Michael Palin
Actor

Michael Palin

2 Movies
1 TV Shows
3 Credits
Personal Info
Known For Acting
Known Credits 3
Birthday May 5, 1943 (83 years old)
Place of Birth Broomhill, Sheffield, England, UK
Also Known As Ω…Ψ§ΫŒΪ©Ω„ ΩΎΫŒΩ„ΫŒΩ†
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Biography

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.

Filmography (216)

The Magic Faraway Tree 2026
Joke 2026
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth 2026
Small Prophets 2026
The Academy of Armando 2025
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain 2025
Innes Lloyd: The Producer 2025
The Secret Life of Trees 2025
Michael Palin in Venezuela 2025
David Frost Vs 2025
How To Make It In Comedy 2024
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration 2024
Michael Palin in Nigeria 2024
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs 2023
The Fringe, Fame and Me 2022
Michael Palin: Into Iraq 2022
Remembers… 2022
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated 2021
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy 2020
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation 2020
Jeepers Creepers 2020
Staged 2020
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime 2020
An Accidental Studio 2019
Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes 2019
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails 2019
Worzel Gummidge 2019
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen 2018
Vanity Fair 2018
Michael Palin in North Korea 2018
The Death of Stalin 2017
Attenborough at 90 2016
Generation '66 2016
Absolutely Anything 2015
Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia 2015
Artsnight 2015
Clangers 2015
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule 2014
Monty Python Live (Mostly) 2014
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy 2014
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live 2014
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace 2014
The New Incomplete And Utter History Of Everything 2014
Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns 2014
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar 2014
New Tales from Around the World in 80 Days 2014
Remember Me 2014
A Life on Screen 2014
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) 2014
Frost on Sketch Shows 2013
The Wipers Times 2013
The Meaning of Monty Python 2013
Michael Palin In Wyeth's World 2013
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman 2012
Anatomy of a Liar 2012
Produced by George Martin 2012
Brazil with Michael Palin 2012
Arthur Christmas 2011
Making Qi 2011
The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema 2011
The Jonathan Ross Show 2011
Perspectives 2011
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) 2010
Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall 2010
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release 2010
ZULU Comedy Galla 2010
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened 2009
Monty Python in Aberystwyth 2009
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) 2009
Life Of Brian Screenplay 2008
Inside Shabby Road: The Music of 'The Rutles' 2008
Get Up and Go: The Making of 'The Rutles' 2008
Around the World in 20 Years 2008
The Seventh Python 2008
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation 2008
Timewatch: The Last Day of World War Oneβ€Ž 2008
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus 2008
What Is Brazil? 2008
Monty Python Conquers America 2008
Hitler: The Comedy Years 2007
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind 2007
What the Pythons Did Next... 2007
The Secret Life of Brian 2007
Michael Palin's New Europe 2007
Movie Connections 2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show 2007
The Graham Norton Show 2007
Monty Python's Flying Circusβ€”Graham Chapman's Personal Best 2006
50 Films to See Before You Die 2006
Monty Python's Flying Circusβ€”Michael Palin's Personal Best 2006
Monty Python's Flying Circusβ€”John Cleese's Personal Best 2006
Monty Python's Flying Circusβ€”Eric Idle's Personal Best 2006
Monty Python's Flying Circusβ€”Terry Gilliam's Personal Best 2006
Monty Python's Flying Circusβ€”Terry Jones' Personal Best 2006
The One Show 2006
Monty Python's Personal Best 2006
Legends 2006
Michael Palin & the Mystery of HammershΓΈi 2005
The Roots of Monty Python 2005
John Peel's Record Box 2005
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? 2004
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' 2004
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 2004
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 2004
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 2004
Himalaya with Michael Palin 2004
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' 2003
Michael Palin and the Ladies Who Loved Matisse 2003
Concert for George 2003
Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute 2002
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television 2002
Sahara with Michael Palin 2002
The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations 2001
The Unknown Peter Sellers 2000
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm 1999
The Monty Python Story 1999
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches 1999
Monty Python: Pythonland 1999
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure 1999
Monty Python: Live at Aspen 1998
Fantasy World Cup 1998
Parkinson 1998
Fierce Creatures 1997
Palin on Redpath 1997
Full Circle with Michael Palin 1997
The Wind in the Willows 1996
The Willows in Winter 1996
Clive Anderson All Talk 1996
The Frank Skinner Show 1995
Tracey Ullman: A Class Act 1993
Meridian: The First Ten Minutes 1993
The First Night of Meridian 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 1993
Pole to Pole 1992
American Friends 1991
Rabbit Ears - Jack and the Beanstalk 1991
G.B.H. 1991
Life of Python 1990
Viz: The Documentary 1990
The Witches 1990
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball 1989
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python 1989
The Movie Life of George 1989
The Art Of Travel With Michael Palin 1989
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days 1989
Michael Palin: The Art of Travel 1989
The Simpsons 1989
A Fish Called Wanda 1988
John Cleese's First Farewell Performance 1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute 1988
The Grand Knockout Tournament 1987
Going Live! 1987
Daytime Live 1987
Comedians Do It On Stage 1986
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief 1986
Brazil 1985
Friday People 1985
A Private Function 1984
The Dress 1984
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life 1983
The Crimson Permanent Assurance 1983
Comic Roots: Michael Palin 1983
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl 1982
The Missionary 1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball 1982
Wogan 1982
Time Bandits 1981
The Box 1981
Travels with Palin 1980
Great Railway Journeys 1980
Life of Brian 1979
The Secret Policeman's Ball 1979
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 1979
Whinfrey's Last Case 1979
Golden Gordon 1979
Roger of the Raj 1979
Friday Night, Saturday Morning 1979
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash 1978
Jabberwocky 1977
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite 1977
Escape from Stalag Luft 112B 1977
Across the Andes by Frog 1977
Murder at Moorstones Manor 1977
The Curse of the Claw 1977
The Broken Bottle 1977
Pleasure at Her Majesty's 1976
Tomkinson's Schooldays 1976
Ripping Yarns 1976
The Secret Policeman's Ball 1976
Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1975
Three Men in a Boat 1975
Saturday Night Live 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche 1975
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report 1974
Henry Cleans Up 1974
Is This a Record? 1973
Monty Python In The Netherlands 1973
Pebble Mill at One 1972
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus 1972
Full House 1972
And Now for Something Completely Different 1971
Euroshow '71: May Day Special 1971
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971 1971
Film '72 1971
Ending It All 1970
Monty Python: Who's There? 1970
How to Irritate People 1969
Monty Python's Flying Circus 1969
The Complete and Utter History of Britain 1969
Frost on Sunday 1968
Do Not Adjust Your Set 1967
Twice a Fortnight 1967
A Series of Bird's 1967
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World 1966
Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch
The Philosophers' Football Match