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.
Series | Michael Palin and the Mystery of Hammershoi | Unknown | 2025 |
Series | Now! | Unknown | 2025 |
Series | Irish railway journey: Derry to Kerry | Unknown | 2025 |
Movie | The Fringe, Fame and Me | Self | 2022-08-08 |
Movie | Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy | Self | 2020-05-09 |
Series | Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime | Self - Host | 2020-10-04 |
Series | Worzel Gummidge | The Green Man | 2019-12-26 |
Movie | An Accidental Studio | Self | 2019-07-12 |
Movie | The Man Who Killed Don Quixote | Don Quixote | 2018-05-19 |
Series | Michael Palin in North Korea | Himself - Host | 2018-09-28 |
Series | Vanity Fair | William Makepeace Thackeray | 2018-09-02 |
Movie | Michael Palin: A Life on Screen | 2018-01-07 | |
Movie | The Death of Stalin | Vyacheslav Molotov | 2017-10-20 |
Movie | Attenborough at 90 | Self | 2016-05-08 |
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 |
Series | Remember Me | Tom Parfitt | 2014-11-23 |
Movie | Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule | Self | 2014-12-20 |
Movie | Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace | Himself | 2014-12-10 |
Movie | The Meaning of Monty Python | Self | 2013-10-08 |
Movie | The Wipers Times | General Mitford | 2013-09-11 |
Movie | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Self | 2012-03-04 |
Movie | Produced By George Martin | 2012-09-11 | |
Movie | Anatomy of a Liar | Self | 2012-10-26 |
Series | Brazil with Michael Palin | Self (Presenter) | 2012-10-24 |
Movie | A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman | Various (voice) | 2012-09-08 |
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) | Self | 2009-10-18 |
Movie | Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened | Self | 2009-05-10 |
Movie | Monty Python Conquers America | Self | 2008-01-01 |
Movie | The Seventh Python | Self | 2008-06-26 |
Movie | Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation | Self | 2008-03-31 |
Movie | What Is Brazil? | Self | 2008-04-16 |
Movie | Get Up and Go: The Making of 'The Rutles' | Self | 2008-11-01 |
Series | Michael Palin's New Europe | Himself | 2007-09-16 |
Movie | The Secret Life of Brian | Self | 2007-01-01 |
Series | Movie Connections | Unknown | 2007-09-10 |
Series | The Alan Titchmarsh Show | Unknown | 2007-09-03 |
Movie | Hitler: The Comedy Years | Self | 2007-05-10 |
Series | Monty Python's Personal Best | Self / Various Characters | 2006-02-22 |
Movie | 50 Films to See Before You Die | Self | 2006-07-22 |
Series | The One Show | Unknown | 2006-08-14 |
Movie | Monty Python's Flying Circus - Michael Palin's Personal Best | 2006-02-27 | |
Movie | Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best | Various Characters | 2006-02-22 |
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 2 | Self (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
Movie | Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' | Self | 2004-10-28 |
Series | Himalaya with Michael Palin | Self - Presenter | 2004-10-03 |
Movie | Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? | Self | 2004-12-09 |
Movie | The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 | Self (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
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 |
Series | Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure | 1999-10-17 | |
Series | Fantasy World Cup | Unknown | 1998-06-09 |
Movie | Monty Python: Live at Aspen | Self | 1998-03-21 |
Series | Full Circle with Michael Palin | Himself | 1997-08-31 |
Movie | Fierce Creatures | Adrian 'Bugsy' Malone | 1997-01-23 |
Movie | The Wind in the Willows | The Sun | 1996-10-16 |
Series | Clive Anderson All Talk | Unknown | 1996-10-06 |
Movie | The Willows in Winter | Rat | 1996-12-26 |
Movie | The Wind in the Willows | Rat | 1995-12-24 |
Series | The Frank Skinner Show | Unknown | 1995-09-10 |
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 |
Series | G.B.H. | Jim Nelson | 1991-06-06 |
Movie | American Friends | Rev. Francis Ashby | 1991-03-22 |
Movie | Life of Python | Self / Various Roles | 1990-03-16 |
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 | Self / Various Characters | 1989-11-18 |
Movie | John Cleese's First Farewell Performance | Self | 1988-07-13 |
Movie | A Fish Called Wanda | Ken Pile | 1988-07-15 |
Series | Going Live! | Unknown | 1987-09-26 |
Movie | The Grand Knockout Tournament | Self | 1987-06-19 |
Series | Daytime Live | Unknown | 1987-10-21 |
Series | Omnibus Presents Comic Relief | 1986-04-25 | |
Movie | Brazil | Jack Lint | 1985-02-20 |
Movie | The Dress | Howard | 1984-01-03 |
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 |
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 Secret Policeman's Other Ball | Himself - Various Roles | 1982-03-01 |
Movie | Time Bandits | Vincent | 1981-07-13 |
Movie | The Box | (voice) | 1981-03-29 |
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 | 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 | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Self | 1976-04-01 |
Movie | Pleasure at Her Majesty's | Himself | 1976-12-29 |
Series | Ripping Yarns | 1976-01-07 | |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Movie | Three Men in a Boat | Harris | 1975-12-31 |
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 |
Movie | Henry Cleans Up | Henry | 1974-01-02 |
Series | Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus | Various Characters | 1972-01-03 |
Series | Pebble Mill at One | Unknown | 1972-10-09 |
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 | Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus | Various Roles | 1971-01-01 |
Movie | Euroshow '71: May Day Special | Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus) | 1971-05-01 |
Series | Monty Python's Flying Circus | Various / "It's" man | 1969-10-05 |
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 | Frost on Sunday | 1968-09-08 | |
Series | Do Not Adjust Your Set | Various Characters | 1967-12-26 |
Series | Twice a Fortnight | 1967-10-21 | |
Series | A Series Of Bird's | Unknown | 1967-10-03 |