Michael Palin Net Worth
Michael Palin Net Worth is
$20 Million
Michael Palin Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Michael Edward Palin, CBE, FRGS is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter 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... | Full Name | Michael Palin |
| Net Worth | $20 Million |
| Date Of Birth | May 5, 1943 |
| Place Of Birth | Broomhill, United Kingdom |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Screenwriter, Writer, Comedian, Voice Actor, Television presenter |
| Education | University of Oxford |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Helen Gibbins (m. 1966) |
| Children | William Palin, Rachel Palin, Thomas Palin |
| Parents | Edward Moreton Palin, Mary Rachel Lockhart |
| Siblings | Angela Palin |
| Nicknames | Michael Palin CBE , Michael Lapin , Michael Spam Palin , Michael C. Palinberg , Alan Michael Palin Whicker , Michael Edward Palin , Michael Edward Palin, CBE, FRGS , The Usual Lot , Montypython Flyingcircus , Monty Python |
| Awards | BAFTA Fellowship, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Patron's Gold Medal, The British Comedy Academy Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Music Groups | Monty Python |
| Nominations | Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, British Academy Television Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Best Original Song Written for a Film, DVD Premier Award for Best Audio Commentary, New Release |
| Movies | , Monty Python's Flying Circus, more |
| TV Shows | Monty Python's Flying Circus, Sahara with Michael Palin, Pole to Pole, Brazil with Michael Palin, Himalaya with Michael Palin, Michael Palin's New Europe, Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days, Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure, Full Circle with Michael Palin, Clangers, Ripping Yarns, G.B.H.,... |
| Star Sign | Taurus |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Silly characters undone mainly by their own foolishness |
| 2 | Frequently the most abused, ill-fated characters in a given Monty Python sketch or film |
| Title | Salary |
|---|---|
| Jabberwocky (1977) | £6,000 |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I'm a Wallander (2008) fan. Another favourite is Mad Men (2007) and, on radio, almost anything on BBC 6 Music, which takes me out of my musical comfort zone. |
| 2 | [on the different kinds of fans he meets] One are the people who know me from Python, and want a bit of a laugh, especially if they've had a drink or two. A lot of the others now are people who've seen me traveling, and they're slightly more sober, and they're just interested in travel, where I've been, all that sort of thing. And the third lot are the people who've seen Ripping Yarns, who, like George Harrison, I revere. |
| 3 | [Explaining how Terry Gilliam, unlike himself, has carved out a film career] Gilliam is a battler. He's like some sort of samurai warrior; wherever he goes, there are corpses. |
| 4 | Being feted in Hollywood is quite irresistible. They are very warm and very generous. But as soon as the takings go down and you have a bad third week, the calls aren't returned. |
| 5 | [on Robin Williams] He could do it all, he could do absolutely everything, and he could do everybody. |
| 6 | [on the thought of performing with Robin Williams] It would have been like being invited to play in a jazz band when you couldn't play an instrument. |
| 7 | [on the death of Robin Williams] His ear for mimicry was superb and he could do parody brilliantly. I can imagine that having that ability is a bit like being possessed - the devil of comedy is in you and it must have been hard to live with. |
| 8 | Fame really is a trap. When I start complaining about this, [my wife] Helen quite rightly says: 'Well, here's an idea: don't make another 10-part television series.' But fame would cut anybody off from the kind of things that I like to do, [such as] observing the world. Learning about trains. Discovering new music. You also find yourself bearing other people's expectations. I don't want to bear anybody's expectations. I just want to do... what I can do. And to be judged on that. All of this comes back to what Ernest Hemingway said: 'Don't talk about writing; just write.' And I sometimes tend to think: 'Don't talk about living; just live.' |
| 9 | When I read profiles of myself I sometimes think: I have spent my whole life struggling to understand my motivations and impulses, and I've never quite sorted them out. To be absolutely frank with you, I'm still not sure I understand them. Then these people wander in, and suddenly they've cracked it in half-an-hour. I always assumed that, with age, I would understand myself better. Unfortunately, it's proving to be quite the opposite. I'm no closer to defining what it is that I really am than I ever was - other than somebody who is intensely curious about life. |
| 10 | I loved Spike Milligan, yet I never realised, until I got to know him, that this person, who made me so happy, was desperate, and that writing the comedy I adored was tearing his life apart. When I interviewed him for Comic Roots (1982), I asked him what it felt like to work on The Goon Show (1968). He said, 'It was like one good summer.'" What a moving phrase that is. 'One good summer'. Something fleeting, that you can never recapture. That sense of: was it all just a dream? I think it was extremely perceptive of Spike to say that. |
| 11 | People look for patterns in everything. It's what keeps us sane, I suppose. I struggle to see any patterns in my life. I think I can understand depression a bit because of my sister. My own feelings of ... I'm aware that, if you feel down, it can be strangely unrelated to circumstances around you. That's just the way life is. |
| 12 | [Michael's sister Angela] so much wanted to act. She never got big parts; it didn't really work out for her. But I think she had depression going way back. She was gifted, intelligent and very funny. But for some reason she just couldn't value herself enough. |
| 13 | No, I don't think [my father] quite... got Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969). Also, he was developing Parkinson's and the medication was giving him hallucinations. Graham Chapman was a medical man, as you know. He was fascinated by the fact that my father was seeing hamsters running up his trouser leg. In fact, my mother would have to retrieve them and put them in a bag ... I was grateful then that we could laugh, and Graham found it extraordinary that it was so surreal and Pythonic. My mother, bless her, defended Python. I don't know how much she understood it. |
| 14 | We did enjoy writing sketches about Marcel Proust. And we were actually trying to debunk that sort of elitism. But you do have to know about something, in order to debunk it. Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969) has suffered from very high praise. There were some things that quite laboriously didn't work. The television shows were, as you suggest, uneven. Really good material was in there, among a lot of dross. I still think some of the obscure stuff is good, and often needed to be there. |
| 15 | Well, John Cleese, of course, is from Weston-super-Mare. So he knows all about pleasure and fulfillment. I think he set himself a very high standard of achievement and possibly feels he never quite attained it. He's always moving: first to New York, then to California, now Monaco. Where next? I always wanted to say to him: 'John, you're so talented. You have a lovely wife and kids; just relax.' But there was always something more that he wanted, to a point that was almost destructive. |
| 16 | Something about John Cleese was always very unsettled, I felt. There was always something else he wanted to do. He seemed constantly driven by this sense that there was a nirvana somewhere; some unique place where mind, body and soul would be utterly satisfied. |
| 17 | I met [John Cleese] on The Frost Report (1966), after which he was offered all sorts of things, but he rang me up instead, and decided to do Python. Which was quite a risk, for a man so driven by success. When we were collaborating, the only question was: does this work or not? He was very funny, and he appreciated good writing from others. So that was fine. Until the third series, when John clearly wanted to go, and people started to ask why. Whenever humour is taken out of the equation, the Pythons don't necessarily get along that well. Comedy brought us together. |
| 18 | I just loved acting with [John Cleese]. Perhaps because there was no competition between us. I was short and he was tall. He was imperious and I was defensive. He needed me and I needed him. It made those shop sketches, like the dead parrot, extremely enjoyable to do. Me trying to be endlessly obliging, him being increasingly aggressive. |
| 19 | Yes. Until [meeting the future members of Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969) I had been a very obliging kind of a guy. Having to defend your material, in that company... you just couldn't be diffident. Also, I realised that I was quite good at it. They gave me great confidence. |
| 20 | [I'm] one of that cursed generation doomed to take nothing seriously. |
| 21 | [My father] was always confronting people. Bus conductors, waitresses: he felt everyone was laying traps and should be treated with suspicion. There was always tension when he was around. I found it deeply embarrassing. That's why I hate rows and try to avoid confrontation. |
| 22 | I couldn't say that I was frightened of my father. But I never felt totally comfortable with him. Perhaps because of his stammer. When you just can't get the words out, it distances you. And it placed you - as an articulate child - in the awkward position of being able to do something which he, the adult, couldn't. I imagine that could be enervating. That might have been it. My father did have a slight tendency to put down anything I did. I don't think he meant it. |
| 23 | I have never claimed to be the nicest man in the world. That's a cliché that has somehow come to be widely accepted. It drives [wife] Helen mad. As she and my children [Tom, Will and Rachel, now all grown-up] will testify, I have a short fuse over certain things. Like if the one-inch nails are not where they should be in the box, and they've been moved to the three-inch section. [Pantomime bellow] Who did this? |
| 24 | I am certainly more interested in interviewing than being interviewed. Sometimes you find yourself attacked from the start. |
| 25 | Fame changes everything. When you're well-known, you're expected to be different. Some people assume you must have a yacht, and four homes. Or that you're famous because you are 'A Decent Man'. Just think of the number of people who do selfless work in this country every day; nobody has even heard of them. |
| 26 | I don't see why it should be remarkable that you can acquire a reputation for fairness and decency. Those are qualities shared by so many people. And the great majority of people I meet are decent people, just trying to navigate their way through the world without causing too much trouble. |
| 27 | I thought the Fish Called Wanda (A Fish Called Wanda (1988)) script was awful when John (John Cleese) first showed it to me ... and it's the most successful film I've ever done. |
| 28 | People tend to think that those in showbiz are awful, apart from a couple of us like Gary Lineker and myself, who are nice. I think Gary is married to a younger woman now so he's lost a few points and doesn't have to be nice anymore. Lucky him! |
| 29 | I'm not that ambitious. I didn't have a goal. I wanted to write well, act well and bring up my family well and sometimes you couldn't do one and the other at the same time. |
| 30 | The freedom to do what I wanted to do was much more important to me than the shackles of stardom. The more money you earn, the higher your status, the more people are around you. I don't know how people like Johnny Depp operate. He's got about 40 or 50 people who look after his life. My people are my wife and my kids and my grandsons. |
| 31 | We've had disagreements over the years about lifestyle and business and money, and all the things peripheral to what we do best of all, which is produce comedy. The one thing that hasn't changed is our enjoyment of each other's sense of humour. I've always been wary of a Python reunion because we don't have Graham Chapman, who was such an important part of Python. He had his problems - he was a self-confessed alcoholic - but, God, he was a good actor and an odd, eccentric writer, too. We'd miss him if we got back together. |
| 32 | I was an enormous fan of The Beatles. When Terry Jones and I were writing together during the 60s, whenever a new Beatles album came out we were at the shop first thing to get our copy. We put off a day's writing to get to grips with the White Album. It influenced us very much, not just the music but what The Beatles stood for, a quality they had in their music and their writing that was so different to the pop we'd grown up with in the 50s and early 60s. We loved the lyrics and the poetry, as well as the humour in it. The Beatles represented something sort of young and fresh that we hoped we were also a part of. |
| 33 | [From an interview about the late Graham Chapman]: "He always regarded death as highly overrated and could never understand why anybody made such a fuss about it". |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Credits fellow Python Terry Gilliam with getting him to quit smoking. Gilliam had been having dinner with Palin and his wife Helen at the Palins' home one evening in April 1969. Afterwards, Michael discovered he had run out of cigarettes and became increasingly panicky when he failed to find coins for the cigarette slot machine up the road anywhere. Gilliam, half joking, half worried, called Michael an addict, resulting in Michael denying himself a cigarette and never buying a pack again. |
| 2 | Son of Edward and Mary Palin. He had one sister called Angela. |
| 3 | Knew Eric Idle and Terry Jones from university. |
| 4 | Wrote and acted for Oxford's equivalent of the Cambridge Footlights. |
| 5 | While a majority of his ancestry is English, one of his paternal great-grandmothers was Irish. |
| 6 | London, England: Publication of his memoir 'Halfway to Hollywood: Diaries 1980-1988' [August 2011] |
| 7 | After Sarah Palin's nomination for John McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential elections got announced, someone made a YouTube video saying that the wrong Palin got chosen. It proposed Michael Palin, jokingly using clips of him from movies and skits as evidence that he was right for the nomination. |
| 8 | Was born the son of an engineer in the industrial city of Sheffield, and remains a supporter of Sheffield United Football Club. |
| 9 | In addition to attending the exclusive Shrewsbury School, and later, the University of Oxford; as a lad, he also attended Birkdale School in Sheffield. |
| 10 | His wide travels are so well known that he now has his own travel website called "Palin's Travels.". |
| 11 | The Pythons had little idea how fanatical their American audience had become until they performed the live Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) live shows that were soon immortalized. According to Carol Cleveland, as the group were exiting backstage one night, a 20-something girl ran up to Palin, screamed "Oh, Michael!", and promptly fainted in his arms. Palin had to pass the girl to others to help, as he was literally shocked into speechlessness. |
| 12 | In a quest for a "Peter Jonesy sort of voice", the casting crew for the original radio series, "The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy" approached Palin to play the part of The Book (he turned the part down). The part was eventually given to the very "Peter Jonesy" Peter Jones. |
| 13 | His father had a rather serious stutter. This came in handy when he played Ken (the stuttering thief) in A Fish Called Wanda (1988). |
| 14 | The public voted him the best-looking member of the Python troupe. |
| 15 | The Virgin Super Voyager train number 221 130 named after him. |
| 16 | He is an old boy of the ultra-exclusive and expensive English public school, Shrewsbury School. The section of Monty Python's Meaning of Life (1983) set in the school of "Sudbury" is a reference to his time there. |
| 17 | Whilst filming Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997), Palin helped to hatch a baby crocodile and asked the crew to get a shot of himself with a crocodile in his hand. |
| 18 | Attended Brasenose College, Oxford University. |
| 19 | Left the Reform Club in London on September 25 1988 for a journey Around the World in 80 Days (1989), accompanied by a BBC TV team. |
| 20 | Children: Thomas (b. 1969), William (b. 1971) and Rachel (b. 1975) |
| 21 | Member of Monty Python's Flying Circus along with John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam. |
| 22 | He is a graduate of Oxford with a degree in History. |
| 23 | He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Millennium Honors List for his services to television drama and travel documentaries. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Man Who Killed Don Quixote | 2018 | pre-production | Don Quixote |
| The Death of Stalin | 2017 | post-production | Vyacheslav Molotov |
| Clangers | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Narrator |
| Absolutely Anything | 2015 | Kindly Alien (voice) | |
| Remember Me | 2014 | TV Mini-Series | Tom Parfitt |
| Monty Python Live (Mostly) | 2014 | Spanish Man Fourth Yorkshireman Harry Blackitt ... | |
| The Wipers Times | 2013 | TV Movie | General Mitford |
| A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman | 2012 | Michael Palin / Graham's Father / Interview Don #1 / ... (voice) | |
| Arthur Christmas | 2011 | Ernie Clicker (voice) | |
| Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy | 2010 | Mrs. Betty Palin Julius Caesar Bevis | |
| The Last Day of WW1 | 2008 | ||
| Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind | 2007 | TV Short | Gariiiiiii (voice) |
| The Mystery of the Missing Morsel of Murder at Moorstones Manor | 2004 | Video short | Comedy Role |
| Education Tips No. 41: Choosing a Really Expensive School | 2003 | Video short | Mr. Thistlewaite / Narrator |
| Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Luigi Vercotti / BBC Crewmember / Himself / ... |
| The Meaning of Life | 1997 | Video Game | Various |
| Home and Away | 1996-1997 | TV Series | Surfer |
| Fierce Creatures | 1997 | Bugsy Malone | |
| Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail | 1996 | Video Game | First Game Announcer Swallow-Savvy Guard Dennis ... |
| The Willows in Winter | 1996 | TV Movie | Rat (voice) |
| Mr. Toad's Wild Ride | 1996 | The Sun | |
| The Wind in the Willows | 1995 | TV Movie | Rat (voice) |
| Tracey Ullman: A Class Act | 1993 | TV Movie | Various |
| Nicholas Craig, the Naked Actor | 1992 | TV Series | |
| G.B.H. | 1991 | TV Mini-Series | Jim Nelson |
| American Friends | 1991 | Reverend Francis Ashby | |
| The Witches | 1990 | Witch at Meeting (uncredited) | |
| Inar gahined | 1989 | Man in elevator (uncredited) | |
| A Fish Called Wanda | 1988 | Ken Pile | |
| Brazil | 1985 | Jack Lint | |
| A Private Function | 1984 | Gilbert Chilvers | |
| The Dress | 1984 | Short | Howard |
| The News Is the News | 1983 | TV Series | London correspondent |
| The Crimson Permanent Assurance | 1983 | Short | Workman |
| The Meaning of Life | 1983 | Window Washer / Harry / Fish #5 / ... | |
| The Missionary | 1982 | The Reverend Charles Fortescue | |
| Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | 1982 | Documentary | Polinski Emcee Third Bruce ... |
| OTT | 1982 | TV Series | |
| The Innes Book of Records | 1981 | TV Series | Policeman |
| Time Bandits | 1981 | Vincent | |
| The Box | 1981 | Short voice | |
| Saturday Night Live | 1980 | TV Series | Dick Savage |
| Henry Cleans Up | 1979 | Short | Henry |
| Ripping Yarns | 1976-1979 | TV Series | Roger / Gordon Ottershaw / Gerald Whinfrey / ... |
| Life of Brian | 1979 | Wise Man #3 Mr. Big Nose Francis ... | |
| Jackanory | 1979 | TV Series | Reader |
| The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash | 1978 | TV Movie | Eric Manchester, Rutle Corp. Press Agent / Lawyer |
| Red Dress | 1977 | TV Movie | |
| Jabberwocky | 1977 | Dennis Cooper | |
| Three Men in a Boat | 1975 | TV Movie | Harris |
| Monty Python and the Holy Grail | 1975 | First Swallow-Savvy Guard Dennis Peasant 2 ... | |
| Full House | 1973 | TV Series | Actor in sketches |
| Is This a Record? | 1973 | Short | |
| Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus | 1972 | TV Series | Third Bruce / Second Frenchman / Rapist / ... |
| And Now for Something Completely Different | 1971 | Gumby Man with tape recorder Phrasebook Author ... | |
| Euroshow 71 | 1971 | TV Movie | Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus) |
| Ending It All | 1970 | Short | |
| A Christmas Night with the Stars | 1969 | TV Series | Various - Monty Python's Flying Circus segment |
| Hark at Barker | 1969 | TV Series | |
| Do Not Adjust Your Set | 1967-1969 | TV Series | Various Characters |
| Marty | 1969 | TV Series | Various Characters |
| Complete and Utter History of Britain | 1969 | TV Series | Various James I Charles II ... |
| David Frost Presents | 1969 | TV Series | Malcolm / Bona Fide Movie-Goer / Head Waiter / ... |
| Broaden Your Mind | 1968 | TV Series | Various Characters |
| Frost on Sunday | 1968 | TV Series | Various |
| Twice a Fortnight | 1967-1968 | TV Series | Various Characters |
| A Series of Bird's | 1967 | TV Series |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monty Python Live (Mostly) | 2014 | ||
| Michael Palin in Wyeth's World | 2013 | Documentary uncredited | |
| Brazil with Michael Palin | 2012 | TV Mini-Series documentary written by - 4 episodes | |
| Around the World in 20 Years | 2008 | TV Movie documentary written by | |
| New Europe | 2007 | TV Mini-Series documentary writer - 7 episodes | |
| The Mystery of the Missing Morsel of Murder at Moorstones Manor | 2004 | Video short | |
| Himalaya with Michael Palin | 2004 | TV Series documentary written by - 3 episodes | |
| Education Tips No. 41: Choosing a Really Expensive School | 2003 | Video short | |
| The Best of the Two Ronnies: Volume 2 | 2003 | Video | |
| Sahara with Michael Palin | 2002 | TV Mini-Series documentary | |
| Eric Idle: Exploits Monty Python | 2002 | ||
| The Best of the Two Ronnies | 2002 | Video | |
| Michael Palin on... the Colourists | 2000 | TV Movie documentary uncredited | |
| Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure | 1999 | TV Series documentary written by - 4 episodes | |
| Ex-S | 1997 | TV Series documentary 1 episode | |
| Full Circle with Michael Palin | 1997 | TV Mini-Series documentary | |
| Fierce Creatures | 1997 | idea for "The Fierce Animal Policy" | |
| Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail | 1996 | Video Game screenplay "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" | |
| Great Railway Journeys | 1994 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| Pole to Pole | 1992 | TV Mini-Series documentary | |
| American Friends | 1991 | screenplay / story | |
| Around the World in 80 Days | 1989 | TV Mini-Series documentary writer - 7 episodes | |
| Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python | 1989 | TV Special sketches | |
| Number 27 | 1988 | writer | |
| Consuming Passions | 1988 | play "Secrets" | |
| Screen Two | 1987 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Bombardemagnus | 1985 | TV Mini-Series screenplay - 2 episodes | |
| Comic Roots | 1983 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
| The Meaning of Life | 1983 | written by | |
| The Missionary | 1982 | written by | |
| Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | 1982 | Documentary written by | |
| Time Bandits | 1981 | written by | |
| The Box | 1981 | Short | |
| Great Railway Journeys of the World | 1980 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| Henry Cleans Up | 1979 | Short | |
| Ripping Yarns | TV Series by - 8 episodes, 1976 - 1979 written by - 1 episode, 1979 | ||
| Life of Brian | 1979 | written by | |
| Pleasure at Her Majesty's | 1976 | TV Movie documentary writer | |
| The Two Ronnies | TV Series writer - 7 episodes, 1971 - 1972 written by - 6 episodes, 1973 - 1976 | ||
| The Punch Review | 1975 | TV Series | |
| Monty Python and the Holy Grail | 1975 | written by | |
| Monty Python's Flying Circus | TV Series written by - 44 episodes, 1969 - 1974 creator - 1 episode, 1973 additional material - 1 episode, 1969 | ||
| Black and Blue | 1973 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Full House | 1973 | TV Series sketch writer - 1 episode | |
| Is This a Record? | 1973 | Short additional material | |
| A Christmas Night with the Stars | TV Series 1 episode, 1969 script: The Two Ronnies - 1 episode, 1972 | ||
| Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus | 1972 | TV Series written by | |
| And Now for Something Completely Different | 1971 | screen foreplay & conception | |
| Percy | 1971 | key writer - uncredited | |
| Marty Amok | 1970 | TV Movie | |
| Frost on Sunday | 1970 | TV Series script - 2 episodes | |
| Do Not Adjust Your Set | TV Series written by - 12 episodes, 1967 - 1968 writer - 1 episode, 1969 | ||
| Marty | TV Series additional material - 4 episodes, 1968 written by - 1 episode, 1969 | ||
| Complete and Utter History of Britain | 1969 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Broaden Your Mind | 1968 | TV Series additional material - 2 episodes | |
| Horne A'Plenty | 1968 | TV Series writer | |
| Twice a Fortnight | 1967 | TV Series writer - 10 episodes | |
| A Series of Bird's | 1967 | TV Series additional material - 8 episodes | |
| The Late Show | 1966 | TV Series | |
| The Frost Report | 1966 | TV Series |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman | 2012 | writer: "Christmas in Heaven Song - Swing" | |
| The Amazing Race Australia | 2012 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut | TV Mini-Series 1 episode, 2009 writer - 1 episode, 2009 | ||
| Timeshift | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2008 writer - 1 episode, 2008 | ||
| Himalaya with Michael Palin | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2004 writer - 1 episode, 2004 | ||
| S.P.U.N.G | 2002 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Full Circle with Michael Palin | 1997 | TV Mini-Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| The Meaning of Life | 1983 | lyrics: "Every Sperm Is Sacred" / performer: "Oh Lord Please Don't Burn Us", "Every Sperm Is Sacred" | |
| Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | 1982 | Documentary writer: "The Lumberjack Song" | |
| Monty Python's Flying Circus | TV Series 1 episode, 1970 performer - 4 episodes, 1969 - 1974 writer - 2 episodes, 1969 - 1970 | ||
| And Now for Something Completely Different | 1971 | performer: "The Lumberjack Song" / writer: "The Lumberjack Song" |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fierce Creatures | 1997 | idea | |
| Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | 1982 | Documentary stage director - as Monty Python | |
| And Now for Something Completely Different | 1971 | presenter - as Monty Python |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Huntsman | 1992 | executive producer | |
| The Missionary | 1982 | producer |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus | 1972 | TV Series composer: song "Holzfallerliederhosen" |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Oliver and the Fighting Spirit | 2015 | Short inspiration | |
| Writing the Film That Dares Not Speak Its Name: Michael Palin on Writing 'Time Bandits' | 2013 | Video short special thanks | |
| Edición Especial Coleccionista | 2010 | TV Series dedicatee - 1 episode | |
| The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen | 2008 | Video documentary special thanks | |
| Virgin Territory | 2007 | special thanks | |
| The Secret Life of Brian | 2007 | TV Movie documentary thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Films to See Before You Die | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Monty Python's Personal Best | 2006 | TV Series | Himself / Various Characters |
| Mark Lawson Talks to... | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 50 Greatest Comedy Films | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 50 Greatest Documentaries | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| What Did ITV Do for Me? | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (as Michael Palin CBE) |
| Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Host |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | 2005 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1997-2005 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| I Told You I Was Ill: The Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Late Late Show | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Good Morning Australia | 2004 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Panel | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rove Live | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Richard & Judy | 2004 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| George Harrison: The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992 | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself (segment "Crackerbox Palace") |
| Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Himalaya with Michael Palin | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Host / Himself |
| Concert for George | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself / Bevis |
| The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
| BBC London News | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Something Fishy | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Fat | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| V Graham Norton | 2002 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The British Comedy Awards 2002 | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Life on Air | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| The Grierson Documentary Awards 2002 | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| Sahara with Michael Palin | 2002 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Host |
| Spike Milligan: I Told You I Was Ill... - A Live Tribute | 2002 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Heroes of Comedy | 1997-2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| This Is Your Life | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The British Comedy Awards 2001 | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 100 Greatest Films | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations | 2001 | Video documentary | Himself |
| How to Use Your Coconuts | 2001 | Video short documentary | Minister of Foods |
| The Human Face | 2001 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Applicant / Peasant / Himself |
| From Spam to Sperm | 2000 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Michael Palin on... the Colourists | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| The Unknown Peter Sellers | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| 2000 Today | 1999 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Pythonland | 1999 | TV Movie | Himself |
| 30 Years of Monty Python, a Revelation | 1999 | TV Movie documentary Himself | |
| Clive Anderson All Talk | 1997-1999 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Comic Relief: The Record Breaker | 1999 | TV Special | Himself |
| Live from the Lighthouse | 1998 | TV Special | Himself |
| Fantasy World Cup | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| Spike Night | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| Monty Python's Flying Circus: Live at Aspen | 1998 | TV Special | Himself / Various Roles |
| The Unseen Frank Skinner TV Show | 1997 | Video | Himself |
| Ex-S | 1997 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| The Daily Show | 1997 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Full Circle with Michael Palin | 1997 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Mundo VIP | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Richard and Judy Exclusive | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| TFI Friday | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Frank Skinner Show | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live | 1978-1997 | TV Series | Various / Himself - Host / Himself / ... |
| Auntie's All-Time Greats | 1996 | TV Movie | Himself - Presenter |
| Comic Relief | 1995 | TV Special segment "Oliver 2: Let's twist Again" | |
| Palin's Column | 1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| Pebble Mill at One | 1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| Clive James | 1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| Great Railway Journeys | 1994 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1993 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1982-1993 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Bore of the Year Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Himself ('Michael Palin's Curb To Curb' segment) |
| Pole to Pole | 1992 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Aspel & Company | 1990-1991 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Everyman | 1991 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Introduction |
| 1001 Nights of TV | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| Omnibus | 1976-1990 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Viz: The Documentary | 1990 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Life of Python | 1990 | TV Special documentary | Himself / Various Roles |
| The Movie Life of George | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Around the World in 80 Days | 1989 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python | 1989 | TV Special | Himself (cameo) / Various Roles (achive footage) |
| Wogan | 1986-1989 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| A Night of Comic Relief 2 | 1989 | TV Special | Himself |
| Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation | 1988 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross | 1987 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Grand Knockout Tournament | 1987 | TV Special | Himself |
| Comedians Do It on Stage | 1986 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1985-1986 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| Comic Relief | 1986/II | TV Special documentary | Himself (scenes deleted) |
| Spike | 1986 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The London Standard Film Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Himself |
| What Is Brazil? | 1985 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| The Secret Policeman's Private Parts | 1984 | Documentary | Himself |
| Comic Roots | 1983 | TV Series | Himself / Various Characters |
| The Meaning of Monty Python's Meaning of Life | 1983 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| The Secret Policeman's Other Ball | 1982 | Documentary | Himself / Various Roles - Special Guest Appearance |
| OTT | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
| Clapper Board | 1981 | TV Series | Himself |
| Great Railway Journeys of the World | 1980 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| Top of the Pops | 1980 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Les rendez-vous du dimanche | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 | 1979 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Secret Policeman's Ball | 1979 | TV Movie documentary | Various Roles |
| Friday Night, Saturday Morning | 1979 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Pleasure at Her Majesty's | 1976 | TV Movie documentary | Pet Shop Owner |
| Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report | 1974 | TV Short documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Midnight Special | 1973-1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| Now! | 1965 | TV Series | Himself - Presenter |
| Living with Parkinson's | TV Movie documentary filming rumored | ||
| ITV Lunchtime News | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Six O'Clock News | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| 25th British Academy Cymru Awards | 2016 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Richard E. Grant on Ealing Comedies | 2016 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Who Is Dervla Murphy? Special Edition | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| The One Show | 2008-2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| Go' morgen Danmark | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Generation '66 | 2016 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia | 2015 | Documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Talking Books: Travel Writer Specials - Michael Palin | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Monty Python |
| Mel & Sue | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Big Fat Quiz of the Year | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Monty Python: The Meaning of Live | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Imagine | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 50 Years of BBC2 Comedy | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Graham Norton Show | 2009-2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Michael Palin in Wyeth's World | 2013 | Documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| Sir David Frost: That Was the Life That Was | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Writer, 'The Frost Report' |
| The Meaning of Monty Python | 2013 | Video documentary | Himself |
| David Frost: Hello, Good Evening & Farewell | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Writer, The Frost Report |
| Writing the Film That Dares Not Speak Its Name: Michael Palin on Writing 'Time Bandits' | 2013 | Video short | Himself |
| The Agenda with Steve Paikin | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Politics on Track | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Broadcaster |
| Frost on Sketch Shows | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Arqiva British Academy Television Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
| Skavlan | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Just Dandy | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Brazil with Michael Palin | 2012 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself - Narrator |
| The Late Great Eric Sykes | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Anatomy of a Liar | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Alan Titchmarsh Show | 2009-2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Daybreak | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Perspectives | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Empire | 2012 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself - Co-Writer, Ripping Yarns |
| The Secret Policeman's Ball | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Kid's Speech | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| QI Genesis | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Arena | 2004-2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| My Life | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| That Sunday Night Show | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Breakfast | 2004-2010 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself - President, Royal Geographical Society |
| Not the Messiah: The Road to the Albert Hall | 2009 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Around the World in 80 Days | 2009 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut | 2009 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| This Morning | 2009 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Monty Python in Aberystwyth | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Timewatch | 2008-2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host / Himself |
| Movie Connections | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Around the World in 20 Years | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Narrator |
| The Man Who Made Eric & Ernie | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Timeshift | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Get Up and Go: The Making of 'The Rutles' | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Comedy Connections | 2005-2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Various Characters |
| The Seventh Python | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| Sunday AM | 2008 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Legends | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Frost Report Is Back | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| New Heroes of Comedy | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| New Europe | 2007 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| Parkinson | 1982-2007 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Tiswas Reunited | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| Comic Relief 2007: The Big One | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Comedy Map of Britain | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Secret Life of Brian | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Richard & Judy's Christmas Books | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The South Bank Show | 2005-2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Culture Show | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| TV's 50 Greatest Stars | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Derbyshire | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Edición Especial Coleccionista | 2010-2014 | TV Series | Sir Galahad the Pure Dennis Peasant 2 ... |
| Family Guy | 2013 | TV Series | 'It's' Man |
| The Graham Norton Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Comedy Songs: The Pop Years | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (as Monty Python) |
| Comedy Connections | 2007-2008 | TV Series documentary | Mr. P. Forbes |
| Morir de humor | 2008 | TV Movie | |
| The Comedy Map of Britain | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Various |
| 50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Various (uncredited) |
| The Story of Jackanory | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - 'Jackanory' Storyteller |
| Hitler: The Comedy Years | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Heinrich Himmler (uncredited) |
| Room 101 | 2007 | TV Series | Flight Attendant |
| What the Pythons Did Next... | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Various Characters (uncredited) |
| The Comedians' Comedian | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Sendung ohne Namen | 2002 | TV Series documentary | |
| Timeshift | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Monty Python |
| George Harrison - Der sanfte Beatle | 2001 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| The Sketch Show Story | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Various Characters |
| The Directors | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| John Cleese & Anders Lund Madsen | 1999 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| SNL: 25 Years of Music | 1999 | TV Movie | Mr. Jenkins / Tim Allen (uncredited) |
| Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time | 1994 | Video Game | Various |
| Funny Business | 1992 | TV Series documentary | |
| Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | 1989 | TV Special | Miles Cowperthwaite (uncredited) |
| That's the Way the Money Goes | 1978 | TV Series | Shopkeeper - Dead Parrot Sketch |
| To See Such Fun | 1977 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Dean Martin Comedy World | 1974 | TV Series | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Academy Fellowship | BAFTA Awards | BAFTA Television | |
| 2005 | Special Award | BAFTA Awards | ||
| 2002 | Lifetime Achievement Award | British Comedy Awards | ||
| 1994 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Recreation and Leisure Special or Series | Pole to Pole (1992) |
| 1991 | Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award | Writers' Guild of Great Britain | Film - Screenplay | American Friends (1991) |
| 1989 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | A Fish Called Wanda (1988) |
| 1989 | ACE | CableACE Awards | Writing a Movie or Miniseries | Screen Two (1985) |
| 1986 | Peter Sellers Award for Comedy | Evening Standard British Film Awards |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Video Premiere Award | DVD Exclusive Awards | Best Audio Commentary | Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) |
| 1994 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Informational or Documentary Host | Pole to Pole (1992) |
| 1992 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | G.B.H. (1991) |
| 1984 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Original Song | The Meaning of Life (1983) |
| 1982 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Writing | Time Bandits (1981) |
| 1982 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | Time Bandits (1981) |
| 1976 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) |
Known for movies
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
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!
Life of Brian (1979)
as Wise Man #3 / Mr. Big Nose / Francis / Mrs. A / Ex-Leper / Announcer / Ben / Pontius Pilate / Boring Prophet / Eddie / Shoe Follower / Nisus Wettus
The Meaning of Life (1983)
as Window Washer / Harry / Fish #5 / Mr. Pycroft / Dad / Narrator #1 / Chaplain / Carter / Spadger / Regimental Sergeant Major / Pakenham-Walsh / Rear End / Female TV Presenter / Mr. Marvin Hendy / Governor / Leaf Son / Debbie Katzenberg
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-1974)
as It's Man / Various / 'It's' Man / Luigi Vercotti / Voice Over #1 / Linkman / Newsreader / Various Roles / Viking / Voice Over #2 / An Art Critic / Bevis / Bishop / Cardinal Richelieu / Cardinal Ximenez / Doctor / First City Gent / Frank Bough / Head Waiter / Jean-Brian Zatapathique / Ken Shabby / Michael / Officer / Pepperpot / Policeman / Presenter / Redcoat / Sergeant / The 'It's' Man / Vicar / Waiter / 'Blackmail' Presenter / 'Interesting Pepole Compère / 'McKamikaze Highlanders' Voice Over /