Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Personal Info

Michael Palin

Biography

Michael Edward Palin, CBE FRGS (born 5 May 1943) is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries. Palin wrote most of his comedic material with Terry Jones. Before Monty Python, they had worked on other shows such as The Ken Dodd Show, The Frost Report and Do Not Adjust Your Set. Palin appeared in some of the most famous Python sketches, including "Argument Clinic", "Dead Parrot", "The Lumberjack Song", and "The Spanish Inquisition".

Palin continued to work with Jones after Python, co-writing Ripping Yarns. He has also appeared in several films directed by fellow Python Terry Gilliam and made notable appearances in other films such as A Fish Called Wanda, for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he was voted the 30th favourite by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.

After Python, he began a new career as a travel writer and travel documentarian. His journeys have taken him across the world, including the North and South Poles, the Sahara desert, the Himalayas and, most recently, Eastern Europe. In 2000 Palin was honoured as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to television.

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Top Movie Cast

Brazil
Braziltrue- Jack Lint

1985-02-20

7.7
Life of Brian
Life of Briantrue- Wise Man #3 / Mr. Big Nose / Francis / Mrs. A / Ex-Leper / Announcer / Ben / Pontius Pilate / Boring Prophet / Eddie / Shoe Follower / Nisus Wettus

1979-08-17

7.8
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wandatrue- Ken Pile

1988-07-15

7.2
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python and the Holy Grailtrue- First Swallow-Savvy Guard / Dennis / Peasant 2 / Right Head / Sir Galahad the Pure / Narrator / King of Swamp Castle / Brother Maynard's Brother / Leader of The Knights Who Say NI!

1975-04-03

7.8
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Monty Python's The Meaning of Lifetrue- Various Roles

1983-03-31

7.3
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Reporttrue- Self

1974-12-19

0.0
Jabberwocky
Jabberwockytrue- Dennis Cooper

1977-03-28

6.0
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowltrue- Various Roles

1982-06-25

7.4
Fierce Creatures
Fierce Creaturestrue- Adrian 'Bugsy' Malone

1997-01-23

6.2
And Now for Something Completely Different
And Now for Something Completely Differenttrue- Gumby / Man with tape recorder / Phrasebook Author / Arthur Pewtey / Second self - defence student / Second Tenant / Lost His Wallet / Shrill Petrol Announcer / Milkman / Ernest Scribbler / Pet shop employee / Lumberjack / Headwaiter Gilberto / Herbert Anchovy / Blackmail Presenter / Gervais Brookhamster / Town Guild Lady

1971-09-28

7.2
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Besttrue- Various Characters

2006-02-22

10.0
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misruletrue- Self

2014-12-20

7.5
Time Bandits
Time Banditstrue- Vincent

1981-07-13

6.6
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?true- Self

2004-12-09

4.8
50 Films to See Before You Die
50 Films to See Before You Dietrue- Self

2006-07-22

8.5
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cashtrue- Eric Manchester

1978-03-22

6.8
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)true- Mrs. Betty Palin / Julius Caesar / Bevis

2010-03-25

6.8
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willowstrue- The Sun

1996-10-16

5.6
Inside Shabby Road: The Music of 'The Rutles'
Inside Shabby Road: The Music of 'The Rutles'true- Self

2008-11-01

0.0
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Yearstrue- Heinrich Himmler (archive footage) (uncredited)

2007-05-10

5.0
Get Up and Go: The Making of 'The Rutles'
Get Up and Go: The Making of 'The Rutles'true- Self

2008-11-01

0.0
How to Irritate People
How to Irritate Peopletrue- Various

1969-01-21

6.6
Arthur Christmas
Arthur Christmastrue- Ernie Clicker (voice)

2011-11-10

6.8
Around the World in 20 Years
Around the World in 20 Yearstrue- Himself

2008-12-30

7.0
Is This a Record?
Is This a Record?true- Various

1973-06-01

6.0
The Missionary
The Missionarytrue- The Reverend Charles Fortescue

1982-11-02

5.6
American Friends
American Friendstrue- Rev. Francis Ashby

1991-03-22

6.2
A Private Function
A Private Functiontrue- Gilbert Chilvers

1984-11-09

6.3
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
Pleasure at Her Majesty'strue- Self

1976-12-29

6.5
The Secret Policeman's Ball
The Secret Policeman's Balltrue- Various Roles

1979-12-22

6.3
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
The Secret Policeman's Other Balltrue- Self - Various Roles

1982-03-01

6.0
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Balltrue- Self

1989-01-01

7.5
Three Men in a Boat
Three Men in a Boattrue- Harris

1975-12-31

5.9
Absolutely Anything
Absolutely Anythingtrue- Kindly Alien (voice)

2015-02-13

5.9
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979true- Self

1979-06-20

7.1
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willowstrue- Rat

1995-12-24

7.0
The Willows in Winter
The Willows in Wintertrue- Rat

1996-12-26

7.0
Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch
Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunchtrue- salesman

Release Date

0.0
Ending It All
Ending It Alltrue

1970-01-01

0.0
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapmantrue- Various (voice)

2012-09-08

6.1
Palin on Redpath
Palin on Redpathtrue- Himself / Presenter

1997-12-15

0.0
Frost on Sketch Shows
Frost on Sketch Showstrue- Self

2013-03-13

8.5
Anatomy of a Liar
Anatomy of a Liartrue- Self

2012-10-26

6.0
The Wipers Times
The Wipers Timestrue- General Mitford

2013-09-11

6.3
The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations
The Quest for the Holy Grail Locationstrue- Self

2001-10-23

7.5
The Seventh Python
The Seventh Pythontrue- Self

2008-06-26

0.0
Life of Python
Life of Pythontrue- Self / Various Roles

1990-03-16

7.5
The Box
The Boxtrue- (voice)

1981-03-29

5.0
The Secret Policeman's Ball
The Secret Policeman's Balltrue- Self

2012-03-04

7.6
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Pythontrue- Self / Various Characters

1989-11-18

7.0
The Movie Life of George
The Movie Life of Georgetrue- Self

1989-02-10

0.0
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Monty Python Live (Mostly)true- Self, others

2014-07-20

7.0
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
The Crimson Permanent Assurancetrue- Workman

1983-03-31

7.1
The Fringe, Fame and Me
The Fringe, Fame and Metrue- Self

2022-08-08

0.0
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
50 Years of BBC Two Comedytrue- Self

2014-05-24

8.0
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
Euroshow '71: May Day Specialtrue- Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)

1971-05-01

0.0
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
Fawlty Towers: Re-Openedtrue- Self

2009-05-10

8.0
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
Monty Python: The Meaning of Livetrue- Self

2014-11-13

7.5
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughstrue- Self

2023-05-06

9.0
Attenborough at 90
Attenborough at 90true- Self

2016-05-08

8.0
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'true- Self

2003-09-02

8.0
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peacetrue- Himself

2014-12-10

0.0
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separationtrue- Self

2008-03-31

7.8
Generation '66
Generation '66true

2016-07-31

7.0
Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi
Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøitrue- Host

2005-07-14

7.0
Michael Palin and the Ladies Who Loved Matisse
Michael Palin and the Ladies Who Loved Matissetrue- Narrator

2003-04-14

0.0
The Death of Stalin
The Death of Stalintrue- Vyacheslav Molotov

2017-10-20

7.0
The Last Day of World War One
The Last Day of World War Onetrue- Presenter

2008-11-01

0.0
Monty Python in Aberystwyth
Monty Python in Aberystwythtrue- Self

2009-05-12

0.0
The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam
The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliamtrue

1991-10-06

0.0
The South Bank Show: Spamalot
The South Bank Show: Spamalottrue

2006-10-15

0.0
Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall
Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Halltrue

2010-06-08

0.0
The New Incomplete And Utter History Of Everything
The New Incomplete And Utter History Of Everythingtrue

2014-04-07

0.0
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
The Testing of Eric Olthwaitetrue- Eric Olthwaite

1977-09-22

0.0
Comic Roots: Michael Palin
Comic Roots: Michael Palintrue

1983-08-12

0.0
Making Qi
Making Qitrue- Self

2011-09-10

0.0
Escape from Stalag Luft 112B
Escape from Stalag Luft 112Btrue- Major Errol Phipps

1977-10-04

0.0
Across the Andes by Frog
Across the Andes by Frogtrue- Captain Walter Snetterton

Release Date

0.0
Whinfrey's Last Case
Whinfrey's Last Casetrue- Gerald Whinfrey

1979-10-10

0.0
Murder at Moorstones Manor
Murder at Moorstones Manortrue- Charles Chiddingford

1977-10-11

0.0
The Curse of the Claw
The Curse of the Clawtrue- Kevin Orr

1977-10-25

0.0
Golden Gordon
Golden Gordontrue- Gordon Ottershaw

1979-10-17

0.0
Roger of the Raj
Roger of the Rajtrue- Roger

1979-10-24

0.0
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the Worldtrue- Jazz Band Undertaker (uncredited)

1966-01-02

5.5
Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns
Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarnstrue- Self

2014-04-03

0.0
The Art Of Travel With Michael Palin
The Art Of Travel With Michael Palintrue- Self

1989-11-07

0.0
The Broken Bottle
The Broken Bottletrue

1977-03-31

0.0
Great Railway Journeys - Derry to Kerry
Great Railway Journeys - Derry to Kerrytrue- Himself

1994-02-03

0.0
Comedians Do It On Stage
Comedians Do It On Stagetrue- Self

1986-02-01

0.0
The Roots of Monty Python
The Roots of Monty Pythontrue- Self (archive footage)

2005-11-26

0.0
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kindtrue- Gariiiiiii (voice)

2007-12-25

5.0
Monty Python In The Netherlands
Monty Python In The Netherlandstrue

1973-01-18

0.0
Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia
Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisiatrue- Self

2015-12-28

7.0
What the Pythons Did Next...
What the Pythons Did Next...true- Self (archive footage)

2007-01-01

0.0
Henry Cleans Up
Henry Cleans Uptrue- Henry

1974-01-02

0.0
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'true- Self

2004-10-28

5.8
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2true- Self (archive footage)

2004-01-01

9.0
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1true- Self (archive footage)

2004-01-01

9.0
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3true- Self (archive footage)

2004-01-01

0.0
The Meaning of Monty Python
The Meaning of Monty Pythontrue- Self

2013-10-08

8.0
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
Monty Python: From Spam to Spermtrue- Self

1999-10-08

0.0
The Monty Python Story
The Monty Python Storytrue- Self

1999-10-08

0.0
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketchestrue- Self

1999-10-08

0.0
Monty Python: Pythonland
Monty Python: Pythonlandtrue

1999-10-08

0.0
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
Michael Palin: A Life on Screentrue

2018-01-07

7.0
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circustrue- Self

2008-07-01

8.0
What Is Brazil?
What Is Brazil?true- Self

2008-04-16

6.4
Monty Python Conquers America
Monty Python Conquers Americatrue- Self

2008-01-01

6.5
Michael Palin In Wyeth's World
Michael Palin In Wyeth's Worldtrue- Himself

2013-12-29

7.3
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Televisiontrue- Himself - Presenter

2002-11-20

8.8
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similartrue- Self

2014-06-29

6.0
The Unknown Peter Sellers
The Unknown Peter Sellerstrue- Himself

2000-04-25

8.0
Viz: The Documentary
Viz: The Documentarytrue- Self

1990-05-04

0.0
An Accidental Studio
An Accidental Studiotrue- Self

2019-07-12

6.4
Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes
Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnestrue- Himself

2019-05-10

0.0
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grailstrue- Self (archive footage)

2019-09-07

9.0
The Dress
The Dresstrue- Howard

1984-01-03

6.0
The Secret Life of Brian
The Secret Life of Briantrue- Self

2007-01-01

7.6
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasytrue- Self

2020-05-09

8.0
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Michael Palin's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Michael Palin's Personal Besttrue

2006-02-27

0.0
Monty Python: Who's There?
Monty Python: Who's There?true- Ken

1970-04-15

6.0
Produced By George Martin
Produced By George Martintrue- Self

2012-09-11

7.7
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971true

1971-12-31

0.0
John Peel's Record Box
John Peel's Record Boxtrue- Self

2005-11-14

8.0
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
Monty Python: Live at Aspentrue- Self

1998-03-21

6.9
Jeepers Creepers
Jeepers Creeperstrue- Newscaster (voice)

2020-10-12

4.0
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebratedtrue- Self (archive footage)(uncredited)

2021-06-05

0.0
Concert for George
Concert for Georgetrue- Self

2003-10-03

8.1
Rabbit Ears - Jack and the Beanstalk
Rabbit Ears - Jack and the Beanstalktrue- Narrator (voice)

1991-09-01

0.0
Monty Python: Almost the Truth  (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Releasetrue- Self

2010-01-01

0.0
The Academy of Armando
The Academy of Armandotrue- Self

2025-03-03

0.0
The Witches
The Witchestrue- Witch at Meeting (uncredited)

1990-05-25

6.9

Top Movie Crew

Life of Brian
Life of Briantrue

Writing

1979-08-17

7.8
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python and the Holy Grailtrue

Writing

1975-04-03

7.8
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Monty Python's The Meaning of Lifetrue

Writing

1983-03-31

7.3
And Now for Something Completely Different
And Now for Something Completely Differenttrue

Writing

1971-09-28

7.2
Time Bandits
Time Banditstrue

Writing

1981-07-13

6.6
The Missionary
The Missionarytrue

Writing

1982-11-02

5.6
American Friends
American Friendstrue

Writing

1991-03-22

6.2
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Pythontrue

Writing

1989-11-18

7.0
The Box
The Boxtrue

Writing

1981-03-29

5.0
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Monty Python Live (Mostly)true

Writing

2014-07-20

7.0
Secrets
Secretstrue

Writing

1973-08-14

6.0
The Missionary
The Missionarytrue

Production

1982-11-02

5.6
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowltrue

Writing

1982-06-25

7.4
Consuming Passions
Consuming Passionstrue

Writing

1988-04-06

8.0
Around the World in 20 Years
Around the World in 20 Yearstrue

Writing

2008-12-30

7.0
Is This a Record?
Is This a Record?true

Crew

1973-06-01

6.0
Henry Cleans Up
Henry Cleans Uptrue

Writing

1974-01-02

0.0
East of Ipswich
East of Ipswichtrue

Writing

1987-02-01

6.8
Palin on Redpath
Palin on Redpathtrue

Writing

1997-12-15

0.0
Michael Palin In Wyeth's World
Michael Palin In Wyeth's Worldtrue

Writing

2013-12-29

7.3
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
The Testing of Eric Olthwaitetrue

Writing

1977-09-22

0.0
Roger of the Raj
Roger of the Rajtrue

Writing

1979-10-24

0.0
Golden Gordon
Golden Gordontrue

Writing

1979-10-17

0.0
Great Railway Journeys - Derry to Kerry
Great Railway Journeys - Derry to Kerrytrue

Writing

1994-02-03

0.0
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971true

Writing

1971-12-31

0.0

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