Billy Connolly
skotsk komiker, musiker og skuespiller
William "Billy" Connolly, Jr. (født 24. november 1942) er en skotsk komiker, musiker og skuespiller.
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Personlig information | |
Født | William Connolly 24. november 1942 (81 år) Glasgow, Storbritannien |
Bopæl | Windsor (1990'erne) Florida |
Ægtefæller | Iris Pressagh (1969-1985), Pamela Stephenson (fra 1989) |
Uddannelse og virke | |
Uddannelsessted | St. Gerard's RC Secondary, St Peter's Boys School, Stewartville St, Glasgow |
Beskæftigelse | Tv-skuespiller, filmskuespiller, sanger, stand-up-komiker, teaterskuespiller, komiker, manuskriptforfatter, skuespiller, komponist, guitarist med flere |
Nomineringer og priser | |
Udmærkelser | Kommandør af Order of the British Empire, British Academy Scotland Awards (2012), Chortle Awards, Knight Bachelor |
Eksterne henvisninger | |
Billy Connollys hjemmeside | |
Information med symbolet hentes fra Wikidata. Kildehenvisninger foreligger sammesteds. |
Startede sammen med Tam Harvey bandet Humblebums. Senere har han udviklet sig som komiker – og er mest kendt for dette. Billy Connolly har efterhånden medvirket i en del film, bl.a. kultfilmen The Boondock Saints fra 1999 og efterfølgeren The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day fra 2009.
Han fik konstateret Parkinsons sygdom i 2013.
Diskografi
redigérNedenstående er en delvis diskografi for Connollys solokarriere uden udgivelser med Humblebums.
- 1972 – Billy Connolly Live
- 1974 – Cop Yer Whack for This
- 1974 – Solo Concert
- 1975 – Get Right Intae Him! (#80 AUS[1])
- 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 (compilation) (#34 AUS[1])
- 1983 – A Change Is as Good as Arrest
- 1983 – In Concert
- 1984 – Big Yin Double Helping (compilation)
- 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 – Live DownUnder 1995 (#23 AUS[2])
- 1996 – World Tour of Australia
- 1997 – Two Night Stand
- 1999 – Comedy and Songs (compilation)
- 1999 – One Night Stand Down Under
- 2002 – Live in Dublin 2002
- 2002 – The Big Yin – Billy Connolly in Concert (compilation)
- 2003 – Transatlantic Years (compilation of material recorded between 1969 and 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 in London (recorded January 2010)
- 2011 – Billy Connolly's Route 66
VHS / DVD-udgivelser
redigérÅr | Titel |
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1981 | Bites Yer Bum |
1982 | The Pick of Billy Connolly |
1985 | An Audience with Billy Connolly |
1987 | Billy and Albert – Live at the Royal Albert Hall |
1991 | Live at the Odeon Hammersmith |
1992 | The Best of 25 Years of Billy Connolly (25BC) |
1994 | Live 1994 |
1995 | Two Bites of Billy Connolly |
1997 | Two Night Stand – Live From London and Glasgow |
1998 | Erect for 30 Years |
1999 | Live 99 – One Night Stand Down Under and The Best of the Rest |
2001 | Live – The Greatest Hits |
2002 | Live in Dublin 2002 |
2005 | Live in New York |
2006 | The Essential Collection |
2007 | Was It Something I Said? |
2010 | Live in London 2010 |
2011 | You Asked For It |
2016 | High Horse Tour Live |
Skuespil
redigérConnolly har skrevet tre skuespil:
- An' Me Wi' A Bad Leg Tae (1975)
- When Hair Was Long And Time Was Short (1977)
- Red Runner (1979)
Filmografi
redigérFilm
redigérÅr | Titel | Rolle | Noter |
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1978 | Absolution | Blakey | |
1983 | Bullshot | Hawkeye McGillicuddy | |
1985 | Water | Delgado | |
1989 | The Return of the Musketeers | Caddie | |
1990 | The Big Man | Frankie | |
1993 | Indecent Proposal | Auction M.C. | |
1995 | Pocahontas | Ben | Stemme |
1996 | Muppet Treasure Island | Billy Bones | |
1997 | Beverly Hills Ninja | Japanese Antique Shop Proprietor | Ukrediteret |
Mrs Brown | John Brown | ||
Paws | PC | Stemme | |
1998 | The Impostors | Mr. Sparks, the Tennis Pro | |
Middleton's Changeling | Alibius | ||
1999 | Still Crazy | Hughie Case | |
The Debt Collector | Nicky Dryden | ||
The Boondock Saints | Noah MacManus / Il Duce | ||
2000 | Beautiful Joe | Joe | |
An Everlasting Piece | Scalper | ||
2001 | Gabriel & Me | Gabriel | |
Who Is Cletis Tout? | Dr. Mike Savian | ||
The Man Who Sued God | Steve Myers | ||
2002 | White Oleander | Barry Kolker | |
2003 | Timeline | Professor Johnston | |
The Last Samurai | Sergeant Zebulon Gant | ||
2004 | Lemony Snicket - En ulykke kommer sjældent alene | Dr. Montgomery "Monty" Montgomery | |
2006 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Lord Dargis | |
Fido | Fido | ||
Open Season | McSquizzy | Stemme | |
2008 | The X-Files: I Want to Believe | Joseph "Father Joe" Crissman | |
Open Season 2 | McSquizzy | Stemme | |
2009 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | Noah MacManus / Il Duce | |
2010 | Gulliver's Travels | Kong Theodore | |
2011 | The Ballad of Nessie | Narrator | Stemme |
2012 | Modig | Kong Fergus | |
Quartet | Wilf Bond | ||
2014 | What We Did on Our Holiday | Gordie McLeod | |
The Hobbit: Femhæreslaget | Dáin II Ironfoot | ||
2016 | Wild Oats | Lacey Chandler |
Tv
redigérÅr | Titel | Rolle | Noter |
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1975–1976 | Play for Today | Paddy / Jody | Episodes: "Just Another Saturday" and "The Elephants' Graveyard" |
1980 | Not the Nine O'Clock News | Forskellige roller | 2 episoder |
Worzel Gummidge | Bogle McNeep | Episode: "A Cup 'O Tea and a Slice 'O Cake" | |
1980–1981 | The Kenny Everett Video Cassette | Various roles | 3 episoder |
1982–1983 | The Kenny Everett Television Show | 9 episoder | |
1983 | Androcles and the Lion | Androcles | Television film |
1984–1985 | Tickle on the Tum | Bobby Binns | 2 episoder |
1985–1987 | Super Gran | Angus McSporran | Episode: "Supergran and the Course of True Love"; also theme composer |
1985 | Blue Money | Des | Television film |
1988 | City Lights | The Dosser | Episode: "It's a Wonderful Life, Too" |
Minder | Tick Tack | Episode: "Fatal Impression" | |
1991 | Screen Two | Game Show Host / Busker | Episode: "Dreaming" |
1990–1991 | Head of the Class | Billy MacGregor | 22 episodes |
1992 | Billy | Billy MacGregor | 13 episodes |
1993 | Screen One | Jo Jo Donnelly | Episode: "Down Among the Big Boys" |
1994 | World Tour of Scotland | Himself (host) | 6 episodes |
1995 | A Scot in the Arctic | Television special | |
1996 | Dennis the Menace and Gnasher | Captain Trout | Stemme Episode: "Dennis Ahoy!" |
1996 | Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia | Himself (host) | 8 episodes |
1996–1997 | Pearl | William 'Billy' Pynchon | 2 episodes |
1997 | Deacon Brodie | William Brodie | Screen One Special |
1998 | Veronica's Closet | Campbell | Episode: "Veronica's Got A Secret" |
Tracey Takes On... | Rory Cassidy | Episode: "Culture" | |
1999 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Inspector Macaffery | Episode: "Dial M for Dick" |
2001 | Columbo | Findlay Crawford | Episode: "Murder with Too Many Notes " |
Prince Charming | Hamish | Television film | |
Gentlemen's Relish | Kingdom Swann | ||
2002 | Billy Connolly's World Tour of England, Ireland and Wales | Himself (host) | 8 episodes |
2004 | Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand | 8 episodes | |
2009 | Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World | 4 episodes | |
2011 | Billy Connolly's Route 66 | ||
2012 | House | Thomas Bell | Episode: "Love is Blind" |
2014 | Billy Connolly's Big Send Off | Himself (host) | 2 episodes |
2016 | Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America | 3 episodes | |
2017 | Billy Connolly & Me: A Celebration | Himself | Television documentary |
Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime | Television documentary | ||
2018 | Billy Connolly's Ultimate World Tour | Himself (host) | 1 episode |
2019 | Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland | Himself | 2 episodes |
Billy Connolly's Great American Trail | Himself (host) | 3 episodes | |
2020 | Billy and Us | 6 episodes | |
Billy Connolly: It's Been A Pleasure | Himself | Television documentary | |
2021 | Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure | ||
2022 | Billy Connolly Does... | Television documentary series[3] |
Referencer
redigér- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated udgave). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. s. 72. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Skabelon:Cite Ryan
- ^ "Billy Connolly Does… a brand-new series for Gold". uktv.co.uk. Hentet 2. marts 2022.
Eksterne henvisninger
redigér- Billy Connolly på Internet Movie Database (engelsk)
- Billy Connolly på Filmdatabasen
- Billy Connolly på Scope
- Billy Connolly på Svensk Filmdatabas (svensk)
- Billy Connolly på AlloCiné (fransk)
- Billy Connolly på AllMovie (engelsk)
- Billy Connolly på Rotten Tomatoes (engelsk)
- Billy Connolly på The Movie Database (engelsk)
- Billy Connolly på Behind The Voice Actors (engelsk)
- Billy Connolly på Encyclopædia Britannica Online (engelsk)
- Billy Connolly på Allmusic
- Billy Connolly på Discogs
- Billy Connolly på MusicBrainz