
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Palin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie | Jeepers Creepers | Newscaster (voice) | 2020-10-12 |
Movie | Michael Palin: A Life on Screen | 2018-01-07 | |
Series | Vanity Fair | William Makepeace Thackeray | 2018-09-02 |
Movie | The Death of Stalin | Vyacheslav Molotov | 2017-10-20 |
Series | Artsnight | Himself | 2015-03-06 |
Movie | Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia | Himself | 2015-12-28 |
Movie | Absolutely Anything | Kindly Alien (voice) | 2015-06-26 |
Movie | Monty Python: Live (Mostly) | Self, others | 2014-07-20 |
Movie | Monty Python: The Meaning of Live | Self | 2014-11-13 |
Movie | Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace | Himself | 2014-12-10 |
Series | Remember Me | Tom Parfitt | 2014-11-23 |
Movie | The Wipers Times | General Mitford | 2013-09-11 |
Movie | The Meaning of Monty Python | Himself | 2013-10-08 |
Movie | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Self | 2012-03-04 |
Movie | A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman | Various (voice) | 2012-09-08 |
Movie | Anatomy of a Liar | Himself | 2012-10-26 |
Series | Brazil with Michael Palin | Self (Presenter) | 2012-10-24 |
Movie | Arthur Christmas | Ernie Clicker (voice) | 2011-11-10 |
Movie | Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) | Mrs. Betty Palin / Julius Caesar / Bevis | 2010-03-25 |
Series | Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) | Himself | 2009-10-18 |
Movie | Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation | Self | 2008-03-31 |
Movie | Monty Python Conquers America | Himself | 2008-01-01 |
Movie | The Seventh Python | Himself | 2008-06-26 |
Movie | What Is Brazil? | Himself | 2008-04-16 |
Movie | The Last Day of World War One | Presenter | 2008-11-01 |
Series | The Graham Norton Show | HImself | 2007-02-22 |
Movie | The Secret Life of Brian | Himself | 2007-01-01 |
Series | The Alan Titchmarsh Show | Unknown | 2007-09-03 |
Series | Michael Palin's New Europe | Himself | 2007-09-16 |
Series | Movie Connections | Unknown | 2007-09-10 |
Movie | Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind | Gariiiiiii (voice) | 2007-12-25 |
Series | Monty Python's Personal Best | 2006-02-22 | |
Movie | Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best | Various | 2006-01-01 |
Series | The One Show | Unknown | 2006-08-14 |
Movie | Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi | Host | 2005-07-14 |
Movie | The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus 16-Ton Megaset | 2005-09-27 | |
Movie | The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 | 2004-01-01 | |
Movie | The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 | 2004-01-01 | |
Movie | The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 | 2004-01-01 | |
Series | Himalaya with Michael Palin | Self - Presenter | 2004-10-03 |
Movie | Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball ? | Himself | 2004-12-09 |
Movie | Best Sellers: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove | Interviewee | 2004-10-28 |
Movie | Concert for George | Self | 2003-10-03 |
Series | Sahara with Michael Palin | Self - Presenter | 2002-10-13 |
Movie | The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations | Himself | 2001-10-23 |
Movie | Before the Flying Circus | Himself | 2000-07-01 |
Movie | Monty Python: Pythonland | 1999-10-08 | |
Series | Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure | 1999-10-17 | |
Movie | Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches | Himself | 1999-10-08 |
Movie | Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm | Himself | 1999-10-08 |
Movie | The Monty Python Story | Himself | 1999-10-08 |
Series | Fantasy World Cup | Unknown | 1998-06-09 |
Movie | Fierce Creatures | Adrian 'Bugsy' Malone | 1997-01-23 |
Movie | The Willows in Winter | Rat | 1997-06-16 |
Series | Full Circle with Michael Palin | Himself | 1997-08-31 |
Series | Clive Anderson All Talk | Unknown | 1996-10-06 |
Movie | The Wind in the Willows | The Sun | 1996-10-16 |
Series | The Frank Skinner Show | Unknown | 1995-09-10 |
Movie | The Wind in the Willows | Rat | 1995-12-24 |
Movie | Tracey Ullman: A Class Act | Various | 1993-01-09 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Series | Pole to Pole | Himself | 1992-10-21 |
Movie | American Friends | Rev. Francis Ashby | 1991-03-22 |
Series | G.B.H. | Jim Nelson | 1991-06-06 |
Movie | The Witches | Witch at Meeting | 1990-05-25 |
Series | Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days | Himself | 1989-10-11 |
Movie | The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball | Himself | 1989-01-01 |
Movie | Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python | Himself | 1989-11-18 |
Movie | A Fish Called Wanda | Ken Pile | 1988-07-15 |
Movie | The Grand Knockout Tournament | Himself | 1987-06-19 |
Series | Daytime Live | Unknown | 1987-10-21 |
Series | Going Live! | Unknown | 1987-09-26 |
Movie | Brazil | Jack Lint | 1985-02-20 |
Movie | A Private Function | Gilbert Chilvers | 1984-11-09 |
Movie | The Meaning of Life | Various Roles | 1983-03-31 |
Movie | The Crimson Permanent Assurance | Workman | 1983-03-31 |
Movie | Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | Various Roles | 1982-06-25 |
Series | Wogan | Himself | 1982-05-04 |
Movie | The Secret Policeman's Other Ball | Himself - Various Roles | 1982-09-23 |
Movie | The Missionary | The Reverend Charles Fortescue | 1982-11-02 |
Movie | The Box | (voice) | 1981-03-29 |
Movie | Time Bandits | Vincent | 1981-07-13 |
Series | Travels with Palin | Himself | 1980-11-27 |
Series | Great Railway Journeys | 1980-10-23 | |
Movie | The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 | Himself | 1979-06-20 |
Movie | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Various Roles | 1979-12-22 |
Movie | Life of Brian | 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 |
Movie | The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash | Eric Manchester | 1978-03-22 |
Movie | Jabberwocky | Dennis Cooper | 1977-03-28 |
Series | Ripping Yarns | 1976-01-07 | |
Movie | Pleasure at Her Majesty's | Himself | 1976-12-29 |
Movie | Monty Python and the Holy Grail | 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! | 1975-05-25 |
Movie | Three Men in a Boat | Harris | 1975-12-31 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Movie | Henry Cleans Up | Henry | 1974-01-02 |
Series | Pebble Mill at One | Unknown | 1972-10-09 |
Movie | Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus | Various Roles | 1971-01-01 |
Movie | Euroshow '71: May Day Special | Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus) | 1971-05-01 |
Movie | And Now for Something Completely Different | 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 An | 1971-09-28 |
Series | The Complete and Utter History of Britain | 1969-01-12 | |
Movie | How to Irritate People | Various | 1969-01-21 |
Series | Monty Python's Flying Circus | Various / "It's" man | 1969-10-05 |
Series | Clangers | Narrator | 1969-11-16 |
Series | Frost on Sunday | 1968-08-04 | |
Series | A Series Of Bird's | Unknown | 1967-10-03 |
Series | Do Not Adjust Your Set | 1967-12-26 | |
Series | Twice a Fortnight | 1967-10-21 |