Billy Connolly
Acting
1942-11-24 · Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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.
Filmography
In My Own Words
2024 · Series
The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
2024 · Movie
Ooh the Banter!
2022 · Movie
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
2022 · Movie
Billy Connolly: 30 Funniest Moments
2022 · Movie
Billy Connolly Does...
2022 · Series
Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure
2021 · Movie
Billy Connolly: In His Own Words
2021 · Movie
Parkinson at 50
2021 · Movie
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2020 · Movie
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
2020 · Series
Billy and Us
2020 · Series
Scotland: Contains Strong Language
2020 · Movie
Billy Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter
2020 · Movie
Billy Connolly: The Sex Life of Bandages
2019 · Movie
Billy Connolly's Great American Trail
2019 · Series
Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland
2018 · Series
Billy Connolly's Ultimate World Tour
2018 · Movie
The Russell Howard Hour
2017 · Series
Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
2017 · Movie
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
2017 · Series
Billy Connolly And Me
2017 · Movie
Dying Laughing
2017 · Movie
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
2016 · Movie
Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour Live
2016 · Movie
Wild Oats
2016 · Movie
Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America
2016 · Series
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · Movie
What We Did on Our Holiday
2014 · Movie
Billy Connolly's Big Send Off
2014 · Series
Five Fables
2014 · Series
Great Bear Stakeout
2013 · Series
Quartet
2012 · Movie
What About Dick?
2012 · Movie
Brave
2012 · Movie
Billy Connolly: You Asked for It
2011 · Movie
Billy Connolly's Route 66
2011 · Series
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
2011 · Movie
The Ballad of Nessie
2011 · Movie
Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
2010 · Movie
Gulliver's Travels
2010 · Movie
Billy Connolly: Live in London 2010
2010 · Movie
Conan
2010 · Series
Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaig
2010 · Movie
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
2009 · Movie
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
2009 · Movie
Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World
2009 · Series
Stanley Baxter: Now and Then
2008 · Movie
Gaybo Laughs Back
2008 · Movie
Wisdom
2008 · Movie
Open Season 2
2008 · Movie
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
2008 · Movie
Ronnie Drew: September Song
2008 · Movie
Billy Connolly: Was It Something I Said?
2007 · Movie
Shrink Rap
2007 · Series
Top Gear of the Pops
2007 · Movie
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Series
Fuck
2006 · Movie
Open Season
2006 · Movie
Fido
2006 · Movie
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006 · Movie
Where My Dogs At?
2006 · Series
Billy Connolly: Live in New York
2005 · Movie
The Aristocrats
2005 · Movie
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005 · Movie
Live Aid Against All Odds
2005 · Movie
Ivor Cutler: Looking For Truth With a Pin
2005 · Movie
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004 · Movie
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004 · Movie
Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand
2004 · Series
House
2004 · Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 · Series
Billy Connolly - One Night Stand
2004 · Movie
Parkinson
2004 · Series
Jimmy Johnstone: Lord of the Wing
2004 · Movie
The Last Samurai
2003 · Movie
Timeline
2003 · Movie
Billy Connolly: Live - The Greatest Hits
2003 · Movie
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003 · Movie
Overnight
2003 · Movie
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · Series
Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
2003 · Movie
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
2002 · Movie
White Oleander
2002 · Movie
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002 · Movie
Billy Connolly's World Tour of England, Ireland and Wales
2002 · Series
Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 2002
2002 · Movie
The Man Who Sued God
2001 · Movie
Who Is Cletis Tout?
2001 · Movie
Gabriel & Me
2001 · Movie
Prince Charming
2001 · Movie
Gentlemen's Relish
2001 · Movie
An Evening In Australia With Billy Connolly
2001 · Movie
An Everlasting Piece
2000 · Movie
Beautiful Joe
2000 · Movie
The Debt Collector
1999 · Movie
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Television
1999 · Movie
The Boondock Saints
1999 · Movie
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1999 · Movie
Stanley Baxter in Person
1998 · Movie
Still Crazy
1998 · Movie
The Impostors
1998 · Movie
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
1998 · Movie
The Heaven and Earth Show
1998 · Series
Parkinson
1998 · Series
Middleton's Changeling
1998 · Movie
Retying the Knot: The Incredible String Band
1997 · Movie
Veronica's Closet
1997 · Series
Paws
1997 · Movie
Mrs Brown
1997 · Movie
Deacon Brodie
1997 · Movie
Beverly Hills Ninja
1997 · Movie
Billy Connolly: Two Night Stand
1997 · Movie
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia
1996 · Series
The Daily Show
1996 · Series
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
1996 · Series
Muppet Treasure Island
1996 · Movie
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996 · Series
Billy Connolly: A Scot in the Arctic
1995 · Movie
Billy Connolly Live At Usher Hall
1995 · Movie
Pocahontas
1995 · Movie
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
1995 · Movie
Two Bites of Billy Connolly
1995 · Movie
An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
1994 · Movie
Billy Connolly: Live at the Apollo
1994 · Movie
World Tour of Scotland
1994 · Series
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland
1994 · Movie
Down Among the Big Boys
1993 · Movie
Down Among the Big Boys
1993 · Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Series
Indecent Proposal
1993 · Movie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Series
Acoustic Routes
1992 · Movie
Billy
1992 · Series
Billy Connolly - Live at the Odeon Hammersmith London
1991 · Movie
Billy Connolly: Pale Blue Scottish Person
1991 · Movie
Dreaming
1991 · Movie
The Big Man
1990 · Movie
Screen One
1989 · Series
Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly
1989 · Movie
The Return of the Musketeers
1989 · Movie
The Movie Life of George
1989 · Movie
Saturday Night Clive
1989 · Series
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988 · Movie
Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch
1988 · Movie
Billy Connolly: Billy and Albert (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)
1987 · Movie
The Hunting of the Snark
1987 · Movie
Head of the Class
1986 · Series
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986 · Series
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986 · Movie
An Audience with Billy Connolly
1985 · Movie
Live Aid
1985 · Movie
Blue Money
1985 · Movie
Super Gran
1985 · Series
Water
1985 · Movie
Screen Two
1985 · Series
Androcles and the Lion
1984 · Movie
Bullshot
1983 · Movie
Open Space
1983 · Series
Billy Connolly: Hand Picked by Billy
1982 · Movie
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982 · Movie
Riverside
1982 · Series
Billy Connolly: The Pick of Billy Connolly
1982 · Movie
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
1981 · Movie
Billy Connolly Bites Yer Bum!
1981 · Movie
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
1980 · Movie
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1979 · Movie
Minder
1979 · Series
Worzel Gummidge
1979 · Series
The Kenny Everett Video Show
1978 · Series
Absolution
1978 · Movie
Billy Connolly: In Concert
1978 · Movie
An Audience with...
1978 · Series
Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet
1977 · Movie
The Elephants' Graveyard
1976 · Movie
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976 · Series
Just Another Saturday
1975 · Movie
Clydescope
1974 · Movie
Columbo
1971 · Series
Play for Today
1970 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
The BAFTA Awards
1949 · Series
Billy & Albert
Series
Laughs and Larrikins
Movie
McGinn of the Calton
Movie