Michael Palin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

216

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-05-05 (82 years old)

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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Daytime Live

    Daytime Live

  • The Jonathan Ross Show

    The Jonathan Ross Show

  • Arthur Christmas

    Arthur Christmas

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • The Alan Titchmarsh Show

    The Alan Titchmarsh Show

  • Brazil

    Brazil

  • Monty Python's Flying Circus

    Monty Python's Flying Circus

  • The Witches

    The Witches

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

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

  • The Frank Skinner Show

    The Frank Skinner Show

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

    The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3

  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

  • 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

    50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

  • Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

    Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

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

    The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1

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

    The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2

  • Life of Brian

    Life of Brian

  • Going Live!

    Going Live!

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

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

  • The Magic Faraway Tree

    The Magic Faraway Tree

  • The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

    The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

  • A Fish Called Wanda

    A Fish Called Wanda

  • The Dress

    The Dress

  • The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows

  • Golden Gordon

    Golden Gordon

  • Fierce Creatures

    Fierce Creatures

  • The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows

  • Making Qi

    Making Qi

  • John Cleese's First Farewell Performance

    John Cleese's First Farewell Performance

  • Pebble Mill at One

    Pebble Mill at One

  • Jeepers Creepers

    Jeepers Creepers

  • Staged

    Staged

  • The Box

    The Box

  • Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

    Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

  • Legends

    Legends

  • Jabberwocky

    Jabberwocky

  • American Friends

    American Friends

  • Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

    Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

  • Absolutely Anything

    Absolutely Anything

  • Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

    Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

  • The Death of Stalin

    The Death of Stalin

  • The Meaning of Monty Python

    The Meaning of Monty Python

  • 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

  • A Private Function

    A Private Function

  • Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

  • ZULU Comedy Galla

    ZULU Comedy Galla

  • Time Bandits

    Time Bandits

  • The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

    The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

  • And Now for Something Completely Different

    And Now for Something Completely Different

  • G.B.H.

    G.B.H.

  • Sahara with Michael Palin

    Sahara with Michael Palin

  • Euroshow '71: May Day Special

    Euroshow '71: May Day Special

  • The Missionary

    The Missionary

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

  • Hitler: The Comedy Years

    Hitler: The Comedy Years

  • The Fringe, Fame and Me

    The Fringe, Fame and Me

  • Monty Python Live (Mostly)

    Monty Python Live (Mostly)

  • Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

    Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

  • Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

    Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

  • Ripping Yarns

    Ripping Yarns

  • Ripping Yarns

    Ripping Yarns

  • Ripping Yarns

    Ripping Yarns

  • Ripping Yarns

    Ripping Yarns

  • Clive Anderson All Talk

    Clive Anderson All Talk

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

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

  • Clangers

    Clangers

  • Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

    Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

  • Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

    Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

  • Timewatch: The Last Day of World War One‎

    Timewatch: The Last Day of World War One‎

  • Do Not Adjust Your Set

    Do Not Adjust Your Set

  • The Willows in Winter

    The Willows in Winter

  • Concert for George

    Concert for George

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

  • The Grand Knockout Tournament

    The Grand Knockout Tournament

  • The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema

    The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema

  • Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

    Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

  • Attenborough at 90

    Attenborough at 90

  • The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

    The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

  • The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations

    The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations

  • A Life on Screen

    A Life on Screen

  • The Wipers Times

    The Wipers Times

  • Michael Palin: A Life on Screen

    Michael Palin: A Life on Screen

  • Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace

    Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace

  • Great Railway Journeys

    Great Railway Journeys

  • How To Make It In Comedy

    How To Make It In Comedy

  • Whinfrey's Last Case

    Whinfrey's Last Case

  • Three Men in a Boat

    Three Men in a Boat

  • Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

    Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

  • Perspectives

    Perspectives

  • The Monty Python Story

    The Monty Python Story

  • What the Pythons Did Next...

    What the Pythons Did Next...

  • The Crimson Permanent Assurance

    The Crimson Permanent Assurance

  • Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

    Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

  • An Accidental Studio

    An Accidental Studio

  • Is This a Record?

    Is This a Record?

  • Fantasy World Cup

    Fantasy World Cup

  • Monty Python: Live at Aspen

    Monty Python: Live at Aspen

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

  • Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

    Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

  • Innes Lloyd: The Producer

    Innes Lloyd: The Producer

  • Remember Me

    Remember Me

  • Artsnight

    Artsnight

  • The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

  • Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days

    Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days

  • Himalaya with Michael Palin

    Himalaya with Michael Palin

  • Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

    Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

  • The Roots of Monty Python

    The Roots of Monty Python

  • Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

    Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

  • The Movie Life of George

    The Movie Life of George

  • The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

    The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

  • Monty Python: Who's There?

    Monty Python: Who's There?

  • Anatomy of a Liar

    Anatomy of a Liar

  • Frost on Sketch Shows

    Frost on Sketch Shows

  • Travels with Palin

    Travels with Palin

  • Worzel Gummidge

    Worzel Gummidge

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

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

  • Tracey Ullman: A Class Act

    Tracey Ullman: A Class Act

  • The Secret Life of Trees

    The Secret Life of Trees

  • Friday People

    Friday People

  • Roger of the Raj

    Roger of the Raj

  • Michael Palin and the Ladies Who Loved Matisse

    Michael Palin and the Ladies Who Loved Matisse

  • Pleasure at Her Majesty's

    Pleasure at Her Majesty's

  • Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

    Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

  • Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus

    Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus

  • Produced By George Martin

    Produced By George Martin

  • Full Circle with Michael Palin

    Full Circle with Michael Palin

  • Escape from Stalag Luft 112B

    Escape from Stalag Luft 112B

  • Movie Connections

    Movie Connections

  • Michael Palin's New Europe

    Michael Palin's New Europe

  • Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best

    Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best

  • Michael Palin in North Korea

    Michael Palin in North Korea

  • The Complete and Utter History of Britain

    The Complete and Utter History of Britain

  • A Series of Bird's

    A Series of Bird's

  • Pole to Pole

    Pole to Pole

  • Life of Python

    Life of Python

  • Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation

    Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation

  • Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime

    Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime

  • When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain

    When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain

  • Tomkinson's Schooldays

    Tomkinson's Schooldays

  • Michael Palin in Venezuela

    Michael Palin in Venezuela

  • How to Irritate People

    How to Irritate People

  • Full House

    Full House

  • Monty Python Conquers America

    Monty Python Conquers America

  • 50 Films to See Before You Die

    50 Films to See Before You Die

  • Brazil with Michael Palin

    Brazil with Michael Palin

  • Generation '66

    Generation '66

  • Monty Python's Personal Best

    Monty Python's Personal Best

  • Monty Python In The Netherlands

    Monty Python In The Netherlands

  • Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure

    Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure

  • Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

    Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

  • Michael Palin: Into Iraq

    Michael Palin: Into Iraq

  • Frost on Sunday

    Frost on Sunday

  • Around the World in 20 Years

    Around the World in 20 Years

  • Twice a Fortnight

    Twice a Fortnight

  • The Unknown Peter Sellers

    The Unknown Peter Sellers

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

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

  • Henry Cleans Up

    Henry Cleans Up

  • Michael Palin In Wyeth's World

    Michael Palin In Wyeth's World

  • The Secret Life of Brian

    The Secret Life of Brian

  • Palin on Redpath

    Palin on Redpath

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

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

  • Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

    Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

  • Michael Palin in Nigeria

    Michael Palin in Nigeria

  • Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best

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

  • Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind

    Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind

  • The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

    The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

  • Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches

    Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches

  • The Seventh Python

    The Seventh Python

  • Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best

    Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best

  • The Art Of Travel With Michael Palin

    The Art Of Travel With Michael Palin

  • Michael Palin: The Art of Travel

    Michael Palin: The Art of Travel

  • Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm

    Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm

  • The Academy of Armando

    The Academy of Armando

  • Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi

    Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi

  • Life Of Brian Screenplay

    Life Of Brian Screenplay

  • What Is Brazil?

    What Is Brazil?

  • Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

    Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

  • Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best

    Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best

  • Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

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

  • John Peel's Record Box

    John Peel's Record Box

  • Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia

    Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia

  • Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

    Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

  • Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs

    Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs

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

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

  • Across the Andes by Frog

    Across the Andes by Frog

  • The Curse of the Claw

    The Curse of the Claw

  • Murder at Moorstones Manor

    Murder at Moorstones Manor

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

    Inside Shabby Road: The Music of 'The Rutles'

  • Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes

    Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes

  • Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns

    Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns

  • Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch

    Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch

  • Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

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

  • Comedians Do It On Stage

    Comedians Do It On Stage

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

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

  • The Broken Bottle

    The Broken Bottle

  • Monty Python: Pythonland

    Monty Python: Pythonland

  • Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best

    Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best

  • New Tales from Around the World in 80 Days

    New Tales from Around the World in 80 Days

  • Monty Python in Aberystwyth

    Monty Python in Aberystwyth

  • Viz: The Documentary

    Viz: The Documentary

  • The Philosophers' Football Match

    The Philosophers' Football Match

  • Comic Roots: Michael Palin

    Comic Roots: Michael Palin

  • Ending It All

    Ending It All

  • The First Night of Meridian

    The First Night of Meridian

  • The New Incomplete And Utter History Of Everything

    The New Incomplete And Utter History Of Everything

  • Meridian: The First Ten Minutes

    Meridian: The First Ten Minutes

  • Rabbit Ears - Jack and the Beanstalk

    Rabbit Ears - Jack and the Beanstalk