Ian MacNaughton

from Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Artwork for Lawrence of Arabia

Biography

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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.

In 1979, he made the short movie Le Pétomane about farting artist Joseph Pujol, starring Leonard Rossiter.

He also was the producer of Spike Milligan's Q, which was a big influence on the Monty Python team.

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Timeline

1989Aged 64

  • Poster for Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

    Director

1987Aged 62

  • Poster for Ghost Chase

    Frederick McCloud

1979Aged 54

  • Poster for Le Petomane

    Director

1976Aged 51

  • Poster for Out of the Trees

    Director

  • Poster for A Wily Couple

    Director

1974Aged 49

1971Aged 46

  • Poster for And Now for Something Completely Different

    Director

1962Aged 37

  • Poster for Lawrence of Arabia

    Michael George Hartley (uncredited)

1959Aged 34

  • Poster for The Bridal Path

    Fisherman

1958Aged 33

  • Poster for The Silent Enemy

    Admiralty Sentry

  • Poster for The Safecracker

    Thomson

1956Aged 31

  • Poster for X: The Unknown

    Pvt. Haggis

1953Aged 28