Michael Palin
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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
May 5, 1943Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
137Place of birth
Broomhill, Sheffield, England, UKCast credits
Brazil
Jack LintLife of Brian
Wise Man #3 / Mr. Big Nose / Francis / Mrs. A / Ex-Leper / Announcer / Ben / Pontius Pilate / Boring Prophet / Eddie / Shoe Follower / Nisus WettusA Fish Called Wanda
Ken PileMonty 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!Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Various RolesJabberwocky
Dennis CooperMonty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Various RolesMonty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Various CharactersTime Bandits
VincentRemember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
SelfThe Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Eric ManchesterNot the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
Mrs. Betty Palin / Julius Caesar / BevisMonty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
Various RolesThe Wind in the Willows
The SunHow to Irritate People
VariousThe Missionary
The Reverend Charles FortescueAmerican Friends
Rev. Francis AshbyA Private Function
Gilbert ChilversThe Willows in Winter
RatThe Wind in the Willows
RatCrew credits
Life of Brian
ScreenplayMonty Python and the Holy Grail
WriterMonty Python's The Meaning of Life
ScreenplayAnd Now for Something Completely Different
ScreenplayTime Bandits
WriterMonty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
WriterThe Missionary
Writer, ProducerAmerican Friends
WriterParrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
WriterMonty Python Live (Mostly)
WriterSecrets
WriterHenry Cleans Up
WriterMichael Palin In Wyeth's World
WriterMonty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
WriterIs This a Record?
Additional WritingAround the World in 20 Years
WriterGreat Railway Journeys - Confessions of a Train Spotter
Writer, Presenter