Michael Palin

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".

Casted

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Played 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!

Average Rating

7.8

6153 votes

Release Date

Apr 03, 1975

51 years ago
Life of Brian

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

Average Rating

7.8

4713 votes

Release Date

Aug 17, 1979

47 years ago
Brazil

Played Jack Lint

Average Rating

7.7

3544 votes

Release Date

Feb 20, 1985

41 years ago
A Fish Called Wanda

Played Ken Pile

Average Rating

7.2

2326 votes

Release Date

Jul 15, 1988

38 years ago
The Death of Stalin

Played Vyacheslav Molotov

Average Rating

7.0

2036 votes

Release Date

Oct 20, 2017

8 years ago
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Played Various Roles

Average Rating

7.3

2006 votes

Release Date

Mar 31, 1983

43 years ago
Absolutely Anything

Played Kindly Alien (voice)

Average Rating

5.9

1564 votes

Release Date

Feb 13, 2015

11 years ago
Arthur Christmas

Played Ernie Clicker (voice)

Average Rating

6.8

1561 votes

Release Date

Nov 10, 2011

14 years ago
The Witches

Played Witch at Meeting (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.9

1322 votes

Release Date

May 25, 1990

36 years ago
Time Bandits

Played Vincent

Average Rating

6.6

1094 votes

Release Date

Jul 13, 1981

45 years ago
And Now for Something Completely Different

Played 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

Average Rating

7.2

561 votes

Release Date

Sep 28, 1971

55 years ago
Fierce Creatures

Played Adrian 'Bugsy' Malone

Average Rating

6.2

371 votes

Release Date

Jan 23, 1997

29 years ago
Jabberwocky

Played Dennis Cooper

Average Rating

6.0

304 votes

Release Date

Mar 28, 1977

49 years ago
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

Played Various Roles

Average Rating

7.4

171 votes

Release Date

Jun 25, 1982

44 years ago
The Crimson Permanent Assurance

Played Workman

Average Rating

7.2

118 votes

Release Date

Mar 31, 1983

43 years ago
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

Played Eric Manchester

Average Rating

6.8

102 votes

Release Date

Mar 22, 1978

48 years ago
Monty Python Live (Mostly)

Played Self, others

Average Rating

7.1

78 votes

Release Date

Jul 20, 2014

11 years ago
A Private Function

Played Gilbert Chilvers

Average Rating

6.4

62 votes

Release Date

Nov 09, 1984

42 years ago
Concert for George

Played Self

Average Rating

8.1

61 votes

Release Date

Oct 03, 2003

22 years ago
The Wind in the Willows

Played The Sun

Average Rating

5.7

57 votes

Release Date

Oct 16, 1996

29 years ago
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman

Played Various (voice)

Average Rating

6.0

52 votes

Release Date

Sep 08, 2012

13 years ago
The Missionary

Played The Reverend Charles Fortescue

Average Rating

5.5

51 votes

Release Date

Nov 02, 1982

44 years ago
How to Irritate People

Played Various

Average Rating

6.6

43 votes

Release Date

Jan 21, 1969

58 years ago
The Secret Life of Brian

Played Self

Average Rating

7.6

40 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2007

19 years ago
The Wind in the Willows

Played Rat

Average Rating

7.0

34 votes

Release Date

Dec 24, 1995

30 years ago
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

Played Mrs. Betty Palin / Julius Caesar / Bevis

Average Rating

6.9

33 votes

Release Date

Mar 25, 2010

16 years ago
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

Played Self

Average Rating

7.5

27 votes

Release Date

Nov 13, 2014

11 years ago
The Wipers Times

Played General Mitford

Average Rating

6.3

24 votes

Release Date

Sep 11, 2013

12 years ago
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

Played Self / Various Characters

Average Rating

7.0

18 votes

Release Date

Nov 18, 1989

36 years ago
What Is Brazil?

Played Self

Average Rating

6.4

16 votes

Release Date

Apr 16, 2008

18 years ago
Three Men in a Boat

Played Harris

Average Rating

5.9

14 votes

Release Date

Dec 31, 1975

50 years ago
Monty Python: Live at Aspen

Played Self

Average Rating

7.1

14 votes

Release Date

Mar 21, 1998

28 years ago
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

Played Self

Average Rating

7.5

13 votes

Release Date

Dec 20, 2014

11 years ago
The Willows in Winter

Played Rat

Average Rating

6.6

12 votes

Release Date

Dec 26, 1996

29 years ago
American Friends

Played Rev. Francis Ashby

Average Rating

6.2

10 votes

Release Date

Mar 22, 1991

35 years ago
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979

Played Self

Average Rating

7.1

9 votes

Release Date

Jun 20, 1979

47 years ago
An Accidental Studio

Played Self

Average Rating

6.4

9 votes

Release Date

Jul 12, 2019

6 years ago
Produced By George Martin

Played Self

Average Rating

7.4

9 votes

Release Date

Sep 11, 2012

13 years ago
The Secret Policeman's Ball

Played Self

Average Rating

7.6

8 votes

Release Date

Mar 04, 2012

14 years ago
The Secret Policeman's Ball

Played Various Roles

Average Rating

6.1

7 votes

Release Date

Dec 22, 1979

46 years ago
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

Played Jazz Band Undertaker (uncredited)

Average Rating

4.9

7 votes

Release Date

Jan 02, 1966

61 years ago
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind

Played Gariiiiiii (voice)

Average Rating

5.1

7 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 2007

18 years ago
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

Played Self

Average Rating

7.8

5 votes

Release Date

Mar 31, 2008

18 years ago
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'

Played Self

Average Rating

5.8

5 votes

Release Date

Oct 28, 2004

21 years ago
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

Played Self - Various Roles

Average Rating

6.0

4 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 1982

44 years ago
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

4 votes

Release Date

May 10, 2009

17 years ago
The Meaning of Monty Python

Played Self

Average Rating

7.8

4 votes

Release Date

Oct 08, 2013

12 years ago
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

Played Self

Average Rating

7.8

4 votes

Release Date

Jul 01, 2008

18 years ago
The Unknown Peter Sellers

Played Himself

Average Rating

8.0

4 votes

Release Date

Apr 25, 2000

26 years ago
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Played Self

Average Rating

4.8

3 votes

Release Date

Dec 09, 2004

21 years ago
50 Films to See Before You Die

Played Self

Average Rating

8.5

3 votes

Release Date

Jul 22, 2006

19 years ago
The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations

Played Self

Average Rating

7.7

3 votes

Release Date

Oct 23, 2001

24 years ago
Life of Python

Played Self / Various Roles

Average Rating

5.3

3 votes

Release Date

Mar 16, 1990

36 years ago
The Grand Knockout Tournament

Played Self

Average Rating

5.7

3 votes

Release Date

Jun 19, 1987

39 years ago
Michael Palin In Wyeth's World

Played Himself

Average Rating

7.3

3 votes

Release Date

Dec 29, 2013

12 years ago
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television

Played Himself - Presenter

Average Rating

8.8

3 votes

Release Date

Nov 20, 2002

23 years ago
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation

Played Self

Average Rating

5.7

3 votes

Release Date

Sep 28, 2020

5 years ago
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain

Played Self

Average Rating

8.7

3 votes

Release Date

May 31, 2025

10 months ago
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best

Played Various Characters

Average Rating

8.3

3 votes

Release Date

Feb 27, 2006

20 years ago
Pleasure at Her Majesty's

Played Self

Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Dec 29, 1976

49 years ago
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

Played Self

Average Rating

7.5

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1989

37 years ago
Frost on Sketch Shows

Played Self

Average Rating

8.5

2 votes

Release Date

Mar 13, 2013

13 years ago
Anatomy of a Liar

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Oct 26, 2012

13 years ago
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

2 votes

Release Date

May 24, 2014

12 years ago
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen

Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 07, 2018

8 years ago
Monty Python Conquers America

Played Self

Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2008

18 years ago
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jun 29, 2014

11 years ago
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

2 votes

Release Date

May 09, 2020

5 years ago
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

Played Self

Average Rating

4.5

2 votes

Release Date

Dec 14, 2024

1 year ago
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

Played Various Characters

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 22, 2006

20 years ago
Hitler: The Comedy Years

Played Heinrich Himmler (archive footage) (uncredited)

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 10, 2007

19 years ago
Around the World in 20 Years

Played Himself

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 30, 2008

17 years ago
Is This a Record?

Played Various

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jun 01, 1973

53 years ago
The Box

Played (voice)

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Mar 29, 1981

45 years ago
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs

Played Self

Average Rating

9.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 06, 2023

2 years ago
Attenborough at 90

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 08, 2016

10 years ago
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Sep 02, 2003

22 years ago
Generation '66

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jul 31, 2016

9 years ago
Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi

Played Host

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jul 14, 2005

21 years ago
Tomkinson's Schooldays

Played Tomkinson / Headmaster / TV Introducer / Mr Craffitt

Average Rating

9.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 07, 1976

50 years ago
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

Played Eric Olthwaite / Bank Manager

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Sep 22, 1977

49 years ago
Escape from Stalag Luft 112B

Played Major Errol Phipps

Average Rating

9.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 04, 1977

49 years ago
Murder at Moorstones Manor

Played Charles Chiddingford

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 11, 1977

49 years ago
Whinfrey's Last Case

Played Gerald Whinfrey

Average Rating

9.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 10, 1979

47 years ago
Golden Gordon

Played Gordon Ottershaw

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 17, 1979

47 years ago
Roger of the Raj

Played Roger

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 24, 1979

47 years ago
Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 28, 2015

10 years ago
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

9.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2004

22 years ago
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

9.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2004

22 years ago
John Cleese's First Farewell Performance

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jul 13, 1988

38 years ago
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

9.0

1 votes

Release Date

Sep 07, 2019

6 years ago
The Dress

Played Howard

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 03, 1984

42 years ago
Monty Python: Who's There?

Played Ken

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Apr 15, 1970

56 years ago
John Peel's Record Box

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Nov 14, 2005

20 years ago
Jeepers Creepers

Played Newscaster (voice)

Average Rating

4.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 12, 2020

5 years ago
The Academy of Armando

Played Self

Average Rating

1.0

1 votes

Release Date

Mar 03, 2025

1 year ago
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best

Played Various Characters

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 22, 2006

20 years ago
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best

Played Various Characters

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 27, 2006

20 years ago
The Philosophers' Football Match

Played Nietzsche

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 19, 1974

52 years ago

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