Billy Connolly
Biography
Billy Connolly (born November 24, 1942) is 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.
Movies (123)
The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
2024
Ooh the Banter!
2022
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
2022
Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure
2021
Billy Connolly: In His Own Words
2021
Parkinson at 50
2021
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2020
Scotland: Contains Strong Language
2020
Billy Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter
2020
Billy Connolly: The Sex Life of Bandages
2019
Billy Connolly's Ultimate World Tour
2018
Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
2017
Billy Connolly And Me
2017
Dying Laughing
2017
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
2016
Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour Live
2016
Wild Oats
2016
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
What We Did on Our Holiday
2014
Quartet
2012
What About Dick?
2012
Brave
2012
Billy Connolly: You Asked for It
2011
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
2011
The Ballad of Nessie
2011
Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
2010
Gulliver's Travels
2010
Billy Connolly: Live in London 2010
2010
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
2009
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
2009
Stanley Baxter: Now and Then
2008
Gaybo Laughs Back
2008
Wisdom
2008
Open Season 2
2008
The X Files: I Want to Believe
2008
Ronnie Drew: September Song
2008
Billy Connolly: Was It Something I Said?
2007
Top Gear of the Pops
2007
Fuck
2006
Open Season
2006
Fido
2006
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006
Billy Connolly: Live in New York
2005
The Aristocrats
2005
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
Live Aid Against All Odds
2005
Ivor Cutler: Looking For Truth With a Pin
2005
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
Billy Connolly - One Night Stand
2004
The Last Samurai
2003
Timeline
2003
Billy Connolly: Live - The Greatest Hits
2003
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003
Overnight
2003
Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
2003
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
2002
White Oleander
2002
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002
Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 2002
2002
The Man Who Sued God
2001
Who Is Cletis Tout?
2001
Gabriel & Me
2001
Prince Charming
2001
Gentlemen's Relish
2001
An Evening In Australia With Billy Connolly
2001
An Everlasting Piece
2000
Beautiful Joe
2000
The Debt Collector
1999
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Television
1999
The Boondock Saints
1999
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1999
Still Crazy
1998
The Impostors
1998
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
1998
Middleton's Changeling
1998
Retying the Knot: The Incredible String Band
1997
Paws
1997
Mrs Brown
1997
Deacon Brodie
1997
Beverly Hills Ninja
1997
Billy Connolly: Two Night Stand
1997
Muppet Treasure Island
1996
Billy Connolly: A Scot in the Arctic
1995
Billy Connolly Live At Usher Hall
1995
Pocahontas
1995
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
1995
An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
1994
Billy Connolly: Live at the Apollo
1994
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland
1994
Down Among the Big Boys
1993
Indecent Proposal
1993
Acoustic Routes
1992
Billy Connolly - Live at the Odeon Hammersmith London
1991
Billy Connolly: Pale Blue Scottish Person
1991
Dreaming
1991
The Big Man
1990
The Return of the Musketeers
1989
The Movie Life of George
1989
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch
1988
Billy Connolly: Billy and Albert (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)
1987
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986
An Audience with Billy Connolly
1985
Live Aid
1985
Blue Money
1985
Water
1985
Androcles and the Lion
1984
Bullshot
1983
Billy Connolly: Hand Picked by Billy
1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
Billy Connolly: The Pick of Billy Connolly
1982
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
1981
Billy Connolly: Billy Bites Yer Bum
1981
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
1980
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1979
Absolution
1978
Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet
1977
The Elephants' Graveyard
1976
Just Another Saturday
1975
Clydescope
1974
McGinn of the Calton
Laughs and Larrikins
TV Shows (44)
In My Own Words
2024
Billy Connolly Does...
2022
Billy and Us
2020
Billy Connolly's Great American Trail
2019
Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland
2018
The Russell Howard Hour
2017
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
2017
Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America
2016
Billy Connolly's Big Send Off
2014
Five Fables
2014
Great Bear Stakeout
2013
Billy Connolly's Route 66
2011
Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World
2009
Shrink Rap
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand
2004
House
2004
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
Parkinson
2004
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Billy Connolly's World Tour of England, Ireland and Wales
2002
Parkinson
1998
Veronica's Closet
1997
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia
1996
The Daily Show
1996
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
1996
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
World Tour of Scotland
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Billy
1992
Head of the Class
1986
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986
Super Gran
1985
Minder
1979
Worzel Gummidge
1979
The Kenny Everett Video Show
1978
An Audience with...
1978
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
Columbo
1971
Play for Today
1970
Play for Today
1970
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The BAFTA Awards
1949