
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 Magic Faraway Tree | 2026 | |
Movie | The Bigger Bubble | Dennis (Monty Python and the Holy Grail) | 2026 |
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 | Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes | Himself | 2019-05-10 |
Movie | The Man Who Killed Don Quixote | Don Quixote | 2018-05-19 |
Series | Vanity Fair | William Makepeace Thackeray | 2018-09-02 |
Movie | The Death of Stalin | Vyacheslav Molotov | 2017-10-20 |
Movie | Attenborough at 90 | Self | 2016-05-08 |
Movie | Absolutely Anything | Kindly Alien (voice) | 2015-02-13 |
Movie | 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy | Self | 2014-05-24 |
Movie | Monty Python Live (Mostly) | Self, others | 2014-07-20 |
Movie | Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule | Self | 2014-12-20 |
Series | Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) | Self (archive footage) | 2014-11-03 |
Movie | Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace | Himself | 2014-12-10 |
Movie | Monty Python: The Meaning of Live | Self | 2014-11-13 |
Series | Remember Me | Tom Parfitt | 2014-11-23 |
Movie | The Wipers Times | General Mitford | 2013-09-11 |
Movie | Michael Palin In Wyeth's World | Himself | 2013-12-29 |
Movie | Frost on Sketch Shows | Self | 2013-03-13 |
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 | Produced By George Martin | Self | 2012-09-11 |
Movie | Anatomy of a Liar | Self | 2012-10-26 |
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 | Monty Python Conquers America | Self | 2008-01-01 |
Movie | Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation | Self | 2008-03-31 |
Movie | Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus | Self | 2008-07-01 |
Movie | Get Up and Go: The Making of 'The Rutles' | Self | 2008-11-01 |
Movie | The Seventh Python | Self | 2008-06-26 |
Movie | What Is Brazil? | Self | 2008-04-16 |
Movie | The Secret Life of Brian | Self | 2007-01-01 |
Movie | Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind | Gariiiiiii (voice) | 2007-12-25 |
Movie | Hitler: The Comedy Years | Heinrich Himmler (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2007-05-10 |
Movie | Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best | Various Characters | 2006-02-22 |
Movie | 50 Films to See Before You Die | Self | 2006-07-22 |
Movie | John Peel's Record Box | Self | 2005-11-14 |
Movie | The Roots of Monty Python | Self (archive footage) | 2005-11-26 |
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 | 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 |
Movie | Concert for George | Self | 2003-10-03 |
Movie | The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations | Self | 2001-10-23 |
Movie | The Monty Python Story | Self | 1999-10-08 |
Movie | Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches | Self | 1999-10-08 |
Movie | Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm | Self | 1999-10-08 |
Movie | Fierce Creatures | Adrian 'Bugsy' Malone | 1997-01-23 |
Movie | The Wind in the Willows | The Sun | 1996-10-16 |
Movie | The Willows in Winter | Rat | 1996-12-26 |
Movie | The Wind in the Willows | Rat | 1995-12-24 |
Movie | Tracey Ullman: A Class Act | Various | 1993-01-09 |
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 |
Movie | The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball | Self | 1989-01-01 |
Series | Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days | Himself | 1989-10-11 |
Movie | Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python | Self / Various Characters | 1989-11-18 |
Movie | A Fish Called Wanda | Ken Pile | 1988-07-15 |
Movie | The Grand Knockout Tournament | Self | 1987-06-19 |
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 | The Missionary | The Reverend Charles Fortescue | 1982-11-02 |
Movie | Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | Various Roles | 1982-06-25 |
Movie | The Secret Policeman's Other Ball | Self - Various Roles | 1982-03-01 |
Movie | The Box | (voice) | 1981-03-29 |
Movie | Time Bandits | Vincent | 1981-07-13 |
Movie | Roger of the Raj | Roger | 1979-10-24 |
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 | Self | 1976-12-29 |
Series | Ripping Yarns | 1976-01-07 | |
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 |
Movie | Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report | Self | 1974-12-19 |
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 |
Movie | How to Irritate People | Various | 1969-01-21 |
Series | Monty Python's Flying Circus | Various / "It's" man | 1969-10-05 |
Series | The Complete and Utter History of Britain | 1969-01-12 | |
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 | |
Movie | Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World | Jazz Band Undertaker (uncredited) | 1966-01-02 |