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Director
Michael Palin
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 49
TMDB ID: 383
IMDb ID: nm0001589
Known for: Acting
Born: May 5, 1943
Age: 83
Place of birth: Broomhill, Sheffield, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1966 - 2026
Years active: 61
Average TMDB rating: 7.02
Wikidata: Q223985
Also known as
مایکل پیلین
Frequent jobs
Writer (39)Screenplay (5)Creator (2)Additional Writing (1)Characters (1)Theatre Play (1)
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.
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Michael Palin.
Writer
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975 • Movie
Screenplay
Life of Brian
1979 • Movie
as Jack Lint
Brazil
1985 • Movie
Writer
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1982 • Movie
Screenplay
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983 • Movie
as Ken Pile
A Fish Called Wanda
1988 • Movie
Screenplay
And Now for Something Completely Different
1971 • Movie
as Workman
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
1983 • Movie
Writer
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
2014 • Movie
as Vyacheslav Molotov
The Death of Stalin
2017 • Movie
as Witch at Meeting (uncredited)
The Witches
1990 • Movie
as Eric Manchester
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Michael Palin.
Writer • 45 eps
Monty Python's Flying Circus
1969 • Series
as Springfield History Museum curator (voice) • 1 eps
The Simpsons
1989 • Series
as Michael • 1 eps
Staged
2020 • Series
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
The Graham Norton Show
2007 • Series
as Self - Co-Host • 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
Characters • 10 eps
Time Bandits
2024 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Michael Palin.
as Know All
The Magic Faraway Tree
2026 • Movie
Writer
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975 • Movie
Screenplay
Life of Brian
1979 • Movie
as Vyacheslav Molotov
The Death of Stalin
2017 • Movie
as Kindly Alien (voice)
Absolutely Anything
2015 • Movie
as Witch at Meeting (uncredited)
The Witches
1990 • Movie
as Jack Lint
Brazil
1985 • Movie
Writer
Time Bandits
1981 • Movie
Theatre Play
Consuming Passions
1988 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Michael Palin.
as Springfield History Museum curator (voice) • 1 eps
The Simpsons
1989 • Series
as Self - Co-Host • 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
The Graham Norton Show
2007 • Series
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
The One Show
2006 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Wogan
1982 • Series
1 eps
Pebble Mill at One
1972 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Screen Two
1985 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Going Live!
1987 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
Parkinson
1998 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Michael Palin.
Writer
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
2014 • Movie
Writer
Michael Palin In Wyeth's World
2013 • Movie
Writer
Python Legs!
2012 • Movie
Writer
Around the World in 20 Years
2008 • Movie
Screenplay
Life Of Brian Screenplay
2008 • Movie
Writer
Palin on Redpath
1997 • Movie
Writer
American Friends
1991 • Movie
Writer
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
1989 • Movie
Writer
Number 27
1988 • Movie
Theatre Play
Consuming Passions
1988 • Movie
Writer
East of Ipswich
1987 • Movie
Screenplay
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983 • Movie
Writer
The Missionary
1982 • Movie
Writer
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1982 • Movie
Writer
Time Bandits
1981 • Movie
Screenplay
The Box
1981 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Michael Palin.
Characters • 10 eps
Time Bandits
2024 • Series
Writer • 7 eps
Michael Palin's New Europe
2007 • Series
Creator
Monty Python's Personal Best
2006 • Series
Writer • 6 eps
Himalaya with Michael Palin
2004 • Series
Writer • 4 eps
Sahara with Michael Palin
2002 • Series
Writer • 10 eps
Full Circle with Michael Palin
1997 • Series
Writer • 8 eps
Pole to Pole
1992 • Series
Writer • 7 eps
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
1989 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Screen Two
1985 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Great Railway Journeys
1980 • Series
Writer • 9 eps
Ripping Yarns
1976 • Series
Writer • 3 eps
The Two Ronnies
1971 • Series
Creator
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
Series
Writer • 45 eps
Monty Python's Flying Circus
1969 • Series
Writer • 6 eps
The Complete and Utter History of Britain
1969 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Do Not Adjust Your Set
1967 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Michael Palin.
as Self
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
2026 • Movie
as Know All
The Magic Faraway Tree
2026 • Movie
Joke
2026 • Movie
as Self
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain
2025 • Movie
as Self
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
2025 • Movie
as Self
The Academy of Armando
2025 • Movie
as Self
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
2024 • Movie
as Self
My National Gallery, London
2024 • Movie
as Self
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
2023 • Movie
as Self
The Fringe, Fame and Me
2022 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
2021 • Movie
as Newscaster (voice)
Jeepers Creepers
2020 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Michael Palin.
as Brian Sleep • 6 eps
Small Prophets
2026 • Series
as Self - Host • 3 eps
Michael Palin in Venezuela
2025 • Series
as Self - Narrator • 3 eps
The Secret Life of Trees
2025 • Series
as self • 1 eps
David Frost Vs
2025 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
Michael Palin in Nigeria
2024 • Series
3 eps
Michael Palin: Into Iraq
2022 • Series
2 eps
Remembers…
2022 • Series
as Self - Host • 4 eps
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
2020 • Series
as Michael • 1 eps
Staged
2020 • Series
as The Green Man • 5 eps
Worzel Gummidge
2019 • Series
as Self - Host • 2 eps
Michael Palin in North Korea
2018 • Series
as William Makepeace Thackeray • 7 eps
Vanity Fair
2018 • Series