Michael Palin
Acting
Born: 1943-05-05 in Broomhill, Sheffield, England, UK
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.
Known For
The Simpsons
Springfield History Museum curator (voice)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Co-Host
Saturday Night Live
Self - Special Guest
Saturday Night Live
Dick Savage (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Self / Various (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Wogan
Self
The One Show
Self - Guest
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
Parkinson
Self
Pebble Mill at One
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
Daytime Live
TFI Friday
Remembers…
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Various / "It's" man
Monty 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!
Going Live!
Self
The Magic Faraway Tree
Know All
Life of Brian
Wise Man #3 / Mr. Big Nose / Francis / Mrs. A / Ex-Leper / Announcer / Ben / Pontius Pilate / Boring Prophet / Eddie / Shoe Follower / Nisus Wettus
Staged
Michael
The Death of Stalin
Vyacheslav Molotov
Brazil
Jack Lint
The Witches
Witch at Meeting (uncredited)
Arthur Christmas
Ernie Clicker (voice)
Parkinson
Self - Guest
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
A Fish Called Wanda
Ken Pile
G.B.H.
Jim Nelson
Absolutely Anything
Kindly Alien (voice)
Time Bandits
Vincent
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
Self
Small Prophets
Brian Sleep
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Various Roles
Legends
Self
Clangers
Narrator (voice)