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Michael Palin

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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.

Films Featuring Michael Palin

Brazil

19857.7

Life of Brian

19797.8

A Fish Called Wanda

19887.2

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

19757.8

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

19837.3

Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

19748.0

Jabberwocky

19776.0

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

19827.4

Fierce Creatures

19976.2

And Now for Something Completely Different

19717.2

Life Of Brian Screenplay

Life Of Brian Screenplay

2008

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

200610.0

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

20147.5

Time Bandits

19816.6

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

20044.8

50 Films to See Before You Die

20068.4

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

19786.8

Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

20107.0

The Wind in the Willows

19965.8

Inside Shabby Road: The Music of 'The Rutles'

2008

Hitler: The Comedy Years

20075.0

Get Up and Go: The Making of 'The Rutles'

2008

How to Irritate People

19696.6

Arthur Christmas

20116.8

Around the World in 20 Years

20088.7

Is This a Record?

19736.0

The Missionary

19825.6

American Friends

19916.3

A Private Function

19846.4

Pleasure at Her Majesty's

19767.0

The Secret Policeman's Ball

19796.4

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

19826.3

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

19897.7

Three Men in a Boat

19756.1

Absolutely Anything

20155.9

The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979

19797.3

The Wind in the Willows

19957.1

The Willows in Winter

19966.7

Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch

Ending It All

1970

A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman

20125.9

Palin on Redpath

1997

Frost on Sketch Shows

20138.5

Anatomy of a Liar

20126.3

The Wipers Times

20136.3

The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations

20018.0

The Seventh Python

2008

Life of Python

19906.3

The Box

19815.0

The Secret Policeman's Ball

20127.6

Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

19897.1

The Movie Life of George

1989

Monty Python Live (Mostly)

20147.1

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

19837.1

The Fringe, Fame and Me

2022

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

20148.0

Euroshow '71: May Day Special

197110.0

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

20098.4

Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

20147.4

Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs

20239.0

Attenborough at 90

20168.0

The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

20038.0

Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace

2014

Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

20087.8

Generation '66

20167.0

Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute

20029.0

Tracey Ullman: A Class Act

199310.0

Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi

20057.0

The Grand Knockout Tournament

19876.8

The Magic Faraway Tree

20266.2

Michael Palin and the Ladies Who Loved Matisse

2003

The Death of Stalin

20177.0

Timewatch: The Last Day of World War One‎

2008

Monty Python in Aberystwyth

2009

Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

2010

The New Incomplete And Utter History Of Everything

2014

Tomkinson's Schooldays

19769.0

The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

19778.5

Comic Roots: Michael Palin

19838.0

Making Qi

2011

Escape from Stalag Luft 112B

19779.5

Murder at Moorstones Manor

19778.5

Across the Andes by Frog

1977

The Curse of the Claw

1977

Whinfrey's Last Case

19799.5

Golden Gordon

19798.0

Roger of the Raj

19798.0

Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

19665.4

Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns

2014

The Art Of Travel With Michael Palin

1989

The Broken Bottle

1977

Comedians Do It On Stage

1986

The Roots of Monty Python

2005

Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind

20075.1

Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia

20157.0

What the Pythons Did Next...

2007

Henry Cleans Up

1974

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'

20045.8

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1

20049.0

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2

20049.0

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3

2004

The Meaning of Monty Python

20137.4

The Monty Python Story

1999

Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm

1999

Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches

1999

Monty Python: Pythonland

1999

Michael Palin: A Life on Screen

20187.0

Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

20087.7

What Is Brazil?

20086.6

Monty Python Conquers America

20086.3

Michael Palin In Wyeth's World

20137.8

Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television

20028.4

Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

20146.0

The Unknown Peter Sellers

20008.2

Viz: The Documentary

1990

An Accidental Studio

20196.4

Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes

2019

John Cleese's First Farewell Performance

John Cleese's First Farewell Performance

19887.0

Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

20199.0

The Dress

19847.0

The Secret Life of Brian

20077.7

Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

20208.0

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best

2006

Monty Python: Who's There?

19706.0

Produced by George Martin

20127.4

The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

1971

Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation

Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation

20205.7

John Peel's Record Box

20058.0

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

19987.1

Jeepers Creepers

20204.0

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

2021

Concert for George

20038.1

Rabbit Ears - Jack and the Beanstalk

1991

Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release

2010

The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema

The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema

2011

The Academy of Armando

20251.0

The Witches

19906.9

When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain

20258.7

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

20244.5

Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best

2006

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best

20068.0

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best

20067.0

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best

20068.3

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

2006

New Tales from Around the World in 80 Days

2014

Meridian: The First Ten Minutes

Meridian: The First Ten Minutes

1993

The First Night of Meridian

The First Night of Meridian

1993

The Philosophers' Football Match

197210.0

Innes Lloyd: The Producer

20257.0

Joke

20266.0

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

19886.5

David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth

20267.0

My National Gallery, London

20248.0

Monty Python In The Netherlands

19736.0