ACTOR
Michael Palin
Best known 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! in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
59
Appearances
33
Series
26
Films
9.0
Top rated
Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
5 maggio 1943 (83)
Place of birth
Broomhill, Sheffield, England, UK
Also known as
مایکل پیلین
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.
Conosciuto per
7.8
Film
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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!
1975
6.2
Film
The Magic Faraway Tree
Know All
2026
8.3
Series
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Various / "It's" man
1969–1974
8.4
Series
Small Prophets
Brian Sleep
2026–
7.8
Film
Life of Brian
Wise Man #3 / Mr. Big Nose / Francis / Mrs. A / Ex-Leper / Announcer / Ben / Pontius Pilate / Boring Prophet / Eddie / Shoe Follower / Nisus Wettus
1979
7.7
Film
Brazil
Jack Lint
1985
7.2
Film
A Fish Called Wanda
Ken Pile
1988
7.2
Series
Vanity Fair
William Makepeace Thackeray
2018
6.0
Series
Clangers
Narrator (voice)
2015–2020
7.3
Film
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Various Roles
1983
7.0
Film
The Death of Stalin
Vyacheslav Molotov
2017
5.0
Series
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
1976–2012
6.8
Film
Arthur Christmas
Ernie Clicker (voice)
2011
5.9
Film
Absolutely Anything
Kindly Alien (voice)
2015
6.3
Series
G.B.H.
Jim Nelson
1991
6.6
Film
Time Bandits
Vincent
1981
7.6
Series
Sahara with Michael Palin
Self - Presenter
2002
7.8
Series
Michael Palin in North Korea
Self - Presenter
2018
7.7
Series
Ripping Yarns
1976–1979
2.0
Series
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Self (archive footage)
2014
6.2
Film
Fierce Creatures
Adrian "Bugsy" Malone
1997
7.9
Series
Pole to Pole
Self
1992
6.2
Series
Worzel Gummidge
The Green Man
2019–2021
7.5
Series
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
Self
1989
8.3
Series
Michael Palin: Into Iraq
Self - Presenter
2022
7.6
Series
Michael Palin's New Europe
Self - Presenter
2007
7.5
Series
Brazil with Michael Palin
Self - Presenter
2012
7.6
Series
Michael Palin in Nigeria
Self - Presenter
2024
7.8
Series
Do Not Adjust Your Set
Various Characters
1967–1969
7.6
Series
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
Self
2009
6.9
Series
Remember Me
Tom Parfitt
2014
9.0
Series
Travels with Palin
Self
1980–
7.7
Series
Full Circle with Michael Palin
Self
1997
4.0
Series
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986
8.2
Series
Himalaya with Michael Palin
Self - Presenter
2004
5.4
Series
Monty Python's Personal Best
Self / Various Characters
2006
6.4
Series
Michael Palin in Venezuela
Self - Presenter
2025
7.0
Film
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
Self
2026
7.6
Series
The Complete and Utter History of Britain
1969
7.4
Series
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
Various Characters
1972
0.0
Series
Michael Palin in the Philippines
2026–
7.0
Series
Twice a Fortnight
1967
8.0
Series
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
Self - Host
2020
7.1
Series
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure
1999
6.0
Film
Joke
2026
4.0
Film
Jeepers Creepers
Newscaster (voice)
2020
8.0
Film
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
Self
2025
1.0
Film
The Academy of Armando
Self
2025
7.0
Series
The Secret Life of Trees
Self - Narrator
2025–
6.4
Film
An Accidental Studio
Self
2019
8.0
Film
Attenborough at 90
Self
2016
4.5
Film
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Self
2024
8.7
Film
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain
Self
2025
5.7
Film
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
Self
2020
9.0
Film
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
Self (archive footage)
2019
7.0
Film
Generation '66
2016
7.0
Film
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
2018
9.0
Film
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
Self
2023
8.0
Film
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
Self
2020
Acting credits 59 titles
Michael Palin in the Philippines
0.0
2026–
Small Prophets
as Brian Sleep
8.4
2026–
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
as Self
7.0
2026
Joke
6.0
2026
The Magic Faraway Tree
as Know All
6.2
2026
Michael Palin in Venezuela
as Self - Presenter
6.4
2025
The Secret Life of Trees
as Self - Narrator
7.0
2025–
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain
as Self
8.7
2025
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
as Self
8.0
2025
The Academy of Armando
as Self
1.0
2025
Michael Palin in Nigeria
as Self - Presenter
7.6
2024
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
as Self
4.5
2024
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
as Self
9.0
2023
Michael Palin: Into Iraq
as Self - Presenter
8.3
2022
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
as Self - Host
8.0
2020
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
as Self
5.7
2020
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
as Self
8.0
2020
Jeepers Creepers
as Newscaster (voice)
4.0
2020
An Accidental Studio
as Self
6.4
2019
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
as Self (archive footage)
9.0
2019
Worzel Gummidge
as The Green Man
6.2
2019–2021
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
7.0
2018
Michael Palin in North Korea
as Self - Presenter
7.8
2018
Vanity Fair
as William Makepeace Thackeray
7.2
2018
The Death of Stalin
as Vyacheslav Molotov
7.0
2017
Generation '66
7.0
2016
Attenborough at 90
as Self
8.0
2016
Clangers
as Narrator (voice)
6.0
2015–2020
Absolutely Anything
as Kindly Alien (voice)
5.9
2015
Remember Me
as Tom Parfitt
6.9
2014
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
as Self (archive footage)
2.0
2014
Brazil with Michael Palin
as Self - Presenter
7.5
2012
Arthur Christmas
as Ernie Clicker (voice)
6.8
2011
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
as Self
7.6
2009
Michael Palin's New Europe
as Self - Presenter
7.6
2007
Monty Python's Personal Best
as Self / Various Characters
5.4
2006
Himalaya with Michael Palin
as Self - Presenter
8.2
2004
Sahara with Michael Palin
as Self - Presenter
7.6
2002
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure
7.1
1999
Full Circle with Michael Palin
as Self
7.7
1997
Fierce Creatures
as Adrian "Bugsy" Malone
6.2
1997
Pole to Pole
as Self
7.9
1992
G.B.H.
as Jim Nelson
6.3
1991
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
as Self
7.5
1989
A Fish Called Wanda
as Ken Pile
7.2
1988
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
4.0
1986
Brazil
as Jack Lint
7.7
1985
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
as Various Roles
7.3
1983
Time Bandits
as Vincent
6.6
1981
Travels with Palin
as Self
9.0
1980–
Life of Brian
as Wise Man #3 / Mr. Big Nose / Francis / Mrs. A / Ex-Leper / Announcer / Ben / Pontius Pilate / Boring Prophet / Eddie / Shoe Follower / Nisus Wettus
7.8
1979
Ripping Yarns
7.7
1976–1979
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
5.0
1976–2012
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!
7.8
1975
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
as Various Characters
7.4
1972
The Complete and Utter History of Britain
7.6
1969
Monty Python's Flying Circus
as Various / "It's" man
8.3
1969–1974
Do Not Adjust Your Set
as Various Characters
7.8
1967–1969
Twice a Fortnight
7.0
1967