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 | The Fringe, Fame and Me | Self | 2022-08-08 |
Movie | Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy | Self | 2020-05-09 |
Movie | Jeepers Creepers | Newscaster (voice) | 2020-10-12 |
Movie | An Accidental Studio | Self | 2019-07-12 |
Series | Worzel Gummidge | The Green Man | 2019-12-26 |
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 |
Movie | Generation '66 | 2016-07-31 | |
Movie | Attenborough at 90 | Self | 2016-05-08 |
Series | Artsnight | Himself | 2015-03-06 |
Movie | Absolutely Anything | Kindly Alien (voice) | 2015-06-26 |
Movie | Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia | Himself | 2015-12-28 |
Movie | Monty Python Live (Mostly) | Self, others | 2014-07-20 |
Movie | Monty Python: The Meaning of Live | Self | 2014-11-13 |
Movie | 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy | Self | 2014-05-24 |
Movie | Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace | Himself | 2014-12-10 |
Series | Remember Me | Tom Parfitt | 2014-11-23 |
Movie | Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule | Self | 2014-12-20 |
Movie | Frost on Sketch Shows | Self | 2013-03-13 |
Movie | The Wipers Times | General Mitford | 2013-09-11 |
Movie | The Meaning of Monty Python | Self | 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 |
Series | Brazil with Michael Palin | Self (Presenter) | 2012-10-24 |
Movie | Anatomy of a Liar | Self | 2012-10-26 |
Movie | Produced By George Martin | 2012-09-11 | |
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 |
Movie | Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened | Self | 2009-05-10 |
Series | Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) | Self | 2009-10-18 |
Movie | Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation | Self | 2008-03-31 |
Movie | The Last Day of World War One | Presenter | 2008-11-01 |
Movie | What Is Brazil? | Self | 2008-04-16 |
Movie | Monty Python Conquers America | Self | 2008-01-01 |
Movie | The Seventh Python | Self | 2008-06-26 |
Movie | Get Up and Go: The Making of 'The Rutles' | Self | 2008-11-01 |
Movie | Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus | Self | 2008-07-01 |
Series | The Graham Norton Show | HImself | 2007-02-22 |
Movie | The Secret Life of Brian | Self | 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 |
Movie | Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best | Various Characters | 2006-02-22 |
Series | Monty Python's Personal Best | Self / Various Characters | 2006-02-22 |
Series | The One Show | Unknown | 2006-08-14 |
Movie | Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi | Host | 2005-07-14 |
Movie | John Peel's Record Box | Self | 2005-11-14 |
Movie | The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 | Self (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
Movie | The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 | Self (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
Movie | The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 | Self (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
Movie | Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? | Self | 2004-12-09 |
Movie | Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' | Self | 2004-10-28 |
Series | Himalaya with Michael Palin | Self - Presenter | 2004-10-03 |
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 | Self | 2001-10-23 |
Movie | Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches | Self | 1999-10-08 |
Movie | Monty Python: Pythonland | 1999-10-08 | |
Movie | The Monty Python Story | Self | 1999-10-08 |
Series | Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure | 1999-10-17 | |
Movie | Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm | Self | 1999-10-08 |
Series | Fantasy World Cup | Unknown | 1998-06-09 |
Series | Full Circle with Michael Palin | Himself | 1997-08-31 |
Movie | Fierce Creatures | Adrian 'Bugsy' Malone | 1997-01-23 |
Series | Clive Anderson All Talk | Unknown | 1996-10-06 |
Movie | The Wind in the Willows | The Sun | 1996-10-16 |
Movie | The Willows in Winter | Rat | 1996-12-26 |
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 | Life of Python | Self / Various Roles | 1990-03-16 |
Movie | The Witches | Witch at Meeting | 1990-05-25 |
Movie | The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball | Himself | 1989-01-01 |
Movie | Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python | Self / Various Characters | 1989-11-18 |
Series | Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days | Himself | 1989-10-11 |
Movie | A Fish Called Wanda | Ken Pile | 1988-07-15 |
Movie | The Grand Knockout Tournament | Self | 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 | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | Various Roles | 1983-03-31 |
Movie | The Crimson Permanent Assurance | Workman | 1983-03-31 |
Series | Wogan | Himself | 1982-05-04 |
Movie | The Secret Policeman's Other Ball | Himself - Various Roles | 1982-03-01 |
Movie | Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | Various Roles | 1982-06-25 |
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 | Great Railway Journeys | 1980-10-23 | |
Series | Travels with Palin | Himself | 1980-11-27 |
Movie | The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 | Self | 1979-06-20 |
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 Secret Policeman's Ball | Various Roles | 1979-12-22 |
Movie | The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash | Eric Manchester | 1978-03-22 |
Movie | Jabberwocky | Dennis Cooper | 1977-03-28 |
Movie | Pleasure at Her Majesty's | Himself | 1976-12-29 |
Series | Ripping Yarns | 1976-01-07 | |
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! | 1975-03-14 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Movie | Three Men in a Boat | Harris | 1975-12-31 |
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 | 1971-01-03 |
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 |
Movie | Euroshow '71: May Day Special | Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus) | 1971-05-01 |
Series | The Complete and Utter History of Britain | 1969-01-12 | |
Movie | How to Irritate People | Various | 1969-01-21 |
Series | Clangers | Narrator | 1969-11-16 |
Series | Monty Python's Flying Circus | Various / "It's" man | 1969-10-05 |
Series | Frost on Sunday | 1968-09-08 | |
Series | A Series Of Bird's | Unknown | 1967-10-03 |
Series | Do Not Adjust Your Set | Various Characters | 1967-12-26 |
Series | Twice a Fortnight | 1967-10-21 |