directed Michael Palin in 2 films: Brazil (1985) and The Meaning of Life (1983).

• Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin have worked together on 7 other films: An Accidental Studio (2019), Absolutely Anything (2015), Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014) and 4 more.

• Terry Jones has also directed John Cleese in 3 films: Absolutely Anything (2015), The Meaning of Life (1983) and Life of Brian (1979).

• John Cleese and Terry Jones have worked together on 4 other films: An Accidental Studio (2019), Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014), A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (2012) and 1 more.

• Terry Jones has also directed Eric Idle in 3 films: Absolutely Anything (2015), The Meaning of Life (1983) and Life of Brian (1979).

• Terry Jones and Eric Idle have worked together on 4 other films: An Accidental Studio (2019), Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014), A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (2012) and 1 more.

• John Cleese and Michael Palin have worked together on 7 other films: An Accidental Studio (2019), Absolutely Anything (2015), Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014) and 4 more.

• Graham Chapman and Carol Cleveland have worked together on 4 other films: Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014), A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (2012), The Meaning of Life (1983) and 1 more.

• With the most films on MovieNCo: John Cleese (43), Terry Gilliam (25) and Eric Idle (18).

• The cast’s average age at release is 33 (of the 6 actors whose birth date we know).