Terence Graham Parry Jones is a British
comedian and writer.
Jones was born in Colwyn Bay, Wales, and attended
the Royal Grammar School in Guildford, where he was
head boy; he graduated from St. Edmund Hall, Oxford.
He appeared on At Last the 1948 Show with Michael Palin
and John Cleese and wrote for The Frost Report and
several other of David Frost's programmes on British
television.
He was a member of the team of writers and performers
that made Monty Python's Flying Circus. As a Python,
Jones is remembered for his roles as middle-aged women
and the "man in the street". He co-directed
Monty Python and the Holy Grail and directed Life of
Brian and The Meaning of Life.
He co-wrote with Michael Palin Ripping Yarns, and
wrote the screenplay for Labyrinth (1986). He has also
written several books on mediæval history and
numerous works for children. He is the director of
several movies, including Erik the Viking (1989) and
The Wind in the Willows (1996) as well as the Monty
Python films mentioned above. Jones is married to Alison
Telfer and has two children. |
