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.
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Filmography
all 221
Movies 154
self 118
TV Shows 67
Writer 19
Voice 8
Screenplay 4
Narrator 1
Producer 1
Creator 1

Time Bandits (2024)

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated (2021)

Jeepers Creepers (2020)

Staged (2020)

Worzel Gummidge (2019)

Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails (2019)

Michael Palin in North Korea (2018)

Vanity Fair (2018)

The Death of Stalin (2017)

Absolutely Anything (2015)

A Life on Screen (2014)

Remember Me (2014)

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) (2014)

Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)

Michael Palin In Wyeth's World (2013)

The Wipers Times (2013)

Brazil with Michael Palin (2012)

A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (2012)

Empire (2012)

Arthur Christmas (2011)

ZULU Comedy Galla (2010)

Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) (2010)

Around the World in 20 Years (2008)

Life Of Brian Screenplay (2008)

Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind (2007)

Michael Palin's New Europe (2007)

Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)

What the Pythons Did Next... (2007)

Legends (2006)

The One Show (2006)

Monty Python's Flying Circus - Terry Gilliam's Personal Best (2006)

Monty Python's Personal Best (2006)

The Roots of Monty Python (2005)

Himalaya with Michael Palin (2004)

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 (2004)

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 (2004)

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 (2004)

Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television (2002)

Sahara with Michael Palin (2002)

The Human Face (2001)

Michael Palin On The Colourists (2000)

Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (1999)

Palin on Redpath (1997)

Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997)

Fierce Creatures (1997)

Great Railway Journeys - Derry to Kerry (1994)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)

Pole to Pole (1992)

Rabbit Ears - Jack and the Beanstalk (1991)

G.B.H. (1991)

American Friends (1991)

Life of Python (1990)

The Simpsons (1989)

Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989)

Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days (1989)

Consuming Passions (1988)

Number 27 (1988)

Brazil (1985)

A Private Function (1984)

The Dress (1984)

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)

The Missionary (1982)

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)

Wogan (1982)

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)

Time Bandits (1981)

The Box (1981)

Great Railway Journeys - Confessions of a Train Spotter (1980)

Travels with Palin (1980)

Great Railway Journeys (1980)

The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979)

Roger of the Raj (1979)

Golden Gordon (1979)

Whinfrey's Last Case (1979)

Life of Brian (1979)

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)

The Curse of the Claw (1977)

Murder at Moorstones Manor (1977)

Escape from Stalag Luft 112B (1977)

The Testing of Eric Olthwaite (1977)

Jabberwocky (1977)

Ripping Yarns (1976)

Tomkinson's Schooldays (1976)

Saturday Night Live (1975)

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Henry Cleans Up (1974)

Secrets (1973)

Is This a Record? (1973)

Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972)

And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)

Euroshow '71: May Day Special (1971)

Clangers (1969)

Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)

The Complete and Utter History of Britain (1969)

Broaden Your Mind (1968)

Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967)

Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World (1966)

Across the Andes by Frog
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1943-05-05 (81 years old)
Birth NameMichael Edward Palin
Birth PlaceBroomhill & Sharrow Vale, United Kingdom
RelationshipsHelen Gibbins (1966 - 2023)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known Asمایکل پیلین
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, Livingstone Medal, James Joyce Award, James Joyce Awards, Patron’s Medal, Ness Award, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Academy Fellowship Award, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award
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