---
name: "Julian Doyle"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/julian-doyle"
fi1m_id: "julian-doyle"
imdb_id: "nm0236405"
tmdb_id: 10718
wikidata_id: "Q6307124"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "1 January 1942"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T17:23:50.425820+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Julian Doyle

## Identity

Julian Doyle

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/julian-doyle
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** julian-doyle
- **IMDb ID:** nm0236405
- **TMDB ID:** 10718
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6307124
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Doyle_(filmmaker), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6307124, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236405/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10718

Producer. Born 1 January 1942 in Paddington, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1942, Paddington, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1975–1985
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 1 producing, 4 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Terry Gilliam](https://film.one/person/terry-gilliam.md), [Michael Palin](https://film.one/person/michael-palin.md), [Eric Idle](https://film.one/person/eric-idle.md), [Graham Chapman](https://film.one/person/graham-chapman.md), [John Cleese](https://film.one/person/john-cleese.md), [John Goldstone](https://film.one/person/john-goldstone.md), [Terry Jones](https://film.one/person/terry-jones.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 88 (2), 1980s 80 (3)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Doyle_(filmmaker), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6307124, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236405/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10718

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*Life of Brian*](https://film.one/film/life-of-brian.md) (88)
- **Apple TV:** [*Time Bandits*](https://film.one/film/time-bandits.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Julian Doyle is a British film editor and director. Born in London in July 1942, he trained at the London Film School after earlier work in scientific research and began his freelance career in filmmaking and editing.

He is known for his long collaboration with Monty Python, serving as editor on *Monty Python's Life of Brian* (1979) and *Monty Python's The Meaning of Life* (1983), and contributing to production and effects on *Monty Python and the Holy Grail* (1975). He also edited and handled effects for Terry Gilliam's *Time Bandits* (1981) and *Brazil* (1985), and edited *The Wind in the Willows* (1996).

Doyle has directed feature films including *Love Potion* (1987) and *Chemical Wedding* (2008), the latter co-written with Bruce Dickinson. He has directed music videos and written books on film and history.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, juliandoyle.info.*

## On Fi1m (5)

### Produced (1) — the average rests on these

- *Monty Python and the Holy Grail* (1975), Fi1m 87, as Police Sergeant (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail.md)

### Crew (4)

- *Brazil* (1985), Fi1m 83, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/brazil.md)
- *Monty Python's The Meaning of Life* (1983), Fi1m 76, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/monty-pythons-the-meaning-of-life.md)
- *Time Bandits* (1981), Fi1m 80, Second Unit Director, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/time-bandits.md)
- *Life of Brian* (1979), Fi1m 88, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/life-of-brian.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Twilight of the Gods* (2013), Director, Writer, Script
- *Chemical Wedding* (2008), Director, Screenplay
- *The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations* (2001), Director
- *The Wind in the Willows* (1996), Editor
- *The Line, the Cross & the Curve* (1994), Technical Advisor
- *The Big Freeze* (1993), Editor
- *Love Potion* (1987), Director, Writer, Editor
- *Brazil* (1985), Editor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/brazil.md)
- *Monty Python's The Meaning of Life* (1983), Editor — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/monty-pythons-the-meaning-of-life.md)
- *Time Bandits* (1981), Editor, Second Unit Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/time-bandits.md)
- *Life of Brian* (1979), Editor — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/life-of-brian.md)
- *Jabberwocky* (1977), Producer
- *Monty Python and the Holy Grail* (1975), as Police Sergeant (uncredited) · Production Manager — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail.md)
- *Up, Down and Back* (1966), Actor

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