Billy Connolly biography
Television guest appearances
- ''The South Bank Show'' on 13 May 1979
- ''Aspel & Company'' in episode (#2.11), 23 March 1985
- ''Minder'' as Tick Tack in episode "Fatal Impression" (#7.3), 16 January 1989
- ''The South Bank Show'' on 4 October 1992
- ''Late Show with David Letterman'' on 18 November 1993
- ''Clive James'' in episode (#1.3), 6 March 1994
- ''Pearl'' as William 'Billy' Pynchon in episode "Billy Returns" (#1.22), 25 June 1997 and episode "Billy" (#1.4), 30 September 1996
- ''Veronica's Closet'' as Campbell in "Veronica's Got a Secret" (#1.11), 8 January 1998
- ''Tracey Takes On...'' as Rory Cassidy in episode "Culture" (#3.9), 1 March 1998
- ''3rd Rock from the Sun'' as Inspector Macaffery one episode "Dial M for Dick" (#5.4), 9 November 1999
- ''Rove Live'' on 23 October 2001
- ''The Late Late Show'' on 17 October 2003
- ''Tinseltown TV'' on 6 December 2003
- ''Parkinson'' in 1975 and on 2 January 1978; 3 April 1982; 23 January 1998; 17 December 1999; 20 October 2001; 18 October 2003; 4 September 2004; 16 December 2007
- ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' on 14 December 2004
- ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' on 15 December 2004
- ''Last Call with Carson Daly'' on 22 December 2004
- ''Britain's Finest'' on episode "Actresses", 18 July 2005 and episode "Actors", 11 July 2005
- ''Real Time with Bill Maher'' on episode (#3.22), 28 October 2005
- ''Enough Rope'' on 20 February 2006
- ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' on 10 May 2006
- ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' on 28 September 2006
- ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' on 9 June 2007
- ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' on 2 November 2009
- ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' on 18 December 2010 (Won the first Golden Mouth Organ after participating in the Mouth Organ Challenge at the end of the interview.)
- ''House'' on 27 February 2012, in the 14th episode of Season 8 ("Love is Blind"), as Mr. Thomas Bell, House's thought-to-be biological father (it was later revealed however that this was not the case).
Awards
Connolly was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree by the University of Glasgow on 11 July 2001.
In 2003, the BAFTA presented him with a Lifetime Achievement award. Also in 2003, he received a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
On 4 July 2006, Connolly was awarded an honorary doctorate by Glasgow's Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) for his service to performing arts.
On 18 March 2007 and again on 11 April 2010, Connolly was named Number One in Channel 4's "100 Greatest Stand Ups".
On 22 July 2010, Connolly was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (DLitt) by Nottingham Trent University
On 20 August 2010, Connolly was made a Freeman of Glasgow with the award of the Freedom of the City of Glasgow.
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