Portrait of Graham Chapman

Acting

Graham Chapman

Career

Active from 1961 to 2014, with a break from 1991 to 2005, busiest in 2006 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python's Flying Circus
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 6.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Graham Chapman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Tension
    2.9, average 6.0
  • Family Dynamics
    1.9, average 4.8
  • Melancholy
    1.7, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • British Comedy 4
  • Surreal Humor 4
  • Cult Classic 4
  • Sketch Comedy 3
  • British Humor 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Absurdist 2
  • Historical Parody 2
  • Slapstick Comedy 2
  • Absurdist Humor 2
  • Absurdist Sketch Comedy 2
  • Meta-Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python
Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python

Writer

2010s

2 titles ¡ average score 61
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer

A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (2012)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

2000s

9 titles ¡ average score 80
Life Of Brian Screenplay
Life Of Brian Screenplay (2008)

as Wise Man #2, Brian Cohen, Biggus Dickus

Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)

as Joachim von Ribbentrop (archive footage) (uncredited)

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best (2006)

as Various Characters

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best (2006)

as Various Characters

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best (2006)

as Various Characters

Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best (2006)

as Various Characters

Monty Python's Flying Circus — Michael Palin's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus — Michael Palin's Personal Best (2006)

as Various Roles (archive footage)

Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best (2006)

as Various Characters

Iron Maiden: Visions of the Beast
Iron Maiden: Visions of the Beast (2003)
GoodWatch score 80

as Madman - in video 'Can I Play With Madness' (uncredited)

1990s

1 title ¡ average score 69
Life of Python
Life of Python (1990)
GoodWatch score 69

as Various Roles (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

10 titles ¡ average score 70
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer

Jake's Journey
Jake's Journey (1988)

as Sir George / Queen

Still Crazy Like a Fox
Still Crazy Like a Fox (1987)
GoodWatch score 73

as Detective Inspector Palmer

Love Potion
Love Potion (1987)

Executive Producer

Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief (1986)

TV show

The Mind of David Berglas
The Mind of David Berglas (1985)

TV show

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
GoodWatch score 77

as Various Roles

Yellowbeard
Yellowbeard (1983)
GoodWatch score 38

as Captain Yellowbeard

The Crimson Permanent Assurance
The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983)
GoodWatch score 75

as Chairman (uncredited)

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
GoodWatch score 81

as Various Roles

1970s

17 titles ¡ average score 62
Life of Brian
Life of Brian (1979)
GoodWatch score 84

as Wise Man #2 / Brian Cohen / Biggus Dickus

The Odd Job
The Odd Job (1978)
GoodWatch score 43

as Arthur Harris

Out of the Trees
Out of the Trees (1976)

Writer

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
GoodWatch score 88

as King Arthur / Voice of God / Middle Head / Hiccoughing Guard

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live (1975)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ¡ as The Colonel / Self (uncredited) / Colonel (uncredited)

Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ¡ as Various Characters

Rentadick
Rentadick (1972)
GoodWatch score 40

Writer

The Philosophers' Football Match
The Philosophers' Football Match (1972)

as Hegel

And Now for Something Completely Different
And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
GoodWatch score 82

as Brother / Policeman / Defence attorney / British pedestrian / Mr. Harrison (Apricot) / The Colonel / 'Hell's Grannies' policeman / Jimmy Blankensop / Sir Edward Ross / Restaurant patron #1 / Letter Writer / Oliver St. John Mollusk / Mountie / Town Guild Lady

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
GoodWatch score 34

Writer

Euroshow '71: May Day Special
Euroshow '71: May Day Special (1971)

as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
GoodWatch score 65

as Fromage

1960s

4 titles ¡ average score 71
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show ¡ as Various

How to Irritate People
How to Irritate People (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

as Various

The Magic Christian
The Magic Christian (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

as Oxford Crew

At Last the 1948 Show
At Last the 1948 Show (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ¡ Creator, Writer