Monty Python co-founder Terry Jones died on January 21, 2020 after suffering from dementia. He was 77 years old.

Among his many hilarious roles, Jones was known for his depictions of women, including being the one to yell the line “He’s not the Messiah, he’s a very naughty boy” in Life of Brian, which has become a favorite comedic line with audiences around the world.

The versatile actor, director, screenwriter, author, and historian was born in North Wales. He studied at Oxford University, where he met longtime collaborator Michael Palin, where they starred in the school’s comedy troupe, The Oxford Revue, and then in 1967, they appeared in the TV sketch show, Twice a Fortnight. Their next step was creating The Complete and Utter History of Britain, featuring comedy sketches from history as though TV was available during the time.

Jones and Palin then met Eric Idle and soon added John Cleese, Graham Chapman, and Terry Gilliam and Monty Python’s Flying Circus was born. The show ran for four seasons from 1969 to 1974 with some of Jones’ famous performances including the bumbling cardinal in the Spanish Inquisition, a nude piano player, and a member of the Hell’s Grannies.

Following the show’s conclusion, Jones and Gilliam co-directed Monty Python and the Holy Grail. In front of the camera, he played Sir Bedevere the Wise, Prince Herbert, and a member of the Knights who say “Ni.” He followed this by directing Life of Brian and Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life.

Outside of series, he directed Personal Services, Erik the Viking, The Wind in the Willows, and TV episodes of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and Ripping Yarns, a British comedy that he created with Palin. As a novelist, he wrote 20 children’s books, including Fairy Tales and The Saga of Erik the Viking, and wrote the early script for the cult classic Labyrinth.

Additionally, he became a noted scholar on medieval and ancient history, writing several books on the subjects. His later directing accomplishments were A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman and Absolutely Anything. He reunited with the Monty Python team for the final time on stage in 2014 for Monty Python Live (Mostly).