Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1943-05-05 (Age: 83)
Place of Birth
Broomhill, Sheffield, England, UK
Michael Palin
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.
Filmography (152)
David Attenborough’s 100 Years on Planet Earth
2026
The Magic Faraway Tree
2026
Joke
2026
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain
2025
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
2025
The Academy of Armando
2025
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
2024How To Make It In Comedy
2024
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
2023
The Fringe, Fame and Me
2022
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
2021
Jeepers Creepers
2020Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
2020
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
2020
