Michael Palin

Actor

Born: May 5, 1943 (age 83)
From: Broomhill, Sheffield, England, UK

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…

Filmography (155)

David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth (2026)
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The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)
Know All
Joke (2026)
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain (2025)
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Innes Lloyd: The Producer (2025)
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The Academy of Armando (2025)
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Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration (2024)
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My National Gallery, London (2024)
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How To Make It In Comedy
How To Make It In Comedy (2024)
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs (2023)
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The Fringe, Fame and Me (2022)
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Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated (2021)
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Jeepers Creepers (2020)
Newscaster (voice)
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation (2020)
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Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy (2020)
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Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails (2019)
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An Accidental Studio (2019)
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Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes (2019)
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Michael Palin: A Life on Screen (2018)
The Death of Stalin (2017)
Vyacheslav Molotov
Generation '66 (2016)
Attenborough at 90 (2016)
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Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia (2015)
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Absolutely Anything (2015)
Kindly Alien (voice)
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule (2014)
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Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace (2014)
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Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (2014)
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Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)
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Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar (2014)
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50 Years of BBC Two Comedy (2014)
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