Michael Palin

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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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Movie		Character	Year
	And Now for Something Completely Different	Mann mit Kassettenrekorder / Phrasebook Autor / Arthur Pewtey / Selbstverteidigungs-Schüler Nr. 2 / Mieter Nr. 2 / Portemonaie-Verlierer / Shrill Petrol Ansager / Milchmann / Ernest Scribbler / Bevis / Oberkellner Gilberto / Herbert Anchovy / Gervais Broo	1971
	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
	Jabberwocky	Dennis Cooper	1977
	Monty Python's Life of Brian	Wise Man #3	1979
	Time Bandits	Vincent	1981
	The Meaning of Life	Diverse Rollen	1983
	Brazil	Jack Lint	1985
	A Fish Called Wanda	Ken Pile	1988
	American Friends	Rev. Francis Ashby	1991
	Pole to Pole	Himself	1992
	Mr. Toad's Wild Ride	The Sun	1996
	Fierce Creatures	Adrian Malone	1997
	Full Circle with Michael Palin	Himself	1997
	New Europe	Himself	2007
	Arthur Christmas	Ernie Clicker	2011
	A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman	Various (voice)	2012