Michael Palin
"An iconic presence in cinema, defining characters with depth and intensity."
Age
83 years
Origin
UK
Active
1966 — Present
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...
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Monty Python's Flying Circus
Writer
A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines.
Highest Rated Masterpieces
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Writer
The Simpsons
as Springfield History Museum curator (voice)
Staged
as Michael
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Writer
Life of Brian
Screenplay
Brazil
as Jack Lint
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Writer
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Screenplay
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Media Proof
Filmography Engine
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Michael Palin in the Philippines
Self - Presenter
2026
Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum
Narrator
2026
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
Self
2026
The Magic Faraway Tree
Know All
2026
Small Prophets
Brian
2026
Joke
Cast
2026
Michael Palin in Venezuela
Self - Presenter
2025
The Secret Life of Trees
Self - Narrator
2025
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain
Self
2025
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
Self
2025
The Academy of Armando
Self
2025
David Frost Vs
self
2025
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Self
2024
Time Bandits
Characters
2024
My National Gallery, London
Self
2024
Michael Palin in Nigeria
Self - Presenter
2024
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
Self
2023
Michael Palin: Into Iraq
Self - Presenter
2022
The Fringe, Fame and Me
Self
2022
Remembers…
Cast
2022
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
2021
Jeepers Creepers
Newscaster (voice)
2020
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
Self - Host
2020
Staged
Michael
2020
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
Self
2020
Worzel Gummidge
The Green Man
2019
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
Self (archive footage)
2019
An Accidental Studio
Self
2019
Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes
Self
2019
Michael Palin in North Korea
Self - Presenter
2018
Vanity Fair
William Makepeace Thackeray
2018
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
Cast
2018
The Death of Stalin
Vyacheslav Molotov
2017
Generation '66
Cast
2016
Attenborough at 90
Self
2016
Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia
Self
2015
Clangers
Narrator (voice)
2015
Absolutely Anything
Kindly Alien (voice)
2015
A Life on Screen
Self
2014
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Self
2014
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace
Self
2014
Remember Me
Tom Parfitt
2014
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
Self
2014
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Self (archive footage)
2014
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Writer
2014
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
Self
2014
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Self
2014
The New Incomplete And Utter History Of Everything
Cast
2014
Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns
Self
2014
New Tales from Around the World in 80 Days
Self
2014
Michael Palin In Wyeth's World
Writer
2013
The Meaning of Monty Python
Self
2013
The Wipers Times
General Mitford
2013
Frost on Sketch Shows
Self
2013
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
Various (voice)
2012
Anatomy of a Liar
Self
2012
Brazil with Michael Palin
Writer
2012
Produced by George Martin
Self
2012
Python Legs!
Writer
2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
2012