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Michael Palin

Michael Palin

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1943-05-05

Birth Place

Broomhill, Sheffield, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

50 Films to See Before You Die

50 Films to See Before You Die

2006

8.5

Movie
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

2014

8.0

Movie
A Fish Called Wanda

A Fish Called Wanda

1988

7.2

Movie
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman

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

2012

6.1

Movie
poster

A Life on Screen

2014

8.0

TV
A Private Function

A Private Function

1984

6.4

Movie
poster

A Series Of Bird's

1967

0.0

TV
Absolutely Anything

Absolutely Anything

2015

5.9

Movie
Across the Andes by Frog

Across the Andes by Frog

0.0

Movie
Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns

Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns

2014

0.0

Movie
poster

Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns

2014

0.0

TV
American Friends

American Friends

1991

5.9

Movie
An Accidental Studio

An Accidental Studio

2019

6.4

Movie
Anatomy of a Liar

Anatomy of a Liar

2012

6.0

Movie
And Now for Something Completely Different

And Now for Something Completely Different

1971

7.2

Movie
Around the World in 20 Years

Around the World in 20 Years

2008

7.0

Movie
Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas

2011

6.8

Movie
poster

Artsnight

2015

0.0

TV
Attenborough at 90

Attenborough at 90

2016

8.0

Movie
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'

2004

5.8

Movie
Brazil

Brazil

1985

7.7

Movie
poster

Brazil with Michael Palin

2012

7.3

TV
poster

Clangers

1969

7.0

TV
poster

Clive Anderson All Talk

1996

0.0

TV
Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch

Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch

0.0

Movie
Comedians Do It On Stage

Comedians Do It On Stage

1986

0.0

Movie
Comic Roots: Michael Palin

Comic Roots: Michael Palin

1983

0.0

Movie
Concert for George

Concert for George

2003

8.1

Movie
poster

Daytime Live

1987

3.5

TV
poster

Do Not Adjust Your Set

1967

7.2

TV
Ending It All

Ending It All

1970

0.0

Movie
Escape from Stalag Luft 112B

Escape from Stalag Luft 112B

1977

0.0

Movie
Euroshow '71: May Day Special

Euroshow '71: May Day Special

1971

0.0

Movie
poster

Fantasy World Cup

1998

5.0

TV
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs

Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs

2023

9.0

Movie
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

2009

8.0

Movie
Fierce Creatures

Fierce Creatures

1997

6.2

Movie
Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes

Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes

2019

0.0

Movie
Frost on Sketch Shows

Frost on Sketch Shows

2013

8.5

Movie
poster

Frost on Sunday

1968

7.0

TV
poster

Full Circle with Michael Palin

1997

7.4

TV
poster

G.B.H.

1991

6.4

TV
Generation '66

Generation '66

2016

7.0

Movie
Get Up and Go: The Making of 'The Rutles'

Get Up and Go: The Making of 'The Rutles'

2008

0.0

Movie
poster

Going Live!

1987

6.0

TV
Golden Gordon

Golden Gordon

1979

0.0

Movie
poster

Great Railway Journeys

1980

7.0

TV
Great Railway Journeys - Confessions of a Train Spotter

Great Railway Journeys - Confessions of a Train Spotter

1980

7.0

Movie
Great Railway Journeys - Derry to Kerry

Great Railway Journeys - Derry to Kerry

1994

0.0

Movie
Henry Cleans Up

Henry Cleans Up

1974

0.0

Movie
poster

Himalaya with Michael Palin

2004

8.1

TV
Hitler: The Comedy Years

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007

5.0

Movie
How to Irritate People

How to Irritate People

1969

6.6

Movie
How To Make It In Comedy

How To Make It In Comedy

2024

0.0

Movie
Inside Shabby Road: The Music of 'The Rutles'

Inside Shabby Road: The Music of 'The Rutles'

2008

0.0

Movie
Is This a Record?

Is This a Record?

1973

6.0

Movie
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

1966

5.5

Movie
Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky

1977

6.0

Movie
Jeepers Creepers

Jeepers Creepers

2020

4.0

Movie
John Cleese's First Farewell Performance

John Cleese's First Farewell Performance

1988

7.0

Movie
John Peel's Record Box

John Peel's Record Box

2005

8.0

Movie
poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

7.1

TV
poster

Legends

2006

5.0

TV
poster

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

6.0

TV
Life of Brian

Life of Brian

1979

7.8

Movie
Life Of Brian Screenplay

Life Of Brian Screenplay

2008

0.0

Movie
Life of Python

Life of Python

1990

7.5

Movie
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television

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

2002

8.8

Movie
Making Qi

Making Qi

2011

0.0

Movie
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

2008

7.8

Movie
Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi

Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi

2005

7.0

Movie
Michael Palin and the Ladies Who Loved Matisse

Michael Palin and the Ladies Who Loved Matisse

2003

0.0

Movie
poster

Michael Palin in Nigeria

2024

7.5

TV
poster

Michael Palin in North Korea

2018

7.7

TV
Michael Palin In Wyeth's World

Michael Palin In Wyeth's World

2013

7.3

Movie
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen

Michael Palin: A Life on Screen

2018

7.0

Movie
poster

Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days

1989

7.3

TV
poster

Michael Palin: Into Iraq

2022

9.0

TV
poster

Michael Palin: The Art of Travel

1989

0.0

TV
poster

Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime

2020

7.3

TV
Michael Palin's Greatest Railway Journey: Derry To Kerry

Michael Palin's Greatest Railway Journey: Derry To Kerry

1994

0.0

Movie
poster

Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure

1999

6.0

TV
poster

Michael Palin's New Europe

2007

7.2

TV
Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia

Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia

2015

7.0

Movie
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

1974

0.0

Movie
Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

1975

7.8

Movie
Monty Python Conquers America

Monty Python Conquers America

2008

6.5

Movie
Monty Python in Aberystwyth

Monty Python in Aberystwyth

2009

0.0

Movie
Monty Python In The Netherlands

Monty Python In The Netherlands

1973

0.0

Movie
Monty Python Live (Mostly)

Monty Python Live (Mostly)

2014

7.0

Movie
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

1982

7.3

Movie
Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches

Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches

1999

0.0

Movie
Monty Python: Almost the Truth  (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release

Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release

2010

0.0

Movie
poster

Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

2009

7.5

TV
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

2014

6.0

Movie
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

2008

8.0

Movie
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm

Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm

1999

0.0

Movie
Monty Python: Live at Aspen

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

1998

6.9

Movie
Monty Python: Pythonland

Monty Python: Pythonland

1999

0.0

Movie
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

2014

7.5

Movie
Monty Python: Who's There?

Monty Python: Who's There?

1970

6.0

Movie
poster

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

2014

0.0

TV
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

2021

0.0

Movie
poster

Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus

1972

6.4

TV
poster

Monty Python's Flying Circus

1969

8.2

TV
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best

Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best

2006

10.0

Movie
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Michael Palin's Personal Best

Monty Python's Flying Circus - Michael Palin's Personal Best

2006

0.0

Movie
poster

Monty Python's Personal Best

2006

5.0

TV
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

1983

7.3

Movie
poster

Movie Connections

2007

0.0

TV
Murder at Moorstones Manor

Murder at Moorstones Manor

1977

0.0

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

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

2010

6.8

Movie
Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

2010

0.0

Movie
poster

Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

1986

4.0

TV
Palin on Redpath

Palin on Redpath

1997

0.0

Movie
poster

Parkinson

1998

0.0

TV
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

1989

7.0

Movie
poster

Pebble Mill at One

1972

0.0

TV
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

2020

8.0

Movie
Pleasure at Her Majesty's

Pleasure at Her Majesty's

1976

6.5

Movie
poster

Pole to Pole

1992

7.9

TV
Produced By George Martin

Produced By George Martin

2012

7.7

Movie
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

2019

9.0

Movie
Rabbit Ears - Jack and the Beanstalk

Rabbit Ears - Jack and the Beanstalk

1991

0.0

Movie
poster

Remember Me

2014

6.9

TV
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

2004

4.8

Movie
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

2014

7.3

Movie
poster

Ripping Yarns

1976

7.4

TV
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind

Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind

2007

5.0

Movie
Roger of the Raj

Roger of the Raj

1979

0.0

Movie
poster

Sahara with Michael Palin

2002

7.3

TV
poster

Saturday Night Live

1975

6.9

TV
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation

Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation

2020

5.7

Movie
Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute

Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute

2002

0.0

Movie
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace

Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace

2014

0.0

Movie
poster

Staged

2020

7.9

TV
poster

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

2007

3.7

TV
The Art Of Travel With Michael Palin

The Art Of Travel With Michael Palin

1989

0.0

Movie
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1

2004

9.0

Movie
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2

2004

9.0

Movie
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3

The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3

2004

0.0

Movie
The Bigger Bubble

The Bigger Bubble

0.0

Movie
The Box

The Box

1981

5.0

Movie
The Broken Bottle

The Broken Bottle

1977

0.0

Movie
poster

The Complete and Utter History of Britain

1969

6.8

TV
The Crimson Permanent Assurance

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

1983

7.2

Movie
The Curse of the Claw

The Curse of the Claw

1977

0.0

Movie
The Death of Stalin

The Death of Stalin

2017

7.0

Movie
The Dress

The Dress

1984

0.0

Movie
poster

The Frank Skinner Show

1995

7.5

TV
The Fringe, Fame and Me

The Fringe, Fame and Me

2022

0.0

Movie
poster

The Graham Norton Show

2007

7.2

TV
The Grand Knockout Tournament

The Grand Knockout Tournament

1987

6.0

Movie
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

1971

0.0

Movie
poster

The Jonathan Ross Show

2011

4.8

TV
The Last Day of World War One

The Last Day of World War One

2008

0.0

Movie
The Magic Faraway Tree

The Magic Faraway Tree

0.0

Movie
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

2003

8.0

Movie
The Meaning of Monty Python

The Meaning of Monty Python

2013

7.5

Movie
The Missionary

The Missionary

1982

5.6

Movie
The Monty Python Story

The Monty Python Story

1999

0.0

Movie
The Movie Life of George

The Movie Life of George

1989

0.0

Movie
The New Incomplete And Utter History Of Everything

The New Incomplete And Utter History Of Everything

2014

0.0

Movie
poster

The One Show

2006

4.6

TV
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979

The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979

1979

7.1

Movie
The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations

The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations

2001

7.5

Movie
The Roots of Monty Python

The Roots of Monty Python

2005

0.0

Movie
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

1978

6.8

Movie
The Secret Life of Brian

The Secret Life of Brian

2007

7.6

Movie
The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball

1979

6.3

Movie
The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball

2012

7.6

Movie
poster

The Secret Policeman's Ball

1976

5.0

TV
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

1989

7.5

Movie
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

1982

6.0

Movie
The Seventh Python

The Seventh Python

2008

0.0

Movie
poster

The Simpsons

1989

8.0

TV
The South Bank Show: Spamalot

The South Bank Show: Spamalot

2006

0.0

Movie
The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam

The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam

1991

0.0

Movie
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

1977

0.0

Movie
The Unknown Peter Sellers

The Unknown Peter Sellers

2000

8.0

Movie
The Willows in Winter

The Willows in Winter

1996

7.0

Movie
The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

1996

5.5

Movie
The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

1995

7.1

Movie
The Wipers Times

The Wipers Times

2013

6.3

Movie
Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

1975

5.9

Movie
Time Bandits

Time Bandits

1981

6.6

Movie
Tomkinson's Schooldays

Tomkinson's Schooldays

1976

0.0

Movie
Tracey Ullman: A Class Act

Tracey Ullman: A Class Act

1993

0.0

Movie
poster

Travels with Palin

1980

9.0

TV
poster

Twice a Fortnight

1967

0.0

TV
poster

Vanity Fair

2018

7.5

TV
Viz: The Documentary

Viz: The Documentary

1990

0.0

Movie
What Is Brazil?

What Is Brazil?

2008

6.4

Movie
What the Pythons Did Next...

What the Pythons Did Next...

2007

0.0

Movie
Whinfrey's Last Case

Whinfrey's Last Case

1979

0.0

Movie
poster

Wogan

1982

4.5

TV
poster

Worzel Gummidge

2019

5.9

TV
poster

ZULU Comedy Galla

2010

0.0

TV