Billy Connolly

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.

Cast

The Last Samurai

Indecent Proposal

Muppet Treasure Island

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

McSquizzy (voice)

The Boondock Saints

An Audience with Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly: The Pick of Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly: Billy Bites Yer Bum

Billy Connolly: Live in New York

Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years

Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 2002

Billy Connolly: Hand Picked by Billy

Billy Connolly: Live at the Apollo

The X Files: I Want to Believe

Father Joseph Crissman

Billy Connolly: Was It Something I Said?

Billy Connolly: Billy and Albert (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)

Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet

Who Is Cletis Tout?

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

Self - Interviewee

Professor E.A. Johnston

Billy Connolly: Two Night Stand

The Man Who Sued God

The Debt Collector

Mr. Sparks, the Tennis Pro

McSquizzy (voice)

An Everlasting Piece

The Aristocrats

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Gentlemen's Relish

Hawkeye McGillicuddy

Androcles and the Lion

Gulliver's Travels

Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery

Live Aid Against All Odds

Billy Connolly: Live in London 2010

Billy Connolly: You Asked for It

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

Frankie (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)

Prince Charming

Delgado Fitzhugh

The Hunting of the Snark

The Ballad of Nessie

Narrator (voice)

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball

Billy Connolly: In His Own Words

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure

Just Another Saturday

What About Dick?

Inspector McGuffin

Billy Connolly: Live - The Greatest Hits

Billy Connolly - One Night Stand

The Elephants' Graveyard

Parkinson at 50

Self (archive footage)

Ivor Cutler: Looking For Truth With a Pin

Billy Connolly - Live at the Odeon Hammersmith London

Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly

Down Among the Big Boys

Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

Self (archive footage)

Top Gear of the Pops

Self (Comic Relief VT)

What We Did on Our Holiday

Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaig

Billy Connolly: Pale Blue Scottish Person

McGinn of the Calton

Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

Jefferson Jofferson

An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck

Self - Audience Member

Beverly Hills Ninja

Japanese Antique Shop Proprietor (uncredited)

Stanley Baxter in Person

Acoustic Routes

An Evening In Australia With Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly's World Tour of Television

Game Show Host/Busker

The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs

Self (archive footage)

Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Dr. Montgomery Montgomery

Two Bites of Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour Live

The Movie Life of George

Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage

Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute

Billy Connolly Live At Usher Hall

Billy Connolly And Me

Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime

Ronnie Drew: September Song

Laughs and Larrikins

Retying the Knot: The Incredible String Band

Billy Connolly: The Sex Life of Bandages

A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special

Billy Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter

Himself - Interviewed Guest

Billy Connolly's Ultimate World Tour

Scotland: Contains Strong Language

Himself (archive footage)

Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today

Jimmy Johnstone: Lord of the Wing

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line

Billy Connolly: A Scot in the Arctic

The Return of the Musketeers

Richard Thompson: Solitary Life

Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...

Billy Connolly: In Concert

Middleton's Changeling

Concerts for the People of Kampuchea

Ooh the Banter!

Gaybo Laughs Back

In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett

Sketch Performer (Archive Footage)

Billy Connolly: 30 Funniest Moments

Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch

Stanley Baxter: Now and Then

Crew

Billy Connolly: Billy Bites Yer Bum

An Audience with Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly: Live in New York

Billy Connolly: Live at the Apollo

Billy Connolly: Hand Picked by Billy

Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet

Billy Connolly: Pale Blue Scottish Person

Two Bites of Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour Live

Writer, Producer

Billy Connolly Live At Usher Hall

The Secret Policeman's Ball

Billy Connolly: Was It Something I Said?

Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 2002

Billy Connolly: Live in London 2010

Billy Connolly: A Scot in the Arctic