From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William "Billy" Connolly, Jr., CBE (born 24 November 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy Connolly , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie | Jimmy Johnstone: Lord of the Wing | 2025 | |
Movie | Parkinson at 50 | Self (archive footage) | 2021-08-28 |
Movie | Billy Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter | Himself - Interviewed Guest | 2020-01-10 |
Movie | Dying Laughing | Self | 2017-02-24 |
Movie | Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime | Himself | 2017-06-14 |
Movie | Wild Oats | Chandler | 2016-09-22 |
Movie | Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage | Self | 2016-12-30 |
Movie | What We Did on Our Holiday | Gordie McLeod | 2014-09-26 |
Movie | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Dain Ironfoot | 2014-12-10 |
Movie | What About Dick? | Inspector McGuffin | 2012-11-13 |
Movie | Brave | Fergus (voice) | 2012-06-21 |
Movie | Quartet | Wilf Bond | 2012-12-26 |
Movie | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Dain | 2012-12-12 |
Movie | Gulliver's Travels | King Theodore | 2010-12-23 |
Movie | Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News | Self | 2009-12-28 |
Movie | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | Poppa Il Duce | 2009-11-24 |
Movie | The X Files: I Want to Believe | Father Joseph Crissman | 2008-07-24 |
Movie | Ronnie Drew: September Song | 2008-05-01 | |
Movie | Wisdom | 2008-10-07 | |
Movie | Open Season 2 | McSquizzy (voice) | 2008-09-24 |
Movie | Top Gear of the Pops | Self (Comic Relief VT) | 2007-03-16 |
Movie | Fido | Fido | 2006-09-07 |
Movie | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Dargis | 2006-06-15 |
Movie | Open Season | McSquizzy (voice) | 2006-09-27 |
Movie | Fuck | Self | 2006-11-10 |
Movie | Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today | Self | 2005-07-13 |
Movie | The Aristocrats | Self | 2005-07-29 |
Movie | Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? | Self | 2004-12-09 |
Movie | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | Dr. Montgomery Montgomery | 2004-12-16 |
Movie | Overnight | Self | 2003-06-12 |
Movie | The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch | Self - Interviewee | 2003-08-16 |
Movie | Richard Thompson: Solitary Life | 2003-02-02 | |
Movie | Timeline | Professor E.A. Johnston | 2003-11-26 |
Movie | The Last Samurai | Zebulon Gant | 2003-12-05 |
Movie | Ultimate Fights from the Movies | Frankie (Crossing the Line) (archive footage) | 2002-04-16 |
Movie | White Oleander | Barry Kolker | 2002-10-11 |
Movie | Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute | Self | 2002-12-22 |
Movie | Prince Charming | Hamish | 2001-07-13 |
Movie | Gentlemen's Relish | Kingdom Swann | 2001-01-01 |
Movie | Who Is Cletis Tout? | Dr Savian | 2001-09-12 |
Movie | The Man Who Sued God | Steve Myers | 2001-10-25 |
Movie | Gabriel & Me | Gabriel | 2001-08-13 |
Movie | Beautiful Joe | Joe | 2000-06-09 |
Movie | An Everlasting Piece | Scalper | 2000-12-22 |
Movie | The Boondock Saints | II Duce | 1999-01-22 |
Movie | The Debt Collector | Nickie Dryden | 1999-06-25 |
Movie | The Impostors | Mr. Sparks, the Tennis Pro | 1998-10-02 |
Movie | Middleton's Changeling | 1998-01-01 | |
Movie | Still Crazy | Hughie | 1998-10-30 |
Movie | Beverly Hills Ninja | Japanese Antique Shop Proprietor (uncredited) | 1997-01-17 |
Movie | Paws | PC (voice) | 1997-09-25 |
Movie | Mrs Brown | John Brown | 1997-07-18 |
Movie | Muppet Treasure Island | Billy Bones | 1996-02-16 |
Movie | Pocahontas | Ben (voice) | 1995-06-14 |
Movie | An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck | Self - Audience Member | 1994-10-22 |
Movie | Indecent Proposal | Auction M.C. | 1993-04-07 |
Movie | Down Among the Big Boys | JoJo Donnelly | 1993-09-19 |
Series | Billy | 1992-01-31 | |
Movie | Acoustic Routes | Self | 1992-03-20 |
Movie | Dreaming | 1991-03-24 | |
Movie | The Big Man | Frankie | 1990-08-31 |
Movie | The Return of the Musketeers | Caddie | 1989-04-12 |
Movie | Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute | Self | 1988-06-11 |
Movie | The Hunting of the Snark | The Bellman | 1987-04-01 |
Movie | The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live | 1986-04-25 | |
Series | Head of the Class | Billy MacGregor | 1986-09-17 |
Movie | Blue Money | Des | 1985-03-01 |
Movie | Water | Delgado Fitzhugh | 1985-01-11 |
Movie | Live Aid | Self | 1985-07-13 |
Movie | An Audience with Billy Connolly | Self | 1985-10-26 |
Movie | Bullshot | Hawkeye McGillicuddy | 1983-10-27 |
Movie | The Secret Policeman's Other Ball | Self | 1982-03-01 |
Movie | Concerts for the People of Kampuchea | Self | 1981-03-29 |
Movie | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Himself | 1979-12-22 |
Movie | Absolution | Blakey | 1978-06-05 |
Movie | The Elephants' Graveyard | Jody | 1976-10-11 |
Movie | Just Another Saturday | Paddy | 1975-07-05 |