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Aliases: William Connolly , Біллі Конноллі , William "Billy" Connolly, Jr., CBE , The Big Yin (The Big One) , Sir Billy Connolly , 빌리 코놀리

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Homepage: http://www.billyconnolly.com/

Movie Involvements: 56

TV Involvements: 19


Most Famous Work

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy Connolly , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

House
Average
9

House

(2004) Thomas Bell
Columbo
Average
8

Columbo

(1971) Findlay Crawford
Who Do You Think You Are?
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7
Play for Today
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6

Play for Today

(1970) Jody
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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7
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
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5

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

(1996) Captain Trout (voice)
The BAFTA Awards
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10

The BAFTA Awards

(1949) Host
Pocahontas
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7

Pocahontas

(1995) Ben (voice)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Self (Archive Footage)
Himself
2021 Themselves
Self
Self (archive footage)
2020 Self
Self
Himself (archive footage)
Himself - Interviewed Guest
2019 Himself
Himself
2018 Himself
Himself
2017 Self
Himself
Self
Self
Himself
2016 Self
Himself
Chandler
Hinself - Host
2014 Dain
Gordie McLeod
Presenter
Himself - Narrator
2013 Narrator
2012 Inspector McGuffin
Wilf Bond
Fergus (voice)
2011 Himself
himself
Self
Narrator (voice)
2010 King Theodore
self
Self
2009 Self
Poppa Il Duce
N/A
2008 McSquizzy (voice)
Father Joseph Crissman
N/A
2007 Himself
Himself
Self (Comic Relief VT)
Self
2006 Self
McSquizzy (voice)
Fido
Dargis
N/A
2005 Billy Connolly
Self
Self
Self
Self
2004 Dr. Montgomery Montgomery
Self
N/A
Thomas Bell
Self
Himself
2003 Zebulon Gant
Professor E.A. Johnston
Himself
Interviewee
N/A
Self
N/A
2002 Himself
Barry Kolker
Frankie (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)
N/A
Billy Connolly
2001 Steve Myers
Dr Savian
Gabriel
Hamish
Kingdom Swann
2000 Scalper
Joe
1999 N/A
Nickie Dryden
II Duce
Billy Connolly
1998 Self
Hughie
Self
Mr. Sparks, the Tennis Pro
N/A
N/A
1997 N/A
PC (voice)
John Brown
Deacon Brodie
Japanese Antique Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Himself
1996 N/A
Self
Captain Trout (voice)
Billy Bones
Inspector Macaffery
1995 Himself
Himself
Ben (voice)
Himself
1994 Self - Audience Member
Himself
Self
N/A
1993 JoJo Donnelly
Self - Guest
Auction M.C.
1992 Himself
N/A
1991 Himself
N/A
N/A
1990 Frankie
1989 Himself
Caddie
N/A
1988 Self
1987 Billy Connolly
The Bellman
1986 Billy MacGregor
N/A
N/A
1985 Self
Self
Des
Angus McSporran
Delgado Fitzhugh
1984 Androcles
1983 Hawkeye McGillicuddy
1982 Himself
Himself
Self
Guest
Billy Connolly
1981 Self
Billy Connolly
1980 Bogle McNeep
1979 Himself
Tick Tack
1978 N/A
Blakey
N/A
Self
1976 Jody
Self
Himself
1975 Paddy
1974 N/A
1971 Findlay Crawford
1970 N/A
Jody
1962 Self
1949 Host
N/A
N/A
N/A
Himself
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2016 Producer
2014 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Creator

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
1985 Music
Year Role Movie/Tv

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