Billy Connolly
Acting
Born November 24, 1942 · Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Biography
Billy Connolly (born November 24, 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,…
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Daily Show
House
Conan
Real Time with Bill Maher
Play for Today
The Graham Norton Show
Columbo
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Minder
Screen Two
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
3rd Rock from the Sun
Who Do You Think You Are?
Parkinson
The Heaven and Earth Show
Brave
An Audience with...
The BAFTA Awards
Head of the Class
The Last Samurai
Veronica's Closet
The Russell Howard Hour
Pocahontas
Screen One
Open Season
Indecent Proposal
Open Season 2
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Boondock Saints
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Worzel Gummidge
Timeline
Riverside
Super Gran
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
The Kenny Everett Video Show
Gulliver's Travels
The Secret Policeman's Ball