Biography
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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Filmography
all 172
Movies 126
self 94
TV Shows 46
Voice 4
Narrator 2
Writer 2
The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs (2024)
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story (2022)
Billy Connolly Does... (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)
Billy and Us (2020)
Scotland: Contains Strong Language (2020)
Billy Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter (2020)
Billy Connolly: The Sex Life of Bandages (2019)
Billy Connolly's Great American Trail (2019)
Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland (2018)
Billy Connolly's Ultimate World Tour (2018)
The Russell Howard Hour (2017)
Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime (2017)
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks (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)
Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America (2016)
The World According to Kenny Everett (2015)
New Zealand - Home of Middle-earth - Part 3 (2015)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
What We Did on Our Holiday (2014)
Billy Connolly's Big Send Off (2014)
Five Fables (2014)
Great Bear Stakeout (2013)
Quartet (2012)
What About Dick? (2012)
Brave (2012)
Watching Ourselves: 60 Years of Television in Scotland (2012)
Billy Connolly: You Asked for It (2011)
Billy Connolly's Route 66 (2011)
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line (2011)
The Ballad of Nessie (2011)
Gulliver's Travels (2010)
Billy Connolly: Live in London 2010 (2010)
Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaig (2010)
Good Sharma (2010)
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News (2009)
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)
Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World (2009)
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)
Shrink Rap (2007)
Top Gear of the Pops (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Fuck (2006)
Open Season (2006)
Fido (2006)
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
Where My Dogs At? (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's World Tour of New Zealand (2004)
House (2004)
Who Do You Think You Are? (2004)
Billy Connolly - One Night Stand (2004)
The Last Samurai (2003)
Timeline (2003)
Billy Connolly: Live - The Greatest Hits (2003)
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2003)
Overnight (2003)
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
Richard Thompson: Solitary Life (2003)
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute (2002)
White Oleander (2002)
Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002)
Billy Connolly's World Tour of England, Ireland and Wales (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)
Billy Connolly - One Night Stand/Down Under (1999)
The Debt Collector (1999)
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Television (1999)
The Boondock Saints (1999)
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years (1999)
Stanley Baxter in Person (1998)
Still Crazy (1998)
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery (1998)
The Impostors (1998)
The Heaven and Earth Show (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)
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia (1996)
Pearl (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
Airport (1996)
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (1996)
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
Billy Connolly: A Scot in the Arctic (1995)
Billy Connolly Live At Usher Hall (1995)
Pocahontas (1995)
An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck (1994)
Billy Connolly: Live at the Apollo (1994)
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland (1994)
World Tour of Scotland (1994)
Down Among the Big Boys (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Indecent Proposal (1993)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
Acoustic Routes (1992)
Billy (1992)
Billy Connolly - Live at the Odeon Hammersmith London (1991)
Billy Connolly: Pale Blue Scottish Person (1991)
Dreaming (1991)
The Big Man (1990)
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly (1989)
The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
The Movie Life of George (1989)
Saturday Night Clive (1989)
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988)
Billy Connolly: Billy and Albert (Live at the Royal Albert Hall) (1987)
The Hunting of the Snark (1987)
Head of the Class (1986)
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live (1986)
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief (1986)
An Audience with Billy Connolly (1985)
Live Aid (1985)
Blue Money (1985)
Super Gran (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)
Minder (1979)
The Kenny Everett Video Show (1978)
Absolution (1978)
Billy Connolly: In Concert (1978)
An Audience with... (1978)
The Elephants' Graveyard (1976)
The Secret Policeman's Ball (1976)
Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet (1976)
Just Another Saturday (1975)
Clydescope (1974)
Columbo (1971)
Parkinson (1971)
Play for Today (1970)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The BAFTA Awards (1949)
McGinn of the Calton
Billy & Albert
Laughs and Larrikins
Jimmy Johnstone: Lord of the Wing
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1942-11-24 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceGlasgow, United Kingdom
Religionatheism
RelationshipsIris Pressagh (1969-01-01 - 1985-01-01)
SpousePamela Stephenson
CitizenshipsScotland
ResidencesWindsor, United Kingdom, Florida, United States of America
Also Known AsWilliam Connolly, Біллі Конноллі, William "Billy" Connolly, Jr., CBE, The Big Yin (The Big One), Sir Billy Connolly, 빌리 코놀리
AwardsCommander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Chortle Awards, Knight Bachelor, British Academy Scotland Awards
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