* [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]] in the "Michael Ellis" episode
Gilliam soon became distinguished as the go-to member for the most obscenely grotesque characters. This carried over into the ''Holy Grail'' film, where Gilliam played King Arthur's hunchbacked page 'Patsy' and the bridgekeeper at the Bridge of Death as well as the 'deaf and mad' jailer in ''Life of Brian''. ItIn has''[[Monty alsoPython's beenThe claimed{{byMeaning whom}}of thatLife]]'' heTerry wasJones originallythought asked[[Mr Creosote]] should be played by fellow Python [[Terry Gilliam]], before Gilliam persuaded Jones to play Mrthe role instead.<ref>{{cite Creosotenews|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/features/the_yorkshire_post_video_interview_python_terry_jones_1_2341143|title=The inYorkshire ''Post video interview: Python Terry Jones|work=[[The MeaningYorkshire ofPost]]|publisher=Johnston Life''Press|___location=Leeds, butEngland|date=3 turnedApril it2009|access-date=13 down.April 2011}}</ref>
