Michael Palin
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1943-05-05
Place of Birth
Broomhill, Sheffield, England, UK
Michael Palin
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Palin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known For
Brazil
Feb 20, 1985
Life of Brian
Aug 17, 1979
A Fish Called Wanda
Jul 15, 1988
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Apr 03, 1975
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Mar 31, 1983
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
Dec 19, 1974
Jabberwocky
Mar 28, 1977
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Jun 25, 1982
Fierce Creatures
Jan 23, 1997
And Now for Something Completely Different
Sep 28, 1971
Life Of Brian Screenplay
Jan 29, 2008
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Feb 22, 2006
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Dec 20, 2014
Time Bandits
Jul 13, 1981
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Dec 09, 2004
50 Films to See Before You Die
Jul 22, 2006
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Mar 22, 1978
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
Mar 25, 2010
The Wind in the Willows
Oct 16, 1996
Inside Shabby Road: The Music of 'The Rutles'
Nov 01, 2008
Hitler: The Comedy Years
May 10, 2007
Get Up and Go: The Making of 'The Rutles'
Nov 01, 2008
How to Irritate People
Jan 21, 1969
Arthur Christmas
Nov 10, 2011
Around the World in 20 Years
Dec 30, 2008
Is This a Record?
Jun 01, 1973
The Missionary
Nov 02, 1982
American Friends
Mar 22, 1991
A Private Function
Nov 09, 1984
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
Dec 29, 1976
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Dec 22, 1979
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Mar 01, 1982
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Jan 01, 1989
Three Men in a Boat
Dec 31, 1975
Absolutely Anything
Feb 13, 2015
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
Jun 20, 1979
The Wind in the Willows
Dec 24, 1995
The Willows in Winter
Dec 26, 1996
Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch
Ending It All
Jan 01, 1970
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
Sep 08, 2012
Palin on Redpath
Dec 15, 1997
Frost on Sketch Shows
Mar 13, 2013
Anatomy of a Liar
Oct 26, 2012
The Wipers Times
Sep 11, 2013
The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations
Oct 23, 2001
The Seventh Python
Jun 26, 2008
Life of Python
Mar 16, 1990
The Box
Mar 29, 1981
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Mar 04, 2012
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
Nov 18, 1989
The Movie Life of George
Feb 10, 1989
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Jul 20, 2014
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
Mar 31, 1983
The Fringe, Fame and Me
Aug 08, 2022
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
May 24, 2014
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
May 01, 1971
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
May 10, 2009
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
Nov 13, 2014
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
May 06, 2023
Attenborough at 90
May 08, 2016
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
Sep 02, 2003
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace
Dec 10, 2014
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
Mar 31, 2008
Generation '66
Jul 31, 2016
Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute
Oct 05, 2002
Tracey Ullman: A Class Act
Jan 09, 1993
Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi
Jul 14, 2005
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Jun 19, 1987
The Magic Faraway Tree
Michael Palin and the Ladies Who Loved Matisse
Apr 14, 2003
The Death of Stalin
Oct 20, 2017
The Last Day of World War One
Nov 01, 2008
Monty Python in Aberystwyth
May 12, 2009
The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam
Oct 06, 1991
The South Bank Show: Spamalot
Oct 15, 2006
Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall
Jun 08, 2010
The New Incomplete And Utter History Of Everything
Apr 07, 2014
Tomkinson's Schooldays
Jan 07, 1976
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
Sep 22, 1977
Comic Roots: Michael Palin
Aug 12, 1983
Making Qi
Sep 10, 2011
Escape from Stalag Luft 112B
Oct 04, 1977
Murder at Moorstones Manor
Oct 11, 1977
Across the Andes by Frog
Oct 18, 1977
The Curse of the Claw
Oct 25, 1977
Whinfrey's Last Case
Oct 10, 1979
Golden Gordon
Oct 17, 1979
Roger of the Raj
Oct 24, 1979
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
Jan 02, 1966
Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns
Apr 03, 2014
The Art Of Travel With Michael Palin
Nov 07, 1989
The Broken Bottle
Mar 31, 1977
Comedians Do It On Stage
Feb 01, 1986
The Roots of Monty Python
Nov 26, 2005
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
Dec 25, 2007
Monty Python In The Netherlands
Jan 18, 1973
Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia
Dec 28, 2015
What the Pythons Did Next...
Jan 01, 2007
Henry Cleans Up
Jan 02, 1974
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
Oct 28, 2004
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
Jan 01, 2004
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
Jan 01, 2004
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
Jan 01, 2004
The Meaning of Monty Python
Oct 08, 2013
The Monty Python Story
Oct 08, 1999
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
Oct 08, 1999
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches
Oct 08, 1999
Monty Python: Pythonland
Oct 08, 1999
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
Jan 07, 2018
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
Jul 01, 2008
What Is Brazil?
Apr 16, 2008
Monty Python Conquers America
Jan 01, 2008
Michael Palin In Wyeth's World
Dec 29, 2013
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
Nov 20, 2002
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
Jun 29, 2014
The Unknown Peter Sellers
Apr 25, 2000
Viz: The Documentary
May 04, 1990
An Accidental Studio
Jul 12, 2019
Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes
May 10, 2019
John Cleese's First Farewell Performance
Jul 13, 1988
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
Sep 07, 2019
The Dress
Jan 03, 1984
The Secret Life of Brian
Jan 01, 2007
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
May 09, 2020
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best
Feb 27, 2006
Monty Python: Who's There?
Apr 15, 1970
Produced By George Martin
Sep 11, 2012
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
Dec 31, 1971
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
Sep 28, 2020
John Peel's Record Box
Nov 14, 2005
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
Mar 21, 1998
Jeepers Creepers
Oct 12, 2020
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
Jun 05, 2021
Concert for George
Oct 03, 2003
How To Make It In Comedy
Jan 03, 2024
Rabbit Ears - Jack and the Beanstalk
Sep 01, 1991
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
Jan 01, 2010
The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema
Jan 01, 2011
The Academy of Armando
Mar 03, 2025
The Witches
May 25, 1990
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain
May 31, 2025
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Dec 14, 2024
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
Mar 01, 2006
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
Feb 22, 2006
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
Feb 27, 2006
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best
Feb 27, 2006
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Feb 22, 2006
Full Circle with Michael Palin
Aug 31, 1997
Sahara with Michael Palin
Oct 13, 2002
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
Oct 11, 1989
Pole to Pole
Oct 21, 1992
Ripping Yarns
Jan 07, 1976
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure
Oct 17, 1999
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Oct 05, 1969
Himalaya with Michael Palin
Oct 03, 2004
G.B.H.
Jun 06, 1991
The Complete and Utter History of Britain
Jan 12, 1969
Pebble Mill at One
Oct 09, 1972
The One Show
Aug 14, 2006
Going Live!
Sep 26, 1987
Monty Python's Personal Best
Feb 22, 2006
Do Not Adjust Your Set
Dec 26, 1967
Staged
Jun 10, 2020
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Apr 01, 1976
Twice a Fortnight
Oct 21, 1967
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Sep 13, 1993
Michael Palin's New Europe
Sep 16, 2007
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
Apr 25, 1986
Movie Connections
Sep 10, 2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Sep 03, 2007
Clive Anderson All Talk
Oct 06, 1996
The Frank Skinner Show
Sep 10, 1995
Frost on Sunday
Sep 08, 1968
A Series Of Bird's
Oct 03, 1967
Daytime Live
Oct 21, 1987
Brazil with Michael Palin
Oct 24, 2012
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
Oct 18, 2009
Fantasy World Cup
Jun 09, 1998
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Michael Palin: The Art of Travel
Nov 07, 1989
Remember Me
Nov 23, 2014
Travels with Palin
Nov 27, 1980
Clangers
Nov 16, 1969
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
Jan 03, 1972
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Artsnight
Mar 06, 2015
Wogan
May 04, 1982
Vanity Fair
Sep 02, 2018
Michael Palin in North Korea
Sep 28, 2018
Great Railway Journeys
Oct 23, 1980
A Life on Screen
Dec 24, 2014
Michael Palin: Into Iraq
Sep 20, 2022
Michael Palin in Nigeria
Apr 16, 2024
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Jan 12, 1975
The Jonathan Ross Show
Sep 03, 2011
Legends
Nov 17, 2006
The Graham Norton Show
Feb 22, 2007
Worzel Gummidge
Dec 26, 2019
Ripping Yarns
Jan 07, 1976
Ripping Yarns
Jan 07, 1976
Ripping Yarns
Jan 07, 1976
ZULU Comedy Galla
Sep 02, 2010
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Nov 03, 2014
The Simpsons
Dec 17, 1989
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
Oct 04, 2020
Parkinson
Jan 09, 1998
