Michael Palin
Acting
Born: 1943-05-05 · 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 Parr
🎬 Movies (20)
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
2026
Self
The Magic Faraway Tree
2026
Know All
Joke
2026
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain
2025
Self
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
2025
Self
The Academy of Armando
2025
Self
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
2024
Self
How To Make It In Comedy
2024
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
2023
Self
The Fringe, Fame and Me
2022
Self
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
2021
Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
Jeepers Creepers
2020
Newscaster (voice)
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
2020
Self
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
2020
Self
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
2019
Self (archive footage)
An Accidental Studio
2019
Self
Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes
2019
Self
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
2018
The Death of Stalin
2017
Vyacheslav Molotov
Generation '66
2016
📺 TV Shows (20)
Small Prophets
2026
Brian Sleep
Michael Palin in Venezuela
2025
Self - Host
The Secret Life of Trees
2025
Self - Narrator
David Frost Vs
2025
self
Michael Palin in Nigeria
2024
Self
Michael Palin: Into Iraq
2022
Remembers…
2022
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
2020
Self - Host
Staged
2020
Michael
Worzel Gummidge
2019
The Green Man
Michael Palin in North Korea
2018
Self - Host
Vanity Fair
2018
William Makepeace Thackeray
Clangers
2015
Narrator (voice)
Artsnight
2015
Self
A Life on Screen
2014
Self
Remember Me
2014
Tom Parfitt
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2014
Self (archive footage)
Brazil with Michael Palin
2012
Self (Presenter)
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
Self
Perspectives
2011
Self