Billy Connolly
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.
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Acted in
The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
2022
as Self (Archive Footage)
Billy Connolly Does...
2022
as Self
Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure
2021
as Themselves
Billy Connolly: In His Own Words
2021
as Self
Parkinson at 50
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2020
as Self
Billy and Us
2020
as Self
Scotland: Contains Strong Language
2020
as Himself (archive footage)
Billy Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter
2020
as Himself - Interviewed Guest
Billy Connolly: The Sex Life of Bandages
2019
as Himself
Billy Connolly's Great American Trail
2019
as Himself
Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland
2018
as Himself
Billy Connolly's Ultimate World Tour
2018
as Himself
Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
2017
as Himself
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
2017
as Self
Billy Connolly And Me
2017
as Self
Dying Laughing
2017
as Himself
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
2016
as Self
Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour Live
2016
as Himself
Wild Oats
2016
as Chandler
Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America
2016
as Hinself - Host
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
as Dain Ironfoot
What We Did on Our Holiday
2014
as Gordie McLeod
Billy Connolly's Big Send Off
2014
as Presenter
Five Fables
2014
as Himself - Narrator
Great Bear Stakeout
2013
as Narrator
Quartet
2012
as Wilf Bond
What About Dick?
2012
as Inspector McGuffin
Brave
2012
as Fergus (voice)
Billy Connolly: You Asked for It
2011
as Himself
Billy Connolly's Route 66
2011
as himself
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
2011
as Self
The Ballad of Nessie
2011
as Narrator (voice)
Gulliver's Travels
2010
as King Theodore
Billy Connolly: Live in London 2010
2010
as self
Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaig
2010
as Self
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
2009
as Self
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
2009
as Poppa Il Duce
Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World
2009
Open Season 2
2008
as McSquizzy (voice)
The X Files: I Want to Believe
2008
as Father Joseph Crissman
Ronnie Drew: September Song
2008
Billy Connolly: Was It Something I Said?
2007
as Himself
Top Gear of the Pops
2007
as Self (Comic Relief VT)
Fuck
2006
as Self
Open Season
2006
as McSquizzy (voice)
Fido
2006
as Fido
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006
as Dargis
Where My Dogs At?
2006
Billy Connolly: Live in New York
2005
as Billy Connolly
The Aristocrats
2005
as Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
as Self
Live Aid Against All Odds
2005
as Self
Ivor Cutler: Looking For Truth With a Pin
2005
as Self
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004
as Dr. Montgomery Montgomery
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self
Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand
2004
House
2004
as Thomas Bell
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self
Billy Connolly - One Night Stand
2004
as Himself
The Last Samurai
2003
as Zebulon Gant
Timeline
2003
as Professor E.A. Johnston
Billy Connolly: Live - The Greatest Hits
2003
as Himself
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
2003
as Self - Interviewee
Overnight
2003
as Self
Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
2003
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
2002
as Self
White Oleander
2002
as Barry Kolker
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002
as Frankie (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)
Billy Connolly's World Tour of England, Ireland and Wales
2002
Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 2002
2002
as Billy Connolly
The Man Who Sued God
2001
as Steve Myers
Who Is Cletis Tout?
2001
as Dr Savian
Gabriel & Me
2001
as Gabriel
Prince Charming
2001
as Hamish
Gentlemen's Relish
2001
as Kingdom Swann
An Evening In Australia With Billy Connolly
2001
as Self
An Everlasting Piece
2000
as Scalper
Beautiful Joe
2000
as Joe
Billy Connolly - One Night Stand/Down Under
1999
The Debt Collector
1999
as Nickie Dryden
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Television
1999
as Self
The Boondock Saints
1999
as II Duce
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1999
as Billy Connolly
Stanley Baxter in Person
1998
as Self
Still Crazy
1998
as Hughie
The Impostors
1998
as Mr. Sparks, the Tennis Pro
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
1998
as Self
Middleton's Changeling
1998
Retying the Knot: The Incredible String Band
1997
Paws
1997
as PC (voice)
Veronica's Closet
1997
as Campbell
Mrs Brown
1997
as John Brown
Deacon Brodie
1997
as Deacon Brodie
Beverly Hills Ninja
1997
as Japanese Antique Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Billy Connolly: Two Night Stand
1997
as Himself
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia
1996
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
1996
as Captain Trout (voice)
Muppet Treasure Island
1996
as Billy Bones
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Inspector Macaffery
Billy Connolly: A Scot in the Arctic
1995
as Himself
Billy Connolly Live At Usher Hall
1995
as Himself
Pocahontas
1995
as Ben (voice)
Two Bites of Billy Connolly
1995
as Himself
An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
1994
as Self - Audience Member
Billy Connolly: Live at the Apollo
1994
as Himself
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland
1994
as Self
World Tour of Scotland
1994
Down Among the Big Boys
1993
as JoJo Donnelly
Indecent Proposal
1993
as Auction M.C.
Acoustic Routes
1992
as Himself
Billy
1992
Billy Connolly - Live at the Odeon Hammersmith London
1991
as Himself
Billy Connolly: Pale Blue Scottish Person
1991
Dreaming
1991
The Big Man
1990
as Frankie
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly
1989
as Himself
The Return of the Musketeers
1989
as Caddie
The Movie Life of George
1989
as Self
Saturday Night Clive
1989
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
as Self
Billy Connolly: Billy and Albert (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)
1987
as Billy Connolly
The Hunting of the Snark
1987
as The Bellman
Head of the Class
1986
as Billy MacGregor
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986
An Audience with Billy Connolly
1985
as Self
Live Aid
1985
as Self
Blue Money
1985
as Des
Super Gran
1985
as Angus McSporran
Water
1985
as Delgado Fitzhugh
Androcles and the Lion
1984
as Androcles
Bullshot
1983
as Hawkeye McGillicuddy
Billy Connolly: Hand Picked by Billy
1982
as Himself
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
as Self
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982
as Self
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982
as Guest
Billy Connolly: The Pick of Billy Connolly
1982
as Billy Connolly
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
1981
as Self
Billy Connolly: Billy Bites Yer Bum
1981
as Billy Connolly
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
1980
as Bogle McNeep
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1979
as Himself
Minder
1979
as Tick Tack
The Kenny Everett Video Show
1978
Absolution
1978
as Blakey
Billy Connolly: In Concert
1978
Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet
1977
as Self
The Elephants' Graveyard
1976
as Jody
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
Just Another Saturday
1975
as Paddy
Clydescope
1974
as Jefferson Jofferson
Columbo
1971
as Findlay Crawford
Play for Today
1970
Play for Today
1970
as Jody
The BAFTA Awards
1949
as Host
Laughs and Larrikins
Jimmy Johnstone: Lord of the Wing
McGinn of the Calton
as Himself