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Terry Jones

Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020)

1.81body-of-work score · ranked #561 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
February 1, 1942 · Colwyn Bay
Died
January 21, 2020 · London
Nationality
United Kingdom
Work
actor, comedian, film director, screenwriter
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Terry Jones
Eduardo Unda-Sanzana · CC BY 2.0

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    Monty Python’s Life of Brian

    1979 · United Kingdom · comedy

    BFI Top 100 British films #28 · Empire 500 (2008) #203 · Criterion Collection spine #61

    0.784 citations
  2. 2
    Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

    1983 · United Kingdom · musical, comedy

    Cannes Grand Prix winner 1983

    0.751 citation
  3. 3
    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    1975 · United Kingdom · fantasy, adventure, drama

    Empire 500 (2008) #381 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.292 citations

Complete filmography

All 8 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.