Acting
Michael Palin
1943-05-05 · Broomhill, Sheffield, England, UK
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.
Known for
The Simpsons
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Life of Brian
Brazil
A Fish Called Wanda
The Death of Stalin
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Absolutely Anything
Arthur Christmas
The Witches
Time Bandits
Monty Python's Flying Circus
And Now for Something Completely Different
Saturday Night Live
Fierce Creatures
Jabberwocky
Movie credits · 162
Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
The Magic Faraway Tree
Joke
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
The Academy of Armando
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
My National Gallery, London
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
The Fringe, Fame and Me
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
Jeepers Creepers
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
An Accidental Studio
Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
The Death of Stalin
Generation '66
Attenborough at 90
Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia
Absolutely Anything
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
The New Incomplete And Utter History Of Everything
Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns
New Tales from Around the World in 80 Days
Michael Palin In Wyeth's World
The Meaning of Monty Python
The Wipers Times
Frost on Sketch Shows
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
Anatomy of a Liar
Produced by George Martin
TV credits · 73
Michael Palin in the Philippines
Small Prophets
Michael Palin in Venezuela
The Secret Life of Trees
David Frost Vs
Time Bandits
Michael Palin in Nigeria
Michael Palin: Into Iraq
Remembers…
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
Staged
Worzel Gummidge
Michael Palin in North Korea
Vanity Fair
Clangers
Artsnight
A Life on Screen
Remember Me
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Brazil with Michael Palin
The Jonathan Ross Show
Perspectives
ZULU Comedy Galla
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
Michael Palin's New Europe
Movie Connections
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Graham Norton Show
Legends
The One Show
Monty Python's Personal Best
Himalaya with Michael Palin
Parkinson
Sahara with Michael Palin
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure
Fantasy World Cup
Parkinson
Full Circle with Michael Palin
Clive Anderson All Talk
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