Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam will be presented with the Academy Fellowship at the Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony on Sunday 8 February (BAFTA / Michele Turriani).

The Flying Circus is born

In 1969, Gilliam teamed up with Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin to form the now legendary Monty Python’s Flying Circus.

Man With a Stoat Through His Head

Terry Gilliam in the Monty Python sketch Man With a Stoat Through His Head (kindly donated by Python (Monty) Pictures Ltd).

Harrods Wig Department

Gilliam dons a wig for another classic Python sketch (kindly donated by Python (Monty) Pictures Ltd).

The Holy Grail

Gilliam wrote and directed Monty Python and the Holy Grail in 1975 (kindly donated by Python (Monty) Pictures Ltd).

Life of Brian

Gilliam and the Monty Python Team wrote the controversial Life of Brian, released in 1979 (kindly donated by Python (Monty) Pictures Ltd).

Life of Brian

Gilliam played a variety of roles including Man Even Further Forward, Jailer, Blood & Thunder Prophet, Frank and Crucifee (kindly donated by Python (Monty) Pictures Ltd).

The Meaning of Life

As well as co-directing The Meaning of Life with Terry Jones, Gilliam donned a dress for the role of M'Lady Joeline (kindly donated by Python (Monty) Pictures Ltd).

Brazil

It's only a state of mind ran the tagline and Gilliam let his imagination run wild to create his vision of a bureaucratic dystopia (courtesy of Terry Gilliam).