Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly

Acting

Born November 24, 1942 · Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

4 films as director · Active 1994–2004

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…

Known for

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

House

House

2004

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003

Columbo

Columbo

1971

Conan

Conan

2010

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

Directed(4)

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Acting(185)

2024In My Own WordsSelf

2024The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the StairsSelf (archive footage)

2022Ooh the Banter!Self

2022Kids' TV: The Surprising StorySelf (archive footage)

2022Billy Connolly: 30 Funniest MomentsSelf

2022Billy Connolly Does...Self

2021Billy Connolly: My Absolute PleasureThemselves

2021Billy Connolly: In His Own WordsSelf

2021Parkinson at 50Self (archive footage)

2020Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...Self

2020Gay Byrne's Late Late MomentsSelf - Guest (archive footage)

2020Billy and UsSelf

2020Scotland: Contains Strong LanguageHimself (archive footage)

2020Billy Connolly: Life, Death and LaughterHimself - Interviewed Guest

2019Billy Connolly: The Sex Life of BandagesHimself

2019Billy Connolly's Great American TrailHimself

2018Billy Connolly: Made in ScotlandSelf

2018Billy Connolly's Ultimate World TourHimself

2017The Russell Howard HourSelf

2017Billy Connolly: Portrait of a LifetimeHimself

2017Tate Britain's Great Art WalksSelf

2017Billy Connolly And MeSelf

2017Dying LaughingSelf

2016Judi Dench: All the World's Her StageSelf

2016Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour LiveHimself

2016Wild OatsChandler

2016Billy Connolly's Tracks Across AmericaHinself - Host

2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesDain Ironfoot

2014What We Did on Our HolidayGordie McLeod

2014Billy Connolly's Big Send OffPresenter

2014Five FablesHimself - Narrator

2013Great Bear StakeoutNarrator

2012QuartetWilf Bond

2012What About Dick?Inspector McGuffin

2012BraveFergus (voice)

2011Billy Connolly: You Asked for ItHimself

2011Billy Connolly's Route 66himself

2011Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the LineSelf

2011The Ballad of NessieNarrator (voice)

2010Gerard Kelly: A CelebrationSelf

2010Gulliver's TravelsKing Theodore

2010Billy Connolly: Live in London 2010self

2010Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaigSelf

2009Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock NewsSelf

2009The Boondock Saints II: All Saints DayPoppa

2009Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the WorldSelf

2008Stanley Baxter: Now and ThenSelf

2008Gaybo Laughs BackSelf

2008Open Season 2McSquizzy (voice)

2008The X-Files: I Want to BelieveJoseph Crissman

2008Ronnie Drew: September Song

2007Billy Connolly: Was It Something I Said?Himself

2007Shrink RapSelf

2007Top Gear of the PopsSelf (Comic Relief VT)

2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf

2006Open SeasonMcSquizzy (voice)

2006Garfield: A Tail of Two KittiesDargis

2006Where My Dogs At?

2005Billy Connolly: Live in New YorkBilly Connolly

2005The AristocratsSelf

2005Live Aid: 20 Years Ago TodaySelf

2005Live Aid Against All OddsSelf

2005Ivor Cutler: Looking For Truth With a PinSelf

2004Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsDr. Montgomery Montgomery

2004Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?Self

2004Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand

2004HouseThomas Bell

2004Who Do You Think You Are?Self

2004Billy Connolly - One Night StandHimself

2004ParkinsonSelf - Guest

2004Jimmy Johnstone: Lord of the Wing

2003The Last SamuraiZebulon Gant

2003TimelineProfessor E.A. Johnston

2003Billy Connolly: Live - The Greatest HitsHimself

2003Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The RutlesSelf - Interviewee

2003OvernightSelf

2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelf

2003Richard Thompson: Solitary Life

2002Billy Connolly: A BAFTA TributeSelf

2002White OleanderBarry Kolker

2002Ultimate Fights from the MoviesFrankie (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)

2002Billy Connolly's World Tour of England, Ireland and Wales

2002Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 2002Billy Connolly

2001The Man Who Sued GodSteve Myers

2001Who Is Cletis Tout?Dr Savian

2001Gabriel & MeGabriel

2001Prince CharmingHamish

2001Gentlemen's RelishKingdom Swann

2001An Evening In Australia With Billy ConnollySelf

2000An Everlasting PieceScalper

2000Beautiful JoeJoe

1999The Debt CollectorNickie Dryden

1999Billy Connolly's World Tour of TelevisionSelf

1999The Boondock SaintsIl Duce

1999Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 YearsBilly Connolly

1998Stanley Baxter in PersonSelf

1998Still CrazyHughie

1998The ImpostorsMr. Sparks, the Tennis Pro

1998Intimate Portrait: Sean ConnerySelf

1998The Heaven and Earth Show

1998ParkinsonSelf

1998Middleton's Changeling

1997Retying the Knot: The Incredible String Band

1997PawsPC (voice)

1997Veronica's ClosetCampbell

1997Mrs BrownJohn Brown

1997Deacon BrodieDeacon Brodie

1997Beverly Hills NinjaJapanese Antique Shop Proprietor (uncredited)

1997Billy Connolly: Two Night StandHimself

1996Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia

1996The Daily ShowSelf

1996Dennis the Menace and GnasherCaptain Trout (voice)

1996Muppet Treasure IslandBilly Bones

19963rd Rock from the SunInspector Macaffery

1995Billy Connolly: A Scot in the ArcticSelf

1995Billy Connolly Live At Usher HallHimself

1995PocahontasBen (voice)

1995In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny EverettSketch Performer (Archive Footage)

1995Two Bites of Billy ConnollyHimself

1994An Audience with Jimmy TarbuckSelf - Audience Member

1994Billy Connolly: Live at the ApolloHimself

1994Billy Connolly's World Tour of ScotlandSelf

1994World Tour of Scotland

1993Down Among the Big BoysJoJo Donnelly

1993Down Among the Big BoysJoJo

1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest

1993Indecent ProposalAuction M.C.

1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoHimself

1992Acoustic RoutesSelf

1991Billy Connolly - Live at the Odeon Hammersmith LondonHimself

1991Billy Connolly: Pale Blue Scottish Person

1991DreamingGame Show Host/Busker

1990The Big ManFrankie

1989Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy ConnollyHimself

1989Screen OneJoJo Donnelly

1989The Return of the MusketeersCaddie

1989The Movie Life of GeorgeSelf

1989Saturday Night Clive

1988Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday TributeSelf

1988Barry Humphries: This is Your LunchSelf

1987Billy Connolly: Billy and Albert (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)Billy Connolly

1987The Hunting of the SnarkThe Bellman

1986Head of the ClassBilly MacGregor

1986The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video LiveSelf

1986Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

1985An Audience with Billy ConnollySelf

1985Live AidSelf

1985Blue MoneyDes

1985Super GranAngus McSporran

1985WaterDelgado Fitzhugh

1985Screen TwoGame Show Host

1984Androcles and the LionAndrocles

1983BullshotHawkeye McGillicuddy

1982Billy Connolly: Hand Picked by BillyHimself

1982The Secret Policeman's Other BallSelf

1982RiversideSelf

1982Billy Connolly: The Pick of Billy ConnollyBilly Connolly

1981Concerts for the People of KampucheaSelf

1981Billy Connolly Bites Yer Bum!Billy Connolly

1980A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas SpecialBogle McNeep

1979The Secret Policeman's BallHimself

1979MinderTick Tack

1979Worzel GummidgeBogle McNeep

1978The Kenny Everett Video Show

1978AbsolutionBlakey

1978Billy Connolly: In Concert

1978An Audience with...Self

1977Billy Connolly: Big Banana FeetSelf

1976The Elephants' GraveyardJody

1976The Secret Policeman's BallSelf

1975Just Another SaturdayPaddy

1974ClydescopeJefferson Jofferson

1971ColumboFindlay Crawford

1970Play for Today

1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf

1949The BAFTA AwardsHost

McGinn of the CaltonSelf

Laughs and Larrikins