Billy Connolly: Britisk komiker og skuespiller
William «Billy» Connolly (fødd 24.
mai 1942) er ein britisk skodespelar, komikar, musikar, skribent og programleiar.
| Billy Connolly | |||
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| Fødd | 24. november 1942 (81 år) | ||
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| Fødestad | Glasgow | ||
| Fødenamn | William Connolly | ||
| Aktive år | 1965– | ||
| Verka som | skodespelar, komikar, banjospelar, standupkomikar, filmskodespelar, manusforfattar, teaterskodespelar, songar, komponist, gitarist, fjernsynsskodespelar | ||
| Ektefelle | Pamela Stephenson, Iris Pressagh | ||
| Prisar | kommandør i den britiske imperieorden, Knight Bachelor, British Academy Scotland Awards, Chortle Awards | ||
Connolly var medlem av musikkgruppa The Humblebums 1969–1970, i lag med songaren Gerry Rafferty.
Han fekk det store gjennombrotet sitt som skodespelar i filmen The Boondock Saints 1999, der han hadde rolla som «Il Duce».
Connolly blei utnemnd til Knight Bachelor i 2017, og fekk dermed rett til å føra tiltaleforma sir framfor namnet sitt.
Diskografi
- 1972 – Billy Connolly Live
- 1974 – Cop Yer Whack for This
- 1974 – Solo Concert
- 1975 – Get Right Intae Him!
- 1975 – Words and Music
- 1975 – The Big Yin
- 1976 – Atlantic Bridge
- 1977 – Billy Connolly
- 1977 – Raw Meat for the Balcony!
- 1978 – Anthology
- 1979 – Riotous Assembly
- 1981 – The Pick of Billy Connolly (samlealbum)
- 1983 – A Change Is As Good As Arrest
- 1983 – In Concert
- 1984 – Big Yin Double Helping (samlealbum)
- 1985 – An Audience With Billy Connolly
- 1985 – Wreck on Tour
- 1987 – Billy & Albert
- 1991 – Live at the Odeon Hammersmith London
- 1995 – Musical Tour of Scotland
- 1995 – Billy Connolly – Live Down Under 1995
- 1996 – World Tour of Australia
- 1997 – Two Night Stand
- 1999 – Comedy and Songs (samlealbum)
- 1999 – One Night Stand Down Under
- 2002 – Live in Dublin 2002
- 2002 – The Big Yin – Billy Connolly in Concert (samlealbum)
- 2003 – Transatlantic Years (samlealbum av materiale innspilt mellom 1969 og 1974)
- 2003 – Humble Beginnings: The Complete Transatlantic Recordings 1969-74
- 2005 – Billy Connolly's Musical Tour of New Zealand
- 2007 – Live in Concert
- 2010 – The Man Live i London, innspilt januar 2010
- 2011 – Billy Connolly's Route 66
Dramatikar
Connolly har skrive tre skodespel:
- An' Me Wi' A Bad Leg Tae (1975)
- When Hair Was Long And Time Was Short (1977)
- Red Runner (1979)
Filmografi
Filmar
| År | Tittel | Rolle | Merknad |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Absolution | Blakey | |
| 1983 | Bullshot | Hawkeye McGillicuddy | |
| 1985 | Water | Delgado | |
| 1989 | The Return of the Musketeers | Caddie | |
| 1990 | The Big Man | Frankie | Tittel i USACrossing The Line |
| 1993 | Indecent Proposal | Auction M.C. | |
| 1995 | Pocahontas | Ben | Stemme |
| 1996 | Muppet Treasure Island | Billy Bones | |
| 1997 | Beverly Hills Ninja | Japanese Antique Shop Proprietor | |
| 1997 | Deacon Brodie | William Brodie | |
| 1997 | Mrs Brown | John Brown | |
| 1997 | Paws | PC | Stemme |
| 1998 | The Impostors | Mr. Sparks, the Tennis Pro | |
| 1999 | Still Crazy | Hughie Case | |
| 1998 | Middleton's Changeling | Alibius | |
| 1999 | The Debt Collector | Nicky Dryden | |
| 1999 | The Boondock Saints | Noah MacManus / Il Duce | |
| 2000 | Beautiful Joe | Joe | |
| 2000 | An Everlasting Piece | Scalper | |
| 2001 | Gabriel & Me | Gabriel | |
| 2001 | Who Is Cletis Tout? | Dr. Mike Savian | |
| 2001 | The Man Who Sued God | Steve Myers | |
| 2002 | White Oleander | Barry Kolker | |
| 2003 | Timeline | Professor Johnston | |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | Sergeant Zebulon Gant | |
| 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | Dr. Montgomery Montgomery | |
| 2006 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Lord Dargis | |
| 2006 | Fido | Fido | |
| 2006 | Open Season | McSquizzy | Stemme |
| 2008 | The X-Files: I Want to Believe | Joseph "Father Joe" Crissman | |
| 2008 | Open Season 2 | McSquizzy | Stemme |
| 2009 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | Noah MacManus / Il Duce | |
| 2010 | Gulliver's Travels | King Theodore | |
| 2012 | Brave | King Fergus | Stemme |
| 2012 | Quartet | Wilf Bond | |
| 2014 | What We Did on Our Holiday | Gordie McLeod | |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Dáin II Ironfoot | |
| 2016 | Wild Oats | Lacey Chandler |
Fjernsyn
| År | Tittel | Rolle | Merknad |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-1976 | Play for Today | Jody / Paddy | Just Another Saturday (1975) The Elephants' Graveyard (1976) |
| 1980 | Worzel Gummidge | Bogle McNeep | |
| 1983 | Androcles and the Lion | Androcles | Fjernsynsfilm |
| 1985 | Super Gran | Angus McSporran | |
| 1984-1985 | Tickle on the Tum | Bobby Binns | |
| 1985 | Blue Money | Des | Fjernsynsfilm |
| 1988 | City Lights | The Dosser | |
| 1988 | Minder | Tick Tack | |
| 1991 | Screen Two | Game Show Host / Busker | |
| 1990-1991 | Head of the Class | Billy MacGregor | |
| 1992 | Billy | Billy MacGregor | |
| 1993 | Screen One | Jo Jo Donnelly | |
| 1996 | Dennis the Menace and Gnasher | Captain Trout | |
| 1996-1997 | Pearl | William 'Billy' Pynchon | |
| 1998 | Veronica's Closet | Campbell | |
| 1998 | Tracey Takes On... | Rory Cassidy | |
| 1999 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Inspector Macaffery | |
| 2001 | Columbo | Findlay Crawford | |
| 2001 | Prince Charming | Hamish | |
| 2009 | Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World | Som seg selv | |
| 2012 | House | Thomas Bell | |
| 2016 | Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America | Som seg selv | |
| 2017 | Billy Connolly & Me: A Celebration | Som seg selv |
Kjelder
Bakgrunnsstoff
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