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Terry Jones

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

Terry Jones was a Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian, writer and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. After Oxford, he and Michael Palin wrote and performed for British comedy programmes before creating Monty Python's Flying Circus, and he directed Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life.

Terry Jones appears in 5 films in The Rerun, from 1971 to 1991. That includes 3 titles as director. Most of that work is in comedy, romance and musical. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Terry Gilliam (5), Graham Chapman (4), John Cleese (4), Eric Idle (4), Michael Palin (4).

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When was Terry Jones born?
Terry Jones was born on 1 February 1942.

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