Billy Connolly

Known for ActingBorn 1942-11-24 (age 83)Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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, and has appeared in such films as Indecent Proposal (1993); Mrs. Brown (1997), for which he was nominated for a BAFTA; The Boondock Saints (1999); The Man Who Sued God (2001); Water (1985);The Last Samurai (2003); Timeline (2003); Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004); Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006); and The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008). Connolly reprised his role as Noah "Il Duce" MacManus in Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. Connolly appears as the King of Lilliput in the 2010 remake of Gulliver′s Travels.Read more

Movies & web series

Billy Connolly: In His Own Words

Parkinson at 50

An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck

A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special

The BAFTA Awards

Deacon Brodie

Scotland: Contains Strong Language

Dreaming

Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland

House

Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland

Ivor Cutler: Looking For Truth With a Pin

Billy Connolly - Live at the Odeon Hammersmith London

Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 2002

An Audience with Billy Connolly

Billy and Us

The Russell Howard Hour

Just Another Saturday

Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute

Billy Connolly's World Tour of England, Ireland and Wales

Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery

Middleton's Changeling

Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage

Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia

World Tour of Scotland

Down Among the Big Boys

Billy Connolly: You Asked for It

Billy Connolly: Live at the Apollo

The Hunting of the Snark

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

Billy Connolly's Route 66

Billy Connolly: Two Night Stand

What About Dick?

Billy Connolly Bites Yer Bum!

Concerts for the People of Kampuchea

Columbo

Live Aid

Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand

Billy Connolly: Billy and Albert (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)

Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour Live

The Last Samurai

Billy Connolly Does...

Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...

Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly

Where My Dogs At?

Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America

The Kenny Everett Video Show

3rd Rock from the Sun