Michael Palin

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.

Filmografi

The Magic Faraway Tree2026 · Know AllMonty Python and the Holy Grail1975 · 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!The Witches1990 · Witch at Meeting (uncredited)Arthur Christmas2011 · Ernie Clicker (voice)Life of Brian1979 · Wise Man #3 / Mr. Big Nose / Francis / Mrs. A / Ex-Leper / Announcer / Ben / Pontius Pilate / Boring Prophet / Eddie / Shoe Follower / Nisus WettusBrazil1985 · Jack LintThe Death of Stalin2017 · Vyacheslav MolotovA Fish Called Wanda1988 · Ken PileMonty Python's The Meaning of Life1983 · Various RolesJabberwocky1977 · Dennis CooperAbsolutely Anything2015 · Kindly Alien (voice)Time Bandits1981 · VincentAnd Now for Something Completely Different1971 · 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 Anchovy / Blackmail Presenter / Gervais Brookhamster / Town Guild LadyDavid Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth2026 · SelfJoke2026 · Just Dandy · SelfJeepers Creepers2020 · Newscaster (voice)Fierce Creatures1997 · Adrian "Bugsy" MaloneRoger of the Raj1979 · RogerMonty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl1982 · Various RolesAttenborough at 902016 · SelfMonty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar2014 · SelfThe Wind in the Willows1996 · The SunThe Secret Life of Brian2007 · Self