Billy Connolly, eigentlich William Connolly, wurde am 24. November 1942 in Anderston, Glasgow geboren und verließ im Alter von 15 Jahren die Schule, um Schweißer zu werden. In den 1960er Jahren gab Billy Connolly diesen Beruf zugunsten seiner Leidenschaft zur Folk Musik wieder auf. Mit Freunden gründete er eine Band, in der Billy Connolly sang, Gitarre und Banjo spielte. Nach der Auflösung trat er als Solokünstler und Komiker auf, durch Fernsehauftritte wurde er auch außerhalb Schottlands bekannt.
In den 1970er Jahren begann Billy Connolly seine Karriere als Film- und Fernsehschauspieler. Für seine Rolle in Ihre Majestät Mrs. Brown erhielt Billy Connolly Nominierungen für den BAFTA und den Screen Actors Guild Award. Zudem spielte er in Last Samurai oder Fido – Gute Tote sind schwer zu finden und lieh seine Stimme dem schottischen Eichhörnchen McSquizzy in dem Animationsfilm Jagdfieber.
Billy Conolly ist in zweiter Ehe mit Pamela Stephenson verheiratet und hat 3 Kinder mit ihr. Aus seiner ersten Ehe sind bereits zwei Kinder hervorgegangen.
Filmografie
Filme
2024 – The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
2022 – Ooh the Banter!
2022 – Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
2022 – Billy Connolly: 30 Funniest Moments
2021 – Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure
2021 – Billy Connolly: In His Own Words
2021 – Parkinson at 50
2020 – Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2020 – Scotland: Contains Strong Language
2020 – Billy Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter
2019 – Billy Connolly: The Sex Life of Bandages
2018 – Billy Connolly's Ultimate World Tour
2017 – Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
2017 – Billy Connolly And Me
2017 – Dying Laughing
2016 – Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
2016 – Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour Live
2016 – Wild Oats
2014 – Der Hobbit – Die Schlacht der fünf Heere
2014 – Ein Schotte macht noch keinen Sommer
2012 – Quartett
2012 – What About Dick?
2012 – Merida – Legende der Highlands
2011 – Billy Connolly: You Asked for It
2011 – Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
2011 – Die Ballade von Nessie
2010 – Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
2010 – Gullivers Reisen - Da kommt was Großes auf uns zu
2010 – Billy Connolly: Live in London 2010
2010 – Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaig
2009 – Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
2009 – Der blutige Pfad Gottes 2
2008 – Stanley Baxter: Now and Then
2008 – Gaybo Laughs Back
2008 – Wisdom
2008 – Jagdfieber 2
2008 – Akte X - Jenseits der Wahrheit
2008 – Ronnie Drew: September Song
2007 – Billy Connolly: Was It Something I Said?
2007 – Top Gear of the Pops
2006 – Fuck
2006 – Jagdfieber
2006 – Fido - Gute Tote sind schwer zu finden
2006 – Garfield 2 - Faulheit verpflichtet!
2005 – Billy Connolly: Live in New York
2005 – The Aristocrats
2005 – Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005 – Live Aid Against All Odds
2005 – Ivor Cutler: Looking For Truth With a Pin
2004 – Lemony Snicket – Rätselhafte Ereignisse
2004 – Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004 – Billy Connolly - One Night Stand
2004 – Jimmy Johnstone: Lord of the Wing
2003 – Last Samurai
2003 – Timeline
2003 – Billy Connolly: Live - The Greatest Hits
2003 – Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003 – Overnight
2003 – Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
2002 – Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
2002 – Weißer Oleander
2002 – Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002 – Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 2002
2001 – Der Mann, der Gott verklagte
2001 – Cletis Tout: Tot oder lebendig
2001 – Gabriel & Me
2001 – Ein Kuss mit Folgen
2001 – An Evening In Australia With Billy Connolly
2001 – Gentlemen's Relish
2000 – Mit oder ohne - Was Männer haben sollten!
2000 – Beautiful Joe
1999 – The Debt Collector
1999 – Billy Connolly's World Tour of Television
1999 – Der blutige Pfad Gottes
1999 – Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1998 – Stanley Baxter in Person
1998 – Still Crazy
1998 – Sean Connery - Nahaufnahme
1998 – The Impostors - Zwei Hochstapler in Not
1998 – Och Around the Clock
1998 – Middleton's Changeling
1997 – Retying the Knot: The Incredible String Band
1997 – P.C. - Ein Genie auf vier Pfoten
1997 – Ihre Majestät Mrs. Brown
1997 – Deacon Brodie
1997 – Beverly Hills Ninja - Die Kampfwurst
1997 – Billy Connolly: Two Night Stand
1996 – Muppets – Die Schatzinsel
1995 – Billy Connolly: A Scot in the Arctic
1995 – Billy Connolly Live At Usher Hall
1995 – Pocahontas
1995 – In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
1995 – Two Bites of Billy Connolly
1994 – An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
1994 – Billy Connolly: Live at the Apollo
1994 – Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland
1993 – Down Among the Big Boys
1993 – Ein unmoralisches Angebot
1992 – Acoustic Routes
1991 – Billy Connolly - Live at the Odeon Hammersmith London
1991 – Billy Connolly: Pale Blue Scottish Person
1991 – Dreaming
1990 – Big Man - Er hat nichts zu verlieren
1989 – Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly
1989 – Die Rückkehr der Musketiere
1989 – The Movie Life of George
1988 – Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Konzert
1988 – Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch
1987 – Billy Connolly: Billy and Albert (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)
1987 – The Hunting of the Snark
1986 – The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1985 – An Audience with Billy Connolly
1985 – Live Aid
1985 – Blue Money
1985 – Wasser - Der Film
1984 – Androcles and the Lion
1983 – Bullshot - Ein tollkühner Himmelhund
1982 – Billy Connolly: Hand Picked by Billy
1982 – The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982 – Billy Connolly: The Pick of Billy Connolly
1981 – Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
1981 – Billy Connolly Bites Yer Bum!
1980 – A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
1979 – The Secret Policeman's Ball
1978 – Absolution
1978 – Billy Connolly: In Concert
1977 – Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet
1976 – The Elephants' Graveyard
1975 – Just Another Saturday
1974 – Clydescope
Laughs and Larrikins
McGinn of the Calton Serien
2024 – In My Own Words
2022 – Billy Connolly Does...
2020 – Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
2020 – Billy and Us
2019 – Billy Connolly's Great American Trail
2018 – Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland
2017 – The Russell Howard Hour
2017 – Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
2016 – Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America
2014 – Billy Connolly's Big Send Off
2014 – Five Fables
2013 – Unter Grizzlys
2011 – Billy Connolly's Route 66
2010 – Conan
2009 – Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World
2007 – Shrink Rap
2007 – The Graham Norton Show
2006 – Where My Dogs At?
2004 – Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand
2004 – Dr. House
2004 – Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 – Parkinson
2003 – Real Time with Bill Maher
2002 – Billy Connolly's World Tour of England, Ireland and Wales
1998 – The Heaven and Earth Show
1998 – Parkinson
1997 – Veronica
1996 – Billy Connolly’s World Tour of Australia
1996 – The Daily Show
1996 – Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
1996 – Hinterm Mond gleich links
1994 – World Tour of Scotland
1993 – Down Among the Big Boys
1993 – Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1992 – The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 – Billy
1989 – Screen One
1989 – Saturday Night Clive
1986 – Head of the Class
1986 – Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1985 – Super Gran
1985 – Screen Two
1983 – Open Space
1982 – Riverside
1979 – Der Aufpasser
1979 – Die Vogelscheuche
1978 – The Kenny Everett Video Show
1978 – The South Bank Show
1978 – An Audience with...
1976 – The Secret Policeman's Ball
1971 – Columbo
1970 – Play for Today
1962 – The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1949 – The BAFTA Awards
Billy & Albert
Filme
2024 – The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
2022 – Ooh the Banter!
2022 – Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
2022 – Billy Connolly: 30 Funniest Moments
2021 – Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure
2021 – Billy Connolly: In His Own Words
2021 – Parkinson at 50
2020 – Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2020 – Scotland: Contains Strong Language
2020 – Billy Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter
2019 – Billy Connolly: The Sex Life of Bandages
2018 – Billy Connolly's Ultimate World Tour
2017 – Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
2017 – Billy Connolly And Me
2017 – Dying Laughing
2016 – Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
2016 – Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour Live
2016 – Wild Oats
2014 – Der Hobbit – Die Schlacht der fünf Heere
2014 – Ein Schotte macht noch keinen Sommer
2012 – Quartett
2012 – What About Dick?
2012 – Merida – Legende der Highlands
2011 – Billy Connolly: You Asked for It
2011 – Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
2011 – Die Ballade von Nessie
2010 – Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
2010 – Gullivers Reisen - Da kommt was Großes auf uns zu
2010 – Billy Connolly: Live in London 2010
2010 – Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaig
2009 – Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
2009 – Der blutige Pfad Gottes 2
2008 – Stanley Baxter: Now and Then
2008 – Gaybo Laughs Back
2008 – Wisdom
2008 – Jagdfieber 2
2008 – Akte X - Jenseits der Wahrheit
2008 – Ronnie Drew: September Song
2007 – Billy Connolly: Was It Something I Said?
2007 – Top Gear of the Pops
2006 – Fuck
2006 – Jagdfieber
2006 – Fido - Gute Tote sind schwer zu finden
2006 – Garfield 2 - Faulheit verpflichtet!
2005 – Billy Connolly: Live in New York
2005 – The Aristocrats
2005 – Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005 – Live Aid Against All Odds
2005 – Ivor Cutler: Looking For Truth With a Pin
2004 – Lemony Snicket – Rätselhafte Ereignisse
2004 – Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004 – Billy Connolly - One Night Stand
2004 – Jimmy Johnstone: Lord of the Wing
2003 – Last Samurai
2003 – Timeline
2003 – Billy Connolly: Live - The Greatest Hits
2003 – Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003 – Overnight
2003 – Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
2002 – Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
2002 – Weißer Oleander
2002 – Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002 – Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 2002
2001 – Der Mann, der Gott verklagte
2001 – Cletis Tout: Tot oder lebendig
2001 – Gabriel & Me
2001 – Ein Kuss mit Folgen
2001 – An Evening In Australia With Billy Connolly
2001 – Gentlemen's Relish
2000 – Mit oder ohne - Was Männer haben sollten!
2000 – Beautiful Joe
1999 – The Debt Collector
1999 – Billy Connolly's World Tour of Television
1999 – Der blutige Pfad Gottes
1999 – Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1998 – Stanley Baxter in Person
1998 – Still Crazy
1998 – Sean Connery - Nahaufnahme
1998 – The Impostors - Zwei Hochstapler in Not
1998 – Och Around the Clock
1998 – Middleton's Changeling
1997 – Retying the Knot: The Incredible String Band
1997 – P.C. - Ein Genie auf vier Pfoten
1997 – Ihre Majestät Mrs. Brown
1997 – Deacon Brodie
1997 – Beverly Hills Ninja - Die Kampfwurst
1997 – Billy Connolly: Two Night Stand
1996 – Muppets – Die Schatzinsel
1995 – Billy Connolly: A Scot in the Arctic
1995 – Billy Connolly Live At Usher Hall
1995 – Pocahontas
1995 – In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
1995 – Two Bites of Billy Connolly
1994 – An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
1994 – Billy Connolly: Live at the Apollo
1994 – Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland
1993 – Down Among the Big Boys
1993 – Ein unmoralisches Angebot
1992 – Acoustic Routes
1991 – Billy Connolly - Live at the Odeon Hammersmith London
1991 – Billy Connolly: Pale Blue Scottish Person
1991 – Dreaming
1990 – Big Man - Er hat nichts zu verlieren
1989 – Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly
1989 – Die Rückkehr der Musketiere
1989 – The Movie Life of George
1988 – Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Konzert
1988 – Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch
1987 – Billy Connolly: Billy and Albert (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)
1987 – The Hunting of the Snark
1986 – The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1985 – An Audience with Billy Connolly
1985 – Live Aid
1985 – Blue Money
1985 – Wasser - Der Film
1984 – Androcles and the Lion
1983 – Bullshot - Ein tollkühner Himmelhund
1982 – Billy Connolly: Hand Picked by Billy
1982 – The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982 – Billy Connolly: The Pick of Billy Connolly
1981 – Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
1981 – Billy Connolly Bites Yer Bum!
1980 – A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
1979 – The Secret Policeman's Ball
1978 – Absolution
1978 – Billy Connolly: In Concert
1977 – Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet
1976 – The Elephants' Graveyard
1975 – Just Another Saturday
1974 – Clydescope
Laughs and Larrikins
McGinn of the Calton Serien
2024 – In My Own Words
2022 – Billy Connolly Does...
2020 – Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
2020 – Billy and Us
2019 – Billy Connolly's Great American Trail
2018 – Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland
2017 – The Russell Howard Hour
2017 – Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
2016 – Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America
2014 – Billy Connolly's Big Send Off
2014 – Five Fables
2013 – Unter Grizzlys
2011 – Billy Connolly's Route 66
2010 – Conan
2009 – Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World
2007 – Shrink Rap
2007 – The Graham Norton Show
2006 – Where My Dogs At?
2004 – Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand
2004 – Dr. House
2004 – Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 – Parkinson
2003 – Real Time with Bill Maher
2002 – Billy Connolly's World Tour of England, Ireland and Wales
1998 – The Heaven and Earth Show
1998 – Parkinson
1997 – Veronica
1996 – Billy Connolly’s World Tour of Australia
1996 – The Daily Show
1996 – Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
1996 – Hinterm Mond gleich links
1994 – World Tour of Scotland
1993 – Down Among the Big Boys
1993 – Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1992 – The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 – Billy
1989 – Screen One
1989 – Saturday Night Clive
1986 – Head of the Class
1986 – Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1985 – Super Gran
1985 – Screen Two
1983 – Open Space
1982 – Riverside
1979 – Der Aufpasser
1979 – Die Vogelscheuche
1978 – The Kenny Everett Video Show
1978 – The South Bank Show
1978 – An Audience with...
1976 – The Secret Policeman's Ball
1971 – Columbo
1970 – Play for Today
1962 – The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1949 – The BAFTA Awards
Billy & Albert