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Billy Connolly Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1942-11-24

Birthplace:
Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Credits:
181 Total Roles

Billy Connolly

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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.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2024 In My Own Words TV Self
2024 The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2022 Ooh the Banter! MOVIE Self
2022 Kids' TV: The Surprising Story MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2022 Billy Connolly: 30 Funniest Moments MOVIE Self
2022 Billy Connolly Does... TV Self
2021 Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure MOVIE Themselves
2021 Billy Connolly: In His Own Words MOVIE Self
2021 Parkinson at 50 MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2020 Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... MOVIE Self

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