JOHN CLEESE
John Cleese plays Basil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers.
It was John Cleese
It was made by the BBC. It was written by John Cleese and Connie Booth. They played Basil Fawlty and Polly Sherman in the show.
basil the rat
The main characters in Fawlty Towers are hotel owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, the chambermaid Polly, and bellboy/waiter Manuel.
Fawlty Towers - 1975 Basil the Rat 2-6 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:PG UK:PG
Basil Brush first appeared in the early 1960s. Fawlty Towers (featuring John Cleese as Basil Fawlty) premiered in 1975. So Basil Brush is, by a considerable margin, the earlier of the two.
He was once American Secretary of State.
John Cleese as Basil Fawlty, Prunella Scales as Sybill Fawlty, Connie Booth as Polly Sherman and Andrew Sachs as Manuel.
Diedre Sybil Fawlty (played by Prunella Scales)
Basil Brush was on before Basil Fawlty was.
Basil Brush was on before Basil Fawlty was.