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Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Birthday: 1943-05-05 | Place of Birth: Broomhill, Sheffield, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2020
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime

as    Self - Host

2019
An Accidental Studio

as    Self

2018
The Death of Stalin

as    Vyacheslav Molotov

2018
Vanity Fair

as    William Makepeace Thackeray

2014
2014
2014
Monty Python Live (Mostly)

as    Self, others

2014
Remember Me

as    Tom Parfitt

2013
The Wipers Times

as    General Mitford

2012
Anatomy of a Liar

as    Himself

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

as    Mrs. Betty Palin / Julius Caesar / Bevis

2008
The Seventh Python

as    Self

2007
Michael Palin's New Europe

as    Himself

2007
The Secret Life of Brian

as    Self

2006
Monty Python's Personal Best

as    Self / Various Characters

2002
Sahara with Michael Palin

as    Himself - Presenter

2002
Sahara with Michael Palin

as    Self - Presenter

1997
Fierce Creatures

as    Adrian 'Bugsy' Malone

1997
Full Circle with Michael Palin

as    Himself

1997
Full Circle with Michael Palin

as    Himself

1997
The Willows in Winter

as    Rat

1997
The Wind in the Willows

as    The Sun