Actor
Ian MacNaughton
December 30, 1925 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Edward Ian Macnaughton (30 December 1925 – 10 December 2002) was a Scottish former actor-turned-television producer/director, best known for his work with the Monty Python team. He was born and brought up in Glasgow, educated at Strathallan School, and died in a car accident in Munich.
Serving as both director and producer of Monty Python's Flying Circus, MacNaughton also directed the team's first film, And Now For Something Completely Different and their German special, Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus.
Notable work
Often works with
Graham Chapman
5 titles together
Monty Python's Flying Circus, And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Michael Palin
5 titles together
Monty Python's Flying Circus, And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Terry Jones
5 titles together
Monty Python's Flying Circus, And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Eric Idle
5 titles together
Monty Python's Flying Circus, And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Terry Gilliam
5 titles together
Monty Python's Flying Circus, And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
John Cleese
5 titles together
Monty Python's Flying Circus, And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Full filmography · 28
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
Director
19897.1
Ghost Chase
as Frederick McCloud
19875.1
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Director
19827.4
Le Petomane
Director
1979
A Wily Couple
Director
1976
Out of the Trees
Director
1976Ein fröhliches Dasein
cast
1974
And Now for Something Completely Different
Director
19717.2
Lawrence of Arabia
as Michael George Hartley (uncredited)
19628
The Bridal Path
as Fisherman
1959
The Safecracker
as Thomson
1958
The Silent Enemy
as Admiralty Sentry
1958