Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Birthday

05.05.1943

Place of birth

Broomhill, Sheffield, England, UK

Gender

Male

Known for

Acting

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.

Movies

Golden Gordon

Golden Gordon

10/17/1979

Life of Brian

Life of Brian

8/17/1979

Brazil

Brazil

2/20/1985

The Dress

The Dress

1/3/1984

The Witches

The Witches

5/25/1990

Time Bandits

Time Bandits

7/13/1981

Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky

3/28/1977

The Box

The Box

3/29/1981

Joke

Joke

2/6/2026

Making Qi

Making Qi

9/10/2011

TV Series

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

12/17/1989

Going Live!

Going Live!

9/26/1987

Pole to Pole

Pole to Pole

10/21/1992

Staged

Staged

6/10/2020

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

9/2/2018

Remember Me

Remember Me

11/23/2014

G.B.H.

G.B.H.

6/6/1991

Worzel Gummidge

Worzel Gummidge

12/26/2019

Clangers

Clangers

6/15/2015

Wogan

Wogan

5/4/1982

Legends

Legends

11/17/2006

The One Show

The One Show

8/14/2006

Daytime Live

Daytime Live

10/21/1987

Parkinson

Parkinson

1/9/1998

Artsnight

Artsnight

3/6/2015

Full House

Full House

10/14/1972

Perspectives

Perspectives

4/24/2011

Remembers…

Remembers…

6/29/2022

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