Overview
Terry Gilliam
Known For
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!
This programme tells the story behind the conception, recording and...
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
Monty Python’s influence on comedy has been compared to the...
Bye Bye Morons
When 43-year-old hairdresser Suze Trappet finds out that she's seriously...
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
From ‘something completely different’ to icons of comedy and national...
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
Toby, a cynical film director finds himself trapped in the...
Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk
A documentary celebrating the work of Walerian Borowczyk, a director...
Biography
Terrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam (born November 22, 1940) is an American-British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Subsequent to his early work with the Pythons, Gilliam became known for directing fantasy and sci-fi films, including "Time Bandits" (1981), "Brazil" (1985), "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" (1988), "The Fisher King" (1991), "12 Monkeys" (1995), "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (1998) and "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" (2009). He is the only Python not born in Britain; he took British citizenship in 1968.