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Graham Chapman
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 26
TMDB ID: 10722
IMDb ID: nm0001037
Known for: Acting
Born: January 8, 1941
Died: October 4, 1989
Age: 48
Place of birth: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1961 - 2021
Years active: 61
Average TMDB rating: 6.95
Wikidata: Q24962
Also known as
Graham Arthur Chapman
Frequent jobs
Writer (20)Screenplay (4)Additional Writing (1)Executive Producer (1)
Biography
Graham Arthur Chapman (January 8, 1941 – October 4, 1989) was an English comedian, physician, writer, and actor and one of the six members of the Monty Python comedy troupe. He was also the lead actor in their two narrative films, playing King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Brian in Monty Python's Life of Brian. He co-authored and starred in the film Yellowbeard. Chapman was born in Leicester but was raised in nearby Melton Mowbray. After graduating from Emmanuel College, Cambridge and St Bartholomew's Medical College, he turned down a career as a doctor to be a comedian.
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Graham Chapman.
Writer
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975 • Movie
Screenplay
Life of Brian
1979 • Movie
Writer
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1982 • Movie
Screenplay
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983 • Movie
Screenplay
And Now for Something Completely Different
1971 • Movie
as Chairman (uncredited)
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
1983 • Movie
Writer
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
2014 • Movie
Writer
Yellowbeard
1983 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Graham Chapman.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Graham Chapman.
Writer
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975 • Movie
Screenplay
Life of Brian
1979 • Movie
Executive Producer
Love Potion
1987 • Movie
Additional Writing
The Magic Christian
1969 • Movie
as Various Roles (archive footage) (uncredited)
Life of Python
1990 • Movie
Screenplay
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983 • Movie
as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
1971 • Movie
as Self
Anatomy of a Liar
2012 • Movie
as Roddy
Doctor in Trouble
1970 • Movie
as Self / Brian (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Secret Life of Brian
2007 • Movie
Writer
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
2014 • Movie
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
2006 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Graham Chapman.
as The Colonel / Self (uncredited) • 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Wogan
1982 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Comedy Playhouse
1961 • Series
Writer • 45 eps
Monty Python's Flying Circus
1969 • Series
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) • 1 eps
Legends
2006 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Cilla
1968 • Series
as Self • 15 eps
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Doctor at Large
1971 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
At Last the 1948 Show
1967 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 5 eps
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2014 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Big Show
1980 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 6 eps
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
2009 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Graham Chapman.
Writer
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
2014 • Movie
Writer
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
2012 • Movie
Screenplay
Life Of Brian Screenplay
2008 • Movie
Writer
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
1989 • Movie
Writer
Jake's Journey
1988 • Movie
Executive Producer
Love Potion
1987 • Movie
Writer
Yellowbeard
1983 • Movie
Screenplay
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983 • Movie
Writer
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1982 • Movie
Screenplay
Life of Brian
1979 • Movie
Writer
The Odd Job
1978 • Movie
Writer
Out of the Trees
1976 • Movie
Writer
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975 • Movie
Writer
Rentadick
1972 • Movie
Writer
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
1971 • Movie
Writer
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Graham Chapman.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Graham Chapman.
as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
2021 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
2019 • Movie
as Self (voice)
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
2012 • Movie
as Self
Anatomy of a Liar
2012 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
2008 • Movie
as Wise Man #2, Brian Cohen, Biggus Dickus
Life Of Brian Screenplay
2008 • Movie
as Joachim von Ribbentrop (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 • Movie
as Self / Brian (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Secret Life of Brian
2007 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
What the Pythons Did Next...
2007 • Movie
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
2006 • Movie
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best
2006 • Movie
as Various Characters
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
2006 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Graham Chapman.
as Self (archive footage) • 5 eps
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2014 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 6 eps
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
2009 • Series
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) • 1 eps
Legends
2006 • Series
Monty Python's Personal Best
2006 • Series
1 eps
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986 • Series
1 eps
The Mind of David Berglas
1985 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Wogan
1982 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Big Show
1980 • Series
as Self • 15 eps
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976 • Series
as The Colonel / Self (uncredited) • 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Various Characters • 2 eps
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
1972 • Series
as Various • 45 eps
Monty Python's Flying Circus
1969 • Series