Michael Palin
Known For
Acting
Born
1943-05-05 in Broomhill, Sheffield, England, UK
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.
Most Known For
The Simpsons
as Springfield History Museum curator (voice)
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Co-Host
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Special Guest
Saturday Night Live
as Dick Savage (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
The One Show
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Wogan
as Self
Parkinson
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self
Daytime Live
Monty Python's Flying Circus
as Various / "It's" man
Going Live!
as Self
Pebble Mill at One
Staged
as Michael
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
as First Swallow-Savvy Guard / Dennis / Peasant 2 / Right Head / Sir Galahad the Pure / Narrator / King of Swamp Castle / Brother Maynard's Brother / Leader of The Knights Who Say NI!
The Frank Skinner Show
as Self