FrameThrower · Actors · Eric Idle
Eric Idle
5 films · 295 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1975–2007
Born 29 March 1943 · South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
Eric Idle is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer who wrote and performed as a member of the popular British comedy group Monty Python.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 5 films · 295 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1975–2007
- European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award2001
How their films are shot
Measured across 295 frames from the 5 films we hold. This is the look of the work Eric takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 5 films we hold, 45% of their frames are day, 55% natural — the look of the work Eric takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen
1988 · Desmond / Berthold
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975 · Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard
Shrek the Third
2007 · Merlin (voice)
102 Dalmatians
2000 · Waddlesworth (voice)
Life of Brian
1979 · Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 295 frames from Eric Idle's 5 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.