Monty Python's the Meaning of Life

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Terry Jones

Writing Credits

Graham Chapman
(written by) &
John Cleese
(written by) &
Terry Gilliam
(written by) &
Eric Idle
(written by) &
Terry Jones
(written by) &
Michael Palin
(written by)

Cast

Graham Chapman
Chairman / Fish #1 / Doctor / Harry Blackitt / Wymer / Hordern / General / Coles / Narrator #2 / Dr. Livingstone / Transvestite / Eric / Guest #1 / Arthur Jarrett / Geoffrey / Tony Bennett
John Cleese
Fish #2 / Dr. Spencer / Humphrey Williams / Sturridge / Ainsworth / Waiter / Eric's Assistant / Maître D' / Grim Reaper
Terry Gilliam
Window Washer / Fish #4 / Walters / Middle of the Film Announcer / M'Lady Joeline / Mr. Brown / Howard Katzenberg
Eric Idle
Gunther / Fish #3 / 'Meaning of Life' Singer / Mr. Moore / Mrs. Blackitt / Watson / Blackitt / Atkinson / Perkins / Victim #3 / Front End / Mrs. Hendy / Man in Pink / Noël Coward / Gaston / Angela
Terry Jones
Bert / Fish #6 / Mum / Priest / Biggs / Sergeant / Man with Bendy Arms / Mrs. Brown / Mr. Creosote / Maria / Leaf Father / Fiona Portland-Smythe
Michael Palin
Window Washer / Harry / Fish #5 / Mr. Pycroft / Dad / Narrator #1 / Chaplain / Carter / Spadger / Regimental Sergeant Major / Pakenham-Walsh / Rear End / Female TV Presenter / Mr. Marvin Hendy / Governor / Leaf Son / Debbie Katzenberg
Carol Cleveland
Beefeater Waitress / Wife of Guest #1 / Leaf Mother / Leaf Daughter / Heaven Receptionist
Simon Jones
Chadwick / Jeremy Portland-Smythe
Patricia Quinn
Mrs. Williams
Judy Loe
Nurse #1
Andrew MacLachlan
Groom / Wycliff / Victim #1 / Guest #3
Mark Holmes
Victim #2 (Cheerful Severed Head) / Troll Waiter / Guest #2
Valerie Whittington
Mrs. Moore
Jennie Franks
Bride
Imogen Bickford-Smith
Nurse #2
Angela Mann
Wife of Guest #2
Peter Lovstrom
Brown's Son
George Silver
Diner Eating Howard the Fish
Sydney Arnold
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Guy Bertrand
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Andrew Bicknell
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Ross Davidson
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Myrtle Devenish
Old Lady (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Tim Douglas
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Eric Francis
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Matt Frewer
Cornered Executive who Jumps (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Billy John
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Russell Kilmister
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Peter Mantle
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Len Marten
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Peter Merrill
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Cameron Miller
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Gareth Milne
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Larry Noble
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Paddy Ryan
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Leslie Sarony
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
John Scott Martin
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Eric Stovell
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Wally Thomas
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Jack Armstrong
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Robert Carrick
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Douglas Cooper
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
George Daly
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Chick Fowles
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Terry Grant
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Robin Hewlett
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Tommy Isley
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Juba Kennerley
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Anthony Lang
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
John Murphy
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Terry Rendell
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Ronald Shilling
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Albert Welch
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Luke Baxter
Dancer
Stephen Beagley
Dancer
Paul Bourke
Dancer
Bonnie Bryg
Dancer
Charlotte Corbett
Dancer
Geoff Davids
Dancer
Emma-Kate Davies
Dancer
Sandra Easby
Dancer
Jane Eve
Dancer
Donna Fielding
Dancer
Roy Hamlyn Gayle
Dancer
Dawn Gerrard
Dancer
Natascha Gilbrooke
Dancer
Donnette Goddard
Dancer
Heavon Grant
Dancer
Alison Jane Hierlihy
Dancer
Laura James
Dancer
Kim Elizabeth Leeson
Dancer
Maddie Loftin
Dancer
Michelle Mackie
Dancer
Paul Madden
Dancer
Helen Mason
Dancer
Caroline Meacher
Dancer
Lorraine Meacher
Dancer
Sue Menhenick
Dancer
Kerri Murphy
Dancer
Tammy Needham
Dancer
Garry Noakes
Dancer
Trudy Pack
Dancer
Floyd Anthony Pearce
Dancer
Wanda Rokicki
Dancer
Peter Salmon
Dancer
Lizie Saunderson
Dancer
Steve St. Klonis
Dancer
Voyd
Dancer
Timothy Ward
Dancer
Michelle Welch
Dancer
Gess Whitfield
Dancer
Lorraine Whitmarsh
Dancer
Dominique Wood
Dancer
Nigel Hawthorne
Insurance Company Passerby
Lynne Hazelden
Student Doctor
Barrie Holland
Teacher At Rugby Match
Jane Leeves
Dancer
Keith Macey
School Boy in Chapel
Sean Maguire
'Every Sperm is Sacred' Child w / Red Jumper (uncredited)
Gerald Paris
Passerby
Monty Python
Themselves
Lee Sheward
Choir Boy
John Simpkin
Mr. Bloke
Guy Standeven
Restaurant Diner
Carole Anne Stevenson
Topless Pursuer
Reg Thomason
Restaurant Patron
Cy Town
Restaurant Diner
Fred Wood
Branded Man in Dungeon Room

Produced by

John Goldstone
producer

Music by

John Du Prez

Cinematography by

Peter Hannan
Roger Pratt
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")

Editing by

Julian Doyle

Casting By

Michelle Guish
Debbie McWilliams

Production Design by

Harry Lange

Art Direction by

John Beard
(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Richard Dawking

Set Decoration by

Sharon Cartwright
Simon Wakefield

Costume Design by

James Acheson
(as Jim Acheson)

Makeup Department

Elaine Carew
makeup artist (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Sallie Evans
hairdresser (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Mary Hillman
makeup supervisor
Mike Jones
hairdresser / makeup artist
Pamela Rayson
hairdresser / makeup artist
Hilary Steinberg
hairdresser / makeup artist
Maureen Stephenson
hairdresser (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Christopher Tucker
makeup artist: Mr. Creosote (as Chris Tucker)
Maggie Weston
hair designer / makeup designer

Production Management

David Wimbury
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jonathan Benson
first assistant director (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Matthew Binns
second assistant director (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Ray Corbett
first assistant director
Derek Harrington
third assistant director (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Callum McDougall
third assistant director
Kieron Phipps
key second assistant director
Paul Taylor
third assistant director (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Gary White
first assistant director (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Bob Wright
second assistant director (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance") (as Bobby Wright)

Art Department

Peter Browne
construction department
Roger Cain
art department
Alan Chesters
construction department
John Cole
properties
Mel Coleman
construction department (as Melvin Coleman)
Steve Cooper
art department
Peter Cull
construction department
Dennis Griffin
art department
Richard Hornsby
art department
Brian Humphrey
properties
Tommy Kavanagh
construction department
Reginald Keywood
construction department (as Reg Keywood)
Michael Law
construction department (as Mick Law)
Colin Lovering
construction department
Dave Newton
properties
Brian Payne
properties
Kenneth Powell
construction department
Bill Sansom
construction department
Dick Savery
construction department
Vic Simpson
construction manager
John Skinner
construction department
Bob Walker
art department
Andrew Ackland-Snow
draughtsman (uncredited)
Gari Bacon
props (uncredited)
Gerry Bourke
props (uncredited)
Dennis Murray
plasterer (uncredited)
Martin Smeaton
model sculptor (uncredited)

Sound Department

Paul Carr
dubbing mixer
Philip Chubb
sound maintenance (as Phil Chubb)
Bob Doyle
boom operator
Rodney Glenn
dubbing editor
Debbie Kaplan
sound (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Garth Marshall
sound mixer
Brian Paxton
dubbing mixer

Special Effects by

Richard Conway
special effects
George Gibbs
special effects supervisor
Ray Hanson
special effects
Bob Hollow
special effects
David Watson
special effects
Terence J. Cox
special effects technician (uncredited)
Garth Inns
pyrotechnic effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Michael Beard
model maker (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Valerie Charlton
model maker (as Val Charlton)
Carol De Jong
model maker (as Carole De Yong)
Nick Dunlop
optical effects
Roy Field
optical effects
Kent Houston
optical effects
Tim Ollive
animation & backgrounds
Peter Pullen
model maker (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Tim Spence
optical effects
Paul Whitbread
optical effects
Janice Body
visual effects assistant (uncredited)
Martin Body
rotoscope artist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

David Appleby
still photographer
Fred Ashby
electrical department
Kenneth Atherfold
grip (as Ken Atherfold)
Barry Brown
focus puller
John Clark
electrician (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Clive Coote
still photographer (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Mark Cridlin
clapper loader (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Tony Cridlin
grip (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Chuck Finch
gaffer
Dewi Humphreys
camera operator
John Ignatius
focus puller (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Sue Knight
clapper loader (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Alan McPherson
electrical department
Stewart Monteith
electrical department
Reg Parsons
best boy (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Larry Randall
electrical department
Roy Rodhouse
gaffer (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Richard Seal
electrical department
Malcolm Smith
grip (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Stefan Stankowski
clapper loader
Toby Tyler
electrician (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
George White
electrician (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance") (as Geo. J. White)
Kevin Brookner
video operator (uncredited)
Stuart McAlister
lighting console operator (uncredited)

Animation Department

Jill Brooks
animator
Kate Hepburn
animator
Richard Ollive
animator
Tim Ollive
animator
Mike Stuart
animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

William Baboo
costume maker
Vin Burnham
costume maker
Shirley Denny
costume maker
Linda Eke
wardrobe department
Gilly Hebden
costume assistant
Janet Lucas-Wakely
wardrobe department (as Janet Lucas)
Stephen Miles
costume assistant (as T. Stephen Miles)
David Murch
wardrobe department
Ray Scott
costume maker
Joyce Stoneman
wardrobe (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Jill Thraves
costume maker
James Wakely
wardrobe department (as James Wakley)
Lizzie Willey
costume maker
Dougie Hawkes
costume assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Roy Baker
editing department
Margarita Doyle
editing department
Keith Lowes
editing department
Simon Milton
editing department
Diane Ryder
editing department

Location Management

Peter Kohn
location manager

Script and Continuity Department

Penny Eyles
continuity
Maggie Jones
continuity (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")

Additional Crew

Steve Abbott
not the production accountant
Patricia Carr
production assistant (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Valerie Craig
production assistant
William Hobbs
fight arranger (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Barbara Holloway
assistant to producer
Anne James
python manager
Nancy Lewis
director of python US relations
Arlene Phillips
choreographer
Heather Seymour
assistant choreographer
Mike Smith
production accountant
Paul Taylor
production department
Tim Vaughan-Hughes
assistant to producer
Robin Demetriou
catering supervisor (uncredited)
Steve Meek
stand-in for mr. cleese (uncredited)
Adam Samuelson
louma crane technician (uncredited)
All Filters