Terry Jones
  • Birthplace

    Colwyn Bay, Wales, UK

  • Birthday
    February 1, 1942

    Deathday
    January 21, 2020

Terry Jones

Terence Graham Parry Jones was a Welsh comedian, screenwriter, actor, film director, children's author, popular historian, political commentator, and TV documentary host. He is best known as a member of the Monty Python comedy team.

At the age of 4, the Jones family moved to Surrey in England. Jones attended primary school at Esher COE school and later attended the Royal Grammar School in Guildford, where he was school captain in the 1960-61 academic year. He later read English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, but "strayed into history". While there, he performed comedy with future Monty Python cast-mate Michael Palin in The Oxford Revue.

Jones appeared in the comedy TV series "Twice a Fortnight" with Michael Palin; Graeme Garden; Bill Oddie and Jonathan Lynn, as well as the television series |"The Complete and Utter History of Britain" (1969). He appeared in" Do Not Adjust Your Set" (1967–69) with Michael Palin; Eric Idle and David Jason. He wrote for "The Frost Report" and several other David Frost programmes.

Terry Jones awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2000 Wisconsin International Children's Film Festival Winner WisKid Award Full-Length Feature (Terry Jones) The Wind in the Willows
1998 Chicago International Children's Film Festival Winner Best of the Fest (Terry Jones) The Wind in the Willows
1975 Faro Island Film Festival Winner Golden Train Award Best Newcomer (Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
1976 Hugo Awards Nominee Hugo Best Dramatic Presentation (Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975 Faro Island Film Festival Nominee Golden Train Award Best Film (Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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