Acting
Michael Palin
EN cinema · 163 credits
Born
5 May 1943 (age 83)
Birthplace
Broomhill, Sheffield, England, UK
Also known as مایکل پیلین
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
Filmography
Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch
as salesman
Just Dandy
as Self
The Mystery of the Missing Morsel of Murder at Moorstones Manor
as Charles Chiddingfold
The Magic Faraway Tree
as Know All
Joke
Actor
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
Jeepers Creepers
as Newscaster (voice)
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
as Self (archive footage)
The Death of Stalin
as Vyacheslav Molotov
Absolutely Anything
as Kindly Alien (voice)
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
as Self, others, Writer
The Wipers Times
as General Mitford
Michael Palin In Wyeth's World
as Self, Writer
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
as Various (voice)
Arthur Christmas
as Ernie Clicker (voice)
Making Qi
as Self
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
as Mrs. Betty Palin / Julius Caesar / Bevis
Life Of Brian Screenplay
2008
Life Of Brian Screenplay
as Wise Man #3, Mr. Big Nose, Francis, Mrs. A, Ex-Leper, Screenplay
Around the World in 20 Years
as Self, Writer
What Is Brazil?
as Self
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Heinrich Himmler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
as Gariiiiiii (voice)
What the Pythons Did Next...
as Self (archive footage)
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus — Michael Palin's Personal Best
as Fish-Slapping Guide / Various Roles (archive footage), Writer
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
as Various Characters
The Roots of Monty Python
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Palin and the Ladies Who Loved Matisse
as Self - Presenter
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
as Self - Presenter
Fierce Creatures
as Adrian "Bugsy" Malone
Palin on Redpath
as Self - Presenter, Writer
The Wind in the Willows
as The Sun
The Wind in the Willows
as Rat (voice)
Tracey Ullman: A Class Act
as Various
American Friends
as Rev. Francis Ashby, Writer
Rabbit Ears - Jack and the Beanstalk
as Narrator (voice)
Life of Python
as Self / Various Roles
The Witches
as Witch at Meeting (uncredited)
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
as Self / Various Characters, Writer
A Fish Called Wanda
as Ken Pile
Number 27
Writer
Consuming Passions
Theatre Play
Brazil
as Jack Lint
A Private Function
as Gilbert Chilvers
The Dress
as Howard
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
as Various Roles, Screenplay
Comic Roots: Michael Palin
as Self / Jealous Reporter, Writer
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
as Various Roles, Writer
The Missionary
as The Reverend Charles Fortescue, Writer, Producer
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
as Self - Various Roles
Time Bandits
as Vincent, Writer
The Box
as (voice), Screenplay
Life of Brian
as Wise Man #3 / Mr. Big Nose / Francis / Mrs. A / Ex-Leper / Announcer / Ben / Pontius Pilate / Boring Prophet / Eddie / Shoe Follower / Nisus Wettus, Screenplay
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Various Roles
Whinfrey's Last Case
as Gerald Whinfrey, Writer
Roger of the Raj
as Roger, Writer
Golden Gordon
as Gordon Ottershaw, Writer
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
as Eric Manchester
Michael Palin’s Super 8mm - “Life of Brian”
as Commentator / Self, Director
Jabberwocky
as Dennis Cooper
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
as Eric Olthwaite / Bank Manager, Writer
Murder at Moorstones Manor
as Charles Chiddingford, Writer
Across the Andes by Frog
as Captain Walter Snetterton, Writer
Escape from Stalag Luft 112B
as Major Errol Phipps, Writer
The Curse of the Claw
as Kevin Orr / Uncle Jack, Writer
Tomkinson's Schooldays
as Tomkinson / Headmaster / TV Introducer / Mr Craffitt, Writer
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
as 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!, Writer
Three Men in a Boat
as Harris
Henry Cleans Up
as Henry, Writer
Is This a Record?
as Various, Additional Writing
Monty Python In The Netherlands
as Pie Face 3
Secrets
Writer
The Philosophers' Football Match
as Nietzsche
And Now for Something Completely Different
as 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 Lady, Screenplay
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
How to Irritate People
as Various
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
as Jazz Band Undertaker (uncredited)