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.
Filmography (184 titles)
ShowIn My Own Words
Self · 2024
7.0MovieThe Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
Self (archive footage) · 2024
MovieOoh the Banter!
Self · 2022
MovieKids' TV: The Surprising Story
Self (archive footage) · 2022
Billy Connolly: 30 Funniest Moments
Self · 2022
7.4ShowBilly Connolly Does...
Self · 2022
6.0MovieBilly Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure
Themselves · 2021
10.0MovieBilly Connolly: In His Own Words
Self · 2021
10.0MovieParkinson at 50
Self (archive footage) · 2021
7.4MovieBilly Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
Self · 2020
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
Self · 2020
8.0ShowBilly and Us
Self · 2020
9.0MovieScotland: Contains Strong Language
Himself (archive footage) · 2020
MovieBilly Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter
Himself - Interviewed Guest · 2020
MovieBilly Connolly: The Sex Life of Bandages
Himself · 2019
ShowBilly Connolly's Great American Trail
Himself · 2019
8.4ShowBilly Connolly: Made in Scotland
Self · 2018
MovieBilly Connolly's Ultimate World Tour
Himself · 2018
8.0ShowThe Russell Howard Hour
Self · 2017
6.0MovieBilly Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
Himself · 2017
ShowTate Britain's Great Art Walks
Self · 2017
6.0MovieBilly Connolly And Me
Self · 2017
6.4MovieDying Laughing
Self · 2017
7.8MovieJudi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
Self · 2016
7.6MovieBilly Connolly: High Horse Tour Live
Himself · 2016
6.2MovieWild Oats
Chandler · 2016
7.5ShowBilly Connolly's Tracks Across America
Hinself - Host · 2016
7.3MovieThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Dain Ironfoot · 2014
6.7MovieWhat We Did on Our Holiday
Gordie McLeod · 2014
7.2ShowBilly Connolly's Big Send Off
Presenter · 2014